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Alternative network provider Wildanet, which has spent the past few years building a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based gigabit broadband network across rural parts of Cornwall and Devon in England, has today announced the launch of its first 2Gbps speed package for consumers.
Network benchmarking firm Opensignal, which uses crowdsourced speedtests from users of its apps and services, has examined the 15 most popular start-up hubs in Europe and warned that the leading city – London – still has a major weakness when it comes to the performance of local mobile connectivity (4G and 5G).
Mobile network operator giffgaff, which is owned by Telefónica and naturally uses O2’s virtual operator (MVNO) platform (they’re also trialling FTTP broadband via nexfibre and Virgin Media – here), has announced that its CEO – Ash Schofield – has decided to step down, and they’ve begun the hunt for his replacement.
The UK communications regulator has today published a shotgun blast of new satellite broadband consultations, which cover everything from changing satellite gateway fees to introducing another new gateway licence for Amazon’s future Project Kuiper network. Ofcom has also proposed short duration licences for mobile (4G/5G) networks in the lower 2.3GHz band.
Mobile and broadband ISP EE (BT) has today added the new ‘Stream Mode’ feature to their existing WiFi Enhancer service, which works by claiming to “intelligently prioritise a customer’s favourite streaming apps, helping customers enjoy smooth, high-quality streaming … even when the entire household is online.”
Debt troubled broadband ISP TalkTalk today claims to have taken “another step forward” in its “mission to become the UK’s most recommended Wi-Fi provider” by adopting a new AI-powered customer service automation platform from NiCE (tough ask in the current climate), which is called CXone Mpower.
Abingdon-based alternative rural gigabit broadband ISP Gigaclear, which has already deployed their full fibre (FTTP) network to cover 600,000 premises (mostly in remote rural parts of England), sadly appears to have suffered another round of redundancies over the past few weeks.
Network operator Openreach (BT) has today published an updated build plan for the ongoing roll-out of their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based gigabit broadband ISP network, which is the first update since December 2024 and adds 21 new locations – covering 80,000 extra UK premises – to their national deployment plan.