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DNS Fail Blocks BT Site for TalkTalk’s UK Broadband ISP Users UPDATE

9th May, 2023 (7 Comments)

A number of TalkTalk’s UK broadband customers have informed us that, since as far back as Wednesday last week, they’ve been unable to access BT’s website and some related online services (e.g. email and the BTSport App). The issue seems to be due to an unspecified fault with the provider’s Domain Name Service (DNS).

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Community Fibre Spotted Expanding FTTP Outside of London

9th May, 2023 (7 Comments)

London-focused broadband ISP CommunityFibre, which is deploying a multi-gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to cover 2.2 million premises by the end of 2024 (mostly in the UK’s capital city), has confirmed that its future build plan will stretch into parts of Hertfordshire, Essex and Surrey.

BT Finish First Live UK Field Trial of OneWeb Linked 4G Mobile

7th May, 2023 (6 Comments)

BT’s Chief Security and Networks Officer, Howard Watson, has revealed that the operator has just completed a live field trial that, for the “first time ever“, made it possible for them to deploy a 4G (LTE) mobile cell site that was backhauled (data capacity) over OneWeb’s constellation of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) broadband satellites.

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BT Aspire to be First UK ISP to Bundle WiFi 7 Broadband Router

6th May, 2023 (32 Comments)

Several credible sources have informed ISPreview that BT, most likely via EE – their soon-to-be “flagship brand for consumers“, have set themselves a target of being the first UK broadband ISP to market with a WiFi 7 (802.11be) capable router (SmartHub 4). The hope is to be ready by early 2024, but June 2024 is also mentioned.

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Openreach Make FTTP Discounts Accessible for Small UK ISPs

5th May, 2023 (24 Comments)

Network provider Openreach (BT) has introduced a special “Equinox Waiver” for smaller broadband ISPs. The change means they will be entitled to Equinox connection and rental discounts on the operator’s Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband products, but without needing to meet the Fibre Only Target or Fibre Only Threshold.

EE Offers Free UK Mobile Broadband Data for King’s Coronation UPDATE2

5th May, 2023 (23 Comments)

Customers of mobile operator EE (BT) may be pleased to learn that they’ll be zero-rating data (free usage) across their entire mobile network for the Coronation of King Charles III on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th May 2023, “as the nation unites to celebrate the crowning of His Majesty” (yeah.. ok).

X-Fibre Prep FTTP Broadband Build in Surrey, West Sussex and Hampshire

5th May, 2023 (0 Comments)

A relatively new UK network builder called X-Fibre has revealed that they’re planning to roll-out a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to “surpass” 10,000 homes across parts of Surrey, West Sussex, and Hampshire “within the next five years” (i.e. by 2028).

Ofcom Probe Three Providers Over Failure to Pay UK Number Charges

5th May, 2023 (3 Comments)

Ofcom has announced that they’ve launched a new enforcement programme, which among other things will investigate whether TelNG Limited, ETC Telecom Limited and Number Services Limited have failed to pay charges for phone numbers they have been allocated.

O2 UK Calls on Mobile Rivals to “Stop the Smartphone Swindle”

5th May, 2023 (24 Comments)

Mobile operator O2 (VMO2) has launched a new campaign today that calls on their rivals to “Stop the Smartphone Swindle” by introducing changes that would prevent consumers overpaying for mobile phones they already own. But EE (BT), Vodafone and Three UK say they already offer such packages.

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ISP Virgin Media Business UK Launch Flexible Broadband Plans

5th May, 2023 (6 Comments)

New customers of Virgin Media Business (VMO2) can, from today, now choose to take one of their new Flex offerings, which enables small businesses to move either up or down between different “VOOM Fibre” broadband package options (i.e. customers can “flex” or change their package every 30 days).

FullFibre Ltd Drop UK ISP Zybre from Network as Provider Faces Strike-Off UPDATE2

5th May, 2023 (14 Comments)

Customers of broadband ISP ZYBRE (Air Broadband) are facing more uncertainty after one of their remaining network partners, FullFibre Limited, informed related users that they’d taken the “difficult decision to no longer work” with the provider. On top of that, ZYBRE has also received a “First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off“.

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Virgin Media O2, Starlink and Wavemobile Trial Brings 4G to Remote Wales

5th May, 2023 (15 Comments)

O2 UK (VMO2) has completed a unique trial in an extremely remote part of Wales, which successfully worked with Starlink’s network of ultrafast broadband satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and Wavemobile to deploy a mobile broadband capable 4G signal to the area around the South Stack Lighthouse in Holyhead, Anglesey.

Sky Stream TV Customers Now Need a 25Mbps Broadband Speed UPDATE

4th May, 2023 (22 Comments)

Some customers of Sky’s standalone Sky Stream TV product, which uses your UK broadband ISP and WiFi connection to stream their on-demand video content and live TV channels directly to your existing TV set (without a satellite dish), may be displeased to learn that you now need a much faster minimum download speed.

Rural ISP FACTCO Sign FTTP Broadband Partnership with FullFibre Ltd

4th May, 2023 (0 Comments)

Liverpool-based network builder and UK ISP FACTCO has decided to extend their existing network reach by signing a new partnership agreement with a fellow alternative network provider, FullFibre Limited. This will enable them to sell services to homes and businesses over both networks.

Gigaloch Target Full Fibre Rollout for 200,000 UK Premises

4th May, 2023 (0 Comments)

Fife-based broadband ISP Gigaloch, which in 2020 began building their own Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across a few remote rural communities in Cheshire (England) and Perthshire (Scotland), has secured their first institutional financing round and are now aiming to cover up to 200,000 premises (mostly in Scotland).

Survey Claims UK 5G Mobile Users are Satisfied with Performance

4th May, 2023 (23 Comments)

A new OnePoll survey of 1,000 UK adults, which was commissioned by Green Smartphones and focused on those who reported using 5G to get online via their mobile phones, has claimed that 80% of people are satisfied with the broadband speeds and coverage offered by their 5G service (9% were dissatisfied, while 12% were undecided).

ISP Sky Broadband UK Preparing New Home Router for H2 2023

4th May, 2023 (33 Comments)

Sources have informed ISPreview that UK ISP Sky Broadband (Sky), which sells FTTC and FTTP packages via Openreach’s national network, are aiming to introduce a new WiFi 6 capable router for their residential customers sometime around the end of Q3 and early Q4 2023.