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Gov Commits £40m to Trial New UK 5G and Wireless Broadband Tech

3rd Aug, 2023 (6 Comments)

The UK Government’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has opened a new £40 million fund to help local and regional authorities to test and adopt 5G and other advanced wireless network technologies, which could be used to “pioneer digital connectivity for residents and business“.

Welsh ISP Ogi Become One of the First AltNets with High Street Presence

3rd Aug, 2023 (6 Comments)

Infracapital-backed UK broadband ISP Ogi, which is investing £200m to build a new full fibre (FTTP) network across 150,000 premises in South Wales by 2025, appears to have become one of the first (possibly THE first) alternative network providers to have a high street presence thanks to a new deal with the ‘Get Connection’ retail chain.

UK Broadband ISP Octaplus Confirms IPv6 Readiness

2nd Aug, 2023 (12 Comments)

Broadband and Pay TV provider Octaplus (Octaplus Supercharged), which sells services to consumers over various full fibre (FTTP) networks (e.g. MS3, CityFibre and FullFibre Limited), has announced that their network is now finally ready for the IPv6 internet addressing standard and customer migrations will begin next week.

Vodafone UK to Upgrade Energy Smart Meters with 4G Mobile UPDATE

2nd Aug, 2023 (58 Comments)

Broadband and mobile operator Vodafone has today signed a new agreement – lasting for up to 15 years – with the Data Communications Company (DCC), which manages Britain’s national Smart Meter network. Under the deal, the operator will work to upgrade the Smart Meter network to harness 4G infrastructure.

Neos Networks Bring National 400Gbps Services to UK Businesses

2nd Aug, 2023 (14 Comments)

Network operator Neos Networks, which operates one of the fastest growing and highest capacity business fibre networks in the UK – spanning 34,000km, 550 exchanges and 676 Points of Presence (PoPs), has today launched its new national 400Gbps Optical Wavelength services across 26 data centres (they have a total of 90 on-net).

Court Rejects BT Attempt to Sue Virgin Mobile Over Migrations UPDATE

2nd Aug, 2023 (7 Comments)

The High Court has thrown out a “fanciful” legal challenge by EE (BT) against Virgin Media (VMO2), which last year (here) accused the UK operator of having migrated customers away from their then EE powered Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) platform – Virgin Mobile – before the agreement had been concluded.

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Cable Hungry Rats Knock Out Openreach Broadband in Tring UPDATE

2nd Aug, 2023 (18 Comments)

Homes and businesses in the Hertfordshire (England) market town of Tring have faced several days of disruption to their broadband ISP connectivity, which occurred after rodents with a taste for optical fibre chewed through one of Openreach’s (BT) main high capacity fibre trunking cables in the area.

Virgin Media O2 Business Launch UK Portable 5G Private Network

2nd Aug, 2023 (0 Comments)

Broadband and mobile giant Virgin Media O2 Business (VMO2) has today announced somewhat of a UK first by becoming the first telecoms operator to launch a commercially-available portable 5G private network (PN), which is currently under trial at a number of UK businesses and harnesses Nokia’s 5G Standalone (SA) tech.

Local vs Roaming – UK and EU Mobile Broadband Speeds Compared

2nd Aug, 2023 (10 Comments)

Ookla, which operates the popular internet Speedtest.net benchmarking service, has published the results of an interesting new study that examines how mobile broadband (4G and 5G) performance (i.e. downloads and latency) differs between local vs roaming connectivity across the United Kingdom and European Union.

Virgin Media Adds 14 New Themed TV Channels At No Extra Cost

1st Aug, 2023 (9 Comments)

Customers of UK broadband ISP Virgin Media (VMO2), specifically those who take their pay TV service via one of the operator’s TV 360, STREAM or v6 box platforms, may like to know that the provider has today launched 14 new “themed” (FAST) TV channels for no extra cost.

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£160m Gov Fund May Fuel Future UK 5G and Broadband Satellites

1st Aug, 2023 (2 Comments)

The UK government’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and the UK Space Agency (UKSA) have today revealed that they’re “exploring” a new plan, which could open a £160 million fund to help develop and build the next generation of LEO satellite based broadband and 5G mobile communications.

ISPA Unveil Finalists for the 2023 UK ISP Internet Industry Awards

1st Aug, 2023 (23 Comments)

The UK Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) has today published a shortlist of finalists for their 2023 annual industry awards, which sees 40 organisations (broadband ISPs, network builders etc.) being nominated across 13 categories, with a further 3 category shortlists due to be announced later in the year.

NET CHECK Mobile Testing Names Vodafone UK Best for London

1st Aug, 2023 (6 Comments)

A new benchmark of mobile network performance (voice and broadband) across the Greater London area, which was conducted by the little known NET CHECK organisation, has revealed that Vodafone UK beat rivals at EE (BT), Three UK and O2 (Virgin Media) to be named as the best performing operator.

Better Rural Broadband and Mobile Could Boost UK Economy by £65.1bn

1st Aug, 2023 (9 Comments)

New research from network operator Virgin Media (VMO2) and economic consultancy Cebr has claimed that £65.1bn could be added to the UK economy and employment could be increased by 6.8% (creating an additional 284,000 new jobs), but only provided all rural areas get access to “excellent digital connectivity“.

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UK Ranks 34th out of 220 Countries for Broadband Speed in 2023

1st Aug, 2023 (16 Comments)

Analyst firm M-Lab and comparison site Cable.co.uk have published their annual 2023 global broadband ISP speeds report, which reveals that the United Kingdom delivered an average (mean) download speed of 93.62Mbps (up from 72.06Mbps last year), ranking us 34th fastest in the world (up from 35th in 2022 and 43rd in 2021).

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OneWeb UK Make Progress on Prototype Broadband Satellite

31st Jul, 2023 (4 Comments)

Space broadband provider OneWeb, which is part-owned by the UK government, has revealed that their recently launched GEN2 prototype satellite – “Joey-Sat” – has passed its initial in-orbit tests and is now moving to start demonstrating what its new technologies will be able to do for faster broadband and 5G connectivity.

Vodafone UK Give Every Mobile a Lifetime Warranty and Battery Refresh

31st Jul, 2023 (13 Comments)

Broadband and mobile operator Vodafone UK has today announced that they’ve enhanced their EVO packages, which give customers more flexibility over payments, contract lengths and smartphone upgrades, by ensuring that every mobile phone they supply comes with both ‘Battery Refresh‘ and a ‘Lifetime Warranty‘ at no extra cost.