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gnetwork engineers in distance

25th Oct, 2022 (23 Comments)

London-focused UK gigabit-broadband ISP G.Network, which is currently investing around £1bn to deploy a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across the city, has said a recent newspaper report (Sunday Times) that alleged the company had recently warned of the risk it “could go under” are “simply not true“

Starlink-Dish-on-UK-House-Official

25th Oct, 2022 (4 Comments)

A team of researchers from the University of Texas Austin (UTA) have examined the downlink signal structure of Starlink’s (SpaceX) mega constellation of ultrafast broadband satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and shown that, with a few software tweaks, the company could perhaps turn it into a useful GPS-style backup.

Rishi-Sunak-Fibre-Splice-for-B4RN

24th Oct, 2022 (11 Comments)

The UK Government’s former Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has today formally been appointed as the country’s next Prime Minister and the third to enter 10 Downing Street since the summer, after the roller coaster rides of Boris Johnson and Liz Truss. We take a quick look at what this might mean for broadband, mobile and internet policy.

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FullFibre Ltd Van on Grass Verge

24th Oct, 2022 (4 Comments)

Network builder FullFibre Limited has announced that their new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based gigabit broadband ISP network has finally gone live in the towns of Alfreton (Derbyshire), Evesham (Worcestershire) and Cheadle (Stoke on Trent) – including some surrounding areas.

Virgin-Media-O2-Office-Building-Logo

24th Oct, 2022 (10 Comments)

UK ISP Virgin Media (VMO2) has today finally confirmed that they too also saw their “highest traffic peak on record” on Wednesday (19th Oct) last week, which occurred as football fans tuned into stream Premier League matches on Amazon (Prime Video) and gamers preloaded the latest ‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2‘ game ahead of its release.

BT-CWU-Members-on-Strike-in-City-2022

24th Oct, 2022 (21 Comments)

Up to 38,000 workers at UK broadband and telecoms giant BT (including Openreach) have today begun the final day of their latest round of strikes over a pay dispute (the 8th day overall). But the Communications Workers Union (CWU) claims that BT’s CEO, Philip Jansen, still “won’t even negotiate” with them.

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Virgin Media O2 UK Freshwave 4G Bus Shelter

24th Oct, 2022 (8 Comments)

A collaboration between mobile operator O2 (VMOS), wireless infrastructure provider Freshwave and ad firm Clear Channel UK has enabled residents and visitors in parts of Tower Hamlets (London) to access a stronger 4G mobile signal when standing near to supporting bus shelters, which have built-in small cell connectivity.

Oneweb-India-LEO-Broadband-Satellite-Rocket-Launching

23rd Oct, 2022 (0 Comments)

British satellite operator OneWeb, which is partly owned by the UK Government, has confirmed their return to flight after successfully launching 36 of their compact Low Earth Orbit (LEO) based ultrafast broadband satellites aboard a LVM3 rocket from the NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) facility in Sriharikota, India.

WightFibre-EV-Car-Kia

22nd Oct, 2022 (8 Comments)

Broadband ISP WightFibre, which operates a full fibre (FTTP) network across the Isle of Wight – just off the South Coast of Hampshire in England, has revealed that it too has a social tariff for those on benefits, which will give you an unlimited 100Mbps (symmetric) speed for just £16.50 per month with a PAYG phone service (usually £24.95).

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Fibre-optic-network-fibres-and-cable-connectors-uk

22nd Oct, 2022 (2 Comments)

Researchers at the Technical University of Denmark (TUD) have done something quite remarkable by demonstrating a record data transmission speed of 1.84 Pbps (Petabits per second) – or 1,840Tbps (Terabits per second) if you prefer – over a single 37-core and 7.9km long fibre optic cable. Oh.. and they could go a lot faster.

FreedomFibre-UK-Coverage-Map-Two-2022

22nd Oct, 2022 (30 Comments)

Network operator Freedom Fibre, which is currently deploying a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network across parts of England (Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Shropshire) and North Wales, has kindly provided ISPreview with a map that helps to visualise their current and future rollout plan.

BeFibre-Linksys-WiFi6-Router

21st Oct, 2022 (18 Comments)

Broadband ISP BeFibre, which alongside network partner Digital Infrastructure is building a full fibre (FTTP) network across towns in several counties (e.g. Essex, Cheshire, Derbyshire, Gloucestershire, Lincolnshire and Yorkshire etc.), has signed a 3-year partnership with Linksys to supply customers with MX4200 Wi-Fi 6 routers.

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Internet traffic and UK online services

21st Oct, 2022 (7 Comments)

Ofcom has today published new proposals to soften some of the UK’s existing Net Neutrality protection rules, which were established some years ago to ensure no serious blocking or slowing of access to legal websites or other internet services by broadband ISPs and mobile network operators. But there are some positive statements too.

icon speed test

21st Oct, 2022 (13 Comments)

Ofcom’s 2022 study of fixed line home broadband ISP speeds has reported that the average (median) UK download rate has risen from 50.4Mbps last year to 59.4Mbps now (uploads went from 9.8Mbps to 10.7Mbps). But the performance gap between rural and urban areas has “widened” (unsurprising with so much urban FTTP build).

Virgin Media Business UK Hitron CHITA Router

21st Oct, 2022 (22 Comments)

Some business customers of broadband ISP Virgin Media Business UK (VMO2) are now reporting that they too have seen a modest uplift in upload speeds over the past week, which suggests that the forthcoming speed boosts won’t be limited to those on Virgin Media’s residential M100 and M200 packages.

Virgin-Media-Stream

20th Oct, 2022 (25 Comments)

New customers taking out one of UK ISP Virgin Media’s (VMO2) 350Mbps, 500Mbps or 1Gbps broadband-only packages may be pleased to learn that the provider will now throw in one of their new TV streaming boxes – simply called ‘Stream‘ – for free (i.e. they’ve waived the usual £35 activation fee).

Lothian Broadband Road Works

20th Oct, 2022 (2 Comments)

Scottish ISP Lothian Broadband (LNBL), which is building a gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / XGS-PON) network for 70,000 premises across rural parts of East and Mid Lothian, has today announced that their rollout is being expanded into the Highland region and they’re launching a new sub-brand – Highland Broadband.

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