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18th Nov, 2023 (34 Comments)
Starlink’s (SpaceX) global constellation of ultrafast broadband satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) are in the process of introducing new (third-generation) terminal hardware for homes, which promises higher performance (speeds) and more durability for new customers taking their standard plans. But it’s not all good news.
18th Nov, 2023 (11 Comments)
Customers who have accounts with both broadband ISP Virgin Media and mobile operator O2 have, since 14th November, begun to receive emails that invite them to create a single online ID to access both accounts for the first time. The move comes a little over two years after the companies completed their merger deal.
17th Nov, 2023 (27 Comments)
Some existing and former customers of TV, phone and broadband provider Virgin Media (VMO2) are complaining that the ISP is continuing to hit them with wrongful Netflix subscription charges, which is despite those impacted having either never taken the service or cancelling it months ago. The problem has gone unresolved for months.
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16th Nov, 2023 (23 Comments)
The outgoing CEO of telecoms and broadband giant BT Group, Philip Jansen, has this afternoon called on the Chancellor of the UK government, Jeremy Hunt, to use his forthcoming Spending Review to help support investment in the roll-out of full fibre (FTTP) broadband by making “Full Expensing” a permanent change.
16th Nov, 2023 (9 Comments)
The CEO of alternative rural network operator and UK ISP Quickline, Sean Royce, has today done an interesting video interview with Richard Tang, CEO of Zen Internet, which among other things reveals that their new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network now covers 65,000 premises passed.
16th Nov, 2023 (8 Comments)
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16th Nov, 2023 (6 Comments)
Network builder and broadband ISP Brsk has announced that they’ve added the two West Yorkshire towns of Brighouse and Elland to their ongoing roll-out plan for a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across the Midlands of England (rollout plan). The expansion will also include surrounding locations.
16th Nov, 2023 (28 Comments)
The Chief Security and Networks Officer of UK ISP BT (inc. EE and Plusnet), Howard Watson, has today published a blog post that reveals the approach they intend to take with customers as part of Openreach’s plan to close around 4,600 exchanges across the country – starting with a pilot in Deddington, Ballyclare and Kenton Road.
16th Nov, 2023 (2 Comments)
Oxfordshire in England has today been named as one of the first places to benefit from the UK Government’s (DSIT) new £40m 5G Innovation Regions (5GIRs) fund, which was recently setup (here) to help local and regional authorities to test and adopt 5G and other advanced wireless broadband networks for homes and businesses.
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15th Nov, 2023 (3 Comments)
Network operator Openreach (BT) has introduced new delivery options for their commercial UK Full Fibre Infrastructure Build (FFIB) product, which are intended to “improve operational effectiveness leading to reduced mean time to deliver” when getting related sites into a Customer Ready for Service (CRFS) state.
15th Nov, 2023 (7 Comments)
Network technology firm Xantaro has revealed that they’ve launched a new “turnkey street cabinet” solution, which is designed to support UK alternative networks with their rollout of gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband infrastructure, and it’s already been adopted by ISPs GoFibre and Upp (now acquired by nexfibre).
15th Nov, 2023 (7 Comments)
Stratospheric Platforms (SPL) and BT (EE) revealed earlier this year that they were developing a UK trial to harness High-Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) aircraft to help extend 5G (mobile broadband) coverage into remote rural areas (here). SPL now intends to trial similar technology, during 2024, aboard a Britten-Norman Islander aircraft.
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15th Nov, 2023 (10 Comments)
Broadband ISP and mobile operator Virgin Media and O2 (VMO2) have joined TV celebrity Ross Kemp to launch a new “limited-edition fraud-fighting beer” – Crafty Lager 7726, which will be offered for free and has been created to help get the nation talking about scams during International Fraud Awareness Week (12 – 18th November).
15th Nov, 2023 (1 Comment)
Business ISP Internet Central, which is one of the UK’s oldest internet providers, has announced that Neos Networks are helping the provider to upgrade their network capacity and capabilities into the gigabit broadband era across the Midlands and Northwest of England.
15th Nov, 2023 (4 Comments)
Customers travelling on ships belonging to the Ambassador Cruise Line, which is a British cruise line with its HQ in Purfleet (Essex), may be pleased to know that their onboard WiFi connectivity will soon be getting faster broadband speeds after the company adopted Starlink’s constellation of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites.
14th Nov, 2023 (11 Comments)
The Digital Connectivity Forum (DCF), an industry think-tank for the UK Government, has today published new guidance to telecoms SMEs on how they can reach Net Zero targets (i.e. the goal of an organisation to remove as many carbon emissions as they produce).
14th Nov, 2023 (6 Comments)
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