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Concerns Grow Over Delays to Devon and Somerset Broadband

3rd December, 2020 (10 Comments)

The troubled Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) project faced heavy criticism yesterday after UK Government MPs in the House of Commons highlighted on-going delays in awarding the new Phase 2 rollout contract(s), which aim to extend “superfast broadband” into more rural areas. But Christmas may bring a resolution.

Virgin Media UK Switches on 1Gbps Broadband in South Wales

3rd December, 2020 (22 Comments)

Cable broadband ISP Virgin Media will today switch-on their new DOCSIS 3.1 network upgrade for “hundreds of thousands of homes” in Cardiff and across South Wales, which means that well over 7 million UK homes can now access their top Gig1 service (1104Mbps download and 52Mbps upload).

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Top 10 UK Fastest and Slowest Streets for Broadband Speed 2020

3rd December, 2020 (5 Comments)

A new report has used data from 398,973 consumer speedtests to identify the top 10 fastest and slowest UK streets for broadband ISP download speed, which finds that Queens Road in Weybridge (Surrey) was the “slowest” on 0.12Mbps and Dale Lane in Appleton (Cheshire) is the fastest at 639.67Mbps. But there are caveats.

WIK Study Finds Consumers Still Confused by Fibre Advertising

2nd December, 2020 (36 Comments)

A new study by WIK, which was commissioned by the FTTH Council Europe, has found that consumers are still being confused by the use (or abuse) of the term “fibre” in broadband ISP advertising, which can just as easily refer to slower hybrid connections (e.g. FTTC using copper and fibre lines) as it can a “full fibre” (FTTP) service.

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Cityfibre to Start FTTP Rollout for Reading, Plymouth and Gloucester

2nd December, 2020 (12 Comments)

Cityfibre has announced that their plan to rollout a new 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP network across the large UK town of Reading (Berkshire), the city of Gloucester (Gloucestershire) and Plymouth (Devon), costing £58m, £31m and £52m respectively, is due to begin in January 2021.

5G Mobile Networks up to 90% More Energy Efficient Than 4G

2nd December, 2020 (11 Comments)

A new joint study between Telefonica (e.g. O2 UK) and telecoms kit maker Nokia, which focused on the power consumption of the RAN (Radio Access Network), has claimed that the latest generation of ultrafast 5G based mobile (mobile broadband) networks are up to 90% more energy efficient “per traffic unit” than existing 4G ones.

Openreach Takes UK ISP TalkTalk to Court Over Unpaid Fees

2nd December, 2020 (21 Comments)

Network access provider Openreach (BT) has confirmed that they’ve “reluctantly” begun a high court case against budget broadband ISP TalkTalk, which reportedly centres on a dispute over unpaid fees (said to be worth c.£16m) for wholesale access to its high-speed fibre optic based Ethernet products.

Q3 2020 Progress Update on Wales BT FTTP Broadband Rollout

2nd December, 2020 (9 Comments)

The Welsh Government has issued a Q3 2020 progress update on their £52.5m Phase 2 Superfast Cymru contract with BT (Openreach), which is deploying a 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network to cover 39,000 extra premises in rural Wales. The data to September 2020 shows 14,698 premises have now been completed.

Three UK Offers “Business Boost” to Firms – 10 SIMs for £20

2nd December, 2020 (8 Comments)

Mobile operator Three UK has launched a new “Business Boost” offer for small and medium sized businesses, which will give such SMEs 10 SIM-only plans for just £20 +vat per month. Each plan within this boost comes with unlimited calls and texts, plus 2GB of data (mobile broadband), on a simple 30-day contract.

Openreach Move from Selling Copper to Full Fibre in Salisbury UK

1st December, 2020 (10 Comments)

As expected Openreach (BT) have today confirmed that the cathedral city of Salisbury in Wiltshire has just become the first location in the UK where the operator has stopped selling copper based broadband ISP and phone services, which means that new orders or upgrades on their network can now only be provisioned with FTTP.

Jurassic Fibre Build FTTP Broadband into Bridgwater in Somerset

1st December, 2020 (4 Comments)

The historic Somerset (England) market town of Bridgwater, which is home to a population of over 41,000 people, has today become the latest location to be added to ISP Jurassic Fibre’s on-going UK rollout list for their new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network.

Fury as Alternative UK Fibre Networks Hit by New Openreach Fee UPDATE4

1st December, 2020 (47 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has generated a furious response from alternative UK broadband networks (AltNets) after they introduced a new fee on certain FTTP linked connections, which broadband ISPs have described as being “punitive” and a “blatant attempt by [the operator] to regain a monopoly” that is likely to “slow the rollout of full fibre.”

Cityfibre UK Start £23m Gigabit Broadband Rollout in Crawley

1st December, 2020 (12 Comments)

Fibre optic developer Cityfibre has announced that they’ve begun work to build their new 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP network in the large West Sussex (England) town of Crawley, which is being supported by a private investment of “at least” £23 million.

Vodafone UK Gives Customers 30 Days of Unlimited Mobile Data UPDATE

1st December, 2020 (25 Comments)

Mobile operator Vodafone UK has announced that their Pay Monthly customers (i.e. those not already on an unlimited plan) the chance to enjoy 30 days of free unlimited mobile data (mobile broadband) via their 4G and 5G network this Christmas, but you’ll have to hurry as they’ve only made 200,000 passes available.

Vodafone UK Extend Free Mobile Broadband to 350k School Kids

1st December, 2020 (0 Comments)

Last month saw Vodafone UK offer free Data SIMs, packed with a 30GB (GigaByte) allowance (valid for 90 days), to help 250,000 primary and secondary school children to stay connected with their education this winter. The scheme was so successful that it’s now being extended to reach another 100,000 children and young people.

Shell Energy Add Free Chromecast with Google TV to Broadband

1st December, 2020 (1 Comment)

Energy provider and UK ISP Shell Energy has today enhanced the existing discounts on their “Superfast Fibre” (FTTC) home broadband packages by bundling in a Chromecast device with Google TV “at no extra cost“. The new deal is set to run for new customers until 7th December 2020.

Full Fibre UK Provider ITS Launches New Wholesale Division

1st December, 2020 (0 Comments)

The ITS Technology Group (its.), which manages and builds a number of fibre optic and hybrid wireless broadband ISP networks across parts of the UK, appears to have split off its wholesale “full fibre” business into a new division with the imaginative title of ITS Wholesale.