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Rural UK Broadband ISP Airband Launch New TV Campaign

25th Jun, 2024 (5 Comments)

Alternative broadband operator Airband, which aims to cover 400,000 premises in rural parts of Wales and South West England via a mix of fixed wireless access (FWA) and full fibre (FTTP) networks by 2026, has done something that we don’t often see from Altnets by launching a TV campaign to promote their service.

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Nexfibre Calls for Changes to Protect UK Fibre Broadband Market

25th Jun, 2024 (24 Comments)

Network builder nexfibre, which is being supported by UK ISP Virgin Media (O2), has today warned that the progress on rolling out gigabit full fibre (FTTP) broadband networks across the UK remains “fragile” and it wants Ofcom to take “decisive action” to prevent the “mistakes of the past” (i.e. Openreach domination) from being “repeated“.

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New Study Ranks UK Parliamentary Constituencies by Broadband Speed

25th Jun, 2024 (10 Comments)

A new study from Cable.co.uk and M-Lab has used data gathered from 62 million UK internet-based speed tests, conducted between 1st July 2023 and 13th May 2024, to rank each of the country’s parliamentary constituencies by their average broadband ISP download performance. Overall, SNP constituencies were found to be the slowest, while Labour were the fastest.

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Will the Heatwave Cause UK Broadband Blackouts? Probably Not

24th Jun, 2024 (20 Comments)

A number of recent reports in the news media have put out warnings about this week’s early summer heatwave, some of which have even talked of “broadband blackouts“. But the reality is that this week’s heatwave is unlikely to cause any major problems for either consumers or ISPs, provided you’re sensible.

Vodafone UK Boost Internet Security of Pro II Broadband Packages

24th Jun, 2024 (5 Comments)

Mobile operator and broadband ISP Vodafone UK has this morning launched a new internet security service for their Pro II home broadband packages “at no extra cost“, called ‘Secure Net Home’, which is a combination of digital security and parental controls (filtering) that can be used on more than 150 connected devices in the home.

EE Deploy Cell Sleep to Boost Energy Savings of UK 4G Mobile Network

24th Jun, 2024 (33 Comments)

Mobile operator EE (BT) has today announced that they’ve deployed “cell sleep” technology across their UK 4G (mobile broadband) network, which they “anticipate” could deliver total energy savings of up to 4.5m KWh per year – reducing both their demand on the local grid and helping to cut costs at a time of high electricity prices.

CTG Withdraws Services from the UK Fibre Market After Slowdown

24th Jun, 2024 (6 Comments)

The Milton Keynes-based Complete Technology Group (CTG), which is a UK landlord advisory service that also runs Complete Fibre (i.e. they install full fibre broadband infrastructure into large residential buildings / MDUs), has announced that it will “withdraw its current service offer” from the market over the “coming months“.

Top Fastest UK Mobile and Home Broadband ISPs for H1 2024

24th Jun, 2024 (12 Comments)

Today we’re taking our usual biannual look back to see how the average UK broadband download and upload speeds have changed across the fastest nationally available fixed line ISPs, mobile operators and Starlink (satellite) since the end of 2023. Overall, broadband speeds have continued to improve, albeit not without some surprises.

Clearing Up Confusion Over Vodafone UK’s New Roaming Charge

21st Jun, 2024 (11 Comments)

Some of Vodafone’s UK customers have questioned the mobile network operator’s claim that their inclusive roaming feature comes at “no extra cost”, particularly after a stealthy 22p call fee was introduced. But you’d have to dig deeper into their website to find it and the charge doesn’t apply to everybody.

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Starlink Broadband Launch New Mini Dish and Mini Roam Service

21st Jun, 2024 (4 Comments)

Early adopters of SpaceX’s ultrafast and low-latency Starlink broadband service, which is powered by a mega constellation of small satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), are starting to be invited to help test out the internet provider’s new WiFi integrate Mini Dish (terminal) hardware and Mini Roaming service add-on. But the kit doesn’t come cheap.

Competition Watchdog Probes Juniper Networks and HPE Deal

20th Jun, 2024 (2 Comments)

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has opened a Phase 1 investigation into the recently announced deal by Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) to acquire Juniper Networks for an all-cash transaction for $40.00 per share (here), which represented an equity value of approximately $14 billion (£11bn).

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Nexfibre Building FTTP Broadband to 13,000 Canterbury UK Premises

20th Jun, 2024 (7 Comments)

Network operator nexfibre, which shares some of their parentage with broadband ISP partner Virgin Media (O2), has today announced that they expect to cover 13,000 premises across the Kent (England) city of Canterbury via their new wholesale accessible 2Gbps speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network.

Altnet Pulse Fibre Target 250K UK Premises for Full Fibre and Joins Fibre Cafe

20th Jun, 2024 (1 Comment)

A relatively new alternative broadband network and ISP called Pulse Fibre, which is focused upon tackling UK new build homes, has revealed that they’re aiming to complete over 250,000 unique “full fibre” (FTTP) connections into new build dwellings. As part of this, they’ve just joined the Fibre Cafe connectivity aggregation platform.

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iD Mobile UK Offer Unlimited FREE Roaming Data for Euro 2024 and Olympics

20th Jun, 2024 (2 Comments)

Low-cost UK mobile operator iD Mobile (Currys), which harnesses Three UK’s national 4G and 5G network via a virtual operator (MVNO) agreement, has announced that they’re offering sports fans heading to the Euros in Germany, and the Olympics in Paris, unlimited free roaming data (mobile broadband) for the duration of the events this summer.

Three UK Expand Inclusive Global Mobile Roaming to 92 Countries UPDATE

20th Jun, 2024 (25 Comments)

Mobile operator Three UK has revealed that they’re preparing to launch a new “Go Roam Around the World Extra” service, which will enable customers to access their UK allowances (Fair Usage Policy applicable) in “92 new destinations” and all for an additional daily roaming charge of £7.

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Sky Broadband UK and NOW Switch from 18 to 24 Month Contracts UPDATE

20th Jun, 2024 (23 Comments)

New customers of UK ISP Sky Broadband, including NOW Broadband (NOW TV), should be aware that the provider(s) will today be changing from 18-month terms and adopting longer 24-month minimum contract terms across all of their broadband, TV and triple play packages.

LightSpeed Broadband Expand UK FTTP Cover and Launch 2Gbps UPDATE

19th Jun, 2024 (22 Comments)

Alternative network operator and ISP LightSpeed Broadband, which was last year acquired by Kompass Kapital (here) after suffering job cuts and a build slowdown in the East of England (here), has today relaunched itself with a new 2Gbps full fibre package, branding, home security solution and network expansion plans.