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R100 FTTP Broadband Build in Scotland Hits 42,000 Premises

6th Nov, 2023 (0 Comments)

The Scottish Government has published a small progress update on their £600m Reaching 100% (R100) project with Openreach (BT), which reveals that an additional 42,000 premises (up from 24,194 in late May 2023) have now been covered by their rollout of a new “superfast broadband” (30Mbps+) capable ISP network.

Fortnite Drives Broadband Traffic Record at UK ISP Virgin Media

6th Nov, 2023 (2 Comments)

Broadband ISP Virgin Media UK (VMO2) has reported that the release of Fortnite’s original map on Friday 3rd November 2023, which formed part of the popular video game’s “Fortnite OG” update, resulted in the operator experiencing a record daily surge in network traffic with a total of close to 154,000 TeraBytes (TB) being downloaded.

Virgin Media O2 Launch Black Friday Deals and Gives Away £50k Worth of Vouchers

6th Nov, 2023 (15 Comments)

Broadband ISP and UK mobile operator Virgin Media and O2 (VMO2) has today launched a bunch of new Black Friday discounts and, separate to that, they’re also giving existing ‘Priority‘ members the chance to win up to £30,000 worth of John Lewis gift cards, as well as up to £20,000 worth of Amazon gift cards.

Openreach Prep Alternative UK Analogue Style Phone Product

6th Nov, 2023 (44 Comments)

Openreach is developing an additional phone line product, which does NOT require a broadband connection to function and will be targetted at vulnerable and edge use cases (inc. CNI) users with old analogue phone lines (PSTN) who would otherwise “face challenges” in migrating to an All-IP (Internet Protocol) based solution by 2025.

EE and BT TV Customers Can No Longer Skip Adverts on ITV

5th Nov, 2023 (17 Comments)

Residential customers of UK broadband ISP BT and EE, specifically those taking their pay TV products, will next week lose the ability to fast-forward through adverts for ITV recordings when in “Internet Mode” (streaming), which is said to be in line with the behaviour of the ITVX app.

EE UK Hikes Monthly Roaming Fees by 150 Percent in 2023

5th Nov, 2023 (54 Comments)

Customers of EE (BT) are venting frustration after the mobile operator twice increased the price of their “Roam Abroad” add-on – making for a hike of 150% within the past year. The pass allows customers to use their existing allowances, at no extra charge, while in the USA, Canada, Mexico, Australia and New Zealand plus 47 European destinations.

Broadband ISP Home Telecom Acquires Homeshift

3rd Nov, 2023 (4 Comments)

UK ISP Home Telecom – a subsidiary of the Telecom Acquisitions (TAL) group (TalkTalk holds a controlling stake) – has today announced yet another acquisition in the form of Homeshift, which is a fully fledged and licensed energy and internet provider that gives you a single bill for your energy, internet, council tax, and water.

Openreach Launch IP Voice Solution for UK ADSL Broadband Lines

3rd Nov, 2023 (67 Comments)

After a long pilot, Openreach has today revealed that the commercial launch of their Single Order Transitional Access Product (SOTAP) for UK ISPs will take place on 1st December 2023. The new product makes it possible to offer a standalone ADSL broadband line with optional IP-based (digital) phone services.

Connexin Extend LoRaWAN Wireless Network to 4.8 Million UK Homes

3rd Nov, 2023 (7 Comments)

Network operator and broadband ISP Connexin has announced that their wireless Long Range Wide Area Network (LoRaWAN) technology, which is designed to connect low power IoT sensors and meters, has now grown its coverage to reach devices in and around 4.8 million UK homes.

Bus and Cycleways in Cambridgeshire UK Help Spread Full Fibre

3rd Nov, 2023 (3 Comments)

The Connecting Cambridgeshire programme in England, which is led by the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority, has today highlighted another example of how their “Dig Once” policy is helping to accelerate the roll-out of gigabit broadband – by ensuring new bus and cycleways are pre-built with fibre ducting.

Council Suspend MS3’s Full Fibre Poles Rollout in Hedon Over Safety

2nd Nov, 2023 (17 Comments)

The East Riding of Yorkshire Council (ERYC) in England appears to have handed anti-pole campaigners in Hedon a small, if most likely only temporary, victory by suspending MS3‘s deployment of a new 10Gbps capable full fibre (FTTP) broadband ISP network in the area over “allegations of unsafe work activity.“

Lyca Mobile UK Launch Monthly Contracts with Price Freeze Until 2026

2nd Nov, 2023 (36 Comments)

Mobile operator Lyca Mobile, which is still reeling from last month’s cyberattack and related data breach (here), has apparently decided that – instead of keeping their heads down – now is the time to launch a range of new monthly contracts with the promise of no price rises “until at least” 2026.

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UK ISP Your Co-op Broadband to Migrate Old Email Platform

2nd Nov, 2023 (10 Comments)

Customers of Your Co-op Broadband, specifically those who use their email platform, have been informed that the platform is to be closed and migrated to another provider from 6th November 2023. Customers will need to migrate their email address or create a new address before that date to avoid losing their messages. But it comes at a cost.

BT Group Add Record 860,000 FTTP Broadband Premises to UK Coverage

2nd Nov, 2023 (34 Comments)

The BT Group has published their latest H1 FY24 results to September 2023, which reveals that Openreach’s full fibre (FTTP) broadband ISP network added a record of 860,000 premises to their coverage (up from 718k last quarter) and now covers 11.85 million premises, with a further 6m where initial build is underway.

85 Percent of UK Says Mid-Contract Telecoms Price Hikes are Unfair

2nd Nov, 2023 (35 Comments)

A new Opinium survey of 2,000 UK adults, which was commissioned by Uswitch, has today claimed that 85% of broadband ISP and mobile customers view annual price rises as “unfair” and 87% think they should be allowed to leave their provider penalty free if they raise prices mid-contract.

Telcom Opens UK Full Fibre and Wireless Network to Wholesale UPDATE

1st Nov, 2023 (5 Comments)

The Telcom Group (ClearFibre, WeFibre, HyperCity etc.), which via its UK sub-brands operates various fixed wireless (FWA) and 10Gbps capable “full fibre” broadband and Ethernet networks across parts of England, has today opened their networks up to wholesale via the launch of GigaBritain™ to channel partners.

Virgin Media O2 Add 251k FTTP Premises and Sells UK Tower Stake

1st Nov, 2023 (15 Comments)

Broadband ISP and mobile giant VMO2 (Virgin Media and O2) has published their Q3 2023 results, which sees their UK full fibre (FTTP) coverage via nexfibre expand to another 250,800 premises (up from 175.5k in Q2) and their fixed broadband base rise to 5,708,100 (up by 40.8k in Q3 vs -15.3k in Q2). VMO2 has also sold a 16.67% stake in Cornerstone for £360m.