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Small EE Based UK Mobile Operator Zevvle Ceases Trading

14th Dec, 2023 (3 Comments)

Back in 2020 we reported on the launch of a new Birmingham-based Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) called Zevvle (here), which offered a bit of a different twist on pay-as-you-go data (mobile broadband) pricing. But mounting costs and limited customer adoption appear to have now put an end to the provider.

Virgin Media O2 UK TV Customers Get 24/7 Christmas Channel

14th Dec, 2023 (2 Comments)

Just can’t get enough Christmas? Not got tired of every single shop playing the same endless Christmas songs on a loop until your brain screams for death? Well, good news, because customers of Virgin Media’s Pay TV services have now been given access to an all-new 24/7 Christmas themed FAST channel. Yay.

Connexin Appoint New Managing Director to Oversee Full Fibre Build

14th Dec, 2023 (0 Comments)

Broadband ISP Connexin has today announced the appointment of a new Managing Director for Connexin Fibre, Shadi Halliwell, who it’s hoped will be able to boost their ongoing work to deploy a new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across parts of Hull and Yorkshire in England.

UK Gov Confirm Scotland to Get £450m for Gigabit Broadband Upgrade

14th Dec, 2023 (5 Comments)

The UK Government has finally revealed that Scotland’s share of the £5bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout scheme will be an “estimated” £450m, although market engagement work is ongoing (i.e. getting feedback from suppliers) and has yet to reach the procurement stage – this was originally supposed to happen in the autumn.

MPs Debate 2025 Switch-off Dangers of Analogue UK Phone Services

14th Dec, 2023 (71 Comments)

A meeting in the House of Commons was held yesterday that saw MPs from different parties debate the forthcoming withdrawal of BT and Openreach’s old copper-based analogue line networks (PSTN phones and WLR) by Dec 2025, which touched on a variety of issues from battery backup to problems with the reliability of digital replacements.

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ASA Enforce New Mid-Contract Price Hike Rules for UK Broadband ISPs

14th Dec, 2023 (8 Comments)

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) will tomorrow officially begin to enforce new guidance for how UK broadband ISPs and mobile network operators should communicate mid-contract prices hikes to consumers, which could make such policies clearer and more transparent. But it arrives as Ofcom move (here) to ban the practice.

Survey – 29% of UK Businesses Not Ready for End of Old Phone Lines

14th Dec, 2023 (5 Comments)

A new report from business broadband ISP and communications provider Gamma and the Centre of Economics Business Research (CEBR) has claimed that 29% of UK businesses are still “completely unaware” of the upcoming move to switch-off the old copper-based Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) in December 2025.

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New UK Broadband ISP Switching System to be Delayed AGAIN

13th Dec, 2023 (21 Comments)

The industry-led One Touch Switching Company (TOTSCo), which is responsible for implementing Ofcom’s already heavily delayed One Touch Switch (OTS) system for broadband ISPs and consumers who want to change provider, has today warned that their revised plan to introduce it from 14th March 2024 is “no longer achievable“.

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O2 UK Trial 5G from Drones with Warwickshire Search and Rescue

13th Dec, 2023 (7 Comments)

Mobile network operator O2 (VMO2), specifically their Technical Trials team, has built a new 5G connected mobile base station that is tiny enough to be flown on a hand lifted drone (pictured), which is currently being trialled with Warwickshire Search and Rescue to help tackle issues of poor signal coverage in isolated rural areas.

19,000 More Brentwood Homes Get Virgin Media’s Full Fibre

13th Dec, 2023 (4 Comments)

Broadband ISP Virgin Media UK (VMO2) and nexfibre have today revealed that an additional 19,000 homes and businesses in the Essex (England) town of Brentwood, which is home to a population of over 55,000, have now been covered by their new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / XGS-PON) network.

Vandals Attack Netomnia’s FTTP Broadband Network in Liverpool UPDATE

13th Dec, 2023 (35 Comments)

Police have been called in after vandals caused “extensive” damage to part of Netomnia’s (supported by UK ISP YouFibre) new full fibre broadband network in Liverpool, where the operator is currently investing £39 million on a large deployment project. But thankfully only a few customers have felt the impact.

New Ofcom UK Rules to STOP Misleading Use of “Fibre” Broadband UPDATE

13th Dec, 2023 (57 Comments)

The UK telecoms, media and internet content regulator, Ofcom, has today introduced new guidelines that will effectively only allow broadband ISPs to use terms like “fibre” and “full-fibre” on their websites, and in contracts, if their network brings fibre optic cables all the way to your home (i.e. FTTP / FTTH).

EE Retain Best Mobile Provider Crown in Connect’s 2024 UK Network Test

13th Dec, 2023 (16 Comments)

Connect has today published their annual UK Mobile Network Test 2024 study, which used a range of different benchmarks to test 4G (voice and data / broadband) and 5G service performance across 19 cities, 38 towns and along over 10,400km of major roads. Overall, EE managed to come top again, while O2 (VMO2) continued their trend of being bottom.

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Hampshire UK’s Rural Superfast Broadband Project Concludes

13th Dec, 2023 (0 Comments)

The Hampshire County Council (HCC) in England has concluded its state aid supported Superfast Broadband Programme (SFBB) and published a new report that summarises its “achievements and lessons learnt“. Overall, the project helped to extend superfast (30Mbps+) speeds from 80% in 2012 to 97.8% today, exceeding its 95% target.

ASA UK Ban Virgin Media’s Misleading Fastest WiFi Guarantee Claims

13th Dec, 2023 (12 Comments)

A complaint by Vodafone has prompted the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) to investigate and ultimately ban a series of adverts for Virgin Media’s (VMO2) UK broadband ISP products after some of them “misleadingly” claimed to be offering the “fastest WiFi Guarantee of any major provider“.

Wireless UK ISP Wifinity Brings WiFi to Anchor Hanover Homes

12th Dec, 2023 (0 Comments)

Wireless ISP Wifinity, which typically specialises in deploying WiFi style networks, has just reached an agreement on a new 10-year contract that will see them deploying WiFi and broadband internet services across UK retirement properties and care homes controlled by specialist housing provider Anchor Hanover.

EE UK Update on 3G Mobile Switch Off and 5G Spectrum Refarming

12th Dec, 2023 (9 Comments)

Mobile network operator EE (BT) has published a short progress update on their national plan and timeline for switching off the old 3G data (mobile broadband) network, which reveals some of the first UK locations that will be benefitting from the re-farming of related 3G spectrum for use by modern 5G services.