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BT and Openreach UK Staff Vote to Accept Pay Offer

16th Dec, 2022 (16 Comments)

As expected, the Communications Workers Union (CWU) – representing up to 38,000 of BT and Openreach’s employees – has voted to accept last month’s pay offer (here) from the UK telecoms giant, which will avert any further risk of strike action over Christmas. But the fireworks may begin again next September 2023.

Rural UK ISP Gigaclear Extends FTTP Broadband in Warwickshire

16th Dec, 2022 (1 Comment)

Broadband ISP Gigaclear has announced that their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network is being extended to serve around 2,200 homes and businesses in the rural Warwickshire (England) village of Harbury. In total, the provider is putting up to £7 million worth of commercial investment into the county.

UK ISP TalkTalk Business Partners with AltNet Freedom Fibre

16th Dec, 2022 (0 Comments)

Broadband ISP TalkTalk Business (TTB) has announced that they’ve formed a “strategic partnership” with alternative network provider Freedom Fibre, which is currently rolling out a new wholesale Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) and Ethernet network across parts of Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Shropshire and North Wales.

BT Group to Combine Global and Enterprise Units into BT Business

16th Dec, 2022 (9 Comments)

As expected, telecoms giant BT has today confirmed the next phase of their huge re-branding exercise, which in this case will see them combining their Global and Enterprise (inc. Wholesale) units into a single business-to-business unit, called BT Business – led by Bas Burger, the current CEO of BT’s Global unit.

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More UK ISPs Join FullFibre Limited’s New Broadband Network

15th Dec, 2022 (0 Comments)

Network operator FullFibre Limited, which is building a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across various parts of England, has today announced that two more ISPs have joined their wholesale network – Link Broadband and OctaPlus.

EE UK Extends 4G Mobile Coverage to Over 500 Rural Areas

15th Dec, 2022 (9 Comments)

Broadband and mobile provider EE (BT) has announced that, over the past year, they’ve “built or upgraded” over 500 4G (mobile broadband) sites across the UK as part of their commitment under the £1bn Shared Rural Network (SRN) project, which is also supported by O2, Vodafone and Three UK.

Ofcom – Gigabit Broadband Covers 70% of UK as 5G Hits 67-77%

15th Dec, 2022 (12 Comments)

Ofcom has published their Connection Nations 2022 UK digital infrastructure report, which reveals that “gigabit-capable” broadband ISP networks cover 70% of the UK (21 million premises), which is up from 47% last year, and outdoor 5G mobile cover from at least one operator is available to 67-77% of premises (up from 42-57%).

Openreach Hikes UK Copper Broadband and Cablelink Prices

15th Dec, 2022 (53 Comments)

We reported yesterday that Openreach (BT) had announced a range of price cuts for their full fibre broadband lines (here), but as part of the push toward FTTP the operator also hiked prices for copper-line broadband and phone services too (FTTC / SOGEA and G.fast etc.). Such changes will be particularly painful for those with no alternative.

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Business ISP Inclarity Communications Sold to DRD Communications

15th Dec, 2022 (1 Comment)

Earlier this month we reported (here) that UK business broadband and I.T solutions provider Inclarity Communications had fallen into administration. The good news is that the company’s administrators, Moorfields Advisory Limited, have sold the company to VanillaIP owners DRD Communications.

More Rural Villages in Powys to Get FTTP Broadband Installed

14th Dec, 2022 (1 Comment)

The Powys County Council in Wales has announced that their Digital Powys project, which is supported by the UK and Welsh government’s gigabit voucher schemes, will soon result in three community broadband schemes (Llanfan Fawr & Llanwrthwl, Aberedw & Glascwm, and Dwyriw & Manafon) deploying a new full fibre network.

Sky UK Add FREE Mobile Social Tariff for Sky Broadband Basics Users

14th Dec, 2022 (11 Comments)

Customers who take UK ISP Sky Broadband’s cheaper “Basics” social tariff for home broadband and phone connectivity will now also gain the ability to add Sky’s new mobile social tariff, which will provide existing users with unlimited UK calls and texts and 3GB of data per month for 12 months “at no cost at all“.

Commsworld Bring Gigabit Broadband to 110 Northumberland Schools UPDATE

14th Dec, 2022 (2 Comments)

Scotland-based UK business broadband ISP Commsworld has reached a new agreement with Northumberland County Council in England, which will see them take responsibility for rolling out a new gigabit-capable full fibre network to connect 110 schools in the county.

Rural Full Fibre ISP Truespeed Launch New Linksys WiFi 6 Router

14th Dec, 2022 (12 Comments)

Alternative network provider Truespeed, which is building a gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across rural parts of South West England, appears to be moving away from their heavily restricted routers of old and have today launched a new WiFi 6 router from Linksys and optional Mesh system.

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Openreach Unveil FTTP Broadband Price Cuts for UK ISPs – Equinox 2 UPDATE3

14th Dec, 2022 (31 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has today responded to pressure from their ISP customers by unveiling a new round of major discounts (aka – “Equinox 2“) to the wholesale price of their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband products, which aims to keep the operator competitive and reduce prices on consumer packages.

Shetland Islands Council Seeks Strategy for Shetland Telecom

13th Dec, 2022 (1 Comment)

Shetland Telecom, which is the arms-length network operator that was originally set up by the Shetland Islands Council (Scotland) to develop local fibre optic infrastructure, is facing a review by the local authority after councillors found that the company lacked a clear strategy and could potentially do more to improve broadband.

Three UK Build First Shared Rural 4G Mast Site with O2 and Vodafone

13th Dec, 2022 (13 Comments)

Mobile operator Three UK has today announced that they’ve started construction of the UK’s first joint mast site in Scotland under the £1bn Shared Rural Network (SRN) project, which is expected to go live in early 2023 and supply 4G (mobile broadband) connectivity to customers on the Isle of Mull.

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Apple Enables Emergency SOS via Satellite in UK on iPhone 14

13th Dec, 2022 (11 Comments)

Apple has announced that their new Emergency SOS via Satellite feature, which enables users to message (SMS) with emergency services while roaming outside of regular cellular (mobile) and Wi-Fi coverage, has finally launched across all iPhone 14 models in the United Kingdom, as well as France, Germany and Ireland.