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2Gbps Virgin Media UK Broadband Plan Now Available to Order

14th Feb, 2024 (79 Comments)

New and existing customers of residential broadband ISP Virgin Media (VMO2), at least those covered by their new nexfibre based Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network expansion, can finally start to place an order for their new 2Gbps (200Mbps upload) package via the provider’s website.

Nexfibre Pledge to Build More UK Full Fibre in 2024 Than Any AltNet

14th Feb, 2024 (54 Comments)

The CEO of nexfibre, Rajiv Datta, has revealed in a new interview with the CEO of ISP Zen Internet, Richard Tang, that they intend to roll-out their full fibre (FTTP) broadband network to “more homes in 2024 than any [other] altnet” and will shortly pass 1 million homes. But Virgin Media (VMO2) remains their only ISP, for now.

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Broadband AltNets Setup New UK Infrastructure Sharing Group

14th Feb, 2024 (10 Comments)

The Independent Networks Co-operative Association (INCA), which represents some of the UK’s alternative broadband networks, has helped to setup a new Infrastructure Sharing Group (ISG) to ensure that the rollout of full fibre (FTTP) is “not held back by inconsistencies in the availability of Openreach physical infrastructure“.

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Cityfibre UK Complete Northampton FTTP Broadband Build

14th Feb, 2024 (6 Comments)

CityFibre has announced that they’ve completed the “primary build” of their new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP network in the East Midlands (England) town of Northampton. The network is now Ready for Service at over 87,700 premises – reflecting c.82% of local homes and businesses.

F&W Networks Grows UK Full Fibre Cover to 410,000 Premises

14th Feb, 2024 (4 Comments)

Altrincham-based alternative network provider F&W Networks, which is rolling out their new gigabit-capable full fibre (FTTP) broadband ISP network to various parts of England, has today announced that they’ve almost doubled their coverage over the past year to 410,000 premises (up from 250k in Feb 2023).

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Starlink Lose 100 LEO Broadband Satellites Due to Design Flaw

14th Feb, 2024 (6 Comments)

SpaceX has announced that they will have to de-orbit (scrap) around a hundred of their older “early-version 1” Starlink ultrafast low-latency broadband satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) because of a design flaw, which might otherwise cause the space platforms to fail in orbit and become non-manoeuvrable.

Broadband, TV and Mobile Price Hikes Set for Virgin Media O2 UK UPDATE

14th Feb, 2024 (27 Comments)

The release of the latest monthly UK inflation figures, which saw the Retail Price Index (RPI) fall to 4.9% (down from 13.4% at this time last year), means that UK customers of Virgin Media and O2 can now confirm how much they’re going to be impacted by the operator’s next round of annual price hikes.

Revolut Becomes First UK Financial Institution to Launch eSIM UPDATE

13th Feb, 2024 (22 Comments)

Customers of banking and money management app Revolut may be interested to learn that they’ve just become the “first financial institution in the UK” to launch an eSIM based mobile service, which is intended more for travellers (roaming) than those seeking an alternative mobile service in the home market.

Broadband ISP TalkTalk Updates on UK Demerger and Refinancing UPDATE

13th Feb, 2024 (7 Comments)

The TalkTalk Group has today issued a progress update on their ongoing demerger and refinancing efforts, which claims that “significant progress” has been made since their last update (Nov 2023) toward the separation of their network wholesale platform business (“PlatformX Communications“) and their residential ISP (“TalkTalk Consumer“).

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Vodafone UK Launch Unlimited Mobile Data Plan for CCTV Cameras

13th Feb, 2024 (2 Comments)

Mobile operator Vodafone has today launched their “Connected Spaces Vision” plan, which offers unlimited data to business customers that need to live stream video from IoT smart surveillance cameras over a mobile broadband (4G or 5G) network. But this is more than just a mobile plan, it’s a suit of video security features.

O2 UK Delivers 100th 4G Mobile Mast for Shared Rural Network

13th Feb, 2024 (14 Comments)

Mobile operator O2 (VMO2) has today hit a key milestone after they rolled out enhanced 4G (mobile broadband) coverage across 100 rural sites as part of their commitment under the £1bn industry-led Shared Rural Network (SRN) programme, which aims to extend geographic 4G cover (aggregate) to 95% of the UK by the end of 2025.

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Ofcom Pressures Big UK ISPs to Set New Broadband Switching Date

13th Feb, 2024 (7 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has written a new letter that singles out big ISPs, including BT, Sky Broadband, TalkTalk and Virgin Media (VMO2), for being too slow to implement their One Touch Switch (OTS) system, which aims to make it quicker and easier for consumers to switch providers on different networks.

Full Fibre Broadband ISP Toob Partially Resolves Network Outage UPDATE

13th Feb, 2024 (13 Comments)

Hampshire-based network builder and gigabit broadband ISP toob, which is rolling out its own Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across parts of South England, claims to have “fixed” a major network outage that began during the small hours of this morning and only began to subside an hour or so ago. But issues are ongoing in Southampton.

Street Works Firm OCU Sets Up Own UK Full Fibre Biz – Artemis Fibre UPDATE

13th Feb, 2024 (6 Comments)

Civil engineering (utilities contractor) firm OCU Group appears to have established a new Stockport-based company called Artemis Fibre (15129999), which sounds as if it might be looking to deploy and operate its own UK full fibre (FTTP broadband, Dark Fibre and Ethernet) network to help serve the needs of their clients.

Openreach Confirm UK Launch of 1.8Gbps and 1.2Gbps FTTP Tiers UPDATE

13th Feb, 2024 (197 Comments)

After a lengthy pilot programme, Openreach (BT) has finally revealed the commercial launch date and final pricing for their faster Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband tiers, which from 1st April 2024 will make it possible for UK ISPs to push their top download speeds to 1.2Gbps and 1.8Gbps (both 120Mbps upstream) to consumers.

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Lothian Broadband Expand FTTP Network Rollout to the Black Isle

12th Feb, 2024 (2 Comments)

Scottish ISP Lothian Broadband (LBN), which is building a 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / XGS-PON) network across rural parts of East Lothian, the Highlands and Fife, has announced that their network rollout is now being expanded across rural parts of the Black Isle area.

Full Fibre UK Broadband ISP Zzoomm Launch Voice Service by KIT

12th Feb, 2024 (10 Comments)

Alternative network provider Zzoomm, which is rolling out their new gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across parts of England, appears to have finally launched their new IP-based digital “Voice” (phone) service for customers on their full fibre lines. But it doesn’t seem to be a fully integrated product.