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Street Think Tank Calls for Removal of UK’s Old and Ugly Pay Phone Boxes

20th Jul, 2024 (22 Comments)

A new report from think tank Create Streets has suggested that the new UK government should make it easier for local authorities to remove old and “ugly” pay phone boxes, which are said to damage the look of many high streets by attracting litter, graffiti and.. other things.

Chair of Government’s Building Digital UK Agency Resigns

19th Jul, 2024 (17 Comments)

The Government (DSIT) has just confirmed that the Chair of their broadband and mobile centric Building Digital UK (BDUK) agency, Simon Blagden, resigned from his position yesterday “with immediate effect“. The details of Simon’s departure have not been made public, but it’s perhaps not surprising given the recent change of Government.

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Openreach Name Next 92 UK Areas for Copper to FTTP Switch – Tranche 17

19th Jul, 2024 (38 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has today released the next batch of 92 exchanges (Tranche 17) in their “FTTP Priority Exchange Stop Sell” programme, which reflects areas where over 75% of premises are able to get full fibre and will thus stop selling copper based analogue phone and broadband products (i.e. FTTP becomes the only product option).

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Quickline’s Project Gigabit Broadband Build Hits 600 Homes in Escrick as Kids Try Diggers

19th Jul, 2024 (0 Comments)

UK ISP Quickline has announced that their state aid (Project Gigabit) supported roll-out of a new gigabit full fibre (FTTP) broadband network in the North Yorkshire village of Escrick has now reached 600 homes. As part of that, they’ve teamed up with PBS Construction to show pupils at the local Primary School how they build the network via a “Digger Day“.

EE UK Adds YouTube App for TV Box Pro and TV Box Mini Users

19th Jul, 2024 (3 Comments)

Broadband ISP and mobile operator EE (BT) has today announced that UK customers of their internet-connected pay TV service can now, finally, gain access to the YouTube App on their TV Box Pro and TV Box Mini set-top-box hardware.

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Ordnance Survey Helps UK Broadband Networks with Data on Flats

19th Jul, 2024 (4 Comments)

The Ordnance Survey (OS), which creates and maintains detailed location (map) information for Great Britain, claims to have launched a “game-changing advantage” for alternative broadband networks (Altnet) that can help them to roll-out full fibre lines by “eradicating time-draining obstacles“, such as missing data for multi-dwelling units (big residential buildings).

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Ofcom UK Approve Plan to BAN Some Mid-Contract Broadband Price Hikes UPDATE2

19th Jul, 2024 (25 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today finalised their earlier proposal to BAN phone, mobile, pay TV and broadband ISPs from doing mid-contract price hikes that are linked to inflation and percentage changes. The plan is to introduce this change from 17th January 2025, before the next round of annual price increases typically hit.

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Opensignal Finds UK is a Top Country for Broadband Reliability

18th Jul, 2024 (0 Comments)

Network benchmarking firm Opensignal has today published the results of a new study that explored the differences in broadband reliability between urban and rural areas across 18 countries. The study reveals that, among other things, the Nordics, the United Kingdom and Canada all score highly for connection reliability.

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Ofcom UK Update Information Gathering Policy to Reflect New Powers

18th Jul, 2024 (3 Comments)

The UK telecoms and media regulator, Ofcom, has launched a new consultation that will update and extend their information gathering policy, which largely reflects the fact that they’ve gained new powers to extract information from companies and broadband providers etc. to support their work.

London Full Fibre Provider Vorboss Appoints New Chiefs from Zayo and Colt

18th Jul, 2024 (0 Comments)

London-focused UK business internet provider Vorboss, which has rolled out a 100Gbps capable full fibre network across the city centre, has today announced that they’ve appointed two new chiefs to their top leadership team – Jason O’Malley as Chief of Commercial Operations (CCO) and Malcolm Puddefoot joins as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO).

G.Network and Peabody Trust Bring Full Fibre to More Camden and Westminster Homes

18th Jul, 2024 (7 Comments)

London focused broadband ISP G.Network, which has spent the past few years building a gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across parts of the city centre (here), has completed the “first phase” of a new deployment with the Peabody Trust – extending their fibre optic service to more homes across Camden and Westminster.

Broadband ISP Virgin Media UK Finally Fixes Upload Profile Fault

18th Jul, 2024 (14 Comments)

Internet provider Virgin Media (O2) has finally fixed a fault that left a small number of their broadband customers, specifically some of those on top tier packages (e.g. 1Gbps), with half their normal upload rate (i.e. 50Mbps instead of 100Mbps). But it’s unclear why the seemingly simple problem took over a month to resolve.

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King’s Speech Reveals Plans for New UK Cyber Security and Planning Reform Laws

17th Jul, 2024 (15 Comments)

The State Opening of Parliament – often referred to as the “King’s Speech” – took place today, which saw the new UK Government set out their agenda for the coming session. The speech included mentions of several bills that could potentially support the expansion of gigabit broadband and 5G mobile networks, as well as toughen cyber security and Digital Verification Services.

Openreach Deny Driver Insurance Claim Delayed Village Pole Repair UPDATE

17th Jul, 2024 (15 Comments)

Homes in the Suffolk (England) village of Felsham have been left without access to broadband and phone services for over a week because, allegedly, Openreach (BT) are unable to fix the problem – a damaged telecoms pole that was struck during a car accident on Cockfield Road – until they’ve received “an estimate” from the driver’s insurance company.

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CGI and Starlink Spread Broadband to Remote Norfolk UK Industrial Sites

17th Jul, 2024 (0 Comments)

A collaboration between IT consultancy firm CGI and the Norfolk County Council (NCC) in England has leveraged a hybrid approach to help bring “ultrafast” broadband speeds to several remote industrial sites in the county, which uses a mix of wireless networking and Starlink’s Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites.

Linksys Velop Broadband Routers Can Leak Passwords in Cleartext UPDATE

17th Jul, 2024 (8 Comments)

Owners of the Linksys Velop Pro 6E and Pro 7 mesh routers, which are also used by some broadband connected consumers in the UK, are being advised to change the router’s passwords and Wi-Fi network names through an external web browser. The requirement comes after it was alleged that the models could transmit passwords in cleartext during the initial setup.

TRATOS Acquires Swindon Based AFL Telecommunications Europe

17th Jul, 2024 (0 Comments)

All of the shares belonging to Swindon-based fibre optic kit and cable supplier AFL Telecommunications Europe have recently been acquired by Italian firm Tratos Cavi Spa, which is a similar supplier. The acquisition deal aims to increase TRATOS’ footprint in the UK alongside its existing electrical cable manufacturing facility in Knowsley.