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Broadband ISP Zzoomm Slows UK Full Fibre Build and Warns of Job Cuts UPDATE

5th Mar, 2024 (40 Comments)

Oxfordshire-based alternative network provider and ISP Zzoomm, which originally aimed to cover 1 million premises with their FTTP broadband network across 85 UK towns by the end of 2025, has today notified ISPreview that “new network construction is stopping” (some existing work will continue) and redundancies are expected.

Consumer UK Broadband ISP TalkTalk Gets Another New CEO UPDATE

5th Mar, 2024 (7 Comments)

Budget internet provider TalkTalk has today announced the appointment of Susie Buckridge as the CEO of their consumer business. The previous CEO, Adam Dunlop, will be “stepping down … to pursue other opportunities outside the group” – Adam was promoted to the position in March 2023 and retained it during the group’s demerger (here).

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BT Win £26m Deal to Link 650 Primary Schools with Gigabit Broadband

5th Mar, 2024 (25 Comments)

Telecoms giant BT has today announced that they’ve secured a state-aid supported £26m contract under the UK Government’s £5bn Project Gigabit programme, which will see them connect over 650 primary schools in hard-to-reach (rural) places across England with gigabit broadband using full fibre technology.

Giffgaff Launch Cheaper UK 4G and 5G Unlimited Data Mobile Plan

5th Mar, 2024 (21 Comments)

Mobile network operator giffgaff has today launched a cheaper 18-month “Good Contract” unlimited data (mobile broadband) tariff, which is now available for only £25 per month (previously £35). The update also benefits more than 12,000 existing customers on the old plan, automatically reducing their bills by £10 a month.

Starlink Test Space Direct to Cell Mobile Data Service to 17Mbps

5th Mar, 2024 (14 Comments)

SpaceX boss Elon Musk has conducted another live test of Starlink’s future global Direct to Cell (DtC) mobile roaming service using a regular unmodified Android-based Samsung smartphone, which managed to deliver a 4G based mobile broadband download speed of 15.6Mbps to 17.2Mbps.

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Full Fibre UK Network Operator Telcom Appoints New CEO

5th Mar, 2024 (0 Comments)

The Telcom Group, which via its various sub-brands (ClearFibre, WeFibre, HyperCity etc.) operates a mix of fixed wireless access (FWA) and gigabit-capable “full fibre” broadband and Ethernet networks across parts of England, has today announced the appointment of Elliott Mueller to be the company’s new CEO.

Ogi See Wales Full Fibre Customers Top 15K – Opens More High Street Outlets

5th Mar, 2024 (12 Comments)

Broadband ISP Ogi, which is deploying a multi-Gigabit capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to premises across parts of South Wales, has today announced an expansion of their high street presence to more locations – this reflects an ongoing partnership with the ‘Get Connection’ retail chain. A 500Mbps tier is also on special offer.

Mobile Operators Plea for More Support Ahead of UK Budget 2024

4th Mar, 2024 (31 Comments)

Trade body Mobile UK, which represents Three UK, EE (BT), O2 (VMO2) and Vodafone, has made a last minute plea for the government to use this week’s Spring Budget to introduce changes that would foster a more “positive investment environment” for mobile operators and thus boost their network upgrades.

BT and EE Hint at UK 5G Standalone Mobile Rollout for H2 2024

4th Mar, 2024 (14 Comments)

The Chief Security and Networks Officer of BT, Howard Watson, has hinted that EE may be in a position to begin their commercial deployment of 5G standalone (5G SA) mobile network technology during the second half of 2024. But they won’t have a better idea of the likely timing until this summer.

Update Breaks 2.5Gbps Port on Virgin Media Hub 5 UK Broadband Router

4th Mar, 2024 (30 Comments)

Customers of broadband ISP Virgin Media (VMO2) are reporting that a recent firmware update to their Hub 5 (Sagemcom F3896LG-VMB) router, which has the version number of LG-RDK_7.6.15-2306.5, appears to have caused the device’s sole 2.5Gbps network (LAN) port to stop functioning correctly.

ISP Zen Internet Give Update on UK CityFibre FTTP Availability

3rd Mar, 2024 (21 Comments)

Broadband ISP Zen Internet has furnished ISPreview with a small update on their efforts to make their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband packages available – nationwide – across CityFibre’s entire UK network, which was previously due to complete at the end of 2023.

Brsk Grow UK Full Fibre Broadband Cover to 450,000 Premises

2nd Mar, 2024 (11 Comments)

Network builder and ISP Brsk, which is deploying a gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across the Midlands of England and beyond (rollout plan), have informed ISPreview that their coverage has grown to pass 450,000 homes (up from 358,000 on 10th Nov 2023). Customer take-up has also increased.

BT Shipping its Final Paper Phone Books to UK Customers

1st Mar, 2024 (16 Comments)

A small but important development is happening this month as BT finally ends the free distribution of a physical phone book on 31st March 2024. The move, which was announced last year, will bring to end a service that has been running since as far back as 1880. But these days, the vast majority of people use services like Google to find what they want.

Point Topic FTTP Adoption in Europe and UK Q1 2024

A Quick Look at FTTP Broadband Adoption Across UK and Europe

1st Mar, 2024 (16 Comments)

New research from Point Topic has revealed how the adoption rates of “full fibre” (FTTP) broadband ISP networks vary between 30 countries within Europe (i.e. how many subscribers take the service vs premises passed). Overall, the average take-up stands at 54.4% (up from 53.3% in mid-2021), while the UK scores just 34.7%.

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Boldyn Networks Gobbles Cellnex’s Private Networks Business

1st Mar, 2024 (0 Comments)

Digital infrastructure firm Boldyn Networks (formerly BAI Comms), which is perhaps best known in the UK for helping to build a number of open access mobile and fibre networks, has officially closed its acquisition of Cellnex’s private networks business unit.

Virgin Media UK Adds DAZN FAST Channel for Women’s Football

1st Mar, 2024 (4 Comments)

Customers of broadband ISP Virgin Media (VMO2), specifically those who take Pay TV services via one of the operator’s TV 360, STREAM or v6 box platforms, may like to know that they’ve just become the first UK Pay TV platform to offer DAZN’s FAST channel dedicated to women’s football.

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MP Calls on Openreach to Pause Pole Builds After Alleged Rule Breach and Whistleblower

1st Mar, 2024 (56 Comments)

The recent dispute between residents in the seaside town of Southport (Merseyside) and Openreach reached UK parliament yesterday, with the local Conservative MP, Damien Moore, claiming that an alleged “whistleblower” had revealed that the broadband builder was sidestepping its own rules on pole deployments.