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Ericsson Kicks Off 6G Mobile Research Program in the UK

22nd Nov, 2022 (7 Comments)

Network supplier Ericsson has today announced that they’re investing “tens of million pounds” (GBP) in order to establish a new research unit in the United Kingdom, which will be used to help test and develop the next (sixth) generation of 6G mobile and wireless broadband technologies.

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IX Wireless Fined for Unauthorised Broadband Build in Bury

21st Nov, 2022 (10 Comments)

Blackburn-based network operator IX Wireless, which is building a new fixed wireless broadband network for UK ISP 6G Internet (not related to 6G mobile technology), has been hit with a small fine in the Greater Manchester market town of Bury (specifically the suburb of Brandlesholme) after they built unauthorised digital infrastructure.

England FIFA 2022 World Cup Match Causes UK Internet Traffic Surge UPDATE2

21st Nov, 2022 (4 Comments)

Data traffic flowing through the London Internet Exchange (LINX) has today hit another record level – peaking at 7.424Tbps (Terabits per second) at 3:10pm – on the back of England’s first FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 match against Iran, which saw the three lions walk away with a 6-2 win.

Devon and Somerset UK Extend 4G Mobile Boost Scheme

21st Nov, 2022 (0 Comments)

The Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) project in England has received a further £250,000 of funding in order to extend their Mobile Boost Scheme, which works to improve rural 4G mobile (mobile broadband and voice) availability by offering vouchers (up to £1,200) to help deploy indoor mobile signal boosters.

Update Brings More Adverts to Sky’s Stream and Glass TV Service

21st Nov, 2022 (30 Comments)

Sky UK (Sky Broadband, Sky TV etc.) has reportedly rolled out a new update for their broadband-based Sky Stream and Sky Glass TV services, which means that customers of the service will now see even more adverts appearing both before on-demand shows start and mid-show during breaks.

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Openreach Connect 200,000th Customer to FTTP in Northern Ireland

21st Nov, 2022 (5 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has today announced that they’ve doubled the number of customers they’ve connected, via various different UK ISPs, to their new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network in Northern Ireland from 100,000 to 200,000 in the space of a year.

EE UK Leave Kent Village Without Mobile Signal for Two Weeks

20th Nov, 2022 (20 Comments)

Residents and businesses on EE’s mobile network in the area surrounding the tiny rural hamlet and civil parish of Leaveland in Kent (England) have complained after a fault with the operator’s local mast left them without a working 4G connection, as well as a poor signal in other areas (via other masts), for two weeks and counting.

Openreach Prep Return of UK Fibre Community Partnerships in Early 2023

19th Nov, 2022 (12 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has informed ISPreview that its Fibre Community Partnership (FCP) scheme, which works with disadvantaged parts of England, Wales and Scotland to help co-fund the deployment of new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP networks, will become available again for new applicants “early” in 2023.

UK ISP Zen Internet Tries to Resolve Network Performance Issue UPDATE

18th Nov, 2022 (22 Comments)

Broadband ISP Zen Internet has today resolved a problem, which appears to have been occurring for almost two weeks, that caused some of their wholesale partners and related fibre (FTTC and FTTP) customers to suffer from performance problems (e.g. slower than expected speeds, poor latency and high packet loss).

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First Trial Users Live on Virgin Media’s UK XGS-PON Fibre Network UPDATE

18th Nov, 2022 (52 Comments)

UK ISP Virgin Media (VMO2) has confirmed that the first trial customers on their new XGS-PON powered Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network were connected this month, which in the future will make even faster latency and symmetric speeds of up to 10Gbps possible across their entire network.

Netomnia Detail FTTP Rollout for Stafford, Wednesbury and Walsall

18th Nov, 2022 (9 Comments)

Alternative network provider Netomnia – supported by UK ISP YouFibre – has today revealed new details on their plan to rollout a gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / XGS-PON) broadband network to homes and businesses across the West Midlands towns of Stafford, Wednesbury and Walsall.

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Virgin Media O2 UK Sets New Gaming Traffic Record of 21Tbps

18th Nov, 2022 (7 Comments)

Broadband ISP Virgin Media (VMO2) saw its “busiest day ever on record for data consumption” (for gaming) on 16th Nov 2022 – trigged by the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, which pushed downstream internet traffic to a peak of 21Tbps (21 Terabits per second) and a massive 138 petabytes (PB) of data downloaded.

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Northern Ireland Completes Major Local Full Fibre Network Project

17th Nov, 2022 (0 Comments)

The Full Fibre Northern Ireland (FFNI) Consortium, which is made up of 10 councils outside Belfast and the Business Services Organisation (BSO), has confirmed the completion of their project to rollout a new full fibre broadband network to connect 887 public sector sites. The network itself was built by UK ISP Fibrus.

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Full Fibre Operator F&W Networks Signs Cable & Things Supply Deal

17th Nov, 2022 (2 Comments)

Network builder F&W Networks – supported by UK ISP Hey!Broadband – has today signed a 1-year supply deal with equipment distributor Cable & Things worth £1.3 million, which will provide the operator with underground and PIA ultralightweight overhead fibre optic cables, distribution and joint boxes etc.

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UK Chancellor Protects Gigabit Broadband and Mobile Funding UPDATE

17th Nov, 2022 (8 Comments)

The UK Government’s latest Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, has today used his Autumn Statement 2022 to, among other things, allay fears that he might cut funding for major national gigabit broadband and mobile infrastructure projects by committing to ensure that such projects remain “funded as promised“.

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South Essex UK Towns to Benefit from New Open Access Full Fibre

17th Nov, 2022 (0 Comments)

The Association of South Essex Local Authorities (ASELA), which is a partnership of seven neighbouring councils, has announced a new project that will aim to build a 10km long stretch of an “open access” full fibre broadband network between the Thurrock and Brentwood areas.

INCA Name Winners of the 2022 UK AltNet Broadband ISP Awards

17th Nov, 2022 (4 Comments)

The Independent Networks Co-operative Association (INCA) has announced the list of winners from their 2022 Gold Awards event, which aims to recognise and celebrate the best alternative broadband networks (altnets) and ISPs from across the United Kingdom. Some providers, such as B4RN, picked up several awards.