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ISP Orbital Net Starts Rollout of UK FTTP Broadband Network

7th June, 2021 (0 Comments)

Orbital Net (Vfast), which operates its own Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) network in various parts of England, has finally started to deploy their own gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network in rural parts of Kent and Sussex. The work is being supported by a multi-million pound investment from Mobeus.

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Website Woes Cause Problems for UK Gigabit Voucher Scheme

6th June, 2021 (5 Comments)

The UK Government’s new rural-focused Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme is said to have faced “significant challenges” due to issues with the stability of its website, which DCMS told ISPs had resulted in temporary site outages and “issues with automated supplier payments and reporting.” But only “some users” were affected.

Opensignal Compares 5G Mobile Speeds Across UK and EMEA

5th June, 2021 (18 Comments)

Opensignal, which uses crowd-sourced data to benchmark mobile broadband networks across the world, has published an updated comparison of 5G performance across Europe and the Middle East (EMEA). The UK scored an average download of 121.4Mbps (13.8Mbps upload), which is roughly half what the top performers deliver.

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VIDEO – Virtual Tour of FTTP Broadband with BT and Openreach

5th June, 2021 (40 Comments)

Openreach and BT (BTWholesale) have posted a useful and highly informative new video that cuts out the usual cosmetics in order to offer watchers an engineer’s eye-view style tour of how their new gigabit-capable UK Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network is delivered – all the way from the exchange to the home.

IX Wireless and 6G Internet Launch Blackburn’s New Gigabit Network UPDATE

4th June, 2021 (6 Comments)

Fixed wireless ISP 6G Internet (IX Wireless), which despite the name is not connected to the future 6G mobile standard, has today announced the launch of a new “game changing” gigabit broadband network across the Lancashire (England) town of Blackburn. The provider also aspires to cover another 250,000 UK premises this year and 4 million by 2025.

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2.5 Million UK People Struggle to Pay their Broadband ISP Bills

4th June, 2021 (12 Comments)

A new survey from the Citizens Advice agency has estimated that 2.5 million people are “behind” on paying their broadband ISP bills and 700,000 have fallen into the red during the COVID-19 crisis. The charity is thus calling on more providers to launch cheaper social tariffs.

Ofcom Accuse Met Technologies and Guaranteed Telecom of SLAMMING

4th June, 2021 (9 Comments)

After a long investigation, Ofcom claims to have found “reasonable grounds for believing” that two little-known UK broadband ISPs – Met Technologies (Met Plus Telecom and Millenium Talk) and Guaranteed Telecom (Zoom Telecom) – may have switched a number of consumers to their service without permission (SLAMMING).

BT UK Brings Back Option of 12 Month Broadband Contract Term

4th June, 2021 (16 Comments)

UK ISP BT Consumer has today announced that they’re re-introducing 12-month contract terms as an option for new customers, although naturally you can expect to pay a few £ pounds more for these every month than their current headline deals, which sit on much longer 24-month terms.

Hyperoptic Build Full Fibre for Waltham Forest Social Housing

4th June, 2021 (0 Comments)

UK ISP Hyperoptic, which is deploying a gigabit speed “full fibre” (FTTP/B) broadband network to large residential buildings (MDUs), office blocks and houses in cities, has reached a new agreement to rollout their service to the social housing residents of Waltham Forest Council in East London.

EE Upgrade 4G and Switches on 5G in Busiest UK Coastal Areas

4th June, 2021 (44 Comments)

Mobile operator EE (BT) has today announced that they’ve upgraded the mobile data (broadband) capacity of their 4G network in many of the UK’s “most popular coastal locations“, in anticipation of a bumper “staycation summer“. On top of that, they’ve also switched-on ultrafast 5G in 9 similar locations.

BT UK Launch New Broadband TV Box Pro with HDR and WiFi

4th June, 2021 (44 Comments)

After a long wait, UK ISP BT has today finally announced the launch of a new set-top-box for their broadband-based Pay TV (IPTV) service – TV Box Pro, which among other things will finally add WiFi and High Dynamic Range (HDR) video support. But you’ll need a wait for the wireless networking to be ready.

Rural UK ISP Truespeed Confirm Start of Full Fibre Build in Bath

4th June, 2021 (4 Comments)

Alternative network ISP Truespeed, which is supported by £75m from Aviva Investors, has confirmed that they’ve started work on their build of a new gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network in the Somerset city of Bath, which will also include the surrounding areas of Keynsham, Saltford and South Widcombe.

CityFibre Start GBP21m FTTP Broadband Rollout for Worcester

3rd June, 2021 (2 Comments)

CityFibre UK has today confirmed that they’ve started work on their new £21m project to build a 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network across the cathedral city of Worcester in Worcestershire (England), which is home to a population of over 100,000.

ISP BT Launch Next Gen UK WiFi Street Hub Kiosks with 5G Boost

3rd June, 2021 (7 Comments)

Broadband ISP BT has announced that they’re launching the next generation (v2.0) of their smart Street Hub WiFi kiosks (formerly InLinkUK), which will be installed in various urban areas and can now also be used to boost 4G and 5G mobile signals via the inclusion of small cells. You also get ultrafast WiFi, just as before.

1 Million UK Home Movers Go Without Broadband for 8 Days UPDATE

3rd June, 2021 (11 Comments)

A new Opinium survey from Uswitch, which was conducted with 2,003 people who moved house in the last 5 years (surveyed between 11th to 17th May 2021), has estimated that more than 1 million Britons who moved in the last year waited 8 days on average for their broadband ISP to be connected.

Full Fibre ISP Hyperoptic Launch Site-Wide WiFi for Build-to-Rent

2nd June, 2021 (6 Comments)

City-focused UK broadband ISP Hyperoptic has launched a new “Site-Wide Wi-Fi” solution for the Build-to-Rent (BTR) market, which for example means that residents in a particular area or large residential building could seamlessly roam around the development with their devices while continuing to stay connected via WiFi.

KCOM Adds a Few New Communities to FTTP Broadband Rollout

2nd June, 2021 (0 Comments)

Hull-based UK ISP KCOM has today added a small batch of new communities to their ongoing rollout of a new gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network in East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire, which forms part of their wider £100 million investment drive.