Home » UK ISP News Archive » ISP News (17464 Posts)

Latest ISP News

ISP BT Publish UK Regional Rollout Schedule for Digital Voice

26th Sep, 2023 (41 Comments)

Broadband ISP BT has today published a wider region-by-region UK rollout schedule for their new Internet Protocol (IP) based home phone service, Digital Voice, which covers the remaining regions across England, Wales and Scotland. But not everybody will be happy when it happens.

County Broadband Engineers Viewing plans

Job Cut Fears Strike Rural England Full Fibre Builder County Broadband

26th Sep, 2023 (13 Comments)

Rural network builder and UK ISP County Broadband (CB), which holds an aspiration to cover 500,000 premises across the East of England with their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network by the end of 2027, appears as if it may soon become the latest network operator to make redundancies.

mobile_network_signal_tower_uk_illustration

UK Ranks 58th in the World for the Price of 1GB of Mobile Data

26th Sep, 2023 (6 Comments)

A new study has analysed 5,603 mobile data (mobile broadband) plans from across 237 countries in order to compare the cost of a 1GB (GigaByte) data allowance, which reveals that the United Kingdom slightly improved its rank from 59th in 2022 to 58th in 2023, with an average price of USD $0.62 per GB (down from $0.79).

Ofcom UK to Take Back Phone Numbers from Defunct Providers

25th Sep, 2023 (12 Comments)

The UK telecoms and media regulator, Ofcom, has today proposed to “take back” a sizeable amount of phone numbers from a long list of broadband and communication providers that are no longer trading (i.e. those that have been dissolved, gone into liquidation or closed).

Utility Warehouse Joins CityFibre’s UK FTTP Broadband Network

25th Sep, 2023 (9 Comments)

Communications, insurance and energy provider Utility Warehouse (Telecom Plus) has today become the latest broadband ISP to join CityFibre’s growing national Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to help reach more homes, which is being handled via their existing relationships with TalkTalk’s Wholesale division.

YouFibre-Van-and-Management-Team-Side-View

Netomnia Broadband ISP YouFibre Tops 50,000 UK Customers

25th Sep, 2023 (32 Comments)

Gigabit broadband ISP YouFibre, which sells packages via Netomnia and Cityfibre’s respective 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) networks – across different parts of the United Kingdom, has today reported that they now have a total customer base of 50,000 (up from 22,000 at the start of 2023 and 45,000 in August 2023).

Voneus Merges Broadway Partners, SWS Broadband and Cadence Networks UPDATE

25th Sep, 2023 (5 Comments)

UK ISP Voneus, which is deploying gigabit-capable wireless (FWA) and full fibre (FTTP) broadband networks across rural parts of England and Wales, has today announced that SWS Broadband and Cadence Networks are being merged into their operations. On top of that, they’ve acquired Broadway Partners from administration.

RunFibre Honoured with Armed Forces Covenant Silver Award

25th Sep, 2023 (0 Comments)

Broadband ISP RunFibre, which is deploying a new 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across rural parts of South Gloucestershire and North Wiltshire in England, has been awarded the Armed Forces Covenant Silver Award in recognition of their commitment to supporting veterans, active-duty military personnel, and their families.

Virgin Media O2 Significantly Downgrades Ultimate Volt Bundle

23rd Sep, 2023 (64 Comments)

Some of Virgin Media and O2’s UK broadband and mobile customers have, in recent weeks, reported having noticed a few changes to the combined operator’s “Volt” bundles, which appears to have quietly resulted in some significant feature downgrades (slower internet speeds, fewer extras etc.) and higher prices.

Job Losses as UK ISP TalkTalk to Demerge into Three Businesses UPDATE

22nd Sep, 2023 (36 Comments)

Broadband ISP TalkTalk has this week informed staff of their plan to formally demerge the group into three separate businesses for consumers, businesses and wholesale. Under the plan, the full legal demerger aims to be completed by 1st March 2024, but some redundancies are expected.

Gigaclear 2023 Engineer Working on Cabinet

Rural ISP Gigaclear Passes 500,000 UK Premises with Full Fibre

22nd Sep, 2023 (14 Comments)

Rural broadband ISP Gigaclear has today announced that they’ve achieved a key milestone by passing 500,000 premises across England with their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network, which falls to 430,000 premises passed when only looking at those in a Ready for Service (RFS) state.

Connected Britain Reveals 2023 Broadband Award Winners

22nd Sep, 2023 (3 Comments)

The annual Connected Britain Awards 2023 (Total Telecom) took place this week, which among other things saw full fibre provider brsk scoop both the coveted “Broadband Provider of the Year” and “Full Fibre ISP Innovation” awards, while Vodafone was named for the “B2B Service Provider of the Year” award.

Vodafone UK Accidentally Removes Plans with 83 Roaming Destinations UPDATE

22nd Sep, 2023 (20 Comments)

Mobile operator Vodafone appears to have quietly dropped support for inclusive roaming in 83 destinations on their 24-month SIM Only plans, which for example used to be available on their Unlimited Max Xtra + Entertainment plan. Supporting plans now only offer inclusive roaming in 51 European destinations.

EE UK Preps Upgrades to Enhance Anti-SPAM and SCAM Filters

21st Sep, 2023 (10 Comments)

Broadband ISP and mobile network operator EE (BT) has announced that it is in the process of updating their existing SCAM and SPAM blocking technologies, which should enable them to root out additional scam tactics (e.g. “Hi Mum, Hi Dad” scams) and help protect consumers from hard to spot scams.

CityFibre Update on Project Gigabit FTTP Build Progress in England

21st Sep, 2023 (15 Comments)

CityFibre has announced that they’ve awarded their “first round of contracts” to civil engineering firms under their state-aid supported Project Gigabit broadband rollout contracts in Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Hampshire and Suffolk. The deployments will bring full fibre (FTTP) lines to a total of 715,000 extra rural properties.

FullFibre Limited Engineer Blowing Fibre

FullFibre Ltd Boost UK Broadband Rollout with NETS International

21st Sep, 2023 (0 Comments)

Network operator FullFibre Limited (Fibre Heroes), which is rolling out a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband infrastructure across various parts of England for other ISPs to use, has signed a new supply deal with solutions provider NETS International to help “ensure [a] faster network build“.

Ofcom UK to Extend Content Rules to Internet-based TV Channels

21st Sep, 2023 (26 Comments)

The UK Government has proposed to change the law so that internet-based TV channels on smart TVs, which are delivered over home broadband ISP connections, would need to follow the same Ofcom content rules as on traditional TV to ensure “young and vulnerable audiences are protected from harmful programming“.