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Top 20 Full Fibre Broadband Networks by Estimated UK Coverage – H2 2024 UPDATE

12th Aug, 2024 (11 Comments)

New data from Thinkbroadband has provided an updated independent assessment of how big – in terms of network coverage (premises passed) – the top 20 largest Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP networks in the UK have become by the end of July 2024. In this article, we compare that data against official coverage claims.

Broadband ISP TalkTalk UK Confirms £400m Deal with Lenders UPDATE

12th Aug, 2024 (6 Comments)

Debt ridden UK broadband ISP TalkTalk have this morning confirmed that they’ve finally reached a £400 million deal with their lenders. The deal will buy the internet and network provider time to resolve their underlying financial woes by extending the group’s debt maturities to 2027 – avoiding an ugly default.

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Bharti Global Acquires Altice UK’s 24.5 Percent Stake in BT Group

12th Aug, 2024 (6 Comments)

In a surprise development, Bharti Global (via Bharti Televentures UK Ltd), the Indian multinational conglomerate, has this morning formally agreed to acquire French billionaire Patrick Drahi’s (Altice UK) stake of 24.5% (issued share capital) – worth well over £3bn – in national broadband and telecoms giant BT Group.

Virgin Media UK Working to Fix Ping Spikes on 2Gbps Broadband Lines

12th Aug, 2024 (12 Comments)

A small number of Virgin Media’s (O2) broadband ISP customers, which appears to be largely impacting those on their latest 2Gbps full fibre package via nexfibre’s new XGS-PON (FTTP) network, have recently been suffering regular spikes in network latency (ping) and packet loss. But the good news is that the provider is working on a permanent fix.

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Starlink Shows How its Broadband Satellites Can Avoid Breaking Radio Astronomy

10th Aug, 2024 (0 Comments)

Elon Musk’s Starlink (SpaceX) service, which operates a mega constellation of ultrafast broadband satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) for the UK and the world, has issued a new update to explain how they dynamically adjust their network to mitigate the “significant risk” of causing interference for radio telescopes.

Customers of UK Full Fibre Broadband ISP Toob Suffer Outage UPDATE

9th Aug, 2024 (12 Comments)

Alternative network operator toob, which has deployed a gigabit-capable full fibre (FTTP) broadband network across parts of Southern England (parts of Hampshire, Dorset and Surrey), appears to have been suffering from a service outage “across our network” this afternoon.

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Three UK Named Fastest for 5G Broadband in Ookla H1 2024 Study

9th Aug, 2024 (23 Comments)

Network testing firm Ookla, which collects data from consumers via their popular Speedtest.net platform, has published their latest Q1-Q2 2024 (H1) study into the speed of 5G based mobile broadband networks in the United Kingdom. The results find that Three UK still delivers the fastest average download (255.23Mbps) and uploads (14.47Mbps).

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Mobile UK Travel SIM Provider easySim Global Suffers Data Breach UPDATE

9th Aug, 2024 (1 Comment)

Mobile provider easySim.global, which is part of the Stelios-linked easy® family of brands (easyJet, easyCar etc.) and offers low cost travel data (mobile broadband) to use all around the world via eSIM, has informed customers that they recently suffered a data breach after their database was “accessed remotely by a hacker“.

Rumour Mill – Giffgaff May Launch UK FTTP Broadband via Nexfibre

9th Aug, 2024 (21 Comments)

Some sources have indicated to ISPreview that reputable mobile network provider giffgaff, which is owned by Telefónica and uses the associated Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) provided by O2 (Virgin Media) in the UK, are allegedly testing the possibility of offering full fibre (FTTP) broadband packages via nexfibre’s network.

Full Fibre Builder UK Fibre Networks Rebrands to Fastr Broadband UPDATE

8th Aug, 2024 (3 Comments)

The rather generically named alternative network ISP UK Fibre Networks, which operates an 8Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network in central York (England), has today announced that they’ve re-branded to Fastr Broadband as they continue to roll-out their network to 8,000 homes and businesses in the city centre.

Competition Watchdog Clears HPE Acquisition of Juniper Networks

8th Aug, 2024 (0 Comments)

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has followed a similar decision in the EU by clearing the move by Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) to acquire Juniper Networks for an all-cash transaction for $40.00 per share (here), which represents an equity value of around $14 billion (£11bn).

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Rural 10Gbps UK Broadband ISP B4RN Promotes Tom Rigg to CEO

8th Aug, 2024 (1 Comment)

Rural focused UK broadband network B4RN (Broadband for the Rural North), which is a community benefit ISP that has rolled out their 10Gbps FTTP network to 25,000 premises across England (inc. 13,000+ customers), has announced that existing CEO Michael Lee is to step down on 1st September 2024 and be replaced by Tom Rigg.

HS2 Claims HS2 Could Boost UK Mobile and Rural Broadband

8th Aug, 2024 (3 Comments)

New analysis published by High Speed 2 Ltd, which is a non-departmental public body that is wholly funded by the UK Government’s Department for Transport (DfT), has claimed that the HS2 rail project could help “thousands of properties” across 538 postcodes to gain access to “ultrafast broadband speeds” and better mobile connectivity.

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Vodafone UK Extend 5G Ultra Service to Enterprise and SMB Customers

8th Aug, 2024 (9 Comments)

Mobile operator Vodafone has announced that their 5G Ultra service, which uses 5G Standalone (SA) technology to deliver faster mobile broadband speeds and better performance in other areas, has now been made available to Enterprise and SMB (business) customers in the UK. The service originally launched for consumers over a year ago.

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AssetHUB Claims 100,000km of UK Fibre May be Left Underutilised

8th Aug, 2024 (16 Comments)

Asset reuse specialist AssetHUB has today claimed that an estimated 100,000km of publicly funded full fibre broadband cables in UK rural and hard to reach areas, allegedly worth over £1.4bn (total state aid), could be “left underutilised due to a lack of visibility” and “despite open networking being a condition of receiving taxpayers’ money“.

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Study Finds Starlink’s Direct to Cell Mobile Data Satellites are Quite Bright

8th Aug, 2024 (5 Comments)

A recent study has warned that Starlink’s (SpaceX) latest broadband and Direct to Cell based satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) are somewhat brighter than the company’s previous spacecraft, which risks adding to the headaches that observational sciences (e.g. astronomy) already have to tackle.

ISP Grain Breaks Own Record with 29 Minute UK FTTP Broadband Install

7th Aug, 2024 (28 Comments)

Alternative broadband ISP and network builder Grain (Grain Connect) claims to have broken their previous home installation record of 36 minutes (here). The event occurred yesterday after a new customer signed-up and had a brand-new Full Fibre (FTTP) broadband service installed into their home in just 29 minutes.