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Ofcom Looks to Improve Spectrum Sharing for 5G and Other Services

28th Mar, 2023 (0 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today begun fielding industry views on how it could improve Shared Spectrum Licences, which enable small businesses to create their own local wireless broadband and mobile networks across various radio spectrum bands (many of these could previously only be used by national operators).

More Virgin Media UK 1Gig Broadband Users See 100Mbps Uploads

28th Mar, 2023 (68 Comments)

Residential customers on UK ISP Virgin Media’s top “Gig1 Fibre Broadband” package (avg. 1130Mbps down and 52Mbps up) could soon receive an upload boost to 100Mbps+ (110Mbps max profile rate), which comes after we spotted a rise in the number of users receiving a related profile boost over the past few weeks.

Spring Fibre Name First 3 Areas in Lincolnshire for UK Full Fibre Build

28th Mar, 2023 (2 Comments)

One of the UK’s newest alternative broadband network providers, Spring Fibre, has quietly updated their website to name the first 3 locations – all in Lincolnshire – for their plan to build a new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) ISP network to cover 1 million premises in England.

Openreach Extend UK FTTC Discount for Low-Income Homes

28th Mar, 2023 (9 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has announced that they’re extending their “Connect the Unconnected” special offer, which makes it possible for UK ISPs to waive FTTC (VDSL2) broadband connection fees for any customers who receive “Universal Credit” with no other earnings, and who aren’t currently connected to its network.

Broadband ISP Gigaclear Add Buckden and Kimbolton to Cambridgeshire Rollout

27th Mar, 2023 (0 Comments)

Rural UK ISP Gigaclear has confirmed that the villages of Buckden and Kimbolton have just been added to their ongoing £39m effort to deploy a gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across Cambridgeshire in England, which adds to the recent additions of Warboys, Sawtry, Ramsey and Stilton (here).

Broadband ISP Jurassic Fibre Improve Support for Deaf Customers

27th Mar, 2023 (5 Comments)

Exeter-based broadband ISP Jurassic Fibre, which is rolling out a Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across parts of Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, and Dorset in England, has announced that deaf customers who use British Sign Language (BSL) are now able to use a video link interpreter when they contact customer support.

Rural UK ISP SWS Broadband Gets New Office and Hires 16 New Staff

27th Mar, 2023 (0 Comments)

Internet provider SWS Broadband (Rural Broadband Solutions Plc), which serves homes in rural parts of Shropshire (England) and Wales via both wireless and full fibre (FTTP) connectivity, has today announced they’ve taken on 16 members of staff and moved to a new office location in Shrewsbury ahead of a big rollout.

Broadband ISP TalkTalk Ponders Sale of UK Business Division

27th Mar, 2023 (5 Comments)

Budget broadband ISP TalkTalk is reportedly mulling over the possibility of selling their business-to-business arm (TT Business Direct Limited), which is home to around 80,000 customers and could be worth over £200 million. The provider is understood to have hired bankers at Houlihan Lokey to oversee the plan.

CityFibre Complete Binley Woods FTTP Broadband Rollout

27th Mar, 2023 (16 Comments)

Network operator CityFibre has completed their deployment of a new 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network to cover 1,018 homes in the suburban village of Binley Woods (Warwickshire), which only started in August 2022 and is an extension of their existing network in nearby Coventry.

Infrastructure Commission Praise UK Gigabit Broadband Progress

27th Mar, 2023 (3 Comments)

The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has published their annual infrastructure review, which highlights how the UK is making “rapid” progress in rolling out gigabit-capable broadband ISP networks and expects the Government to “achieve its target” for nationwide coverage by 2030. But 5G mobile still needs more direction.

BT Group UK Reportedly Hunting for New CEO to Replace Jansen

26th Mar, 2023 (28 Comments)

The current CEO of broadband and telecoms giant BT Group (inc. Openreach, Plusnet and EE), Philip Jansen (56), could be on his way out – sooner than expected. Industry sources have reportedly told a Sunday newspaper that BT Group have already begun hunting for somebody to replace Jansen, who has held the position since 2018.

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OneWeb Successfully Completes LEO Satellite Broadband Network UPDATE

26th Mar, 2023 (13 Comments)

OneWeb, which is part-owned by the UK government, has today technically completed their new Low Earth Orbit (LEO) based ultrafast (100Mbps+) and low-latency (sub-100ms) satellite broadband network. The development occurred after they successfully launched their final full batch of 36 satellites aboard a rocket from India.

Voneus Acquires Rural Wales Focused Full Fibre ISP Beacons Telecom

26th Mar, 2023 (2 Comments)

Alternative rural network ISP Voneus, which is deploying both gigabit-capable Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) and Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband networks across parts of England and Wales, has continued its strategy of growth through acquisitions by gobbling Welsh provider Beacons Telecom.

Broadband ISP BT to Refund Customers After Duplicate Payments

25th Mar, 2023 (17 Comments)

UK ISP BT has apologised and promised to automatically refund customers who were impacted after a billing error meant that a “small number” of them had a “duplicate direct debit taken from their bank account“, which in some cases forced a few of those impacted into overdrafts.

Ferns Group Join Openreach as Key Supplier in South of England

25th Mar, 2023 (2 Comments)

The Ferns Group, which is a Kent-based civil engineering firm that specialises in reinstatement works, has become the latest such company to sign a major £50m+ network services agreement with Openreach (there are actually several contracts involved). The deal mostly covers the South of England and may lead to bigger things.

A Brief Story of How One UK Village Got Stuck in Broadband Limbo

25th Mar, 2023 (48 Comments)

Across the country, you’ll find many rural villages that have fought and been successful in getting a gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP network installed, often with the help of the Government’s voucher scheme. But sometimes even success stories can hit roadblocks, leaving locals stuck in limbo.

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Grain Adds 6 UK Towns and Cities to FTTP Broadband Rollout

24th Mar, 2023 (20 Comments)

Cumbria-based network operator and broadband ISP Grain (Grain Connect) has today named a further 6 UK towns and cities for their ongoing rollout of a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network, which includes some major locations like Leeds and Brighton.