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UK Broadband ISP Freeola Launch Own IP Based Home Voice Service

28th Jul, 2023 (16 Comments)

Internet access and UK web hosting provider Freeola has recently launched its own Digital Voice (VoIP) style services for home broadband users, which enables you to keep your existing analogue landline number and to make or receive calls over your internet connection instead.

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Virgin Media O2 UK via nexfibre Bring FTTP Broadband to Crewe

27th Jul, 2023 (35 Comments)

Broadband ISP Virgin Media (VMO2) has confirmed that their 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / XGS-PON) broadband network, via wholesale network partner nexfibre, is being expanded to cover the town of Crewe in Cheshire (England).

Vodafone UK to Boost Rural 4G Mobile Cover via Church Towers

27th Jul, 2023 (14 Comments)

Mobile operator Vodafone has revealed that they’re working with the Church of England, and using Open Radio Access Network (OpenRAN) technology, to help extend 4G mobile (mobile broadband) into remote rural communities by deploying small base stations on top of 11 church bell towers across the country.

Toob Invests GBP7.5m to Build FTTP Broadband Across Fleet

27th Jul, 2023 (1 Comment)

Network builder and UK broadband ISP toob has today announced that they’ve committed £7.5 million to build their new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across the Hampshire (South England) town of Fleet, which is expected to result in 19,000 local homes gaining access to their network.

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TalkTalk Tops Ofcom’s Broadband Complaints Table for Q1 2023 UPDATE

27th Jul, 2023 (11 Comments)

Ofcom’s latest quarterly (Q1 2023) study of UK consumer complaints has named and shamed TalkTalk for attracting the most consumer gripes about both fixed line broadband and landline phone services (making a change from Shell Energy), while BT did the same for both Pay Monthly Mobile and Pay TV services.

BT Stabilises UK FTTP Broadband Build – Adds 718,000 Premises

27th Jul, 2023 (34 Comments)

The BT Group has published a rather limited Q1 FY24 (quarterly) trading update to June 2023, which includes very few of the usual details but does reveal that Openreach’s roll-out of a full fibre (FTTP) broadband ISP network (coverage) grew by 718,000 UK premises in Q1 to total 11 million (up from 702k last quarter).

Broadband ISP Connect Fibre Boosts WiFi Guarantee to 50Mbps

27th Jul, 2023 (2 Comments)

Alternative UK network provider Connect Fibre (Fibre Assets Ltd.) has just struck back in the tit-for-tat battle over which broadband ISP can claim to offer the “fastest” or “best” Wi-Fi performance guarantee. The provider has increased the speed promise on their home Wi-Fi guarantee from 30Mbps to 50Mbps minimum in every room.

Data Suggests UK Broadband ISP and TV Bundles are Growing

27th Jul, 2023 (10 Comments)

A new survey of over 2,000 UK adults, which was carried out four times over the past year by YouGov on behalf of Point Topic, has found that respondents who bundled their broadband ISP connection with a TV product has increased by 8% year-on-year (i.e. starting at 35% in Q2 2022 and rising to 43% in Q2 2023).

Ogi Bring FTTP Broadband to 500 Holiday Homes in South Wales

27th Jul, 2023 (4 Comments)

Infracapital-backed UK ISP Ogi, which is investing £200 million to roll-out a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across 150,000 premises in South Wales by 2025, has signed a 10-year deal with Fontygary Leisure Park in the Vale of Glamorgan that will enable around 500 holiday homes to be connected to their full fibre lines.

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Full Fibre Builder Quickline Awarded Safe Contractor Accreditation

26th Jul, 2023 (0 Comments)

UK ISP Quickline, which is building a gigabit speed full fibre (FTTP) broadband infrastructure to 96 rural locations (55,000 premises) across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire (England), has been awarded Safe Contractor accreditation in recognition of their efforts to ensure a high level of health and safety protections for their contractors.

ISP BT Confirms Pilot to Convert Street Cabinets into EV Car Charges

26th Jul, 2023 (41 Comments)

In June, we reported on how Openreach were “exploring whether it’s practical” to deploy public EV chargers next to some of their 90,000 UK broadband cabinets (here). The good news is that BT, via their start-up and Digital incubation team, Etc. (that’s the actual name), plan to run a pilot that will “convert or upgrade” its cabinets for EV charging units.

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Lit Fibre Grows UK FTTP Broadband Cover to 140,000 Premises

26th Jul, 2023 (12 Comments)

Broadband ISP and network builder Lit Fibre has today announced that their new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network has gone live in several new towns, growing its overall coverage of the UK to 140,000 premises (Ready for Service) – up from 100,000 in April 2023.

Vodafone in Final Phase of Major UK Backbone Network Upgrade

26th Jul, 2023 (11 Comments)

Broadband ISP and mobile operator Vodafone UK has revealed that they’re now entering the “final phase” of their multi-year Redstream Evolution project, which reflects the work being conducted to upgrade the backbone of their nationwide network and boost their capacity for future growth.

Oops – Did UK Broadband ISP SwishFibre Fail to Renew Domain? UPDATE

26th Jul, 2023 (14 Comments)

The website domain for full fibre network builder and UK ISP Swish Fibre appears to have been offline since yesterday because, according to the notice on its holding page, swishfibre.com has “expired and is parked free, courtesy of GoDaddy.com” (i.e. somebody probably forgot to renew it).

Arrival of eSIM Fuels More Mobile Switching by UK Consumers

26th Jul, 2023 (26 Comments)

New data from mobile benchmarking firm Opensignal has revealed that the gradual, and not always particularly smooth, adoption of Embedded Subscriber Identity Modules (eSIM) by UK mobile network operators and related Smartphones is starting to deliver a clear and significant improvement in consumer switching.

ASA UK Bans Sky Business Broadband Advert After BT Complaint

26th Jul, 2023 (8 Comments)

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned a website advert for a Sky Business broadband package – displayed in January 2023 – after BT complained that it had made a “misleading” price comparison, which involved a claim that customers could “SAVE OVER £750” by switching to Sky’s package.

Wireless UK Network Provider Wifinity Acquires Vital WiFi

26th Jul, 2023 (0 Comments)

Wireless ISP Wifinity, which typically specialises in deploying WiFi style networks, has moved to accelerate their UK expansion by gobbling offshore Wi-Fi systems provider Vital WiFi for an undisclosed sum. The move will enable them to reach into a new and particularly challenging area of remote internet connectivity.