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1 in 6 UK People Struggle to Afford Broadband During Lockdown

28th January, 2021 (0 Comments)

A new survey from the Citizens Advice agency has claimed that more than 1 in 6 UK adults are “struggling to afford their broadband during the third lockdown.” As a result the charity wants cheaper ISP packages to be made available for those on low-income benefits or other vulnerable groups.

Sky TV Gives Away Raft of UK Customer Freebies During Lockdown

27th January, 2021 (3 Comments)

Customers of Sky’s (Sky Broadband) UK services are being offered a “collection of freebies” to help keep them “entertained, fit and to help with home-schooling during lockdown,” such as free Sky Original films and free access to Apps that are designed to keep your mind and body active.

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Starlink Talks 10Gbps Speed as it Adds Lasers to New Satellites

27th January, 2021 (10 Comments)

The latest crop of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Starlink broadband satellites include the long-awaited “laser links between the satellites” feature, which could boost the constellation’s coverage and reliability. On top of that the company has hinted that staggering speeds of 10Gbps may in the future be possible for individual users.

ISP Origin Broadband Preps UK Price Hikes for March 2021

27th January, 2021 (8 Comments)

Customers of UK ISP Origin Broadband have been notified of a forthcoming price hike to their broadband and phone services, which is due to be introduced from 1st March 2021 and will see prices increase by 4.2%. The change is calculated using November’s CPI rate of inflation (0.3%) + 3.9%.

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Rural Broadband ISP Airband to Create 1,000 Job Opportunities

27th January, 2021 (4 Comments)

Alternative UK wireless and full fibre ISP Airband, which currently aims to deploy their ultrafast Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to cover over 500,000 premises by the end of 2025 (here), has revealed that their recent contract wins look set to help them create 1,000 new job opportunities.

Rural UK ISP Voneus Gobbles Welsh Provider Dyfed IT Solutions

27th January, 2021 (0 Comments)

Wireless and full fibre broadband ISP Dyfed Superfast (Dyfed IT), which primarily serves a few remote rural parts of Ceredigion, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire in Wales, has become the latest alternative internet provider to be acquired by UK ISP Voneus for an undisclosed sum.

O2, Three UK and Vodafone to Share 222 Rural 4G Mobile Masts

27th January, 2021 (32 Comments)

The £1bn Shared Rural Network (SRN) industry project made progress today after mobile operators O2, Three UK and Vodafone reached a related agreement to both build and share 222 new 4G mobile masts, which will be used to boost mobile voice and mobile broadband coverage in rural parts of the country.

The Missing End of Contract Letters for Broadband and Mobile Users

27th January, 2021 (8 Comments)

A new survey of 20,376 UK people, specifically those who are responsible for either a broadband or mobile service, has found that 33% of customers whose ISP deal ended in the last year (7% on mobile) have never received an End-of-Contract Notification – via letter, text or email – and may thus be overpaying for their package.

BT to Create 428 New UK Apprenticeship and Graduate Jobs

27th January, 2021 (0 Comments)

Broadband and telecoms giant BT Group has announced that they will aim to hire a further 428 UK apprentices (229) and graduates (199) this year – part of their September 2021 intake plan. But the figure is down from the 700+ promised via last year’s September 2020 intake plan and comes at a time of job losses elsewhere.

4G Based Broadband ISP Haven Wireless Closing Service in Wales

26th January, 2021 (8 Comments)

A little known ISP called Haven Wireless, which helped to connect rural homes in Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire (Wales) by harnessing a mobile broadband connection from EE (BT) and other operators, is set to close on 31st March 2021 after running into “acute capacity issues on the frequencies used by the 4G masts covering our area.”

Mobile Operator Three UK Shifts Central Office to Reading

26th January, 2021 (22 Comments)

Mobile network operator Three UK has today announced that they intend to combine both their two Thames Valley offices into a single central one for the first time, which is to be based in Reading. The new 117,000 square foot building is currently still under construction at the Green Park business centre.

Fixed Broadband and Mobile Convergence May Boost Consumer Value

26th January, 2021 (4 Comments)

A new Assembly Research study of several countries, which was commissioned by Liberty Global (Virgin Media) and Telefonica (O2), has found that 60% of broadband customers benefit from faster speeds, higher quality connectivity and a greater range of products in markets where fixed and mobile networks have converged.

ISP Zen Internet’s Cityfibre FTTP Service Goes Live in Newcastle

26th January, 2021 (15 Comments)

Broadband ISP Zen Internet has confirmed that their new 900Mbps Full Fibre Plus package (£40 per month), which is based off Cityfibre’s UK Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network, has now also become available to homes and businesses in the city of Newcastle, at least it is to those covered by the new network.

House Builder Barratt Makes UK Full Fibre Broadband Mandatory UPDATE

26th January, 2021 (9 Comments)

Britain’s biggest house-builder, Barratt Developments, has today announced that they’re working with network providers Openreach (BT), Virgin Media and Hyperoptic to ensure that “gigabit-capable” FTTP broadband ISP infrastructure is “installed as standard” across all of their new UK build developments.

Cityfibre UK Set to Expand FTTP Broadband Rollout in York

25th January, 2021 (9 Comments)

Cityfibre (CF) have today announced that they will begin expanding the coverage of their existing Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based gigabit broadband ISP network in the North Yorkshire city of York, which will aim to reach “nearly every home and business.” The network was previously owned by TalkTalk via FibreNation.

Ofcom UK Delays Start of 700MHz and 3.6-3.8GHz 5G Auction

25th January, 2021 (22 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator has today confirmed that the new COVID-19 lockdown will delay the start of their auction for the 700MHz and 3.6-3.8GHz radio spectrum bands, which was previously due to start this month. The new bands should help to improve the coverage and speed of 5G mobile (mobile broadband) networks.

Virgin Media’s 5G Mobile Goes Live via Vodafone UK UPDATED

25th January, 2021 (37 Comments)

The mobile division of cable broadband, TV and phone provider Virgin Media – Virgin Mobile – appears to have started the live launch of their new ultrafast 5G based data services, albeit initially only using their new Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) platform from Vodafone rather than O2.