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Wildanet Says Gigabit Broadband May Give Devon a £1bn Boost

11th Jul, 2023 (9 Comments)

A new “independent report” from policy institute Curia, which was commissioned by rural UK ISP Wildanet, has claimed that the rollout of gigabit-capable broadband across Devon (England) could generate £1.125 billion of new business gross value added (GVA) for the county by 2030.

Sky Broadband Max Hub Router and WiFi Max Kit 2023

ISP Sky Broadband UK Launch New WiFi 6 Max Hub Router UPDATE3

11th Jul, 2023 (50 Comments)

Customers of UK ISP Sky Broadband may like to know that the provider has today officially launched their new WiFi 6 capable “Max Hub” (SR213) router, which is accompanied by a new “WiFi Max” (mesh network / repeaters) system to help guarantee coverage around your home (i.e. the “UK’s fastest WiFi guarantee, of any major provider“).

FACTCO Bring Gigabit Broadband to Rothbury in Northumberland

10th Jul, 2023 (10 Comments)

Network builder and UK ISP FACTCO has today announced that their new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network has finally started to go live in the rural Northumberland (England) town of Rothbury, which comes almost three years after the project (here) was first announced.

ThinkCX Claims UK ISPs with Biggest Price Hikes Lost Most Market Share

10th Jul, 2023 (6 Comments)

Telecoms analysts at global market intelligence firm ThinkCX have today released the results from their latest market share report on the UK’s broadband ISP market, which claims to show that providers “with the biggest price hikes lost the most ground to rivals“. But the shifts are fairly small, and it may not be telling the whole story.

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Digital Infrastructure Adds 5 Locations to UK Full Fibre Rollout

10th Jul, 2023 (7 Comments)

Network builder Digital Infrastructure – supported by broadband ISP BeFibre – has today announced that their new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) infrastructure has added another five locations to their rollout plan for the United Kingdom and this time they’re all in South Yorkshire (England).

Vodafone Warn Gov 5G Targets to be Missed if Three UK Merger Blocked

10th Jul, 2023 (39 Comments)

The CEO of mobile operator Vodafone, Ahmed Essam, has indirectly warned regulators that a decision to block its attempted merger with Three UK (CK Hutchison) would result in them cutting their investment in digital infrastructure (5G broadband etc.) and being unable to deliver on the Government’s goals.

BT Group Confirm UK CEO Philip Jansen to Exit Within 12 Months

10th Jul, 2023 (30 Comments)

Broadband and phone giant BT Group (inc. Openreach, Plusnet and EE) has this morning announced that the operator’s current CEO, Philip Jansen, is to leave the business “at an appropriate moment over the next 12 months“. Since taking on the role in February 2019, the operator’s share price has fallen from around 230p to 122p.

Faulty Power Cables Damage Openreach Network in Malvern

8th Jul, 2023 (4 Comments)

An unspecified number of homes and businesses in the Worcestershire (England) town of Malvern have been hit by major disruption to their broadband ISP and phone connectivity, which has lasted for several days, after five of Openreach’s local cables were damaged. This has required extensive engineering work to fully repair.

Broadband ISP Cerberus Networks Raises UK FTTP Prices

8th Jul, 2023 (9 Comments)

Business focused UK ISP Cerberus Networks has recently become the latest provider to increase the pricing of their broadband packages, which has seen a number of their more consumer grade and Openreach based Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) tiers going up in price by around £3-£4 per month.

Quickline FTTP Broadband Goes Live in 3 North Lincolnshire Villages

7th Jul, 2023 (2 Comments)

Alternative network ISP Quickline, which is rolling out their gigabit speed full fibre (FTTP) broadband infrastructure to 96 rural locations (55,000 premises) across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire in England, has today announced that their service has started to go live across Tetney, Kirton and Barnetby le Wold in North Lincolnshire.

Kompass Kapital Acquires UK Full Fibre AltNet LightSpeed Broadband

7th Jul, 2023 (28 Comments)

Alternative network provider and UK ISP LightSpeed Broadband, which recently announced job cuts and a slowdown of their plan to reach over 1 million premises across the East of England with a gigabit-capable full fibre (FTTP) network by 2026 (here), has been acquired by Kompass Kapital for an unspecific sum.

GoFibre Blames Supplier as Some Users Knocked Offline for Days UPDATE3

7th Jul, 2023 (12 Comments)

Approximately 30 customers of GoFibre‘s (BorderLink) alternative full fibre broadband network in Scotland (e.g. Stonehaven) have been left to suffer internet connectivity problems for several days. The ISP has accused one of their “legacy” connectivity suppliers of being responsible – something the supplier strongly denies.

Council Demand £25k Compensation from Gigaclear Over Ugly Cabinet UPDATE

7th Jul, 2023 (51 Comments)

The Stansted Mountfitchet Parish Council in Essex (England) is demanding that UK broadband ISP Gigaclear cough up £25,000 after the operator installed a new street cabinet to support their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network on the corner of Five Acres and Cambridge Road, without consultation.

Openreach Extend FTTP Broadband in Wales to 700,000 Premises

6th Jul, 2023 (16 Comments)

Network access provider Openreach (BT) has issued a progress update on their £210m investment (up from £180m in January 2023) to deploy a gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network across Wales, which reveals that they’ve now covered over 700,000 premises (up from 600k).

Broadband ISP Plusnet UK Stops Providing BT Sport TV Service

6th Jul, 2023 (17 Comments)

As expected (here), UK ISP Plusnet this week confirmed that they’re no longer providing BT Sport as a part of their existing customer home broadband packages, which means you won’t be able to access the service, including the BT Sport App or via a Sky TV set-top-box.

ISP BT Launch UK Business Smart Hub 3 Router and Complete Wi-Fi Plus

6th Jul, 2023 (21 Comments)

Broadband ISP BT Business has today announced the launch of their new Wi-Fi 6 capable Smart Hub 3 (SH3.1) router and WiFi mesh extender system (Complete Wi-Fi Plus) for small business customers, which follows last month’s soft launch of similar kit for customers of their EE consumer division (here).

Ofcom UK Explores Hybrid Sharing of 6GHz for Wi-Fi and Mobile

6th Jul, 2023 (5 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today proposed an alternative way of solving the debate over whether WiFi or mobile broadband (5G) should benefit from the extra capacity (i.e. faster speeds) available in the Upper 6GHz radio spectrum band (6425 to 7125MHz) – “hybrid sharing“.