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Scientists Push Record 402Tbps Speed Down Standard Fibre Optic Cable

28th Jun, 2024 (1 Comment)

A new world data speed record has just been set after a team of Japanese researchers from the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), using a standard commercially available optical fibre, managed to reach a transmission rate of 402.2Tbps (Terabits per second) over a distance of 50km.

Altnet UK Broadband ISP Zzoomm to Cease New FTTP Build from End of Q2

28th Jun, 2024 (33 Comments)

Oxfordshire-based alternative broadband ISP Zzoomm, which recently revealed that their 2Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network had covered 200,000 premises (RFS) across 23 towns in England (here), has today reported their end of year results (Dec 2023) and confirmed that they’ll cease new building work from the end of this month.

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Northumberland Council Warn of Rise in UK Broadband Scammers

28th Jun, 2024 (0 Comments)

The Northumberland County Council (NCC) in England has put out a general warning to residents after observing a rise in “broadband-related cyber fraud“, which occurs when scammers attempt to impersonate your ISP in order to steal financial data and money. Some 68% of the reported victims have collectively lost £12.57k to this scam alone.

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Business UK ISP Onecom Acquires Telecoms Provider Daly Systems

28th Jun, 2024 (0 Comments)

Hampshire-based business broadband and cloud provider Onecom, which is backed by LDC and Ares Management Corporation (here), has today announced yet another acquisition after they scooped Leicester-based telecoms and IT provider Daly Systems for an undisclosed sum.

West Devon Councillors Criticise CDS Broadband Project and Airband UPDATE2

28th Jun, 2024 (6 Comments)

The recent meeting of an overview and scrutiny committee in West Devon (England) saw local councillors, as well as some residents, heap criticism on the state aid supported Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) programme and contracted UK ISP Airband for being “inefficient and chaotic” in their delivery of faster broadband networks.

Full Fibre Provider Hyperoptic Appoint New UK Director of Regulation

28th Jun, 2024 (0 Comments)

City-focused broadband ISP Hyperoptic, which has so far extended their gigabit full fibre (FTTP/B) network to cover “more than” 1.6 million UK homes (as well as 300k customers) across parts of 64 towns and cities, has appointed ex-BT figure Kathryn Bowden to be their the new Director of Regulation, Policy, Risk, and Compliance.

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Mobile Operator O2 UK Launches New Ultimate Plan UPDATE

27th Jun, 2024 (18 Comments)

Mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media) has today launched a new top tier ‘Ultimate‘ mobile plan, which combines the usual services with a range of benefits that are said to be worth more than £1,000 across the contract duration. Some of those include Ultimate cover, O2 Switch Up, an Extra from O2, McAfee Mobile Security Plus and inclusive roaming in 123 destinations worldwide.

London Full Fibre Broadband ISP G.Network Get £85m Funding Boost

27th Jun, 2024 (1 Comment)

Alternative network and UK ISP G.Network, which is building a Multi-Gigabit capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across parts of London (here), has today announced that they’ve agreed with USS, their long term equity investor, access to additional funding of £85 million to support their “next phase of growth“.

CityFibre UK Nears Completion of Chichester FTTP Broadband Build

27th Jun, 2024 (3 Comments)

Nearly three years have passed since CityFibre first started rolling out their gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network across the Cathedral City of Chichester in South East England (West Sussex). The good news is that they’ve now passed 12,000 premises and are “fast approaching around 85% coverage of the city“.

EE UK Launch 1.6Gbps FTTP Broadband Package for Gamers

27th Jun, 2024 (27 Comments)

Broadband ISP and mobile operator EE (BT) has today launched a second 1.6Gbps speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) package on Openreach’s network, which is called the ‘Broadband Made for Gamers‘ bundle and claims to offer online gamers “lower latency, game server geofencing and in-home network prioritisation,” among other things.

CVC Confirms Deal to Acquire UK Street Works Firm M Group

27th Jun, 2024 (0 Comments)

Private equity firm CVC (Fund IX) has this morning confirmed that they’ve acquired UK civil engineering firm M Group Services from PAI Partners. As well as catering for the water, energy and transport sectors, M Group also has a broadband and mobile focused telecoms division via several familiar brands (Avonline Networks, magdalene, Morrison and waldon).

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Nexfibre Extend FTTP Broadband to 15k Premises in High Wycombe and Marlow

27th Jun, 2024 (0 Comments)

Network operator nexfibre, which shares some of their parentage with UK broadband ISP partner Virgin Media (O2), has today announced that they expect to cover 15,000 premises in the neighbouring Buckinghamshire (England) towns of High Wycombe and Marlow via their new wholesale accessible 2Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network.

Broadband ISP File Sanctuary Launch New UK FRITZ!Box Routers

27th Jun, 2024 (3 Comments)

New and existing customers of UK internet provider File Sanctuary, which sells FTTP, G.fast (SOGFast) and FTTC (SOGEA) broadband packages via Openreach, may like to know that the ISP has just expanded their line-up of discounted routers, which now includes the FRITZ!Box 7690, FRITZ!Box 7530 AX routers, the FRITZ!Repeater 3000 AX, and the FRITZ!Fon C6.

Rural UK ISP Wessex Internet Wins at National Countryside Alliance Awards

26th Jun, 2024 (0 Comments)

After winning the Rural Enterprise category for the South West region of the 2024 Countryside Alliance Awards earlier this year (here), alternative rural broadband provider Wessex Internet has today announced that they’ve just won the same category at the national awards too.

Isle of Wight ISP WightFibre Grows Broadband Customers to 21,000

26th Jun, 2024 (10 Comments)

Network operator and broadband ISP WightFibre, which is building a gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across the Isle of Wight – just off the South Coast of Hampshire (England), has today revealed that they’ve managed to grow their take-up to 21,000 customers (30% market share).

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UK ISP Association Sets Out Telecoms Priorities for Next Government

26th Jun, 2024 (0 Comments)

The Internet Services Providers’ Association (ISPA), which is a trade body that represents UK broadband ISPs and related comms providers, has today set out the key strategic priorities and actionable policies that it thinks the next UK Government will need to focus on in order to continue the work of “transforming the nation’s digital infrastructure”.

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Oxfordshire UK’s GigaHubs Full Fibre Build Connects 180 Sites

26th Jun, 2024 (4 Comments)

The Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) and Neos Networks have revealed that their ongoing £7.25m “GigaHubs” project has now connected 180 public sector sites (schools, hospitals etc.) to a new gigabit-capable full fibre broadband network. But the work won’t complete until they reach the contracted 193 sites, later this year.