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Site Status Update – Multi-Gigabit Broadband Packages Added

25th Nov, 2023 (0 Comments)

We’ve just completed another big update sweep of the UK ISP Listings database and have opted to add a new category for multi-gigabit broadband packages, which at present is only listing the fastest package available from each provider up to a maximum of 10Gbps and above the 1Gbps tiers.

Gigabit Broadband Contracts Awarded for Oxfordshire and Staffordshire UK UPDATE

25th Nov, 2023 (10 Comments)

The UK Government’s £5bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout scheme has today announced two new contracts, which sees ISP Gigaclear awarded £26.5m to cover around 10,000 rural premises in North and South Oxfordshire. At the same time, Connect Fibre has scooped a £16.5m deal to cover 6,000 premises in North East Staffordshire.

Full Fibre ISP GoFibre Awards First Projects from £50k Community Fund

24th Nov, 2023 (2 Comments)

Rural broadband ISP and network builder GoFibre (BorderLink), which is deploying a 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across the North of England and Scottish Borders area, has today announced the first five charity projects to secure funding under their inaugural £50k GoFurther Fund.

Quickline’s Full Fibre Live in 4 More Rural Lincolnshire Villages

24th Nov, 2023 (2 Comments)

Hull-based UK broadband ISP Quickline, which is rolling out their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across North East England, has just completed and gone live with homes and businesses in several more villages across Lincolnshire, including Goulceby, Martin, Timberland and Belton.

Sky Reach Wholesale Broadband Deal with Virgin Media in Ireland

24th Nov, 2023 (5 Comments)

In a hint of what might happen in the UK a little further down the road. Sky Ireland and Virgin Media Ireland recently signed a significant wholesale network access agreement, which will enable Sky’s customers to harness Virgin’s full fibre broadband ISP network in the country.

New Digital UK Map of Underground Cables Looks to Expand

24th Nov, 2023 (9 Comments)

The Government’s National Underground Asset Register (NUAR), which represents a new digital UK map of underground pipes and cables (broadband, power, water etc.) – intended to help reduce accidental damage, has released a progress update that suggests the map could be expanded and possibly even made accessible to the public.

Mobile Operator iD Mobile Celebrate 1.5Million UK Subscriptions

23rd Nov, 2023 (9 Comments)

Low-cost mobile operator iD Mobile (Currys), which uses Three UK’s national 4G and 5G network via a virtual operator (MVNO) partnership, has today announced a 25% year-on-year growth in service subscriptions that has just seen them top the 1.5 million mark – a significant milestone reached ahead of its own projections.

Ofcom to Release More Shared Spectrum in 3.8-4.2GHz for UK 5G

23rd Nov, 2023 (0 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has begun to consult on an update to their spectrum sharing framework, which among other things proposes a more flexible management approach to improve local spectrum availability for 5G (mobile / wireless broadband) and the related release of more shared frequency in the busiest 3.8 – 4.2 GHz bands.

London ISP Community Fibre Prep New WiFi 6 Broadband Router

23rd Nov, 2023 (8 Comments)

London-focused UK ISP and network operator CommunityFibre, which is deploying a 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across the city, has revealed that they’re in the process of making a bespoke new Linksys router available across most of their packages to replace the old MX4200 tri-band device.

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2023 Autumn Statement Boosts UK Full Fibre and 5G Builds – Full Expensing

22nd Nov, 2023 (12 Comments)

The Chancellor of the UK government, Jeremy Hunt, has today given his 2023 Autumn Statement, which among other things has announced that the new “Full Expensing” policy will be made permanent. The change will help some full fibre broadband and mobile operators to bring down the cost of their network roll-outs. Planning tweaks are also coming.

INCA Reveal Winners of the 2023 UK AltNet Broadband ISP Awards

22nd Nov, 2023 (11 Comments)

The Independent Networks Co-operative Association (INCA) has today unveiled the list of winners from their annual 2023 INCA Awards event, which aims to recognise and celebrate the best alternative networks (altnets) and ISPs from across the UK. Suffice to say that it was a good night for Ogi, Freedom Fibre, Airband, CityFibre and others.

Vodafone Claims Faster Rollout of 5G Standalone to Boost UK by £7.4bn

22nd Nov, 2023 (10 Comments)

Mobile operator Vodafone is continuing to try and drum up support for their proposed merger with Three UK, which today sees them publishing new research that claims “expediting” the rollout of Standalone 5G (mobile broadband) could contribute an additional £7.4bn to the UK economy by 2030 compared to a slower deployment.

London Business ISP Vorboss Does 10Gbps for £150 a Month UPDATE

21st Nov, 2023 (3 Comments)

Network builder and UK broadband ISP Vorboss, which is investing £300m to build their 100Gbps full fibre network – dedicated to business – across central London (they’ve built over 500km of fibre since 2020), has launched a new product called ‘Retail Connect’ – offering speeds up to 10Gbps to the city’s “glass-front” retail outfits from just £150 a month.

Broadband ISP PlusNet UK Prep New IPv6 Technical Trial

21st Nov, 2023 (30 Comments)

Low-cost broadband provider Plusnet, which is part of the wider BT Group, has today revealed that they will shortly launch a new technical trial to test their planned deployment of the IPv6 internet addressing standard, which comes a over a decade after they first trialled the technology.

Sky Mobile UK Becomes Available on the London Underground

21st Nov, 2023 (14 Comments)

Mobile operator Sky Mobile has today announced that their 4G and 5G mobile services are being extended into many parts of the London Underground, which most likely reflects an expected extension of their existing Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) agreement with O2 (VMO2).

Ofcom UK Take on Regulation of Premium Rate Phone Services

21st Nov, 2023 (0 Comments)

The UK telecoms, internet and media regulator, Ofcom, has today launched a new consultation on a proposed rule change that would see responsibility for day-to-day regulation of Premium Rate Services (PRS) being effectively transferred from the Phone-Paid Services Authority (PSA) to Ofcom.

Utility Warehouse Top 363,595 UK Broadband Users and Change CEO

21st Nov, 2023 (0 Comments)

Energy and telecoms provider Telecom Plus, which trades as UW (Utility Warehouse), has published their latest H1 FY24 results today and revealed that their broadband ISP has a total customer base of 363,595 (up by 22,203 in the year) and their mobile base hit 424,114 (up by 60,052). The operator also has a new CEO.