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Ofcom Will Stop Requiring UK Phone Providers to Offer Local Dialling

23rd April, 2021 (29 Comments)

Ofcom has today launched a second consultation on the future use of UK telephone numbers, which among other things proposes to remove the obligation on phone operators to provide a “local dialling” facility (this requirement is less relevant on modern internet based networks) and to prohibit “cash for calls” schemes.

Hackney Council and Hyperoptic Agree Deal to Deploy Full Fibre

23rd April, 2021 (3 Comments)

City-focused UK ISP Hyperoptic, which is currently deploying 1Gbps capable “full fibre” (FTTP/B) broadband networks across large residential buildings (MDUs), office blocks and houses, has reached a new social housing agreement with Hackney Council in London that will see their network cover 30% of homes in the borough.

TalkTalk Sees UK Internet Traffic Fall by 13% as Lockdown Eases

23rd April, 2021 (4 Comments)

The combination of good weather and the further easing of COVID-19 related lockdown restrictions has, according to UK ISP TalkTalk, seen weekly broadband traffic on their network fall by 13% since the latest relaxation of rules started on 12th April 2021. In short, we’re all spending more time outside.

Virgin Media Grows N.Ireland Full Fibre Cover by 13,300 Homes

22nd April, 2021 (1 Comment)

Broadband ISP and Pay TV provider Virgin Media UK has today announced that a further 13,300 homes in parts of Northern Ireland, specifically Newry, Markethill, Camlough and Bessbrook, have just benefitted from the ongoing expansion of their gigabit speed capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network.

Talk Straight and ADTRAN Prep 60GHz Wireless for UK Rural Areas UPDATE

22nd April, 2021 (1 Comment)

ISP Talk Straight has teamed up with ADTRAN to deploy a new 60GHz based gigabit fixed wireless broadband network across rural parts of the UK. The decision follows a recent Proof of Concept (PoC) trial, which found that the MetNet 60G solution could be a quick and cost-effective way of extending coverage beyond full fibre.

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Three Alternative Broadband ISPs Prep New UK FTTP Builds

22nd April, 2021 (16 Comments)

Three alternative network (altnet) providers – Briant Broadband, Spring Fibre and Stix Internet – have today revealed their intention to deploy gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) networks to homes and or businesses across different parts of the United Kingdom.

ITS Extend Gigabit Full Fibre Network in Nottingham UK to 62km

22nd April, 2021 (0 Comments)

The ITS Technology Group (its.) has today announced the second expansion phase of their existing gigabit speed “full fibre” network (Ethernet and broadband) in the Nottinghamshire city of Nottingham, which will more than triple their digital infrastructure in the area and thus cover many more local businesses.

Triangle Networks ISP Fibrehop Expands CityFibre FTTP Reach

22nd April, 2021 (0 Comments)

The consumer broadband division of UK ISP Triangle Networks, known as Fibrehop, has today confirmed that they’ll soon become available to homes across CityFibre’s 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network in Cheltenham, Gloucester, Weston-Super-Mare, Bath, Swindon, Leicester and Plymouth.

iD Mobile UK Start Making Ultrafast 5G Available at No Extra Cost

22nd April, 2021 (28 Comments)

Mobile operator iD Mobile (Dixons Carphone), which recently extended their existing Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) agreement with Three UK (here), has now begun to make ultrafast 5G based mobile broadband connectivity available to their SIM Only customers at no extra cost. But initially only a very few Smartphones are supported.

26 Percent of UK People Never Use their Landline for Phone Calls

22nd April, 2021 (12 Comments)

A new Opinium survey of 2,001 UK adults, which was conducted in mid-March 2021 and commissioned by Uswitch, has revealed that 26% of people with a landline don’t even have a phone attached to it and 35% of respondents said they only have a landline because it’s needed for their broadband connection.

BT Broadband Customers Can Now Add Xbox Game Pass Ultimate

21st April, 2021 (2 Comments)

UK ISP BT has today announced that customers of their home broadband packages can now add ‘Xbox Game Pass Ultimate‘ to their account “contract free,” although you will of course still have to pay the extra £10 per month charge for this and that’s slightly cheaper than the official price of £10.99 per month from Microsoft.

ISP TalkTalk UK Extend 506Mbps FTTP Broadband to Ipswich

21st April, 2021 (6 Comments)

Budget UK ISP TalkTalk has today announced that their new CityFibre and Openreach based ‘Future Fibre‘ packages, which offer average top speeds of up to 506Mbps via Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) technology, have now become available to homes in the Suffolk (England) town of Ipswich.

Vodafone UK Opens New Lab to Test OpenRAN Mobile Kit

21st April, 2021 (0 Comments)

Mobile operator Vodafone UK has opened a new Open Radio Access Network (OpenRAN) focused Test and Integration Lab at its Newbury technology campus, which will help to support their future plans for a commercial rollout of the 4G and 5G mobile supporting technology in rural parts of England and Wales.

Virgin Media UK to Trial New Streaming Entertainment Service

21st April, 2021 (30 Comments)

Cable broadband and TV provider Virgin Media UK has revealed plans to launch a new Entertainment Service, which will apparently bring lots of different streaming services “together into one place.” Oddly, the trial for this is currently only open to those with a broadband-only service (no TV or phone) on their network and a HUB 3 or 4 router.

Rural UK ISP Gigaclear Remove 30Mbps Plan and Adds 400Mbps UPDATE

21st April, 2021 (13 Comments)

Rural broadband ISP Gigaclear, which has so far built a gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across 155,000 premises in England, appears to have launched a new 400Mbps package to replace their old 300Mbps one and has also removed their slowest 30Mbps package. At the same time a new Spring Sale has begun.

Survey Claims Brits Will Pay GBP1514 Extra for Full Fibre Houses

21st April, 2021 (7 Comments)

A new survey of 2,026 UK adults, which was conducted by Censuswide for UK broadband ISP Zen Internet, has found that 75% of respondents would not buy a home if they knew the local internet connectivity was poor. The survey added that people would be willing to pay £1,514 extra for a house that has FTTP broadband.

Trenches Law Aids toob’s FTTP Broadband Rollout in Surrey UK

20th April, 2021 (2 Comments)

UK ISP toob has appointed Trenches Law to be its telecoms law partner to help boost their latest £8m project in the Surrey (England) towns of Camberley and Frimley (here), which is expected to extend their 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to over 20,000 premises by the end of 2022.