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Facebook Outage Triggers Huge SMS and MMS Surge at Three UK

5th October, 2021 (13 Comments)

Mobile operator Three UK has reported that last night’s 6-hour Facebook outage, which also impacted associated internet services from WhatsApp, Oculus and Instagram, caused a huge surge in SMS (text messages) and MMS (picture messages) traffic – more than the last three New Year’s Eves combined.

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BT to Build First Quantum-Secure Metro Fibre Network in London

5th October, 2021 (17 Comments)

UK ISP BT and partner Toshiba have today announced that they intend to build the “world’s first” quantum-secured metro fibre optic network between commercial sites in London, which will adopt ultra-secure communications via the use of Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) and Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) encryption.

Apple’s Private Relay Service Creates Challenges for UK ISPs

5th October, 2021 (24 Comments)

Technology giant Apple recently released their iOS 15 software for iPad (15.5) and iPhones, which introduced a new feature called ‘iCloud Private Relay’ that “hides your IP address and browsing activity [when using Safari] so that no one – including Apple – can see [it].” Naturally, the UK Government and broadband ISPs have concerns.

Zzoomm’s UK Gigabit Fibre Rollout Boosted by GBP100m Investment

4th October, 2021 (2 Comments)

UK ISP Zzoomm has today secured a significant £100m investment (debt facility) boost from an international banking consortium, which will help the operator toward their target of deploying a new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to reach 1 million UK premises in 85 towns by the end of 2025.

ISP RunFibre Signs New UK Rural FTTP Broadband Supply Deals

4th October, 2021 (0 Comments)

Bristol-based UK ISP RunFibre have just signed a new fibre optic supply deal with Cherry & White to help support their rollout of a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across rural parts of South Gloucestershire. On top of that they’ve agreed a new 3-year framework contract with supplier Altnets.

Hyperoptic Build Full Fibre Broadband to Hounslow Social Housing

4th October, 2021 (2 Comments)

Full fibre UK ISP Hyperoptic has today agreed a blanket-wide wayleave agreement with the Hounslow Council in West London, which will enable their gigabit-capable broadband (FTTP/B) network to cover 4,300 of the council’s social housing residents, including 20 free connections to supply local community centres.

Virgin Media O2 Still in Talks with UK ISPs Over Wholesale Service

4th October, 2021 (21 Comments)

A weekend report has claimed that several UK ISPs, including Sky Broadband, TalkTalk and Vodafone, are still in discussions to join Virgin Media’s (VMO2) long-awaited plans to launch a wholesale product, which could act as a direct competitor to Openreach’s (BT) national network.

Juice Broadband Joins CityFibre’s Gigabit Fibre Network in Dorset UK UPDATE

4th October, 2021 (4 Comments)

Poole-based UK ISP Juice Broadband, which already offers a mix of “full fibre” (via Openreach) and fixed wireless services to local premises around South Dorset, has become the latest internet provider to join CityFibre’s Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network. Juice has also just begun connecting their first customers in Bournemouth.

ISP Shell Energy Broadband Drop Promise of No UK Price Hikes

4th October, 2021 (1 Comment)

Energy provider and UK ISP Shell Energy has updated the prices of their broadband packages (ADSL, FTTC and G.fast) and also dropped their previous promise for “no end-of-contract price rises.” In addition, Shell has adopted BT’s approach to annual price hikes, which will see prices rise each year by CPI (inflation) + up to 3%.

Curvalux to Trial Long Range Fixed Wireless Broadband Tech in UK UPDATE

2nd October, 2021 (6 Comments)

South Yorkshire-based Curvalux (AirspaceIX) looks set to conduct a new Proof of Concept (PoC) trial for their latest Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) broadband ISP hardware, which is designed to deliver ultrafast broadband speeds over a long range, and with low power consumption.

ISP Aquiss Discounts UK FTTP Home Broadband Packages

1st October, 2021 (16 Comments)

Shropshire-based UK ISP Aquiss has today added a bigger discount to their recently launched Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based home broadband packages on Openreach’s national network, which introduces a 50% discount on the first 3 months of service for new customers.

O2 Begins UK Rollout of the 700MHz Band to Boost 5G Mobile

1st October, 2021 (21 Comments)

Mobile operator O2 (VMO2) has today confirmed to ISPreview.co.uk that they’ve started to deploy the newly released 700MHz spectrum band for use on their latest ultrafast 5G mobile (mobile broadband) network, albeit initially limited to areas where they perceive there to be a case of “customer need” for it.

ISP County Broadband’s FTTP Goes Live in South Cambridgeshire

1st October, 2021 (10 Comments)

Rural UK ISP County Broadband (CB) has today announced that customers in their first South Cambridgeshire villages, including Fowlmere, Newton and Thriplow, have finally started to go live on their newly built and gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network.

High Energy Costs Risk Impact on UK Broadband and Mobile Prices

1st October, 2021 (22 Comments)

As the cost of gas spirals, inflation surges and most of us start to look at rises in our annual fuel bills, it’s sometimes easy to forget that such increases can also hit broadband ISPs and network operators too. Suffice to say, if the situation continues, then consumers could be in for a wider array of bill rises.

Comms Council Unveil Best 2021 UK VoIP Provider Award Winners

30th September, 2021 (0 Comments)

The Comms Council UK (formerly ITSPA), which represents the United Kingdom’s Unified Communications and Voice-over-Internet-Protocol (VoIP) phone industry, has today published the winners of their annual 2021 Awards event.

Virgin Media O2 UK Extends Network to 20,000 Wrexham Premises

30th September, 2021 (4 Comments)

Broadband ISP and TV provider Virgin Media UK (VMO2) has today announced that 20,000 premises in Wrexham (North Wales) can now gain access to their gigabit-capable network, with further expansion planned for 2022. The operator has so far invested some £12m into the local rollout.

Rivals Sigh as Ofcom Clear Openreach FTTP Broadband Price Cut UPDATE3

30th September, 2021 (50 Comments)

Ofcom looks set to stoke anger among alternative UK network (AltNets) builders after the regulator today flatly rejected their concerns over Openreach’s “Equinox” offer, which will introduce a “major” price cut (details) to the incumbents wholesale Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband products for ISPs.