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Ofcom UK to Open 26GHz and 40GHz Bands for Faster 5G Mobile

13th Mar, 2023 (16 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today confirmed that they will release a large chunk of millimetre wave (mmWave) radio spectrum frequency across the 26GHz and 40GHz bands for use by ultrafast 5G (mobile broadband) technology, which could potentially make multi-gigabit mobile data speeds a reality.

Virgin Media O2 UK Users Get Free Early Access to Diablo IV Beta

13th Mar, 2023 (0 Comments)

Customers of broadband ISP and mobile operator Virgin Media and O2 (VMO2) can now harness their ‘Priority‘ access to special offers by gaining free “Early Access” to the closed Diablo IV Beta (popular video game) test, which they say can normally only be enjoyed by pre-ordering the game (RRP from: £59.99).

Brsk Grow UK Full Fibre Broadband Network to 150,000 Premises

13th Mar, 2023 (2 Comments)

Broadband ISP Brsk has today announced that the UK coverage of their new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network, which spans across parts of Greater Manchester, Lancashire, West Yorkshire and the West Midlands in England, has grown from 100,000 premises passed in November 2022 to 150,000 today.

The Top 10 Full Fibre Alternative Networks by Estimated UK Coverage

13th Mar, 2023 (17 Comments)

A new report has been published that provides a useful independent assessment of how big – in terms of network size (coverage footprint) – the top 10 alternative full fibre (FTTP) broadband ISP networks in the UK have become (excluding Openreach), which we’ve compared against the official coverage claims below.

Broadband ISP Virgin Media to Retire UK Public WiFi Hotspots

11th Mar, 2023 (12 Comments)

Customers of fixed broadband ISP Virgin Media (VMO2) have recently been informed that the operator’s “Out of Home” public WiFi hotspot service, which also turned their existing broadband routers into wireless hotspots for anybody to access (here), is officially set to be retired “from” 1st November 2023.

Swish Fibre Bring FTTP Broadband to Kebbell Homes and Elivia Homes Sites

10th Mar, 2023 (12 Comments)

Network operator and UK ISP Swish Fibre, which is deploying a gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to cover 250,000 premises across the Home Counties of England, has reached an agreement to extend their infrastructure across new build homes being built by Kebbell Homes and Elivia Homes.

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Air Broadband Users Hit with Disconnection Letters by CityFibre and OFNL UPDATE16

10th Mar, 2023 (467 Comments)

Customers of UK ISP Air Broadband (ZYBRE) have faced a difficult week after those connected via OFNL and CityFibre’s alternative full fibre (FTTP) broadband networks received worrying letters from the two aforementioned suppliers, which warned them of service termination.

Hard Choices for UK Gov – Block or Don’t Block WhatsApp and Signal

10th Mar, 2023 (49 Comments)

Two of the internet’s most popular secure messaging platforms, WhatsApp and Signal, have now both said that they would rather be blocked by the UK’s controversial new Online Safety Bill (OSB) than undermine the security (end-to-end encryption) of their platforms by allowing private messages to be filtered and moderated.

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GBP15bn Vodafone and Three UK Mobile Merger Looks Imminent

10th Mar, 2023 (95 Comments)

Sources close to the proposed merger talks between mobile network operators Vodafone and Three UK (CK Hutchison), which could value the combined business at around £15bn, have reportedly indicated that a deal may be announced as soon as before the end of March 2023.

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Rural ISP Grayshott Gigabit Boosts Broadband Rollout with Calix

9th Mar, 2023 (0 Comments)

Grayshott Gigabit, which is building a new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network in rural parts of East Hampshire, the Surrey Hills and surrounding areas, has reported lowering their costs, improving performance and passing the savings on to their customers after adopting Calix’s platform.

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Mobile Network Builder BAI Comms Rebrands to Boldyn Networks

9th Mar, 2023 (2 Comments)

Mobile infrastructure firm BAI Communications (BAI), which has built a bunch of “neutral host” style 4G and 5G mobile networks in the UK (mobile operators buy access to these via wholesale), has today revealed it will rebrand as Boldyn Networks, bringing together its six companies under one, new brand.

CityFibre UK Finish Primary FTTP Broadband Build in Town of March

9th Mar, 2023 (1 Comment)

CityFibre has today announced the completion of their £5m “primary build” in the Cambridgeshire (England) town of March, which has extended their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network to cover 8,500 premises (around 80% of the town’s residential properties), including most businesses.

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Diana Johnson MP Petitions UK Parliament to Tackle Telecoms Poles

9th Mar, 2023 (45 Comments)

The Labour MP for Hull North, Dame Diana Johnson, has presented a petition to parliament – signed by residents of Hull North – that urges the government to make it a requirement for new telecoms poles to apply for local planning permission and consult residents before being built – risking delays to the gigabit broadband build.

Vodafone Extend 4G Mobile to 57 UK Rural Locations via SRN

9th Mar, 2023 (11 Comments)

Mobile operator Vodafone has today issued an update on their deployment progress under the £1bn Shared Rural Network (SRN) project, which reveals that it has already rolled out 4G (mobile broadband) connectivity across 57 rural locations in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland under the programme.

Uswitch 2023 Awards Name Best UK Broadband and Mobile Providers

9th Mar, 2023 (12 Comments)

Uswitch.com has unveiled the winners of their annual 2023 Telecoms Awards event, which among things saw Plusnet named as the best LARGE broadband ISP of the year, while Hyperoptic took the same award for smaller providers. Meanwhile, BT was named as the most reliable broadband ISP and giffgaff came top for mobile.

FTTP ISP Toob Keep 900Mbps UK Broadband Price Frozen Again

9th Mar, 2023 (10 Comments)

Alternative broadband ISP toob, which aims to cover 1 million premises across the South of England by 2027 (mostly in Surrey and Hampshire), has joined the growing club of smaller providers that have bucked the trend of recent price hikes by opting to keep their package prices frozen.

EE UK Caps Pay As You Go Mobile Broadband Speeds to 25Mbps

9th Mar, 2023 (35 Comments)

Mobile network operator EE UK has quietly introduced an important change to their 4G based Pay As You Go (PAYG) plans, which means that customers who joined from 1st March 2023 will have their mobile broadband speeds capped at just 25Mbps – this is advertised as being “Superfast speeds“.