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Pulse Fibre to Build FTTP Broadband to Homes of untypical Housebuilding Group

7th Apr, 2025 (2 Comments)

London-based broadband provider Pulse Fibre, which specialises in deploying Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) connections into new UK build home developments and MDUs (here), has signed a 3-year partnership to ensure that “thousands of new homeowners” under house building group untypical (yes, that’s their name) are served by their network.

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Openreach Start Free 5 Day UK Street Works Training Courses

7th Apr, 2025 (4 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has opened a free five-day skills course in roadworks, signing, lighting, and guarding to Jobseekers in Bolton (more areas to follow). The course has been launched in partnership with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and is linked to the company’s commitment under their Project Gigabit broadband roll-out contracts.

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Mobile Operator Spusu UK Enables VoLTE Calling for Google Pixel

7th Apr, 2025 (9 Comments)

SIM-Only UK mobile provider spusu, which holds a virtual operator (MVNO) agreement via BTWholesale to harness EE’s national 4G and 5G network, has today confirmed that they’ve finally resolved calling problems (here) on Google’s popular Pixel Smartphones by enabling Voice over Long-Term Evolution (VoLTE) calling support.

Virgin Media UK Says Brits Prioritise Broadband During House Moves

7th Apr, 2025 (7 Comments)

A new survey from broadband ISP Virgin Media (O2) has claimed that nearly half of Brits (45%) “prioritise getting their Wi-Fi set up” (they mean the internet connection) over anything else when moving into a newly purchased house. But 50% of respondents admit they aren’t sure where to place their router to ensure the best WiFi coverage.

Elevate Win Contract to Build Hyperfast Broadband Network in St Helens

7th Apr, 2025 (1 Comment)

Network operator Elevate (formerly Telcom and Luminet) has today announced that they’ve secured a new contract to build a “hyperfast” full fibre internet network in the large Merseyside (england) town of St Helens, which is home to a population of around 120,000.

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Sky Broadband to Have Tens of Thousands of CityFibre Users by May 2025

7th Apr, 2025 (18 Comments)

A newspaper report has claimed that UK ISP Sky Broadband (Comcast) could have “tens of thousands” of customers on CityFibre’s alternative Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network as soon as May 2025. But the “full scale” roll-out is allegedly not expected to be completed until just a little later (H2 2025). Packages have yet to go live.

Trooli to Withdraw FTTC Broadband from Two Kent UK Villages UPDATE

7th Apr, 2025 (13 Comments)

Alternative network operator and ISP Trooli (Call Flow) has revealed that they’re also planning to shut their “up to” 100Mbps capable Fibre-to-the-Cabinet (FTTC / VDSL2) based broadband network in Kent, which currently still covers hundreds of premises across the villages of Stansted and parts of Fairseat.

Openreach CEO’s Call for Change to Boost UK Fibre Rollout Meets Opposition

6th Apr, 2025 (71 Comments)

The CEO of network access provider Openreach, Clive Selley, has once again called on the government to help boost the UK roll-out of gigabit-capable broadband networks by making a number of key changes to several new bills. But gaining acceptance of these calls has proven difficult, particularly with a group of cross-party MPs campaigning for the opposite.

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Ofcom Grant Kepler a UK Licence for Small Broadband Satellites

5th Apr, 2025 (1 Comment)

The national telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has finally granted Canadian company Kepler Communications a wireless telegraphy satellite earth station network licence for the operation of their new global network of CubeSats and larger sized broadband satellites. This will allow them to deploy their user terminals for a range of different services in the UK.

British Satellite Broadband Operator Avanti Opens New HQ

4th Apr, 2025 (1 Comment)

Avanti Communications, which is based in the UK and runs the HYLAS network of four large Ka-band communication satellites in high earth orbit (35,792km) for rural broadband and backhaul delivery across the EMEA, has this week opened a new technology HQ in the heart of Spaceport Cornwall’s Space Systems Operations Facility in Newquay.

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Rydal Group Acquires Trisoft’s IT Division in Another Growth Move

4th Apr, 2025 (1 Comment)

Peterborough-based Rydal Group, which is a UK telecoms, broadband and managed IT provider, has today announced that they’ve acquired the IT services arm of Trisoft Limited, a Midlands-based technology provider. The move follows a recent acquisition spree, which most recently saw the group gobble phone and internet provider Merula.

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Amazon to Launch First 27 Project Kuiper Broadband Satellites

3rd Apr, 2025 (2 Comments)

Online shopping giant Amazon has confirmed that they will attempt to launch their first batch of 27 ultrafast broadband satellites into Low Earth Orbit (LEO) for Project Kuiper on Wednesday next week (9th April 2025) – mission “KA-01“. But it will take a further 79 launches before the new global mega constellation is fully completed.

Ofcom Find 5 Percent of UK People Do NOT Have Home Internet Access

3rd Apr, 2025 (23 Comments)

The telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has published new research into internet adoption and digital disadvantage, which among other things estimates that 2.8 million people (5% of the UK population) do not have internet access (broadband etc.) at home. But 69% of those unlikely to get access in the next 12 months said this was because they had “no need” or were “not interested” in it.

Virgin Media UK Add 2 Free Rakuten TV FAST Channels to Service

3rd Apr, 2025 (0 Comments)

Customers of broadband ISP Virgin Media (O2), specifically those who take TV services via one of the provider’s TV 360, Stream (Flex) or v6 set-top-box platforms, have today been informed that the provider has just added two new Rakuten TV FAST channels to its service “at no extra cost“.

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Broadband Operator Fibrus Reorganises UK Business and Appoints New MDs

3rd Apr, 2025 (0 Comments)

Infracapital-backed alternative network operator Fibrus, which is currently busy building a new full fibre (FTTP) broadband ISP network across rural parts of Cumbria (England) and Northern Ireland, has today announced a reorganisation of their business and also the appointment of two new Managing Directors (MD) to “lead their next phase of growth“.

Ten of the Largest UK Broadband and Connectivity Providers Agree Climate Goals

3rd Apr, 2025 (12 Comments)

The Digital Connectivity Forum (DCF), which is an industry think-tank for the Government, has today announced that ten of the largest UK broadband and connectivity players (Openreach, Sky etc.) have agreed to sign letters encouraging their suppliers to adopt voluntary minimum standards as part of their effort to reach climate goals.

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Gov Sets Out More Details of New UK Cyber Security and Resilience Bill

2nd Apr, 2025 (2 Comments)

The UK government has set out the scope and ambition for their new Cyber Security and Resilience Bill (CSRB), which aims to respond to increasing attacks from “cyber criminals and state actors” by toughening and expanding the existing rules for broadband, mobile, managed service providers, data centres and even their suppliers.