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Openreach UK Appoints New Member to Independent Board

28th Mar, 2022 (13 Comments)

Network provider Openreach, which as part of their deal with Ofcom (legal separation from BT) is required to maintain an independent governance structure, has today announced the appointment of Natalie Ceeney as a non-executive member to its Board. Natalie replaces Liz Benison, who will step down on 30th April 2022.

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Virgin Media O2 Boosts UK 5G Rollout with VMware Technology

28th Mar, 2022 (18 Comments)

Mobile operator O2 (VMO2) has today announced that they’ve chosen cloud-provider VMware to help modernise their network and enable the continued progress of its 5G (mobile broadband) rollout across the United Kingdom. This builds on an existing collaboration, which has underpinned the deployment for the past 16 months.

ISP Zen Internet Extend UK CityFibre FTTP Availability Nationwide

28th Mar, 2022 (28 Comments)

Last year we reported that UK ISP Zen Internet was preparing to make their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband packages on CityFibre’s new network available nationwide (here). A new deal has now been signed that sees Zen making an exclusive long-term volume commitment across CF’s entire network plan.

YesFibre Start New UK FTTP Broadband Network in Staffordshire

28th Mar, 2022 (1 Comment)

A new network operator and UK ISP called YesFibre has announced that they’re in the process of starting their first build of a new 1000Mbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network, which will initially serve the market town of Rugeley in Staffordshire (England).

ISP Andrews and Arnold Launches Faster FTTP Broadband Plans

26th Mar, 2022 (102 Comments)

We recently reported that UK ISP Andrews & Arnold (AAISP) had nearly completed a major upgrade of their network (here), which would enable them to launch faster Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband packages (Openreach’s platform). The good news is these are now live, a little earlier than expected.

Free Broadband Pledged to Help Digital Exclusion in N.Ireland

25th Mar, 2022 (0 Comments)

The Department for Communities in Northern Ireland has launched a new fund, which among other things has been designed to help support the provision of “free broadband” to help “those facing digital exclusion as a barrier to work.”

Gov Name Michael Grade as Preferred Candidate for Ofcom Chair

25th Mar, 2022 (12 Comments)

The UK Government has named Conservative Peer, Michael Grade (aka – Lord Grade of Yarmouth), as its preferred candidate for the position of Chairman at the UK telecoms and media regulator, Ofcom. Grade has had a long career in TV and broadcasting, encompassing London Weekend Television, the BBC, ITV and Channel Four.

Top and Bottom 10 UK Local Authorities by Full Fibre Coverage

25th Mar, 2022 (37 Comments)

New data from Point Topic has revealed the top and bottom ten UK local authorities for coverage by gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP networks, which perhaps pegs Hull in East Yorkshire (99.2% premises passed) to the top and pushes Oadby and Wigston in Leicestershire (1.4%) to the bottom.

AltNets Raise Concerns Over Openreach’s UK Exchange Closures

25th Mar, 2022 (26 Comments)

The Independent Networks Co-operative Association (INCA), which represents UK alternative full fibre and fixed wireless broadband ISP networks, has warned that Openreach’s (BT) plan to close 4,600 exchanges creates a huge and costly problem for many of their rivals in the alternative network space.

FullFibre Add 26 Locations to FTTP Broadband Rollout in England

24th Mar, 2022 (9 Comments)

Network builder FullFibre Limited has today added 26 new communities in the East and West Midlands of England to their rollout plan for a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network, which aims to cover “at least” 500,000 UK premises by the end of 2025.

South Yorkshire Planning Rules Help to Spread Gigabit Broadband

24th Mar, 2022 (2 Comments)

The Superfast South Yorkshire project, which represents the broadband connectivity interests of Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield in England, has given itself a pat on the back this week after reporting that a change to local planning rules has helped to ensure that 17,000 new build homes are capable of gigabit speeds.

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Jisc Pick Neos Networks for 100Gbps Dark Fibre in N.Ireland

24th Mar, 2022 (1 Comment)

Jisc, which provides network and IT services to the education sector, has once again chosen Neos Networks to deliver yet another of their new Dark Fibre networks, which will this time be used to serve their sites (e.g. Universities and Research Centres) in Northern Ireland with speeds of up to 100Gbps (Gigabits per second).

Toob Bring FTTP Broadband to 18000 Southampton Council Residents

24th Mar, 2022 (0 Comments)

The Southampton City Council in Hampshire and UK ISP toob have today signed a new wayleave (legal land / property access) agreement, which will enable the provider to extend their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to cover 18,000 council residents in houses and flats.

Broadband ISP TalkTalk Confirms Huge Annual UK Price Hikes

24th Mar, 2022 (29 Comments)

Customers of UK ISP TalkTalk have in the last week or so started to receive notification emails that confirm the provider’s intention to hike their broadband and phone prices by 9.1% (average) from 1st April 2022, which is something that we first predicted back in January (here) due to the surging levels of inflation.

SpaceX Hikes Prices for Starlink LEO Satellite Broadband Service

24th Mar, 2022 (2 Comments)

Bad news folks, SpaceX has just hiked the price of everything from rocket launches to their already expensive Starlink constellation of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) based ultrafast broadband ISP satellites, the latter of which due to increase in price by 11.11% per month (20% for the hardware) in order to “keep pace with rising inflation.”

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Gov Commits Gigabit Broadband for All England Schools by 2025

23rd Mar, 2022 (17 Comments)

The Government’s Education Secretary, Nadhim Zahawi MP, has today made a new commitment for “every school across the country” to be able to access “high speed internet” by 2025, which is said to complement the wider £5bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout programme. Funding will also be provided for related WiFi upgrades.

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Vodafone Explains Why Some FTTP Areas Only Offered 200Mbps

23rd Mar, 2022 (37 Comments)

Some of Vodafone’s potential UK broadband ISP customers, specifically those trying to order one of their Openreach powered Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) plans, have run into an unusual problem that limits their choice of package to a top speed of 200Mbps (instead of 900Mbps+). But don’t worry, it’s only a temporary measure.