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Sky Mobile UK Customers Still Suffering Connectivity Problems UPDATE2

12th Apr, 2024 (37 Comments)

Some of Sky Mobile’s customers are continuing to experience connectivity (calls and data) problems today after the operator suffered a large disruption to 3G, 4G and 5G services yesterday afternoon, which Sky initially claimed to have fixed. The remaining issue seems to only be impacting data (mobile broadband) connectivity and not calling.

Broadband ISP Giganet Start Directing New CityFibre Users to Cuckoo

12th Apr, 2024 (15 Comments)

Internet provider Cuckoo has confirmed that, starting from today, new customers in CityFibre’s full fibre (FTTP) broadband areas that may be looking to sign-up online with UK ISP Giganet will instead be diverted to Cuckoo. The move forms part of Fern Trading‘s (Octopus Investments) ongoing network consolidated efforts.

Netomnia CEO Jeremy Chelot Appointed Network Rep for TOTSCo’s Board

11th Apr, 2024 (19 Comments)

The boss of full fibre broadband operator Netomnia and ISP YouFibre, Jeremy Chelot, has today been voted as the Network Representative for the Board of the One Touch Switching Company, which is responsible for implementing Ofcom’s OTS (One Touch Switch) solution for faster consumer switching between UK ISPs.

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VIDEO – Openreach and Zen Solve Complex FTTP Install with Drone UPDATE

11th Apr, 2024 (32 Comments)

Over the past few years’ we’ve covered a number of examples where Openreach (BT) have deployed teams of UK drone operators to help deploy their 1.8Gbps speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network. But in today’s case, ISP Zen Internet has documented a rather unique home installation, where airborne drones came in handy.

Connexin Temporarily Pauses Broadband Pole Installations in Hull UPDATE

11th Apr, 2024 (17 Comments)

Following a “productive meeting” with KCOM yesterday, alternative UK broadband ISP Connexin has announced that they will “temporarily pause” the deployment of new telecoms poles in parts of Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire (England) as they “explore the viability” of the incumbents recent infrastructure sharing offer.

Mobile Operators Recommend Changes to Boost UK 5G Deployments

11th Apr, 2024 (10 Comments)

Trade body Mobile UK, which represents network operators Three UK, EE (BT), O2 (Virgin Media) and Vodafone, has today published a new report that warns “widespread adoption of 5G [is] at risk of being missed” unless the government makes changes to help deliver 5G (mobile broadband) upgrades.

ISP Toob Expands FTTP Broadband into the Locks Heath Area

10th Apr, 2024 (8 Comments)

Hampshire-based network builder and gigabit broadband ISP toob, which is rolling out their own full fibre (FTTP) network and also sharing some of CityFibre’s similar infrastructure in parts of South England, has today announced that they’re extending their own network near Fareham into the nearby Locks Heath area.

Broadband ISP Plusnet Gives Up On UK Home Phone Services

10th Apr, 2024 (47 Comments)

Low-cost focused UK broadband ISP Plusnet (BT Group), which seems to have spent the past few years scrapping many of its extra features (TV, Mobile etc.), has perhaps unsurprisingly now confirmed that it will no longer offer home phone services to existing customers once analogue (PSTN/WLR) services are switched off by BT and Openreach.

ISP BT and EE Introduce New UK Pricing Policy for Customers

10th Apr, 2024 (38 Comments)

Broadband, TV, phone and mobile provider BT (inc. EE) has today introduced their new “clear and simple” pricing policy, which sees them move away from % figures and CPI (inflation)-linked changes for their monthly plans in order to “provide certainty for our customers on exactly what their price change will be, and when“.

O2 UK Extends 4G Mobile Coverage in Stirling via SRN Project

10th Apr, 2024 (4 Comments)

Mobile operator O2 (VMO2) has just deployed the first of 7 new masts in rural parts of Stirling (Scotland) to help boost local 4G (mobile broadband) coverage under the £1bn industry-led Shared Rural Network (SRN) programme. The first site, in the remote village of Killin, required a helicopter to deliver the new mast to its site.

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April 2024 UK Gov Update on Project Gigabit Broadband Rollout

10th Apr, 2024 (20 Comments)

The Government’s Building Digital UK agency has released their April 2024 (spring) progress update on the £5bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout scheme, which is so far running 37 live contracts and procurements worth £1.9bn in state aid (£1.38bn for 31 signed contracts) to help extend coverage up to an extra 1 million hard to reach premises.

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Quickline Win £44m South Yorkshire Gigabit Broadband Rollout Contract

10th Apr, 2024 (3 Comments)

The UK government’s £5bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout scheme has today awarded the £44m (state aid) regional contract for South Yorkshire (Lot 20) in England to ISP Quickline, which will aim to extend their 10Gbps capable full fibre (FTTP) network to as many as 32,100 additional premises in hard to reach rural areas.

Gov Awards Six New UK Project Gigabit Broadband Build Contracts UPDATE2

10th Apr, 2024 (11 Comments)

The Government has this morning announced a mass of additional contract awards under their £5bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout programme, which includes builds for West Herefordshire and the Forest of Dean, the Peak District, Dorset and South Somerset, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly and finally, Mid West Shropshire.

nPerf Launch New Broadband Speed Testing App for PC and MAC

9th Apr, 2024 (7 Comments)

Internet connection speed benchmarking firm nPerf has today announced the launch of a new app for PC and MAC users, which is said to be capable of testing broadband speeds of up to 10Gbps, with streaming (using the VLC enginer) and browsing tests (using Chromium) now also included. The latter is rare for general speed testers.

Freedom Fibre Begin Project Gigabit UK Broadband Build in Shropshire

9th Apr, 2024 (0 Comments)

Network builder Freedom Fibre has announced that they’ve begun the build phase of their £24m state aid supported Project Gigabit broadband rollout contract, which aims to upgrade connectivity for “around” 12,000 hard-to-reach homes and businesses across rural parts of North Shropshire (Lot 25.02) in England to their full fibre (FTTP) network.

AllPoints Fibre Pick Ronan Kelly to be CTO of UK FTTP Broadband Network

9th Apr, 2024 (3 Comments)

Network operator AllPoints Fibre (APFN / Fern Trading), which is the UK wholesale division of Fern Trading’s recently consolidate alternative FTTP broadband ISP networks (Giganet, Jurassic Fibre, and Swish Fibre), has appointed a new Chief Technology Officer (CTO) in the form of industry veteran Ronan Kelly.

Sky TV Customers Offered Free Hayu for 3 Months with Sky VIP

9th Apr, 2024 (9 Comments)

Customers of Sky’s UK TV service can now get subscription-based video streaming service Hayu free for 3 months, included with their Sky package. The limited-time offer is provided by Sky VIP to celebrate the launch of Hayu on Sky Q, following on from the earlier launches of Hayu on Sky Stream and Sky Glass.