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Gigabit Broadband Boost for 83 GPs in Essex and Hertfordshire

3rd September, 2020 (0 Comments)

A new project commissioned by the Digital Innovation Zone (DIZ) looks set to result in 83 GP surgeries across West Essex and East Hertfordshire in England being upgraded to support broadband or fibre optic Ethernet connections with speeds of up to 1Gbps (Gigabit per second).

New ISP Yesfibre Planning UK FTTP Broadband Rollout

3rd September, 2020 (1 Comment)

A new Faversham-based ISP called Yesfibre, which was only incorporated on 27th April 2020, has this week cropped up with tentative plans to roll-out a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to homes and businesses in “selected urban and suburban areas across the UK.”

EE UK Launch New 5G Business Plans for Both Work and Play

3rd September, 2020 (16 Comments)

Mobile operator EE (BT) has today launched a new range of 5G ready business plans for small businesses, which among other things includes access to new entertainment services “as the traditional lines between work and play continue to blur“. Handset customers also gain additional protection for their device.

Three UK Launch 5G Unlimited Broadband and Apple TV Bundle

3rd September, 2020 (30 Comments)

Mobile network operator Three UK has partnered with Apple to create a new bundle, which combines their 4G and 5G based unlimited use Home Broadband service with an Apple 4K TV device that also includes one year of free Apple TV+ access (usually £4.99 per month).

Rural ISP Gigaclear Ends Year with 129,000 Full Fibre UK Premises

3rd September, 2020 (4 Comments)

Rural broadband ISP Gigaclear, which is deploying a gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to some of England’s remotest communities, are aiming to pick-up the build pace in 2020 after they reported a total network reach of 129,000 premises (up by 36,000 in the year) and 24,000 customers (up 26%).

UK vs EU – The 2020 Average Cost of Mobile Data Tariffs Compared

2nd September, 2020 (5 Comments)

The latest report from Point Topic has revealed some big variations in 4G and 5G (Mobile Broadband) based data pricing and usage allowances across Europe, with consumers in the United Kingdom generally placing about mid-table. But other countries seem to offer faster mobile speeds.

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Northumberland UK to Build Gigabit Broadband for 18 Schools

2nd September, 2020 (8 Comments)

The Northumberland County Council look set to approve an investment of £537,000 via the Government’s £200m Rural Gigabit Connectivity (RGC) programme, which will help 18 additional primary schools in rural parts of the county to get an “ultrafast gigabit capable” broadband ISP connection installed.

ISP Shell Energy UK Launch Ultrafast G.fast Broadband Packages

2nd September, 2020 (22 Comments)

Energy provider and UK ISP Shell Energy has become the latest provider to introduce a new range of “ultrafast fibre” broadband packages, although instead of going with FTTP they seem to initially be launching using only Openreach’s hybrid fibre G.fast network that is no longer being deployed at scale.

Full Fibre Broadband ISP Zzoomm Launch Business Packages

2nd September, 2020 (0 Comments)

Alternative UK broadband ISP Zzoomm has this week introduced a range of business packages on their new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network, which offers symmetric speeds of up to 10Gbps (Gigabits per second) to firms in their initial deployment area of Henley-on-Thames (Oxfordshire).

UK Falls to 47th out of 221 Countries for Average Broadband Speed

2nd September, 2020 (9 Comments)

The annual 2020 world speeds report from research firm M-Lab and Cable.co.uk has revealed that the United Kingdom delivered an average (mean) broadband ISP download speed of 37.82Mbps, ranking us just 47th fastest in the world (that’s sharply down from 34th last year). But there are some caveats to this report.

Vorboss Brings 100Gbps Fibre Link to 22 Bishopsgate in London

1st September, 2020 (3 Comments)

UK ISP Vorboss, which last year hinted at plans to bring their own FTTP broadband network to 250,000 premises (homes and businesses) in large UK urban areas by 2022 (here), has just completed one of their biggest projects so far after they hooked-up the 22 Bishopsgate building in London to a 100Gbps link.

Vodafone UK Suffering Disruption to Mobile Network

1st September, 2020 (35 Comments)

Some customers of mobile operator Vodafone UK are reporting that another network outage is currently taking place, which appears to be disrupting both data (mobile broadband) and voice connectivity on their 3G and 4G networks (not enough feedback to say if 5G is affected but that seems likely).

Ecom’s Gigabit Fibre Reaches Tiny Bucks Village of Crafton

1st September, 2020 (3 Comments)

Rural UK ISP Ecom, which is busy building a new 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to rural parts of Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, has just connected their first live customer in the tiny hamlet of Crafton (used to be part of the Mentmore estate owned by the Rothschild family).

Sky Broadband Extends UK Ultrafast FTTP Broadband Availability UPDATE

1st September, 2020 (53 Comments)

UK ISP Sky Broadband appears to have quietly extended the availability of their new 145Mbps (28Mbps upload) capable and Openreach based Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) “Ultrafast” broadband package, which over the past few days has finally become available to order online and with different pricing.

Full Fibre UK ISP Hyperoptic Reintroduce Cheaper 30Mbps Plan

1st September, 2020 (7 Comments)

City focused full fibre (FTTP/B) broadband ISP Hyperoptic, which claims to cover well over 400,000 UK premises, will later this morning (after 10am) reduce some of their prices and also reintroduce a cheaper 30Mbps tier as their new entry-level option (this was previously replaced a year ago by their 50Mbps plan).

The High Cost of Broadband for USO Excluded UK Communities

30th August, 2020 (58 Comments)

The elephant in the room of the UK Government’s broadband centric Universal Service Obligation (USO) has always been the fact that it isn’t truly “universal” and tens of thousands of premises have fallen outside of its scope. In other words, getting a minimum speed of 10Mbps can become very expensive for some.

Voneus CEO on the “unrealistic” 2025 UK Gigabit Broadband Target

29th August, 2020 (5 Comments)

The Founder and CEO of broadband ISP Voneus, Steve Leighton, has told ISPreview.co.uk in a new interview that the 2025 target for every UK home to gain access to gigabit-capable broadband is “unrealistic” and that Ofcom’s approach to regulation needs to take more account of alternative networks (AltNets).