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ISPs Approved for Cityfibre’s Full Fibre Network in West Sussex UK

28th June, 2018 (0 Comments)

Cityfibre has announced that two ISPs (Exa Networks and JSPC Computer Services) have been approved to provide education and business connectivity services over their forthcoming Gigabit capable fibre optic (FTTP / Ethernet) network in West Sussex, which is being built as part of a new contract with the county council.

Virgin Media Business Offer Mobile Handsets with 350Mb Broadband

28th June, 2018 (5 Comments)

Cable ISP Virgin Media Business is to begin offering mobile handsets to UK SME subscribers who take one of their “Voom Fibre” 350Mbps business unlimited ultrafast broadband services, including discounts if they choose a Samsung or Apple model device.

Ofcom UK Warn Lycamobile Over Surcharge for EU Mobile Roaming

27th June, 2018 (2 Comments)

A probe conducted by the UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has found “reasonable grounds for believing” that Lycamobile may have breached industry regulations for EU mobile roaming, not least by levying a surcharge and applying overly strict 4G / 3G data roaming limits (mobile broadband).

Hyperoptic Target 1Gbps FTTB Broadband for 100K Premises in Brent

27th June, 2018 (27 Comments)

Urban fibre optic UK ISP Hyperoptic, which has already deployed their 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Building (FTTP/B) network to over 400,000 premises in parts of 28 UK cities, has announced that 100,000 homes and businesses in the London Borough of Brent will soon become the next to benefit.

Facebook Unsurprisingly Shelve Project Aquila – Broadband via Drones

27th June, 2018 (1 Comment)

The social media giant’s attempt to bring internet connectivity to poorly developed parts of the world (around 4 billion people still do not have access) by using high-altitude unmanned aircraft (HAPS) – Project Aquila – has failed to launch and instead looks set to gather dust on the runway of progress.

Failure to Sell – CEO of UK ISP Daisy Group Exits the Building

27th June, 2018 (0 Comments)

Business communications and broadband provider Daisy Group has officially parted ways with their CEO, Neil Muller. The move follows several seemingly failed attempts to find a buyer for the £1bn business, which is a saga that has played out over the past couple of years (officially the ‘for sale‘ sign only went up last year).

EE and Vodafone Deliver Fastest UK 4G Mobile Speeds for May 2018

27th June, 2018 (5 Comments)

The latest crowd-sourced study of Mobile Broadband performance from Tutela has been published for May 2018, which reveals that EE and Vodafone continue to dominate for 4G data speeds and latency, although Three UK holds the top spot when it comes to older 3G connections.

Cheshire East UK Claims 95% Superfast Broadband Coverage

26th June, 2018 (9 Comments)

The state aid fuelled Connecting Cheshire project, which is working with Openreach (BT) to extend the local reach of “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) ISP networks to an additional 100,000 premises by the end of 2018 (98% coverage), has announced that 95% of Cheshire East can now access “superfast” speeds of 24Mbps+.

SSE Enterprise Telecoms New Network Offers 100Gbps to BT Exchanges

26th June, 2018 (7 Comments)

Comms provider SSE Enterprise Telecoms has today introduced a new technology platform with Infinera, which harnesses the XTM series for metro fibre optic networks and claims to create a “credible UK alternative to costly new cable laying projects” by offering a resilient “dark fibre-like” network to businesses.

CLA Call on Ofcom to Force UK Mobile Networks to Fix Rural Not-Spots UPDATE

26th June, 2018 (10 Comments)

The Country Land and Business Association, which represents thousands of landowners (farmers and businesses) in England and Wales, has once again called on Ofcom to pull rural parts of the UK out of the “digital dark age” by forcing Mobile operators to make 4G “available for all businesses and communities.”

EE UK Launch New 145Mbps and 300Mbps Fibre Max Broadband Plans

26th June, 2018 (8 Comments)

Mobile operator and ISP EE has today followed parent BT by launching their own range of G.fast based 145Mbps (28Mbps upload) and 300Mbps (47Mbps upload) download speed capable “Fibre Max” ultrafast broadband and phone packages for residential consumers, which start from £42 inc. VAT per month.

Openreach Fault – No Broadband for Weeks in Parts of Lowestoft

26th June, 2018 (6 Comments)

Spare a thought today for the residents and businesses in parts of Lowestoft (Suffolk) that have been left without working broadband and phone services for nearly a month. The situation began after a one of Openreach’s underground cables developed a fault, which has apparently been complicated to fix.

Community in Wales Builds Own FTTP Ultrafast Broadband Network

25th June, 2018 (9 Comments)

The Welsh Government has today celebrated the success of a community project, which with a little help from public subsidy (vouchers) and local volunteers has managed to build their own 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP network to homes in the rural village Michaelston y Fedw.

ISPs Telcom and Pinacl Join Forces to Bid on UK Full Fibre Contracts

25th June, 2018 (1 Comment)

UK ISPs Telcom Group and Pinacl Solutions have today announced that they’ve entered into an exclusive partnership, which will see the pair working together to bid on the government’s Local Full Fibre Network (LFFN) contracts and to launch a new Gigabit fibre optic “hypercity” in Newport and Bristol.

BT Confirm UK Phone and Broadband Price Rise for September 2018 UPDATE

25th June, 2018 (33 Comments)

Customers of BT’s broadband ISP and phone services may be displeased to learn that the cost of line rental, calling, internet and certain pay TV add-ons will be hit by yet another price increase from 16th September 2018. For example, standard phone line rental will go from £18.99 to £19.99 (+5.27%).

Vodafone UK Launch 30 Day Service Guarantee for Mobile Contracts

25th June, 2018 (9 Comments)

New and upgrading Pay Monthly mobile customers of Vodafone UK can now benefit from a new 30 Day Service Guarantee, which allows you to cancel your contract “without penalty” if you are “not totally satisfied” with any aspect of their plan (including coverage, customer service or even not getting on with a new device).

Openreach Name Next 59 UK Areas for G.fast Ultrafast Broadband

25th June, 2018 (56 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has announced that a further 59 locations across the United Kingdom will be the next to benefit from their on-going deployment of 330Mbps capable hybrid fibre G.fast (ITU G.9700/9701) broadband technology, which aim to cover 10 million homes and businesses by the end of 2020.