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Virgin Media O2 UK Has Distributed 1,000 Free WiFi Delivering 4G Get Boxes

29th Oct, 2024 (3 Comments)

Mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media) and UK tech charity Jangala have this morning announced that, over the past year, they’ve provided more than 1,000 internet-enabling “Get Boxes” to charities and local authorities across the country, which are providing free WiFi hotspots to help thousands of people affected by “data poverty” to get online.

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Broadband ISP ASK4 Sign Partnership to Use TP-Link UK’s Network Kit

29th Oct, 2024 (0 Comments)

Managed internet service provider ASK4, which delivers gigabit-capable broadband to students and residents (renters) in multi-tenant buildings across the UK (as well as other parts of Europe), has signed a new strategic partnership with network kit manufacturer TP-Link to deliver “enhanced connectivity” across hundreds of thousands of their users in related buildings.

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Grain’s Results See Expanded UK FTTP Broadband Cover and Financial Positives

28th Oct, 2024 (6 Comments)

Alternative network operator and ISP Grain (Grain Connect), which has already built their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to cover 220,000 UK premises RFS and 30,000 customers (21st May 2024), recently published their annual results and made some positive financial predictions. A further £18m of equity funding was also secured.

EE to Put 5G Standalone Mobile Network Live in 16 New UK Locations

28th Oct, 2024 (23 Comments)

Broadband ISP and mobile operator EE (BT) has this morning announced the next batch of 16 new UK locations (towns and cities) where their new 5G Standalone (SA) network will be deployed “before the end of the year“, which will bring various benefits such as faster speeds, network prioritisation and other features to customers.

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Openreach Begins Main UK FTTP Broadband Build for Wokingham

28th Oct, 2024 (6 Comments)

Network operator Openreach (BT) has announced that they’ve started to deploy their 1.8Gbps speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP network across the Berkshire (England) town of Wokingham, although it’s unclear exactly how many premises will benefit, but it is “expected to reach the majority” of local premises.

B4RN Get £100k to Bring FTTP Broadband Deeper into Ribble Valley UPDATE

28th Oct, 2024 (3 Comments)

Rural UK broadband ISP B4RN (Broadband for the Rural North), which is a community benefit society that has deployed their 10Gbps capable full fibre (FTTP) network to 25,000 premises across England (inc. 13,000+ customers), has secured new grant funding to help them reach more villages in Lancashire’s Ribble Valley area.

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Spring Fibre UK File Notice of Intent to Appoint an Administrator

27th Oct, 2024 (15 Comments)

Alternative broadband operator Spring Fibre, which seems to have been in the early stages of rolling out a new 10Gbps capable wholesale full fibre (FTTP) broadband ISP network since 2021 – starting in Lincolnshire (here), has confirmed to ISPreview that they’ve taken the “difficult decision” to file a Notice of Intention (NoI) to appoint an administrator.

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New UK Broadband Switching System Now Fully in Control, But Some ISPs Not Ready

25th Oct, 2024 (3 Comments)

The new, if still imperfect, One Touch Switching (OTS) system, which is Ofcom’s solution for making it quicker and easier for consumers to switch between broadband ISPs and phone providers, is now fully in control after the old backstop (NoT+) system was decommissioned today. But some issues remain with customer matching and ISP support.

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Ofcom to Take on Regulation of Premium Rate Phone Services in 2025

25th Oct, 2024 (10 Comments)

The UK telecoms and media regulator, Ofcom, has today confirmed that they will be taking on the responsibility for day-to-day regulation of Premium Rate Services (PRS) – effectively transferring them from the Phone-Paid Services Authority (PSA) – on 1st February 2025.

Zzoomm – FTTP Broadband Take-up Exceeds 15 Percent in More UK Towns

25th Oct, 2024 (13 Comments)

Oxfordshire-based network operator and ISP Zzoomm, which have built a 2Gbps full fibre broadband network to cover 202,000 premises (RFS) in England, has today reported that another four of its newer towns have passed the 15% market penetration mark (Penistone, Sherburn-in-Elmet, Sandbach, High Green & Chapeltown).

Over 50 MPs Call on UK Gov to Defend Rural Broadband Funding

25th Oct, 2024 (0 Comments)

The Country Land and Business Association (CLA), which represents thousands of landowners (farmers and businesses) across England and Wales, has joined with over 50 MPs to “seek clarity” from the Government over the future of Project Gigabit broadband funding and what proportion of the spend will be going toward rural vs urban areas.

Historic UK Fibre Tax Case Resurfaces After VOA Criminal Summonses UPDATE

25th Oct, 2024 (10 Comments)

A historic legal case, which challenged the fairness of the Government’s Valuation Office Agency (VOA) and how it was choosing to tax fibre optic broadband cables between different UK network operators, has reared its head again after several criminal summonses were issued for members of the VOA, HMRC and others for alleged “perjury and fraud“.

Sky Broadband UK Move to Fix Sky Talk Activation Bug on FTTP Lines

25th Oct, 2024 (11 Comments)

Some customers of UK ISP Sky Broadband, usually including those who have just had a new Full Fibre (FTTP) package installed and are using Sky’s latest Max Hub router, appear to be struggling to get their new IP-based phone (Sky Talk) service activated after installation – a situation that can sometimes persist for several weeks. But a fix is on the way.

New UK Petition Calls for “Loyalty Tax” on Broadband Contracts to be Banned

24th Oct, 2024 (24 Comments)

A new petition, which has already been signed by over 56,200 people across the UK, has called on Ofcom to tackle the issue of “loyalty penalties” by changing the rules so that existing broadband ISP customers can access the same offers as new ones and that any end-of-contract price increases be “limited to a maximum of 30% of their current contract price“.

Netomnia’s UK FTTP Broadband Rollout Boosted by £25m from NWF

24th Oct, 2024 (24 Comments)

Network builder Netomnia (inc. retail ISP YouFibre), which is currently merging with Brsk (here) and rolling out a new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across the UK, has today announced that they’ve secured an additional investment (loan) of £25m from the National Wealth Fund (NWF) to help accelerate their deployment.

CityFibre Start FTTP Broadband Build for East Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire

24th Oct, 2024 (13 Comments)

CityFibre has begun the build phase of their £58m state-aid supported Project Gigabit broadband rollout contract for Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire & East Berkshire (LOT 26) in England (here), which will see them expand their full fibre (FTTP) network to cover 34,000 of the hardest-to-reach premises (150,000 if you include their complementary commercial build).

Opensignal Compare Vodafone’s UK and Pan European Mobile Performance

24th Oct, 2024 (12 Comments)

Network benchmarking firm Opensignal, which uses crowdsourced data from its app to test broadband and mobile networks, has published a new report that shows how Vodafone’s mobile network performance compares across the UK and nine other European countries in which it operates. The Netherlands ends up being the Group Winner, with the UK placing 7th.