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Ofcom to Take on Regulation of Premium Rate Phone Services in 2025

25th October, 2024 (10 Comments)

The UK telecoms and media regulator, Ofcom, has today confirmed that they will be taking on the responsibility for day-to-day regulation of Premium Rate Services (PRS) – effectively transferring them from the Phone-Paid Services Authority (PSA) – on 1st February 2025.

Zzoomm – FTTP Broadband Take-up Exceeds 15 Percent in More UK Towns

25th October, 2024 (13 Comments)

Oxfordshire-based network operator and ISP Zzoomm, which have built a 2Gbps full fibre broadband network to cover 202,000 premises (RFS) in England, has today reported that another four of its newer towns have passed the 15% market penetration mark (Penistone, Sherburn-in-Elmet, Sandbach, High Green & Chapeltown).

Over 50 MPs Call on UK Gov to Defend Rural Broadband Funding

25th October, 2024 (0 Comments)

The Country Land and Business Association (CLA), which represents thousands of landowners (farmers and businesses) across England and Wales, has joined with over 50 MPs to “seek clarity” from the Government over the future of Project Gigabit broadband funding and what proportion of the spend will be going toward rural vs urban areas.

Historic UK Fibre Tax Case Resurfaces After VOA Criminal Summonses UPDATE

25th October, 2024 (10 Comments)

A historic legal case, which challenged the fairness of the Government’s Valuation Office Agency (VOA) and how it was choosing to tax fibre optic broadband cables between different UK network operators, has reared its head again after several criminal summonses were issued for members of the VOA, HMRC and others for alleged “perjury and fraud“.

Sky Broadband UK Move to Fix Sky Talk Activation Bug on FTTP Lines

25th October, 2024 (11 Comments)

Some customers of UK ISP Sky Broadband, usually including those who have just had a new Full Fibre (FTTP) package installed and are using Sky’s latest Max Hub router, appear to be struggling to get their new IP-based phone (Sky Talk) service activated after installation – a situation that can sometimes persist for several weeks. But a fix is on the way.

New UK Petition Calls for “Loyalty Tax” on Broadband Contracts to be Banned

24th October, 2024 (24 Comments)

A new petition, which has already been signed by over 56,200 people across the UK, has called on Ofcom to tackle the issue of “loyalty penalties” by changing the rules so that existing broadband ISP customers can access the same offers as new ones and that any end-of-contract price increases be “limited to a maximum of 30% of their current contract price“.

Netomnia’s UK FTTP Broadband Rollout Boosted by £25m from NWF

24th October, 2024 (24 Comments)

Network builder Netomnia (inc. retail ISP YouFibre), which is currently merging with Brsk (here) and rolling out a new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across the UK, has today announced that they’ve secured an additional investment (loan) of £25m from the National Wealth Fund (NWF) to help accelerate their deployment.

CityFibre Start FTTP Broadband Build for East Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire

24th October, 2024 (13 Comments)

CityFibre has begun the build phase of their £58m state-aid supported Project Gigabit broadband rollout contract for Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire & East Berkshire (LOT 26) in England (here), which will see them expand their full fibre (FTTP) network to cover 34,000 of the hardest-to-reach premises (150,000 if you include their complementary commercial build).

Opensignal Compare Vodafone’s UK and Pan European Mobile Performance

24th October, 2024 (12 Comments)

Network benchmarking firm Opensignal, which uses crowdsourced data from its app to test broadband and mobile networks, has published a new report that shows how Vodafone’s mobile network performance compares across the UK and nine other European countries in which it operates. The Netherlands ends up being the Group Winner, with the UK placing 7th.

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New UK Data Use and Access Bill to Aid Utility Maps and ISP Comparisons

24th October, 2024 (3 Comments)

The UK government has today unveiled details of their new Data Use and Access Bill (DUAB), which aims to deliver a £10bn economy boost by “unlocking the secure and effective use of data for the public interest“. The measures will also support personalised market comparisons for utility pricing and a new digital map of underground broadband cables and pipes on a “statutory footing“.

Giffgaff UK Boost Some Mobile Data Allowances in Black Friday Deals

24th October, 2024 (0 Comments)

Mobile provider giffgaff, which is a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) on O2’s platform in the United Kingdom, has today launched some early Black Friday discounts that boost the data (mobile broadband) allowances on some packages and cut the prices on several Smartphone bundles.

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Community Fibre Report UK Revenue Growth and Raise £125m, But Losses Surge

24th October, 2024 (5 Comments)

The latest annual accounts from network operator and broadband ISP CommunityFibre, which has deployed a 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to 1.32 million UK premises (mostly in Greater London), reveals that their revenue grew by 109% to £41.7m at the end of 2023. But losses before tax surged to £134.6m (2022: £50.4m).

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Broadband ISPs Brace for UK Traffic Surge on CoD Black Ops 6 Release

23rd October, 2024 (11 Comments)

Internet service providers across the UK are gearing up for a busy Friday and surge in data traffic, which is once again expected to be fuelled by the release of another ‘Call of Duty’ video game on PC and consoles – Black Ops 6. But despite some frivolous claims that this could cause a “broadband blackout” (here), the event is nothing that ISPs haven’t had to handle before.

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Vodafone Claim 63 Percent of Brits Have Put Off Switching Broadband ISP

23rd October, 2024 (21 Comments)

A new OnePoll survey of 2,000 UK adults, which was commissioned by Vodafone UK, has claimed that 63% of British consumers have put off switching broadband providers for the last 4 years. This is said to be due to the fear of being without internet connectivity (27%) and the switching process being too much of a faff (20%).

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Cellnex UK and Netmore Expand LoRaWAN Wireless Coverage

23rd October, 2024 (0 Comments)

Wireless infrastructure firm Cellnex has today announced that they’re partnering with network operator Netmore to enhance the UK coverage of their low power Long Range Wide Area Network (LoRaWAN) network across as many as 200 streetwork sites.

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Airband UK Begin Deploying Tarana 400Mbps Wireless Broadband Tech

23rd October, 2024 (6 Comments)

Abrdn-backed rural broadband ISP Airband, which has a network that covers rural parts of Wales and South West England via a mix of Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) and Full Fibre (FTTP) tech, has today become the “first operator in Europe” to deploy Tarana’s next-gen wireless (ngFWA) platform – offering “fibre-class speeds” of up to 400Mbps.

BT Group and EE UK Switch-On First Self-Powered 5G Mobile Site

23rd October, 2024 (16 Comments)

Broadband ISP and mobile operator EE (BT) has today become the latest network operator to switch-on a self-powered 4G and 5G (broadband) mobile site, which uses a mix of solar power and a wind turbine to help support its operation in a remote rural area of the Shropshire Hills (England). The deployment represents a trial, but more could follow.