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Netomnia Detail FTTP Broadband Builds for Middleton, Newbury, Folkestone and Dover

30th Aug, 2022 (11 Comments)

Network provider Netomnia (supported by UK ISP YouFibre) has today revealed more details about their planned rollout of a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network in Middleton, Newbury, Folkestone and Dover – these form part of their recently announced build plan to 2023.

Gov Issue Summer 2022 Update on UK Project Gigabit Broadband Rollout

30th Aug, 2022 (5 Comments)

The Government’s Building Digital UK (BDUK) programme has today published the latest quarterly Summer 2022 update for their £5bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout scheme, which reveals that they’ve launched new procurements in Hampshire and Shropshire, but are struggling in Staffordshire and Hertfordshire.

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Thousands of BT and Openreach Workers Head Back to Picket Lines

30th Aug, 2022 (36 Comments)

Up to 38,000 of BT and Openreach’s unionised workers will today be heading back to hundreds of picket lines across the UK as they begin a second major national strike, which is part of an ongoing pay dispute. The strike, which will run through today and tomorrow, is expected to cause more delays to service provisions etc.

North Dorset UK Sign First Project Gigabit Broadband Rollout Contract

30th Aug, 2022 (0 Comments)

The UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has announced that the first subsidy contract under their new £5bn Project Gigabit broadband scheme has today been signed with ISP Wessex Internet, which is a smaller local supplier deal that will aim to reach 7,100 premises in rural parts of North Dorset (England).

Broadband ISPs and Ofcom UK Respond to Winter Blackout Fears

30th Aug, 2022 (23 Comments)

The news media has recently been full of scare stories that warn of electricity “blackouts” and “energy rationing“, which they claim could potentially last for several days during the depths of winter. But if the worst were to occur, then how would broadband ISPs and mobile operators’ cope. We investigate.

A Quick Guide to UK Social Tariffs – Get Broadband from £12 – UPDATE Feb 2026

29th Aug, 2022 (0 Comments)

The cost-of-living crisis is having a horrific impact on the UK and forcing many households into poverty, including those that would have previously been considered secure. But the good news is that a growing number of home broadband ISPs and mobile operators have launched a range of cheaper “social tariffs“.

Lit Fibre CEO Shares His Perspective on the UK’s Full Fibre Market

28th Aug, 2022 (30 Comments)

The CEO and Co-Founder of alternative network ISP Lit Fibre, Tom Williams, has today – as part of an exclusive interview with ISPreview.co.uk – provided a progress update on their UK roll-out of a new gigabit-capable full fibre broadband network and shared his perspective on the current market.

ISP RunFibre Name 3 More Gloucestershire Villages for FTTP Rollout

27th Aug, 2022 (8 Comments)

Bristol-based UK ISP RunFibre, which is busy deploying a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across rural areas in South Gloucestershire, has this month added the villages of Charfield, Little Badminton and Sopworth to their rollout plan.

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UK ISP Options on Openreach’s FTTP Broadband Network – 2022

27th Aug, 2022 (40 Comments)

We’ve today gone back to summarise most of the key UK consumer ISP choices on Openreach’s new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based “ultrafast” (100Mbps+) broadband network, which is currently available to 8 million homes and businesses – rising to 10 million by the end of this year.

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UK Gov Respond to NIC’s Call for Clearer Gigabit Broadband Plan

26th Aug, 2022 (10 Comments)

The UK Government (DCMS) has today published their response to a number of recommendations made by last year’s National Infrastructure Commission‘s (NIC) report into Infrastructure, Towns and Regeneration (here), which called for better mobile coverage data, a clearer gigabit broadband plan and more effort to boost take-up.

BT TV Box Pro Customers in the UK Get Aerial-Free TV Access

26th Aug, 2022 (46 Comments)

Owners of UK ISP BT’s latest TV set-top-box hardware (TV Box Pro) for their broadband-based Pay TV (IPTV) service may be pleased to learn that they’ve added a new “internet mode“, which enables you to access TV shows, browse channels and apps all in one place, without the need for a TV aerial. BT also added a multiroom box.

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Starlink’s LEO Satellites to Deliver 4G and 5G Mobile from Space

26th Aug, 2022 (16 Comments)

The boss of SpaceX, Elon Musk, has confirmed that their Low Earth Orbit (LEO) based Starlink satellites, which normally deliver ultrafast broadband around the world, will soon also enable 4G and 5G based mobile phones to connect directly with their mega constellation. The pledge.. “No More Cell Phone Dead Zones“.

Top European and UK Vacation Cities for Mobile Broadband Speed

26th Aug, 2022 (3 Comments)

A recent study by Ookla, which runs the popular Speedtest.net service for benchmarking global internet connection performance, has revealed which of the top big “vacation” cities and towns in the UK and Europe deliver the fastest mobile broadband speeds (4G and 5G). London comes mid-table with a median download of 69.02Mbps.

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Rural UK ISP Gigaclear Extend Full Fibre Rollout into Brackley

26th Aug, 2022 (3 Comments)

Rural broadband ISP Gigaclear has announced that 3,000 homes and businesses in the market town and civil parish of Brackley in West Northamptonshire (England) will be the next to benefit from their rollout of a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network. Locals will soon be able to access speeds of up to 900Mbps.

Toob Names 2 Hampshire Locations for FTTP Broadband Build

25th Aug, 2022 (8 Comments)

Network operator and UK ISP toob, which is building a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across parts of Hampshire and Surrey in England, has today added two new towns to their rollout plan – Yateley and Blackwater.

RBBS’ New FTTP Broadband Network in Shropshire UK Goes Live

25th Aug, 2022 (2 Comments)

Shrewsbury-based ISP SWS Broadband (aka RBBS – Rural Broadband Solutions Plc), which until recently only served premises in rural parts of Shropshire (England) and Wales with a fixed wireless access network, has announced that the first two locations under their full fibre rollout are now live in Shropshire.

Netomnia UK Start FTTP Broadband Builds in Bristol and Wrexham

25th Aug, 2022 (12 Comments)

Full Fibre operator Netomnia (supported by UK ISP YouFibre) has today begun their first two deployments of a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network under their latest rollout plan to 2023, which has started in the Welsh town of Wrexham and the city of Bristol in South West England.