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Giffgaff UK Set to Start Rolling Out 4G Calling and WiFi Calling

10th May, 2024 (18 Comments)

Mobile network provider giffgaff, which is a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) on O2’s platform in the United Kingdom, are due to finally start rolling out two long awaited and much demanded new service features this month – Wi-Fi Calling and 4G Calling (VoLTE). But the process will take a while to complete.

Ofcom UK Examine Future of TV Distribution in a Broadband World

9th May, 2024 (58 Comments)

The UK media and telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today published an interesting new report for the Government that examines the future of TV distribution in an increasing broadband (internet) connected world and proposes how to address the inevitable tipping point – where Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) services risk become too expensive to sustain.

Virgin Media Broadband Comes to 11,000 Extra Homes in Braintree

9th May, 2024 (1 Comment)

Network operator nexfibre has today announced that they’ve expanded their 2Gbps speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / XGS-PON) broadband network, alongside partner UK ISP Virgin Media (VMO2), to cover an additional 11,000 premises in the Essex town of Braintree.

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BT Secures £70m IT Services Deal with South West Police Forces

9th May, 2024 (2 Comments)

Telecoms and broadband giant BT has today signed a 10-year partnership, worth £70m, to upgrade the IT and network services of both the Devon & Cornwall Police and Dorset Police forces. The two forces currently handle more than 1 million emergency and non-emergency calls and respond to more than 118,000 incidents of recorded crime each year.

Telcom Picked for Phase 2 of New Cardiff Full Fibre Network Build

9th May, 2024 (0 Comments)

The Cardiff Council (Gyngor Caerdydd) in South Wales has once again chosen UK broadband operator Telcom Group (WeFibre, HyperCity etc.) to supply residents and businesses in poorly served parts of the city with “hyperfast gigabit connectivity“, which forms Phase 2 of an earlier Phase 1 roll-out.

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Nearly 7 Million UK Premises Can Access 2 or More Full Fibre Networks

9th May, 2024 (25 Comments)

New data from telecoms analyst firm Point Topic has revealed that, at the end of Q1 2024, nearly 7 million UK premises had access to two or more full fibre (FTTP) broadband ISP networks, falling to just 0.8m for three or more networks. Some 64.7% of UK premises (20.7m) are now covered by such a network, while Altnets are still seeing good growth.

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Report Examines Why Openreach’s UK Full Fibre Take-up Beats AltNets

8th May, 2024 (38 Comments)

A new report from strategic consultancy firm Eight Advisory has examined the question of why the average consumer take-up across alternative full fibre (FTTP) broadband networks (Altnet) is currently still at 16%, while Openreach stands at c.34%, despite the collective footprint of the new challengers now equalling that of the incumbent.

Shortlist of Network Operators Named for the UK Fibre Awards 2024

8th May, 2024 (6 Comments)

The shortlist for the third annual UK Fibre Awards event, which is due to take place next month (6th June 2024) in London, has today been released. The event usually sees various broadband ISPs and full fibre network builders across several categories pick up awards for their achievements.

Virgin Media O2 Boosts UK 5G Private Network Plans with Accenture

8th May, 2024 (8 Comments)

Broadband and mobile giant Virgin Media O2 has teamed-up with IT services company Accenture to boost their 5G private network capabilities for UK businesses, which may help them to “seize opportunities” in the country’s growing mobile private network market – estimated to reach £528 million by 2030 (STL Partners forecast).

CTG Become First UK Telecoms Firm to Complete New Building Assessment

8th May, 2024 (0 Comments)

The Complete Technology Group (CTG), which is a landlord advisory service that also runs sister company Complete Fibre (i.e. they install full fibre broadband infrastructure into large apartment blocks), has today become the first company in the telecoms sector to complete Stage 2 of the new Building a Safer Future (BSF) Champion Assessment.

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Three UK Blocks More Than 173 Million SPAM Texts in Two Years

8th May, 2024 (8 Comments)

Mobile operator Three UK has today revealed that the anti-spam filters on their network have blocked more than 173 million spam texts, equivalent to 10,000 every hour of the day, in the last two years, as part of its efforts to protect customers from rising online fraud – thanks in no small part to their Mavenir platform.

CityFibre Builds FTTP Broadband to 3.6 Million UK Premises, with 400k Connected

8th May, 2024 (22 Comments)

Network operator CityFibre has this morning revealed that their 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network has now grown to cover 3.6 million UK premises (3.3m RFS), which is up slightly from 3.5m (3.2m RFS) in late January 2024. The network is also home to 400,000 customer connections (up 77% year-on-year).

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Global Fibre Provider Zayo Group to Split Up its Business

7th May, 2024 (0 Comments)

The Zayo Group, which operates a large global high-capacity metro and long-haul fibre optic network, has today begun the process of carving out two independent entities from their business. One will consist of Zayo’s European business, while the other will encompass its business that manages customers’ global network needs (outside of their core North American and European networks).

Emtelle UK Boost FTTP Broadband Installs with New Drop Cable

7th May, 2024 (0 Comments)

Fibre optic broadband supplier Emtelle UK, which is a global manufacturer of blown fibre, cabling and ducted solutions for network operators, has launched a “revolutionary” new 3-in-one drop cable (REVOLink3) for last mile connectivity that could speed up the installation process for full fibre (FTTP) broadband services.

Zzoomm See 10 Percent Full Fibre Take-up in Penistone After 1 Month

7th May, 2024 (10 Comments)

Oxfordshire-based alternative UK broadband network and ISP Zzoomm, which have built their 2Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to cover 190,000 premises (RFS) in England, has revealed that their network has already achieved a take-up rate of 10% in the South Yorkshire town of Penistone – after only going live in March 2024.

Freedom Fibre Helps Pickup Litter in North Shropshire

7th May, 2024 (0 Comments)

Network operator Freedom Fibre, which has so far built a Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network to cover 300,000 UK premises (27th Mar 2024) – mostly in the North West of England, has distributed litter picking kits across North Shropshire to both help keep the region tidy and support their social commitment under last year’s Project Gigabit contract.

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New 2024 Study Ranks 26 UK Broadband ISPs for Customer Service

7th May, 2024 (6 Comments)

A recent Freedom of Information Request (FoIR) filed by Broadband Genie has revealed that complaints to Ofcom about UK telecoms providers (broadband, mobile etc.) increased by 37% last year to 34,000. In response, the comparison site has published a new survey of customer service, which sees YouFibre, Trooli and Zen Internet top the table.