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New Build Focused UK ISP FibreNest to Enhance Voice Services

15th October, 2020 (1 Comment)

Property developer Persimmon Homes has announced that their sibling ISP FibreNest, which caters for many of the new homes they build via a Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network (around 10,000 connections so far), has signed a deal with business telecoms provider Gamma to improve their voice services.

Preply Ranks UK 16 out of 30 Countries for e-Learning Infrastructure

15th October, 2020 (9 Comments)

Digital learning provider Preply has examined the state of digital infrastructure, the number of digital educational courses and the market for online learning across 30 countries in order to create a new E-Learning Index, which ranks the United Kingdom 16th, partly due to poor broadband speeds.

Ofcom Considers Bringing UK Copper Line Retirement Forward

15th October, 2020 (12 Comments)

The seemingly rapid progress of Openreach’s (BT) move to replace their old copper phone services with a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP network has today prompted Ofcom, the UK telecoms regulator, to reconsider their time-line for the withdrawal of copper services.

Ofcom Opens Probe into BT Compliance with Broadband USO UPDATE

15th October, 2020 (20 Comments)

Ofcom has this morning opened an investigation to examine whether or not BT is complying with their obligations under the new UK Universal Service Obligation (USO), which requires them to help deliver at least a 10Mbps broadband download speed, upon request, to those in poorly served areas.

Broadband ISP BT Trials Use of LEVC’s Converted Electric Taxis

15th October, 2020 (10 Comments)

The BT Group has announced that they’re testing two electric vans from LEVC (London Electric Vehicle Company), which are actually TX taxis that have been converted to become prototypes of their new VN5 model. The new vans should complement Openreach’s recent move (here) to adopt a growing number of EVs into their fleet.

OECD Calls on UK to Invest in Broadband or Risk COVID19 Scars

15th October, 2020 (2 Comments)

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has called on the UK to invest more into upgrading digital infrastructure (broadband and mobile) in order to help avoid the COVID-19 crisis, as well the risk of a no-deal Brexit, leaving a lasting scar on the country’s economic trajectory for years to come.

Broadband Woes Interrupt Meeting of the Welsh Parliament

15th October, 2020 (14 Comments)

The curse of flaky internet connectivity has struck again. A Plenary meeting of the Welsh Parliament had to be suspended for several minutes on Tuesday afternoon after a live video link to the Welsh Government’s Deputy Minister and Chief Whip, Jane Hutt MS, froze as she was responding to a question.

Cityfibre Begin £24m 1Gbps FTTP Broadband Rollout in Slough

14th October, 2020 (11 Comments)

Cityfibre UK has today announced that they’ve commenced build on their £24 million project to deploy a new gigabit broadband capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTH) network across the Berkshire town of Slough, which is being supported by civil engineering firm VolkerSmart Technologies.

Law Firm Starts Legal Action Over Virgin Media UK Data Breach

14th October, 2020 (17 Comments)

A consumer action law firm, Your Lawyers, has today announced that they’ve launched a Group Action Claim against broadband ISP Virgin Media UK, which gives the provider “four weeks to admit liability” for a recent data breach that exposed the personal details belonging to 900,000 of their customers.

Local Government Association Offers Digital Connectivity Grants

14th October, 2020 (5 Comments)

The Local Government Association (LGA), which represents hundreds of councils from across England and Wales, has started offering some seemingly small grants to help local authorities plan for and improve 4G, 5G and “full fibre” broadband network coverage across their areas.

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Cumbria and Northumberland Boost Gigabit Broadband Vouchers

14th October, 2020 (0 Comments)

The new £4m Digital Borderlands Voucher Scheme has recently gone live for rural homes across Cumbria and Northumberland in England, which means that areas with slower (sub-30Mbps) broadband speeds can now apply for bigger vouchers to help them get a gigabit-capable broadband ISP connection installed.

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150,000 Premises in Wales to Get FTTP Broadband Under New Deal

14th October, 2020 (4 Comments)

Cardiff-based UK ISP Spectrum Internet, which earlier this year revealed that they hoped to build a new 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to 150,000 homes and businesses across South Wales (here), has today announced that they’ve secured enough investment from Infracapital to get started.

£7.66bn of Private Funding Pumped into UK Gigabit Altnets

13th October, 2020 (1 Comment)

A new report from Point Topic and the Independent Networks Co-operative Association (INCA) has revealed that over £1.76bn worth of private funding, related to the alternative gigabit broadband sector, was announced during 2019 until September 2020 and that brings the total so far to £7.66bn.

ISP Zzoomm Confirm Hereford as its Next Gigabit Fibre Rollout

13th October, 2020 (9 Comments)

Residents and businesses in the Herefordshire (England) city of Hereford, which is home to around 56,000 people, will be the next to gain access to Zzoomm’s 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband network after the ISP largely completed their build in Henley-on-Thames.

New UK FTTP Gigabit Broadband ISP Simply Fibre Surfaces

13th October, 2020 (1 Comment)

Once again we start the day with an announcement about yet another new entrant into the growing market of alternative UK networks, Simply Fibre, which appears to have been partially set up by a familiar name. The operator plans to deploy its own Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) service to homes and businesses.

EE Put Ultrafast 5G Network Live in 12 New UK Towns and Cities

13th October, 2020 (29 Comments)

Mobile operator EE (BT) has this morning announced that their new 5G ultrafast mobile broadband network has just started to go live in the busiest parts of a further 12 towns and cities across the United Kingdom, which includes locations such as Aberdeen, Blackpool and Oxford.

New Operator Broadreach Networks Plans UK Full Fibre Build

12th October, 2020 (21 Comments)

A new company called Broadreach Networks has just thrown its hat into the increasingly crowded ring of operator’s that all intend to build gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband networks, but this one seems to be less of an ISP and more of a wholesale provider – with a focus upon smaller towns.