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Vodafone UK Spiral Style Logo 2022

22nd Sep, 2022 (0 Comments)

Mobile operator and ISP Vodafone UK has launched a flexible new package called ‘Pulse Connect‘, which for one monthly fee will bundle together business broadband, unlimited calls to UK mobile and landlines, collaboration software (Microsoft 365 Suite), and cloud calling tools for small and medium enterprises.

CWU-Banners-Draped-Over-a-Bush-in-UK

22nd Sep, 2022 (44 Comments)

The Communications Workers Union has just upped the ante in its pay dispute with broadband and telecoms giant BT (including Openreach) by announcing a third round of national strikes, which have been staggered to hit the operator over four days. But worryingly, the next strike will include hundreds of 999 emergency call handlers.

speed broadband meter on grey background uk

21st Sep, 2022 (11 Comments)

Ofcom has confirmed that they will update their 2019 voluntary Code of Practice for Broadband ISP Speeds, which among other things will extend the current “Right to Exit” (i.e. when an ISP fails to correct a speed problem) so that it applies to more aspects of a service bundle. The changes will go live on 21st December 2022.

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MS3 Network Engineer Behind Van 2022

21st Sep, 2022 (0 Comments)

Asterion-backed network provider MS3, which is working to deploy a new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / XGS-PON) broadband ISP network to cover 500,000 premises across the North of England by around 2026 (here), has announced that their build in the Lincolnshire town of Scunthorpe has finally started to go live.

Digital-Infrastructure-Training-Facility-UK

21st Sep, 2022 (4 Comments)

Another UK network builder – Digital Infrastructure (DI) – has today moved to tackle the shortage of skilled fibre broadband engineers by establishing its own training facility in Warrington, which is intended to provide over 100 people per year with the qualifications needed for a career in the industry.

CommunityFibre-Engineer-with-Fibre-Optic-Box-2022

21st Sep, 2022 (13 Comments)

UK ISP CommunityFibre, which has so far covered 500,000 premises in London with their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network, will today do the opposite of what most internet providers do by cutting almost all their out of contract prices. This will be particularly useful to loyal customers who are unlikely to switch.

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Connexin Engineer Working Next to Van

21st Sep, 2022 (0 Comments)

Network operator and UK ISP Connexin, which is investing £80m to deploy a 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across parts of Hull and Yorkshire (here and here), has today added the East Riding village of Cottingham and the North Yorkshire town of Scarborough to their build plan.

censored internet word cloud

21st Sep, 2022 (26 Comments)

The UK Government’s new Culture Secretary, Michelle Donelan, has signalled that the mess of complex and confusing legislation that is the Online Safety Bill (OSB), which seeks to tackle “harmful” internet content (i.e. via website blocks by broadband ISPs, fines and other sanctions), is likely to be softened before it returns to parliament.

connected britain award

21st Sep, 2022 (3 Comments)

The annual Connected Britain Awards 2022 (Total Telecom) event took place last night, which among other things saw B4RN (Broadband for the Rural North) scoop the coveted “Broadband Provider of the Year” award and CityFibre – for the second year running – take home the “Project Rollout Award“.

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VX FIBER Lila Connect FTTP street works

21st Sep, 2022 (1 Comment)

Network operator LilaConnect, which is a subsidiary of Swedish provider VXFIBER, has this morning announced that they’ve added 2 additional towns in Staffordshire (England) to their UK rollout of a new “open access” and gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network – Cannock and Penkridge.

FibreNest-Team-Celebrating

21st Sep, 2022 (7 Comments)

Broadband ISP FibreNest, which is the full fibre (FTTP) network provider for UK new build housing sites that have been developed by Persimmon Homes, are celebrating today after connecting 25,000 customers (up from 23,000 at the start of 2022) to their growing full fibre network.

Netomnia-FTTP-Broadband-UK-Rollout-Map-Sept-2022

21st Sep, 2022 (24 Comments)

Network operator Netomnia (supported by UK ISP YouFibre), which is currently working to cover 1 million premises across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland with their gigabit-capable full fibre broadband network by the end of 2023, has updated their rollout map to include some useful extra detail.

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fibre optic blue explosion

20th Sep, 2022 (1 Comment)

The ITS Technology Group, which manages 36 wholesale full fibre broadband and Ethernet networks across urban parts of the UK for businesses and ISPs (aka – “Faster Britain“), has today announced that they’ve completed the acquisition of dark fibre specialist NextGenAccess Ltd. for an undisclosed sum.

4g_mobile_broadband_uk_wireless_technology

20th Sep, 2022 (6 Comments)

Mobile operator Three UK has, following successful pilots with Workspace and at a multinational firm’s UK headquarters, agreed to join Freshwave’s new Neutral Host In-Building mobile network specification to help improve indoor 4G coverage at enabled sites.

air_broadband_logo

20th Sep, 2022 (3 Comments)

Air Broadband, which offers ultrafast and gigabit speed internet access packages via various different Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) networks across the United Kingdom, has today announced it can now service over 1 million homes and businesses (up from 250,000 before). But today’s news is mainly focused on CityFibre.

GSLV-MkIII-Rocket

20th Sep, 2022 (0 Comments)

Satellite operator OneWeb, which is partly owned by the UK Government, has announced that 36 of their Low Earth Orbit (LEO) based ultrafast broadband satellites have just arrived at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India, ahead of an expected launch to space next month.

CityFibre Planners Meeting on Site

20th Sep, 2022 (7 Comments)

Network operator CityFibre has today announced that they’ve covered 2 million UK homes with their new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network (up from 1.9m in August), which represents 25% of their 8 million target. Better yet, they passed the second million some three times faster than their first million.

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