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Openreach Preps More FTTP Broadband Price Cuts for UK ISPs UPDATE

30th Oct, 2022 (33 Comments)

Good news for consumers. Openreach appears set to launch another round of wholesale prices cuts for UK ISPs that sell their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband lines. Dubbed ‘Equinox 2‘ after last year’s discount, the move will help the operator to stay competitive. But some rivals may raise competition concerns.

Openreach’s Wireless-to-the-Cabinet Network on Coll Broken for 3 Weeks

29th Oct, 2022 (18 Comments)

Some 40 homes on the remote Scottish Isle of Coll, which is home to around 200 people, have been left without broadband until at least Monday because Openreach’s engineers cannot safely reach the island by boat in order to repair their niche Wireless-to-the-Cabinet (WTTC) network. Some homes have now been offline for 3 weeks.

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CityFibre UK to Begin £17m Loughborough FTTP Broadband Rollout

28th Oct, 2022 (16 Comments)

Cityfibre has today revealed that they’ll invest £17 million over the next few years to ensure that “almost every home and business” in the Leicestershire (England) market town of Loughborough is covered by their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network.

Full Fibre ISP Octaplus Joins Cityfibre’s UK Broadband Network

28th Oct, 2022 (3 Comments)

Broadband ISP and Pay TV provider Octaplus (Octaplus Supercharged), which initially launched via MS3’s gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network in East Yorkshire during September (here), has now officially become “available in all locations” across CityFibre’s network where homes are ready for service.

Virgin Media O2 UK Trials Emergency 5G Mobile from Drones

27th Oct, 2022 (9 Comments)

Broadband ISP and mobile operator Virgin Media and O2 (VMO2) has teamed up with the Snowdonia Aerospace Centre in Wales to trial 4G and 5G connected drones, which in an emergency could be deployed to help create a temporary airborne mobile network for both visitors and emergency services (Mountain Rescue).

Altnet UK ISP Box Broadband Appoints New Divisional CEO

27th Oct, 2022 (0 Comments)

Box Broadband, which is owned (majority stake) by CommunityFibre (here) and presently rolling out a gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across parts of South East England (e.g. Surrey and Sussex), has today announced the appointment of Nathan Vautier to be its new Divisional CEO.

Bill Proposed to Improve UK Consumer Telephone Service Standards

27th Oct, 2022 (21 Comments)

The Conservative MP, Robert Halfon, has proposed a new Private Members Bill that seeks to clampdown on utility providers (broadband ISPs, energy etc.) and “certain other services” that run telephone support lines, specifically those that make it difficult or force you to wait for ages before being able to speak with a human.

EE Boost UK 5G Rollout with New Ericsson AIR 3268 Radio Antennas

27th Oct, 2022 (13 Comments)

Mobile operator EE (BT) has announced that they’ve begun to rollout Ericsson’s new ultra-lightweight Antenna-Integrated Radio (AIR 3268) hardware to more than 1,000 UK sites, which is smaller and lighter than existing antennas, uses up to 40% less energy and should deliver better 5G (mobile broadband) speeds and coverage.

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Pricey Starlink Broadband Dish Launched for Moving Vehicles

27th Oct, 2022 (10 Comments)

SpaceX has informed customers that they’ve launched a new variant of their Starlink for RVs (Recreational Vehicles / Motorhomes) product via their constellation of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) based ultrafast broadband ISP satellites, which includes new hardware that enables the service to be used while in-motion.

Full Fibre Benefits as Utility Warehouse Extend Deal with UK ISP TalkTalk

27th Oct, 2022 (1 Comment)

Broadband, mobile and energy provider Utility Warehouse (Telecom Plus) has today announced that they’ve extended and expanded upon their existing UK wholesale supply agreement with ISP TalkTalk, which looks as if it will give UW access to the provider’s growing range of alternative full fibre (FTTP) networks.

ISP Giganet Confirms FTTP Broadband Rollout in Storrington

26th Oct, 2022 (8 Comments)

Fern Trading-backed broadband ISP Giganet (Cuckoo), which is investing £250m to build a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across the South of England, has today confirmed that they’re investing £20m to reach more than 18,500 homes in Hurstpierpoint and Storrington (West Sussex).

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Council Plans to Cover 10,000 Premises in Perth with Gigabit Broadband

26th Oct, 2022 (5 Comments)

The Perth & Kinross Council (PKC) in central Scotland has announced that they’re seeking “expressions of interest” from suppliers (ISPs and network builders etc.) to help extend the benefits of gigabit-capable broadband connectivity to “nearly” 10,000 homes and business premises across the city.

World Broadband Association Predicts 50Gbps Home Broadband by 2030

26th Oct, 2022 (32 Comments)

The World Broadband Association (WBBA), which is a multilateral and industry-led association, recently published a new white paper that predicts residential broadband packages will be offering connection speeds of “up to” 50Gbps (Gigabits / sec) by 2030, while enterprise speeds will be “up to” 3.2Tbps (Terabits / sec).

EE UK Launch New Customer Packages to Improve Home Security

26th Oct, 2022 (10 Comments)

Broadband ISP and mobile operator EE UK has today moved to improve the online and offline security of their internet connected customers by introducing a number of new products, including a new Norton powered online “Cyber Security” solution and a “Smart Home Security” (alarm etc.) system powered by Verisure.

Virgin Media O2 Parents May Sell Stake in UK Masts to Boost Full Fibre

26th Oct, 2022 (7 Comments)

The parents of ISP Virgin Media (Liberty Global) and mobile operator O2 (Telefonica) are reportedly considering a sale of their 50% stake in mast operator Cornerstone, which is part of a network sharing agreement with Vodafone (Vantage Towers). The extra funding would be used to help fuel their UK rollout of full fibre (FTTP) broadband.

Sky Broadband Customers in North West England Suffer Outage UPDATE4

25th Oct, 2022 (82 Comments)

Customers of UK ISP Sky Broadband appear to be suffering from significant service disruption to their internet access and phone services in parts of North West England today (mostly around the Greater Manchester, Warrington and Lancashire areas), although oddly Sky’s Service Status page remains green for many of those affected.

CityFibre and Kelly to Create 1000 UK Jobs for FTTP Broadband Installers

25th Oct, 2022 (12 Comments)

Network operator Cityfibre, which is rolling out a new gigabit-capable “full fibre” (FTTP) broadband ISP network to millions of UK premises, has today announced that they’ve chosen civil engineering firm Kelly Group to be their “preferred supplier” for installing customer connections in homes.