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EE UK Trial of 5G Small Cells Hits Broadband Speeds of up to 600Mbps

14th Aug, 2024 (26 Comments)

Mobile network operator EE (BT) has today announced that they’ve now deployed over 1,000 small cells (mini radio masts) across the UK, marking 400 new deployments over the last 12 months. But this now includes the provider’s first “trial” 5G (mobile broadband) enabled sites, which have been installed in Croydon (London).

Openreach CEO Appeals to UK Gov to Fix Planning, MDU Access and Permits UPDATE

14th Aug, 2024 (12 Comments)

The CEO of network access provider Openreach, Clive Selley, has today called on the new UK Government to help introduce “simple” fixes and reforms that would enable them to expand their gigabit-capable full fibre (FTTP) broadband ISP network into areas and properties that are still “missing out on upgrades” due to “red tape“.

Full Fibre Broadband ISP Zzoomm Tops 30,000 UK Customers

13th Aug, 2024 (2 Comments)

Oxfordshire-based alternative broadband network Zzoomm, which has already deployed their 2Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) service to cover 202,000 premises (RFS) in England, has today revealed that their customer base has now grown to 30,000 (up from 25,000 on 23rd April 2024) across 23 towns.

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Business Utility Provider Everflow Expands into UK Broadband and Phone

13th Aug, 2024 (0 Comments)

Everflow, which traditionally offers specific utility services to small and medium-sized UK businesses (i.e. water, waste management etc.), has teamed up with communications provider Gamma in order to expand their services into the broadband ISP and phone market.

ISP iDNET’s 1.2Gbps and 1.6Gbps UK Openreach Broadband Plans Go Live

13th Aug, 2024 (24 Comments)

Customers of home and business UK broadband ISP iDNET have informed ISPreview that the provider’s new Openreach based 1.2Gbps and 1.6Gbps speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband packages have recently gone live. Both packages are a little bit limited by a max upload speed of 120Mbps.

Toob Named First UK ISP to Deploy 400G Port at London Internet Exchange

13th Aug, 2024 (17 Comments)

The London Internet Exchange (LINX), which handles a key chunk of UK and global data traffic through their switches via 950+ members (broadband and mobile operators etc.), has today announced that alternative full fibre network provider toob has become the first ISP to take a 400G (Gbps) port at the IXP for their peering services and more.

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Juniper Research Rank iD Mobile as Top UK Operator for Roaming

13th Aug, 2024 (4 Comments)

Telecoms analyst firm Juniper Research has used an April 2024 survey of 3,300 UK mobile subscribers to identify that iD Mobile ranks top as the “leading network operator in the UK for subscriber roaming satisfaction in 2024“, which saw them achieve a net promoter score of 77%.

North Highlands Trains to Trial Fast Onboard WiFi via LEO Broadband Satellites

13th Aug, 2024 (0 Comments)

The Scottish Futures Trust (SFT) looks set to start a year-long trial that will upgrade trains on the Far North and Kyle lines (railway) in the Highlands of Scotland with “the best Wi-Fi experience of any train service” in the UK. The capacity for this will be supplied by unspecified broadband satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO).

Openreach Win UK Project Gigabit Broadband Contracts and Help 312k Premises

13th Aug, 2024 (21 Comments)

The Government claims to have kicked off a “renewed push” today to “reach full gigabit [broadband] coverage by 2030“, which they’ve done by announcing that Openreach (BT) has secured several contracts under the £5bn Project Gigabit scheme. This could eventually be worth up to £800m (state aid) and may upgrade 312,000 premises in remote rural areas of Scotland, England and Wales.

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Freedom Fibre Top 20k FTTP Customers in North West and West Midlands

12th Aug, 2024 (1 Comment)

Network operator Freedom Fibre, which claims to have already rolled out a 10Gbps capable full fibre broadband (XGS-PON / FTTP) network to cover 300,000 premises across England (27th Mar 2024), has today revealed that they’ve grown their customer base to 20,000 in the North West and West Midlands of England.

Mobile Operator Lebara Sold to Waterland Private Equity

12th Aug, 2024 (10 Comments)

Alchemy has this morning announced that they’re selling their Pan-European mobile operator business, LebaraGroup B.V, to Waterland Private Equity for an undisclosed sum. In the UK, Lebara is a virtual mobile operator (MVNO) that harnesses Vodafone’s national network to deliver 4G and 5G services (calls, text and mobile broadband).

Telecom Acquisitions Gobbles Remaining UK Gigabit Networks Customers

12th Aug, 2024 (5 Comments)

The Horsham-based Telecom Acquisitions Group (TAL), which is a holding company for several familiar UK residential broadband brands (Home Telecom, Eclipse Broadband etc.), has today announced that they’ve acquired the remaining residential customers of ISP Gigabit Networks that were on CityFibre and FullFibre Ltd. networks.

Top 20 Full Fibre Broadband Networks by Estimated UK Coverage – H2 2024 UPDATE

12th Aug, 2024 (11 Comments)

New data from Thinkbroadband has provided an updated independent assessment of how big – in terms of network coverage (premises passed) – the top 20 largest Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP networks in the UK have become by the end of July 2024. In this article, we compare that data against official coverage claims.

Broadband ISP TalkTalk UK Confirms £400m Deal with Lenders UPDATE

12th Aug, 2024 (6 Comments)

Debt ridden UK broadband ISP TalkTalk have this morning confirmed that they’ve finally reached a £400 million deal with their lenders. The deal will buy the internet and network provider time to resolve their underlying financial woes by extending the group’s debt maturities to 2027 – avoiding an ugly default.

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Bharti Global Acquires Altice UK’s 24.5 Percent Stake in BT Group

12th Aug, 2024 (6 Comments)

In a surprise development, Bharti Global (via Bharti Televentures UK Ltd), the Indian multinational conglomerate, has this morning formally agreed to acquire French billionaire Patrick Drahi’s (Altice UK) stake of 24.5% (issued share capital) – worth well over £3bn – in national broadband and telecoms giant BT Group.

Virgin Media UK Working to Fix Ping Spikes on 2Gbps Broadband Lines

12th Aug, 2024 (12 Comments)

A small number of Virgin Media’s (O2) broadband ISP customers, which appears to be largely impacting those on their latest 2Gbps full fibre package via nexfibre’s new XGS-PON (FTTP) network, have recently been suffering regular spikes in network latency (ping) and packet loss. But the good news is that the provider is working on a permanent fix.

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Starlink Shows How its Broadband Satellites Can Avoid Breaking Radio Astronomy

10th Aug, 2024 (0 Comments)

Elon Musk’s Starlink (SpaceX) service, which operates a mega constellation of ultrafast broadband satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) for the UK and the world, has issued a new update to explain how they dynamically adjust their network to mitigate the “significant risk” of causing interference for radio telescopes.