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Broadband Woes as BBC Plan to Switch Off Terrestrial UK TV by 2030

8th Dec, 2022 (100 Comments)

The Director-General of the BBC, Tim Davie, has given broadband ISPs and mobile operators something extra to think about after he proposed that the corporation could plan to “switch-off” terrestrial TV and radio signals by the end of 2030. In their place, the broadcaster would focus on online content and streaming (e.g. iPlayer).

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Top 10 UK Cities with the Biggest Gap in Broadband Speeds (Fastest vs Slowest)

8th Dec, 2022 (9 Comments)

A new report has used data from 16,500 consumer speed tests to reveal the ten UK cities with the biggest performance gap between those with the fastest broadband ISP speeds and those with the slowest. Glasgow was the “most unequal city“, with its fastest speeds (840.4Mbps) being 866 times quicker than its slowest (0.97Mbps).

ISP Quickline Build FTTP Broadband to Skelton in North Yorkshire

7th Dec, 2022 (4 Comments)

Alternative network ISP Quickline has announced that their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network has been extended to reach almost 300 homes in the rural North Yorkshire village and civil parish of Skelton, which was connected as part of the state aid supported Superfast West Yorkshire and York contract.

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75% of UK to Have Choice of Three Gigabit Broadband Networks by 2030

7th Dec, 2022 (13 Comments)

A new Point Topic forecast of fixed line ISP network coverage, which considers both the impact of “full fibre” (FTTP/B) and Cable (DOCSIS 3.1) networks, has predicted that gigabit-capable networks will cover around 97% of the UK by 2030 and the majority of postcodes (75%) will also have the choice of up to three gigabit networks.

Virgin Media O2 is First UK Telecoms Provider to Gain Carbon Trust Certification

7th Dec, 2022 (5 Comments)

Broadband ISP and mobile network operator VMO2 (Virgin Media and O2) has just become the “first UK telecoms provider” to be recognised by the Carbon Trust for its action towards achieving Net Zero carbon emissions across its business (i.e. removing as many emissions as they produce).

EE UK Launches New Norton Powered Cyber Security Packages

7th Dec, 2022 (9 Comments)

Broadband ISP and mobile operator EE UK has today taken the wraps off their new Norton powered online “Cyber Security” solution. In addition, the operator has launched a Norton powered annual identity check service to help customers quickly see if their personal information has been found on the dark web.

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Openreach Target Equinox 2 FTTP Broadband Discounts for April 2023

7th Dec, 2022 (7 Comments)

Credible sources have confirmed that Openreach this week issued draft contracts for their forthcoming “Equinox 2” offer to UK broadband ISPs, which will further discount the prices of their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) product and explains why Cityfibre chose yesterday to launch their competition complaint (here).

Sky Glass UK Firmware Update Boosts TV Image Quality

6th Dec, 2022 (15 Comments)

Sky UK (Sky Broadband, Sky TV etc.) has, over the past week or so, begun rolling out a new firmware update (QS013) for their broadband-based Sky Glass TV service and display, which fixes various bugs and also appears to improve image quality by enabling local area dimming on the screen.

Cityfibre Files UK Full Fibre Competition Complaint Against Openreach UPDATE2

6th Dec, 2022 (25 Comments)

Network builder Cityfibre has today announced that they’ve formally submitted a Competition Act complaint to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and Ofcom against Openreach (BT), which accuses the operator of “undertaking an aggressive strategy to foreclose infrastructure competition in the UK fibre broadband market“.

VMO2 Finds UK Broadband and Mobile Amongst the Cheapest in Europe

6th Dec, 2022 (8 Comments)

Broadband ISP and mobile giant Virgin Media and O2 (VMO2) have today published the results of a new Assembly Research study, which examined the value of telecoms services in the UK compared to other major countries and found that “typical UK prices for fixed and mobile services are amongst the lowest in Europe“.

Ofcom Undecided on Releasing Upper 6GHz Band for Mobile or WiFi

6th Dec, 2022 (7 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today issued an update on its position with respect to whether the upper 6GHz radio spectrum band (6425 to 7125MHz) should be released for use by either higher-power licensed 5G mobile networks (mobile broadband) or lower-power Wi-Fi (e.g. home WiFi).

Gigaclear Bring Full Fibre to Rural Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire Border

6th Dec, 2022 (0 Comments)

Rural UK ISP Gigaclear has announced that their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network is being extended to cover 3,500 homes and businesses in two neighbouring communities – the village of Aspley Guise and town of Woburn Sands – on the border between Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire.

Lit Fibre Set to Go Live in 3 West Midlands Towns with FTTP Broadband

6th Dec, 2022 (0 Comments)

Network builder and broadband ISP Lit Fibre, which aims to reach 500,000 UK homes by 2026 with their new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network, has today confirmed that they will aim go live in the West Midlands (England) towns of Aldridge, Erdington and Kingstanding from spring 2023.

Vodafone Deploy First 4G and 5G OpenRAN Sites in UK Urban Areas

6th Dec, 2022 (3 Comments)

Mobile network operator and broadband ISP Vodafone UK – supported by partnerships with Dell, Intel, Samsung, Wind River, and Capgemini – has today announced that they’ve achieved another “European first” by rolling out 4G and 5G OpenRAN (O-RAN) technology to 16 mobile masts in urban parts of Devon (England).

Leicestershire Gets £1.55m to Connect 43 Public Sites to Gigabit Broadband

6th Dec, 2022 (8 Comments)

The Leicestershire County Council (LCC) in England has secured £1.55m of public funding from the UK government’s £5bn Project Gigabit programme in order to help it connect 43 public sectors sites (e.g. schools, council offices etc.) in rural areas to a new gigabit-capable full fibre broadband and Ethernet network.

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FreedomFibre Invest £7m to Rollout FTTP Broadband in Eccles

5th Dec, 2022 (0 Comments)

The large town of Eccles, which is home to a population of around 40,000 in the City of Salford area (Greater Manchester), has today been announced as the next UK location to benefit from ISP Freedom Fibre’s ongoing rollout of a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network.

Vodafone Group CEO Nick Read Announces Sudden Exit

5th Dec, 2022 (9 Comments)

In a surprise development, Nick Read, the CEO of UK-based broadband and mobile giant Vodafone, has “agreed with the Board” that he will step down as Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and as a Director on 31st December 2022. The move is part of an effort to find somebody who can improve their “operational performance“.