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Full Fibre ISP Hyperoptic Trial Seamless Broadband Switching

10th August, 2020 (5 Comments)

UK ISP Hyperoptic, which has deployed their 1Gbps capable “full fibre” (FTTP/B) broadband network across large apartment and office buildings in various cities, has launched a new migration service that makes it cheaper and easier for them to switch people who are still stuck in an existing contract with another ISP.

Eurostar Trains Stop WiFi in Standard Class Due to COVID19 ? UPDATED

10th August, 2020 (22 Comments)

In an odd development Eurostar has blamed the Coronavirus for their decision to disable wireless broadband connectivity (WiFi) in their Standard class train coaches. Meanwhile those travelling in Standard Premier and Business Premier are apparently immune and can still surf the internet (bandwidth allowing).

ISP Beacons Telecom Reveals FTTP Broadband Rollout in Wales

8th August, 2020 (3 Comments)

New UK ISP Beacons Telecom (related Facebook page) has today revealed some of the first details about their plans to deploy a Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based gigabit-capable broadband network across rural parts of Wales, which is already starting to connect some of its first customers.

Gov’s £1bn Helps 493,600 UK Premises Get Gigabit Broadband

8th August, 2020 (33 Comments)

The UK Government has today announced that nearly half a million premises have been connected to gigabit-capable broadband since summer 2018, which stems from £1bn of public investment. But in order to push take-up they’re now launching a new Gigabit Take-Up Advisory Group (GigaTAG).

ONS 2020 Study – 2.7 Million UK Adults Have Not Used the Internet

7th August, 2020 (5 Comments)

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has today published their latest annual 2020 Internet Access report, which reveals that 5% (2.7 million) of UK adults have not used the internet in the past 3 months and that’s down from 7% (3.9 million) last year. Sadly issues of age and disability remain key barriers to adoption.

NOW TV Cuts 63Mbps Broadband and Anytime UK Calls to £25

7th August, 2020 (9 Comments)

New customers looking to join Sky’s sibling ISP and TV streaming service, NOW TV (NOW Broadband), may like to know that they’ve just discounted the price of their top Fibre-to-the-Cabinet (FTTC) based “Super Fibre” (63Mbps) broadband package with inclusive anytime UK calls from £30 to £25 per month.

Telecoms Operators Come Top of the List for Safe UK Digging

7th August, 2020 (2 Comments)

The latest annual Digging Up Britain 2020 report by LSBUD, which provides a free online asset search facility to UK civil engineering firms, has claimed that telecoms companies (broadband and mobile network operators etc.) are “top of the list when it comes to safe digging” (i.e. accounting for 32% of total searches).

Full Fibre ISP Hyperoptic Hails Top UK Net Promoter Score

7th August, 2020 (7 Comments)

Broadband ISP Hyperoptic, which is busy deploying their “hyperfast” (1Gbps) full fibre (FTTP/B) network out across large apartment buildings in various UK cities, has hailed itself as outperforming industry rivals after they secured a Net Promoter Score (NPS) of +51 (only around 10% of UK brands get an NPS of 40 or more).

Virgin Media and Openreach See UK Internet Traffic Surge for Call of Duty UPDATE

6th August, 2020 (13 Comments)

Broadband ISP Virgin Media has revealed that Wednesday’s release of the new Call of Duty: Warzone Season 5 patch saw internet traffic over their network spike to 60% higher than the same time last week. During peak time (8pm to 10pm) there was also a 20% uplift in traffic. Openreach (BT) and TalkTalk were also hit.

Vodafone Switches-on First Live UK OpenRAN Site and Tests uCPE

6th August, 2020 (1 Comment)

Vodafone has just become the first UK mobile operator to switch-on a live 4G Open Radio Access Network (OpenRAN) site, which could help to cut the cost of building new networks by standardising the design and functionality of hardware and software. Separately they’ve also tested Universal Customer Premises Equipment (uCPE).

Gigaclear UK Launch Summer Sale on Rural FTTP Broadband

6th August, 2020 (8 Comments)

Full fibre ISP Gigaclear has announced that new customers in rural areas covered by their 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network can now benefit from a significant discount on their first 18 months of service, which has been introduced as part of their special Summer Sale until 14th August.

Uncertainty and Inadequate Broadband Impacts London SMEs UPDATE

6th August, 2020 (5 Comments)

London UK broadband ISP CommunityFibre has published the results from a new 3Gem Research survey of 500 SMEs in the city, which among other things found that 85% of businesses don’t know how fast their broadband speed needs to be to thrive and a third upgraded their service during COVID-19 due to “inadequate speed / connection.”

Virgin Media UK Move to Fix 20Mbps Speed Cap on IPv6 Tunnels

6th August, 2020 (23 Comments)

Broadband ISP Virgin Media is finally moving to develop a fix for a long-running, albeit quite technically niche problem, which severely throttles IPv4 internet traffic – often reducing download speeds to under 20Mbps – when the data packets carry Protocol 41 (i.e. the IPv6 encapsulation / tunnel protocol).

Pine Media’s Sheffield FTTP Broadband Build to Hit 50K Premises

6th August, 2020 (7 Comments)

UK ISP Pine Media have announced that they plan to include an additional 20,000 premises into their roll-out of gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband technology in the South Yorkshire city of Sheffield, which will see their total coverage reach 50,000.

New £900m Getting Building Fund Brings Broadband Boost to England UPDATE

5th August, 2020 (0 Comments)

The UK government’s new £900m Getting Building Fund (GBF), which seeks to help create new jobs, skills and infrastructure across England in order to aid the recovery from COVID-19, has announced its allocations to various regions. A few of the projects also include funding for new gigabit broadband and “full fibre” networks.

ISP TalkTalk to Increase Prices for Some UK Call and TV Boosts

5th August, 2020 (0 Comments)

Customers of low cost broadband ISP TalkTalk have started to spot that some of the pages on the provider’s website are pointing to future price rises, which are due to be introduced from 1st October 2020. The good news (unless they affect you) is that these only apply to optional (paid) boosts and call charges.

Delays Hit Speed Regrades on Openreach FTTP Broadband Lines

5th August, 2020 (40 Comments)

A seemingly growing number of Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP customers, at various UK providers, have over the past few weeks reported that requests to upgrade (regrade) their service to a faster tier are being delayed. The finger of blame is being cast toward BT’s Wholesale division.