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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.

Customers of UK Full Fibre Broadband ISP Toob Suffer Outage UPDATE

9th Aug, 2024 (12 Comments)

Alternative network operator toob, which has deployed a gigabit-capable full fibre (FTTP) broadband network across parts of Southern England (parts of Hampshire, Dorset and Surrey), appears to have been suffering from a service outage “across our network” this afternoon.

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Three UK Named Fastest for 5G Broadband in Ookla H1 2024 Study

9th Aug, 2024 (23 Comments)

Network testing firm Ookla, which collects data from consumers via their popular Speedtest.net platform, has published their latest Q1-Q2 2024 (H1) study into the speed of 5G based mobile broadband networks in the United Kingdom. The results find that Three UK still delivers the fastest average download (255.23Mbps) and uploads (14.47Mbps).

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Mobile UK Travel SIM Provider easySim Global Suffers Data Breach UPDATE

9th Aug, 2024 (1 Comment)

Mobile provider easySim.global, which is part of the Stelios-linked easy® family of brands (easyJet, easyCar etc.) and offers low cost travel data (mobile broadband) to use all around the world via eSIM, has informed customers that they recently suffered a data breach after their database was “accessed remotely by a hacker“.

Rumour Mill – Giffgaff May Launch UK FTTP Broadband via Nexfibre

9th Aug, 2024 (21 Comments)

Some sources have indicated to ISPreview that reputable mobile network provider giffgaff, which is owned by Telefónica and uses the associated Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) provided by O2 (Virgin Media) in the UK, are allegedly testing the possibility of offering full fibre (FTTP) broadband packages via nexfibre’s network.

Full Fibre Builder UK Fibre Networks Rebrands to Fastr Broadband UPDATE

8th Aug, 2024 (3 Comments)

The rather generically named alternative network ISP UK Fibre Networks, which operates an 8Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network in central York (England), has today announced that they’ve re-branded to Fastr Broadband as they continue to roll-out their network to 8,000 homes and businesses in the city centre.

Competition Watchdog Clears HPE Acquisition of Juniper Networks

8th Aug, 2024 (0 Comments)

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has followed a similar decision in the EU by clearing the move by Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) to acquire Juniper Networks for an all-cash transaction for $40.00 per share (here), which represents an equity value of around $14 billion (£11bn).