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Survey – Only 12% of UK Homes Cut Spending on Broadband, Mobile or Streaming

14th Sep, 2023 (8 Comments)

A new survey of 2,500 UK consumers, which was conducted by business and tax advisory firm EY, has claimed that, despite the cost-of-living crisis, only 12% of “digital households” have reduced or plan to reduce their spending on home broadband, mobile connectivity or streaming.

Government Awards £88m to 19 UK 5G Open Network Projects

14th Sep, 2023 (5 Comments)

The UK Government’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has today announced the names of 19 successful projects that have secured a slice of £88m in funding to help support the development of open network solutions, such as 4G and 5G based OpenRAN on mobile networks and other technologies.

Ofcom 2023 Study Finds Average UK Broadband ISP Speeds Hit 69.4Mbps

14th Sep, 2023 (9 Comments)

Ofcom’s 2023 report into UK fixed line home broadband ISP performance – the last one it plans to publish – has today revealed that the average (median) download speed has risen from 59.4Mbps last year to 69.4Mbps now (uploads went from 10.7Mbps to 18.4Mbps). But the gap between rural and urban areas remains.

BT Trials New Liquid Cooling Tech for UK Network Switches

14th Sep, 2023 (5 Comments)

Telecoms and UK broadband giant BT Group has joined forces with Iceotope to conduct an “industry first” trial of “precision liquid cooled” network switches, which will be applied to their Juniper Network QFX Series switches. In theory, this could substantially improve their energy consumption and efficiency metrics.

Hedon and Preston Protestors Seek 10 Year Boycott of MS3’s Broadband Poles

14th Sep, 2023 (46 Comments)

Complaints about the erection of new telegraph poles are nothing new in the UK. But one growing campaign – involving residents of Hedon and South Preston – appears to be taking their dispute with full fibre network builder MS3 to a new level, by organising a 10-year boycott of broadband ISPs that sell their services.

Fern Trading Finalise Consolidation of its UK Full Fibre Networks

14th Sep, 2023 (34 Comments)

After a significant number of redundancies and a long period of silence, investment group Fern Trading – part of Octopus Investments – has finally revealed the structure of their UK fibre optic network following the consolidation of FTTP broadband ISPs Jurassic Fibre, Swish Fibre, Giganet and AllPoints Fibre.

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Consortium Sniffs Possible Acquisition of Broadway Partners

13th Sep, 2023 (1 Comment)

A new report claims that troubled UK network operator Broadway Partners, which had been building fixed wireless and full fibre (FTTP) broadband ISP networks across rural parts of Scotland and Wales – until they fell into administration, has attracted interest from a consortium involving Tiger Infrastructure Partners and Macquarie.

Virgin Media O2 UK Offers to Recycle Old iPhone Cables

13th Sep, 2023 (12 Comments)

Mobile operator O2 (VMO2) has today announced that, following last night’s launch of the new Apple iPhone 15 – all featuring USB-C instead of Lightning ports, they’re now offering everyone the option to recycle their old lightning cables (or other charging cables) at O2 stores nationwide, where they will be sustainably disposed of.

ISP CommunityFibre Boost UK Social Broadband Tariff to 35Mbps UPDATE

13th Sep, 2023 (8 Comments)

London-focused network builder and broadband ISP CommunityFibre, which is deploying a 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across the city (currently covering 1.2m premises), has boosted the speed of their cheap £12.50 per month social tariff for a second time – from 20Mbps to 35Mbps (symmetric).

SpaceX’s Starlink Suffered Major Broadband Outage Last Night

13th Sep, 2023 (12 Comments)

SpaceX’s global network of Starlink ultrafast broadband satellites, which form part of a mega constellation in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), appeared to suffer a major service outage at just after midnight (UK time) last night that lasted almost two hours before the situation returned to normal.

Job Cuts at Persimmon Homes Spread to UK Full Fibre ISP FibreNest UPDATE

13th Sep, 2023 (18 Comments)

Broadband ISP FibreNest, which is the Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) operator for Persimmon Homes‘ new build UK housing sites, appears to have become the latest alternative network provider to suffer some redundancies. But in this case the reason isn’t quite the same as we’ve seen elsewhere, and the scale is smaller.

INCA Accuse BT of Spiking Broadband Prices in Uncompetitive UK Areas

13th Sep, 2023 (38 Comments)

The Independent Networks Co-operative Association (INCA), which represents UK alternative networks, will today publish a new report that accuses broadband ISP BT of charging customers up to 29% more per month for the same broadband product in areas without infrastructure competition.

ACOME Outs New 96 Fibre Cable to Boost UK Full Fibre Builds

13th Sep, 2023 (1 Comment)

Fibre manufacturer ACOME has today highlighted the recent introduction of a new ultra lightweight (ULW) 96 fibre cable, which has been designed to help speed up aerial deployments of new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP networks across the UK.

EE Makes First UK Mobile Call via 5G Network – VoNR

12th Sep, 2023 (21 Comments)

At present most 5G networks are data-only (mobile broadband) services, but EE (BT) has revealed that it recently carried out the UK’s first call over 5G in the network using Voice over New Radio (VoNR or Vo5G) technology. But it’s unclear precisely how long we’ll have to wait before this becomes common place.

UK Struggles in H1 2023 Study of Global 5G Mobile Broadband Speeds

12th Sep, 2023 (10 Comments)

The latest data from Ookla, which operates the popular Speedtest.net internet connection benchmarking service, has revealed that the United Kingdom now places near the bottom of the table of 5G capable countries for mobile broadband speeds and availability.

Ofcom UK Consult on Changes to Electronic Communications Code

12th Sep, 2023 (0 Comments)

The UK telecoms and media regulator, Ofcom, has today launched a consultation on their proposals to update the Electronic Communications Code (ECC), which aims to introduce the government’s recent changes that are intended to make it easier for broadband and mobile networks to upgrade, share and deploy new infrastructure.

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Openreach Name 19 New UK Locations for FTTP Broadband Build

12th Sep, 2023 (35 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has today named the next batch of 19 new locations to benefit from their ongoing roll-out of a new multi-Gigabit capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network, which together will cover around 200,000 extra premises. The new exchanges are all within their existing build areas (i.e. infill and further expansion).