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Vodafone UK Launch New Business Broadband and Mobile Bundle

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.

BT Faces Major 4 Day UK Strike and 999 Call Handlers Join Them UPDATE

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.

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Ofcom UK Confirm Small Bundles Tweak to Broadband Speed Code

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.

MS3’s New FTTP Broadband Network Goes Live in Scunthorpe

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.

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Digital Infrastructure Establishes North-West Fibre Training Facility

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.

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London FTTP ISP Community Fibre Cuts Out of Contract Prices

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.

Connexin Extend FTTP Broadband Rollout to 2 Yorkshire Areas

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.

Government Hints at Climbdown Over UK Online Safety Bill

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 Reveals 2022 Broadband Award Winners

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“.

LilaConnect Add 2 Staffordshire Towns to FTTP Broadband Build

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.

New Build UK Homes ISP FibreNest Connects 25,000 Customers

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.

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Netomnia Publish More Detailed UK FTTP Broadband Rollout Map

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.

Full Fibre UK Operator ITS Technology Acquires Nextgenaccess

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.

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Three UK Hops on Freshwave’s In-Building 4G Network Solution

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.

ISP Air Broadband Now Reaches Over 1 Million UK Homes with FTTP

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.

OneWeb to Restart Broadband Satellite Launches in October

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 Extends Full Fibre Broadband to 2 Million UK Homes

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.