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Big Broadband Discounts at Shell, Gigaclear and CommunityFibre

23rd March, 2021 (7 Comments)

Several UK broadband ISPs, including Shell Energy, Gigaclear and CommunityFibre, have today introduced some big discounts and flash sales on their various unlimited standard, superfast, ultrafast and gigabit-capable packages for home users. We’ve summarised these in a bit more detail below.

Open Cosmos UK Launch Experimental Nano Broadband Satellites

23rd March, 2021 (0 Comments)

A UK space technology firm called Open Cosmos has announced the successful launch of two commercial Low Earth Orbit (LEO) nano satellites, which are focused on the Internet of Things connectivity market and harness various 5G and Long Range Wide Area Network (LoRaWAN) technologies.

ISP Zzoomm Extend Gigabit Broadband to Ascot and Sunninghill

22nd March, 2021 (0 Comments)

Homes and businesses in the semi-rural Berkshire (England) civil parish of Sunninghill and Ascot, which is home to around 13,000 people, have been announced as the next in line to benefit from UK ISP Zzoomm’s rollout of a new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband network.

Full Fibre Ltd Name Next 11 UK Towns for FTTP Broadband

22nd March, 2021 (10 Comments)

Full Fibre Limited, which is currently building a new 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP network to cover “at least” 500,000 UK premises by 2025, has today named the next batch of 11 rural and semi-urban towns to benefit from their rollout (reflecting a coverage increase of c.100,000 premises).

ISP Trooli Boosts UK Full Fibre Coverage Target and Adds to Top Team

22nd March, 2021 (8 Comments)

Broadband ISP Trooli, which is currently building a 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across rural parts of Kent, Hampshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire and East Sussex in England, has accelerated their short-term coverage targets and appointed former BT man James Parker to lead their regional deployment.

Pembrokeshire Council Adds More Areas to Rural Full Fibre Rollout UPDATE

21st March, 2021 (0 Comments)

The Pembrokeshire County Council (PCC) in Wales has issued an update on their gigabit-capable broadband rollout project for rural areas, which confirms the Phase 2 and Phase 3 deployment areas where Broadway Partners (ISP Broadway Broadband) and Voneus will be extending their network coverage.

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OneWeb UK to Deliver In-Flight Broadband via LEO Satellites

20th March, 2021 (27 Comments)

OneWeb, which is partly owned by the UK Government and aims to deploy a global network of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites for ultrafast low-latency broadband provision (here), has signed a new agreement to deliver fast in-flight WiFi on aircraft with SatixFy, a British manufacturer of electronic components.

Zen Internet Named Best UK ISP in Which? 2021 Broadband Survey

20th March, 2021 (39 Comments)

Consumer magazine Which? has today published the results from their latest annual 2021 reader survey of broadband ISP satisfaction, which saw Zen Internet come top with a reduced customer satisfaction score of 70% (down from 84%) in an otherwise problematic year, where 69% of respondents suffered connectivity problems.

Wildcard Networks Births New UK Full Fibre ISP Fibreconnect

20th March, 2021 (4 Comments)

Business ISP Wildcard Networks has given birth to a “full fibre” (Dark Fibre and FTTP broadband) focused sibling called Fibreconnect, which is the operator’s consumer-facing brand. Both sides of the business are now building networks around Newcastle and, on top of that, they’re about to hop on Cityfibre’s platform.

Smarty UK Refresh 4G Mobile SIM Only Plans with More Data

19th March, 2021 (32 Comments)

Mobile operator Smarty has this week announced that they’ve refreshed their range of SIM-Only mobile plans by giving them all bigger data allowances (mobile broadband) and often for no extra cost. For example, their entry-level plan previously only included 1GB (GigaByte) of data for £6 per month, but you’ll now get 4GB for that.

Gov Starts GBP5bn UK Gigabit Broadband and Voucher Schemes UPDATE

19th March, 2021 (53 Comments)

The UK Government has today revealed new details of how their £5bn gigabit broadband roll-out scheme will work and rebranded it as “Project Gigabit“. As part of that they’ve also confirmed £210m for an extension of their rural Gigabit Voucher scheme and £110m to connect up to 7,000 rural GP surgeries, libraries and schools.

Three UK Discounts Unlimited 4G and 5G Home Broadband Plans

18th March, 2021 (27 Comments)

Mobile operator Three UK today reports that they’ve “slashed” their 4G and 5G powered unlimited home broadband prices in order to help people who are stuck at home. Prices now start from as little as £17 per month for “superfast” 4G broadband, and £24 per month for “ultrafast” 5G – “with the average download speed of 100Mbps.”

BDUK Consults on Gigabit Broadband Coverage in Essex UK

18th March, 2021 (6 Comments)

The Government’s Building Digital UK team has today begun a new consultation to help them identify what existing or planned commercial gigabit-capable broadband coverage exists in Essex (England), which will help to establish the areas where public investment may be needed to deploy the service.

CityFibre Prep FTTP for 12,500 Thirteen Group Homes in Middlesbrough

18th March, 2021 (0 Comments)

CityFibre UK has reached a new partnership with landlord and housing developer Thirteen Group, which thanks to a blanket wayleave agreement will ensure that 12,500 of their customers in Middlesbrough (North Yorkshire, England) can gain access to a 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP network.

Scotland Update on R100 Progress and Broadband Voucher Delays UPDATE

18th March, 2021 (11 Comments)

The Scottish Government‘s Connectivity Minister, Paul Wheelhouse, has given a progress update on their £579m Reaching 100% (R100) project, which is extending “superfast broadband” (30Mbps+) to the final 5-6% of poorly served premises (mostly via FTTP). The main focus was on voucher delays and the LOT 1 (Highlands) contract.

Zen Internet Reports Annual UK Internet Traffic Surge of 78%

18th March, 2021 (9 Comments)

Broadband ISP Zen Internet has published a brief summary of internet traffic trends on their network for the past year (March 2020 to March 2021), since the first COVID-19 lockdown, which found that internet usage in the United Kingdom had increased by 78% year-on-year.

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Ofcom Unveils 2021 Changes to Boost UK Full Fibre Broadband UPDATE

18th March, 2021 (55 Comments)

Ofcom has today published the outcome of their Wholesale Fixed Telecoms Market Review 2021-26 (FTMR), which sets out how various changes (Dark Fibre Access, copper retirement, regulation that varies by geographic area etc.) will be used to boost UK investment in “full fibre” broadband and high capacity Ethernet services.