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Business ISP Commsworld Complete Northumberland’s New Full Fibre Network

25th November, 2024 (1 Comment)

Business UK broadband ISP Commsworld has today announced that they’ve completed the construction of the core network build for a new full fibre infrastructure in Northumberland (England), which is designed to replace the county council’s ageing Wide Area Network (WAN). But local homes, schools and business are also seeing the benefit.

Top 10 Fastest and Slowest Streets for UK Broadband in 2024

25th November, 2024 (18 Comments)

New research from Broadband Genie has analysed 207,711 internet speed tests in order to identify the top slowest and fastest ten UK streets for broadband. The slowest street was found to be Greenfields Road in Bishop Auckland (average downloads of 0.35Mbps), while the fastest was Tynemouth Street in London (921.76Mbps). But this isn’t the full story.

Broadband ISP LilaConnect Adds £100 Voucher for New Customers

25th November, 2024 (0 Comments)

UK ISP LilaConnect, which following the VXFIBER merger is now part of Freedom Fibre‘s new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network (here), has launched a special Black Friday promotion that will give new customers on their 1Gbps package in Stoke-on-Trent, Leek, Crewe and Uttoxeter a £100 voucher upon account activation.

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TOTSCo Celebrate 200,000 Completed UK Broadband and Phone Switches

22nd November, 2024 (4 Comments)

The industry-led One Touch Switching Company (TOTSCo), which operates the central messaging platform that helps UK ISPs to implement Ofcom’s new One Touch Switching (OTS) process, has today announced that they’ve completed 200,000 switches of broadband and phone services since going live on 12th Sept 2024 (up by 20,000 this week).

London Gigabit Broadband ISP G.Network Cuts Price to £17 for Black Friday

22nd November, 2024 (0 Comments)

Alternative broadband network and UK ISP G.Network, which has deployed a Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across 361,000 “connectable” premises in parts of London (here), has today become the latest internet provider to launch early Black Friday discounts across their 24-month term packages.

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Ofcom Prep Proposals to Authorise Using Satellites to Deliver UK Mobile

22nd November, 2024 (3 Comments)

The telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has revealed that they’re moving ahead with plans to consult on specific proposals that would authorise Direct to Device (D2D) satellite services to work in UK mobile bands (inc. MSS – Mobile-Satellite Services), which could be used to help improve mobile (4G and 5G) coverage. The proposals are planned to surface during “early 2025“.

Vodafone UK Launch Black Friday SIM Only Mobile Discounts

22nd November, 2024 (0 Comments)

New customers looking to join UK mobile operator Vodafone should note that they’ve today launched a range of new Black Friday discounts across their regular Pay Monthly SIM Only plans and their Basics SIM Only plans, which reflects a varied combination of price cuts and extra data allowances.

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Openreach Claim Full Fibre Broadband to Boost UK Economy by £66bn

22nd November, 2024 (24 Comments)

New research from network access provider Openreach (BT), which was pieced together by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr) and Stantec, has claimed that the operator’s ongoing roll-out of a Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP network could contribute up to £66bn (GVA – Gross Value Added) to the UK economy in 2029.

ISPA Unveil WINNERS of the 2024 UK ISP Internet Industry Awards UPDATE

21st November, 2024 (8 Comments)

The UK Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) has tonight revealed the winners of their 26th annual 2024 internet industry and broadband awards, which among other things saw several providers taking home two awards each across different categories, including Brsk, CommunityFibre, and Vorboss.

Mobile Operator Three UK Launch SIM Only Black Friday Discounts

21st November, 2024 (0 Comments)

New customers looking to joint Three UK’s mobile network should take note that they’ve today launched some new Black Friday discounts, which for example drops their LITE Unlimited Data SIM (mobile broadband, calls and texts) plan to £20 per month on a 24-month term.

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New Small Cells in Chester to Boost Mobile Connections, O2 UK First to Adopt

21st November, 2024 (5 Comments)

Residents, visitors and businesses in the Cathedral City of Chester (Cheshire, England) may be pleased to learn that local 4G and possibly 5G mobile (mobile broadband) connections are set for a boost with the deployment of a new small cell network from Ontix, which follows a recent survey of local coverage by consultancy FarrPoint.

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Multiboost Gain Ofcom UK Approval for Indoor Mobile Signal Boosters

21st November, 2024 (4 Comments)

Consumers may like to know that Ofcom’s earlier move to soften their requirements for licence exempt indoor or in-vehicle “mobile phone repeaters” (here) is starting to bear fruit. Multiboost has just announced that their ‘PRO’ kit is now fully compliant with the regulator’s standards, which means more choice for homes and businesses.

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Fusion Fibre Group Gives Smaller UK ISPs Access to their Broadband Network

21st November, 2024 (0 Comments)

Rural ISP and broadband network builder, Fusion Fibre Group (FFG), which has deployed a number of its own full fibre (FTTP) networks across various communities, has today announced plans to launch a channel partner programme that will allow smaller providers to resell their services.

EE UK to Refresh Mobile Roaming Plans and Scraps Old Products UPDATE

21st November, 2024 (45 Comments)

Mobile operator EE (BT) has begun to inform their UK customers, specifically those with inclusive roaming, that their “current roaming products will be removed” from 25th December 2024. The plan is to replace them with new roaming plans, due for launch on 4th Dec 2024, but this has left some existing customers confused about the impact.

High Court Rejects LetterOne Appeal Over Forced Sale of UK Broadband Biz

21st November, 2024 (9 Comments)

The High Court in London has dismissed an appeal by investment firm LetterOne, which had been asking the court to rule that it was unlawfully ordered, under the new National Security and Investment Act (NSIA), to sell Upp’s full fibre broadband network by the UK Government. The company is now considering whether or not to challenge the outcome.

Accounts for UK Broadband ISP Airband Highlight Funding Risks and Job Cuts UPDATE

21st November, 2024 (11 Comments)

Rural broadband ISP Airband, which has deployed a full fibre (FTTP) and wireless (FWA) broadband network that covers parts of Wales and South West England, recently published their latest accounts to the end of 2023 and revealed a sharp fall in employees (from 485 to 235) and the urgent need for new funding by 1st February 2025.

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Netomnia Broadband ISP YouFibre Tops 150,000 UK Customers

20th November, 2024 (36 Comments)

Gigabit broadband ISP YouFibre, which sells packages via Netomnia (inc. Brsk) and Cityfibre’s respective 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) networks – across different parts of the United Kingdom, has today announced that they’ve more than doubled their customer base in just 10 months to total 150,000.