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Sky UK Engineers Adopt Ford Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vans

26th November, 2020 (15 Comments)

Sky UK (Sky Broadband, Sky TV) has today become the latest media and broadband operator to start transitioning their fleet of engineer vehicles to more energy efficient ones, which in this case means the adoption of 151 Ford Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vans (PHEVs) rather than full EVs.

Study Finds Full Fibre is the Most Energy Efficient Broadband

26th November, 2020 (21 Comments)

A new study from the Prysmian Group, which was commissioned by cable manufacturer Europacable, has found that Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP networks are the most energy efficient of consumer fixed line technologies, compared with FTTC (VDSL2) and Hybrid Fibre Coax (DOCSIS 3 networks, like Virgin Media).

Broadband ISP Pulse8 Reduces UK Home Fibre Package Prices

26th November, 2020 (10 Comments)

UK ISP Pulse8 Broadband has reduced some of their monthly prices and, unlike other providers at this time of year, these reflect changes to their standard pricing (i.e. not temporary discounts). The main change is on their FTTC based plans, although they also offer FTTP and G.fast via Openreach’s network.

BT Trial Smart Tech to Reduce Energy Use and Bills in 60 Homes

26th November, 2020 (16 Comments)

Broadband ISP BT has today announced their new “Smarter Living Challenge” project with Hubbub, which over the next 3 months will trial the use of various smart devices in order to help show whether they can help 60 diverse UK households to both cut their bills and carbon emissions.

Government Start £5bn UK Gigabit Broadband Plan for 85%+ by 2025 UPDATE

25th November, 2020 (39 Comments)

The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has today published his 2020 Spending Review and in so doing has kicked off the new £5bn UK Gigabit Broadband Programme, which previously aimed to ensure that “every home” could access a 1Gbps capable connection by the end of 2025 but now expects a “minimum” of 85% coverage by that date.

GWS Finds Digital Divide in the UK from Slow Broadband Speeds

25th November, 2020 (3 Comments)

A new study by Global Wireless Solutions (GWS), which was conducted by Censuswide with 2,007 UK adults during September to early November 2020, has determined that only 64% of properties have a “decent broadband” (10Mbps+) service and a third (30%) are suffering from “inadequate throughputs” (i.e. sub-2Mbps speeds).

Amazon’s Sidewalk Shared Wireless Network Should Be Opt-In

25th November, 2020 (14 Comments)

At some point in the near future Amazon plans to introduce a new feature to their smart devices (Echo, Echo Show, Ring etc.) called ‘Sidewalk‘, which by default will create a new wireless network – this has access to both your broadband ISP connection and that of your neighbour’s (if they have similar kit) – to improve connectivity.

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BT and Transatel Deal Means 5G Mobile Upgrade for UK MVNOs

25th November, 2020 (11 Comments)

A number of UK Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNO) on BT’s (EE) national UK mobile network, such as the mobile solutions offered by broadband providers like Plusnet and The Phone Co-op, may soon gain access to modern features (ultrafast 5G etc.) as a result of an expanded deal with Transatel (NTT Group).

UK ISP TalkTalk Discounts Broadband Plans for Black Friday

25th November, 2020 (2 Comments)

Budget broadband provider TalkTalk will today become the latest in a long line of ISPs to temporarily reduce their monthly prices for new customers as part of the annual “Black Friday” phenomenon. On top of that they’ve also removed the postage fee for almost all of their packages, except their older ADSL based plan.

Rural UK ISP Gigaclear Offers 200Mbps Fibre for £20 Per Month

25th November, 2020 (9 Comments)

Rural focused full fibre broadband ISP Gigaclear has today launched their own Black Friday orientated deal, which offers a special unlimited 200Mbps (symmetric) package for just £20 per month for the first 18 months of service (£47 per month thereafter).

Broadway Partners Build FTTP Broadband into Rural Powys

24th November, 2020 (2 Comments)

Rural broadband builder Broadway Partners (aka – UK ISP Broadway Broadband) appears to have extended their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) rollout in Wales to include rural communities in parts of Powys, starting with the small villages of Llanafan Fawr (population of 470+) and Llanwrthwl (population of 190+).

ISP Giganet Drops Setup Fee to £1 on 500Mbps and 1Gbps Plans

24th November, 2020 (0 Comments)

Hampshire-based UK ISP Giganet, which offers Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband packages via both the Openreach and Cityfibre networks, has cut the one-off activation fee on their top 500Mbps and 900Mbps plans from £45 to just £1 as part of a new Black Friday discount.

Business ISP Connectus Offers Free Extras to Help During COVID19

24th November, 2020 (0 Comments)

Communications and managed services provider Connectus has today launched a raft of new bonus features, services and cost-savings to help UK business customers ride out the second lockdown wave. Top of that list is a price freeze for all existing contracted customers until the end of March 2021.

London ISP Community Fibre Cuts More Prices for Black Friday

24th November, 2020 (2 Comments)

London-centric broadband ISP CommunityFibre, which last week launched a special 800Mbps for £30 plan, have this week added another set of discounts that reduce the monthly prices by between £2.50 and £10 across their existing range of Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based packages in the city.

Rural UK ISP Truespeed Launch Faster FTTP Broadband Plans

24th November, 2020 (3 Comments)

Fibre optic ISP Truespeed, which is deploying a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across rural parts of South West England, has today introduced a series of new packages that, among other things, push the provider’s top median average speeds to 900Mbps (gigabit class).

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New Bill Laid to BAN Huawei and Boost UK Telecoms Security

24th November, 2020 (12 Comments)

The Government will today publish their Telecommunications (Security) Bill, which imposes new rules to improve the security of UK networks (mobile and broadband) and ban “high risk vendors” like Huawei, while also threatening fines of up to £100k a day (or 10% of turnover) against operators that fail to meet the standard.

BT Virus Protect Struggling to Work on Latest Mac OS Big Sur

24th November, 2020 (13 Comments)

Customers of UK ISP BT and its various home broadband packages, which come bundled with an included McAfee internet security solution called Virus Protect (can be installed on PCs, Android phones and tablets), are finding that the software fails to function properly or get updates on the latest release of Mac OS (v11 Big Sur).