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ISP TalkTalk Calls on UK Gov to Help Boost Full Fibre Take-up UPDATE

20th Sep, 2022 (35 Comments)

Low-cost broadband ISP TalkTalk has called on the government to be more proactive in encouraging the take-up of new full fibre and other gigabit speed capable networks. One of their proposals calls for a national information and awareness campaign to help highlight the benefits of such connections.

OneWeb Seek £3bn to Expand Ultrafast Broadband Satellite Network

18th Sep, 2022 (7 Comments)

British satellite operator OneWeb, which is partly owned by the UK Government and various other investors, is reportedly seeking funding of around £3bn from a group of banks to help it cover the cost of massively expanding their ultrafast broadband network with second-generation (GEN2) satellites.

Pictured – Openreach’s Future 2.5Gbps ONT for FTTP Broadband UPDATE

17th Sep, 2022 (52 Comments)

During the week we revealed that Openreach were preparing to pilot a faster 1.2Gbps and 1.8Gbps tier on their UK FTTP broadband ISP lines (here). As part of that, they also intend to test two new Optical Network Terminals (ONT / ONU) for installation inside homes, and we’ve now got some details on those too.

LG Push TeraHertz Based 6G Mobile Data Signal to 320 Metres

16th Sep, 2022 (6 Comments)

A new experimental test of early 6G mobile broadband technology, which was conducted by LG Electronics (LG) at the Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute (HHI) in Germany, has demonstrated a wireless signal working over the TeraHertz (THz) band that could reach a distance of 320 metres (significant, given the spectrum).

Starlink Offers High Performance Broadband Dish to Homes

16th Sep, 2022 (28 Comments)

SpaceX’s global Low Earth Orbit (LEO) based ultrafast satellite broadband service – Starlink – has made it possible for residential customers to optionally take their “High Performance” dish (antenna) instead of the “Standard” one, which could result in better service performance (speeds). But you’ll need deep pockets.

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Frustration in Bournemouth and Poole Over CityFibre’s Delays

15th Sep, 2022 (25 Comments)

Residents in parts of the Bournemouth and Poole area on the South Coast of Dorset (England) have expressed frustration over ongoing delays in CityFibre’s local deployment of a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network, which was due to go live in some areas several months ago.

ISP Zzoomm Adds 8 New Towns to UK FTTP Broadband Rollout

15th Sep, 2022 (15 Comments)

Network operator and UK ISP Zzoomm has today announced a further £44 million expansion of their effort to deploy a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network, which will add another 8 market towns across parts of Yorkshire and the Midlands this Autumn.

Rural England ISP Truespeed Appoint New Non-Executive Director

15th Sep, 2022 (3 Comments)

Alternative network provider Truespeed, which is deploying a new gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across rural parts of South West England, has today appointed Lisa Harrington to be a Non-Executive Director and to help the company accelerate its rollout of ultrafast broadband.

Network Kit Firm Linksys Opens WiFi 6 Routers to UK Consumer ISPs

15th Sep, 2022 (14 Comments)

Linksys has today announced that they’ve started offering a suite of WiFi 6 products to broadband ISPs in the UK, including routers and mesh systems. The provider has traditionally targeted the country’s consumer and business market at retail, but due to “strong demand” they’re now also partnering with full fibre altnets.

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Openreach Prep UK Pilot of Faster FTTP Broadband ISP Speeds

15th Sep, 2022 (110 Comments)

We’ve had it confirmed from various credible sources that Openreach (BT) are planning to launch a new pilot in the near future, which will enable UK ISPs to test faster broadband tiers on the operator’s Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network. Download speeds faster than 1Gbps are expected, and a new ONT will also be involved.

Rural UK ISP Village Networks Acquires Gigabeam in Hampshire

14th Sep, 2022 (2 Comments)

Buckingham-based Village Networks, which operates a number of Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) and full fibre (FTTP) broadband networks across parts of Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire and the Thames Valley, has announced that they’ve acquired Hampshire’s Viridian Communications, better known as ISP Gigabeam.

Residents of Tower Hamlets Homes Offered 1 Yr Free Broadband UPDATE

14th Sep, 2022 (4 Comments)

Property management firm Tower Hamlets Homes (THH), which looks after social housing across the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, has launched a new scheme that will offer a “limited number of free internet connections” for 12 months to residents (this will include free a router and installation).

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ITS Technology Pick ADTRAN for Full Fibre Faster Britain Network

14th Sep, 2022 (0 Comments)

The ITS Technology Group (its.), which currently manages 36 wholesale full fibre broadband and Ethernet networks across urban parts of the United Kingdom for businesses and ISPs – under the “Faster Britain” branding, has adopted ADTRAN’s open and disaggregated 10Gbps fibre access platform to power its network.

Mobile Operator Giffgaff Fixes UK Prices Until the End of 2023

14th Sep, 2022 (14 Comments)

Earlier this year giffgaff announced that, in order to help ease the burden of rising costs, they would freeze the prices on all of their UK tariffs for the rest of 2022. The good news is that they’ve now made the decision to extend this by freezing their UK prices until the end of 2023.

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Funding Runs Dry for Hampshire’s Gigabit Broadband Top-Up Scheme

13th Sep, 2022 (1 Comment)

The Hampshire County Council in England has notified suppliers that their Top-Up funding for the UK Government’s Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme (GBVS) has run out. The vouchers help hard-to-reach rural homes and businesses get a gigabit-capable internet connection installed.

ISP Brsk Secure £178m Funding Boost for UK Full Fibre Rollout

13th Sep, 2022 (5 Comments)

Network builder and UK ISP Brsk has today secured a huge funding boost of “up to” £178m to help fuel the ongoing rollout of their new open access and gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network, which has so far focused upon parts of Greater Manchester, Lancashire, West Yorkshire and the West Midlands.

ZYBRE to Help Zoopla Show UK Broadband Details on Property Listings

13th Sep, 2022 (4 Comments)

Cloud gaming ISP ZYBRE has signed a deal with popular online real estate website Zoopla, which will enable them to add more details of home broadband availability to all of their property listings across the United Kingdom. Some of Zoopla’s rivals (e.g. RightMove) already have similar features.