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UK Tops New G7 Focused Digital Connectivity Readiness Index

4th Sep, 2024 (0 Comments)

Technical consultancy firm FarrPoint has today published their first International Digital Connectivity Readiness Index (IDCRI), which ranks the United Kingdom top against the G7 nations. The index ranks countries by the quality and coverage of their digital infrastructure (broadband, 5G etc.), as well as other areas like digital skills and online security etc.

Sky UK Temporarily Phasing Out Sky Q Triple Play TV Packages UPDATE

4th Sep, 2024 (68 Comments)

Sky (Sky Broadband) has confirmed that they will, from today, be temporarily “phasing out” their old satellite-based Sky Q Triple Play packages, which means they’re “no longer available for purchase on Sky.com“. Existing customers will continue to be supported. Sky’s focus is on their newest internet-based streaming products.

Freedom Fibre Award Grants to 23 North Shropshire Community Projects

3rd Sep, 2024 (0 Comments)

Alternative UK network operator Freedom Fibre, which has built their 10Gbps capable full fibre broadband (XGS-PON / FTTP) network to cover 300,000 premises across England (27th Mar 2024) and is home to 20,000 customers (12th Aug 2024), has today awarded thousands of pounds to support 23 community groups from across North Shropshire.

Virgin Media O2 Business to Build Dark Fibre Network in Swansea

3rd Sep, 2024 (2 Comments)

Broadband ISP Virgin Media O2 Business (VMO2) last week won the contract to deploy a new Dark Fibre network as part of the Swansea Bay City Region project (Digital Infrastructure Programme). The new network should deliver significantly improved data capacity and speed to 36 public sector sites throughout Swansea and Neath Port Talbot.

Openreach Make Proactive FTTP Upgrades a Standard Process for ISPs

3rd Sep, 2024 (27 Comments)

Network access provider Openreach (BT) has made their “Proactive FTTP Upgrades” a standard process from ISPs. This will take effect from 1st October 2024 and should make it easier for UK broadband ISPs that want to migrate existing customers on slower copper-based ADSL, FTTC (VDSL2) and G.fast lines to faster full fibre (FTTP) ones.

Virgin Media UK Partners with TSA Telecare Body for Digital Phone Switch

3rd Sep, 2024 (3 Comments)

Broadband ISP Virgin Media (O2) has today given their Digital Landline Switchover (DLS) programme (i.e. migrating old analogue landline phones to IP-based services) a boost by signing a “first-of-its-kind partnership” with TSA, the telecare advisory body, to enhance the support provided to telecare users as the UK transitions to Digital Voice.

Gov Considers Easier Access to Blocks of Flats for UK Broadband Upgrades

3rd Sep, 2024 (11 Comments)

The new UK Government has begun informally consulting with the telecoms industry after network operators called on them to make it easier and cheaper to access large residential buildings (MDUs – blocks of flats or apartments), which could help to upgrade related buildings to gigabit-capable broadband. Easier said than done.

Ogi Secure £45m Investment to Boost FTTP Broadband Build in Wales

3rd Sep, 2024 (3 Comments)

Broadband ISP Ogi, which is building a multi-gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across parts of South Wales (UK), has today announced that they’ve secured a new £45m financing package from Cardiff Capital Region (CCR), alongside ongoing equity investment from its principal shareholder, Infracapital, to support their future growth.

Virgin Media O2 Seeks £1bn to Support UK NetCo Wholesale Venture

2nd Sep, 2024 (7 Comments)

Broadband, TV and mobile provider VMO2 (Virgin Media and O2) is reportedly seeking outside investors to raise a further £1bn in order to help fund the company’s plan (here) for opening up their existing fixed line network to wholesale via a new business (NetCo), which is expected to be introduced during the first half of 2025.

Broadband ISP TalkTalk Sign UK Refinancing Deal Agreed in August

2nd Sep, 2024 (8 Comments)

Debt plagued UK ISP TalkTalk has this afternoon confirmed that they’ve formally signed a binding agreement on detailed terms of the refinancing package, which was announced on 12th August 2024 (here) and is said to be worth around £400m. This extends the group’s debt maturities to September 2027 and buys them more time to fix the roof.

OFNL Suffer Major National UK Full Fibre Broadband Outage UPDATE3

2nd Sep, 2024 (21 Comments)

Alternative network operator Open Fibre Networks Limited (OFNL / GTC / BUUK), which typically serves new build homes with gigabit fibre (FTTP) via several of their supporting UK broadband ISPs, appears to be suffering a major national outage this morning that is also making it difficult to access their Incidents Page.

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New CEO of Rural UK Full Fibre Broadband ISP B4RN Shuns Wholesale

2nd Sep, 2024 (3 Comments)

The newly appointed CEO, Tom Rigg, of rural focused full fibre (FTTP) broadband ISP B4RN has told Richard Tang, the boss of Zen Internet, in a new interview that their network now passes 27,000 premises in rural areas and is home to almost 14,000 customers. But they have no plans to “split everything off and then try and go wholesale” with the network.

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Broadband ISP Quickline Boosts UK FTTP Speeds and Cuts Prices

2nd Sep, 2024 (4 Comments)

Broadband ISP Quickline, which is building a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) and 5G powered fixed wireless access (FWA) network across rural and semi-rural parts of the North East and Midlands of England, will this morning significantly cut the prices on some of their packages and introduce symmetric speeds on their full fibre plans.

Openreach Restores Broken Fibre After Major Kent UK Outage

2nd Sep, 2024 (5 Comments)

Openreach (BT) have restored their broadband and phone services in the Swanscombe and surrounding areas of Kent (England), which follows a major network outage that struck thousands of local premises. This began after damage was caused to the operator’s core fibre optic cables at around midday on Saturday (31st Aug).

Altnet UK Broadband ISP Zzoomm Reportedly Appoint Merger Advisors

2nd Sep, 2024 (14 Comments)

Oxfordshire-based alternative full fibre operator Zzoomm, which has deployed their 2Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network to cover 202,000 premises (RFS) in England, have reportedly accelerated their plans for an M&A (Mergers and Acquisitions) drive with the appointment of Acuity Advisors to help identify prospective deals.

EE UK Quietly Introduce Mobile Plans with 5G Standalone Support

31st Aug, 2024 (52 Comments)

Several members of ISPreview’s forum community have spotted that broadband ISP and mobile network operator EE (BT) appears to have quietly introduced new / revamped UK plans, which include the first support for their latest 5G Standalone (5G SA) mobile broadband technology. Faster speeds, network prioritisation and other benefits are expected.

Openreach Sets UK Withdrawal Date for Fibre Voice Access Product UPDATE

30th Aug, 2024 (18 Comments)

Network access provider Openreach (BT) has revealed that they will finally withdraw their old Fibre Voice Access (FVA) product from 1st December 2024. The service has long since been superseded by retail broadband ISPs launching their own IP / VoIP based digital phone services.