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Mobile Operator VOXI UK Adds Unlimited Music Streaming

11th Nov, 2022 (7 Comments)

Contract-free UK mobile operator VOXI, a sub-brand of Vodafone, will today introduce a new ‘Unlimited Music Pass‘ add-on for their various Pay Monthly packages, which when taken will give customers access to stream content from Spotify, Apple Music, TIDAL, Deezer, Prime Music, Amazon Music Unlimited and Napster.

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Survey Identifies Reasons for Slow Take-up of Broadband Social Tariffs

11th Nov, 2022 (16 Comments)

A new survey of 2,009 UK people eligible for fixed broadband social tariffs by ISPs (i.e. cheaper packages for those on benefits), which was conducted by consumer magazine Which?, has revealed that 39% of those eligible and aware of such tariffs do not intend to signup due to concerns over slow speeds, existing contracts and other issues.

Virgin Media’s New 50Mbps Broadband Social Tariff is Now Live

10th Nov, 2022 (22 Comments)

Broadband ISP Virgin Media UK (VMO2) has today confirmed that their new ‘Essential Broadband Plus‘ social tariff is now live for those taking ‘Universal Credit‘, which complements their existing 15Mbps (£12.50 a month) ‘Essential’ plan by offering download speeds of 50Mbps for £20 per month on a 30-day term.

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Ofcom UK Gives Capacity Boost to Satellite Broadband Services

10th Nov, 2022 (0 Comments)

Ofcom has today published a refreshed strategy for managing radio spectrum used by the space sector, which among other things will make more spectrum frequency in the 14.25 – 14.5GHz “Ku band” available to satellite broadband operators (capacity boost) and approve new earth stations for use by Starlink and Telesat.

Welsh Gov Respond to Committee’s Broadband Recommendations

10th Nov, 2022 (1 Comment)

The Welsh Government (WG) has responded to a series of recommendations on improving broadband and phone connectivity that were made by the Welsh Parliament’s Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (CCEIC) in August 2022 (here), albeit mostly only to parrot existing plans, positions and policies.

Broadband ISP Speedtest.net Service Integrates Downdetector

9th Nov, 2022 (3 Comments)

Ookla has announced that they’ve begun to integrate their Downdetector service, which identifies and monitors when various popular online sites (inc. UK mobile operators and broadband ISPs) are suffering from network problems, with their popular internet connection speed testing app – Speedtest.net.

Sky’s UK NOW TV Streaming Service Arrives on Google TV Devices

9th Nov, 2022 (6 Comments)

Customers of Sky’s NOW (NOW TV / NOW Broadband) sub-brand in the UK, which offers an alternative TV and video streaming service to Sky’s own packages and live channels, may be pleased to learn that the app has now been made available on the latest models of Google’s TV devices and Chromecast sticks.

UK ISP LightSpeed Broadband Launch Entry Level 100Mbps Plan

9th Nov, 2022 (12 Comments)

Network operator and ISP LightSpeed Broadband, which is building a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to 200,000 premises across the East of England by the end of 2022 (rising to 1 million by the end of 2025), has introduced a cheaper entry-level 100Mbps (symmetric) plan. Previously, the provider only offered a 1Gbps plan.

FTTP Builder Digital Infrastructure Pilots New Trenches Law Survey Service

9th Nov, 2022 (0 Comments)

Network operator Digital Infrastructure, which is working with ISP BeFibre to cover over 1 million UK premises with their full fibre broadband infrastructure by the end of 2027 (here), has worked with law firm Trenches Law to pilot a new surveying service that could help speed up the time to deployment.

Zzoomm Add Askern in South Yorkshire to FTTP Broadband Build

9th Nov, 2022 (0 Comments)

Alternative UK network builder and broadband ISP Zzoomm has today announced that they’ve added the South Yorkshire (England) town of Askern to their rollout plan for a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP.) network. The operator will invest £1.6m to cover 3,000 homes and businesses in the location.

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Essex UK Council Boost Gigabit Broadband Vouchers up to £8.5K

9th Nov, 2022 (5 Comments)

The Essex County Council in England has committed £700,000 from their budget to help top-up the funding provided under the UK Government’s rural focused Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme (GBVS), which means that poorly served homes can now get up to £8,500 toward installing a gigabit-capable connection from an ISP.

1p Mobile UK Introduces Plans with Bigger Data Allowances

9th Nov, 2022 (16 Comments)

Mobile operator 1p Mobile has recently introduced a couple of new Pay Monthly plans to complement their usual Pay As You Go (PAYG) offerings, which will now bundle in up to 200GB (GigaBytes) of monthly data (mobile broadband) alongside the usual pledges of “no contract“, “no credit checks” and unlimited calls / texts.

Rural UK Broadband ISP and FTTP Builder GoFibre Appoints CEO

9th Nov, 2022 (0 Comments)

Independent rural broadband ISP GoFibre (BorderLink) has announced the appointment of Neil Conaghan as their new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The move is part of the provider’s effort to expand their full fibre (FTTP) network to cover 500,000 premises (here) in the North of England and Scottish Borders by around the end of 2025.

UK Fibre Engineering Firm HG Comms Acquired by Vinci

8th Nov, 2022 (1 Comment)

Leicestershire-based telecoms support and civil engineer firm HG Comms Ltd (HGC), which works with a number of UK broadband operators in different capacities (e.g. Cityfibre), has announced that they’ve been acquired by global infrastructure giant Vinci for an undisclosed sum.

Alternative Full Fibre ISP BeFibre Refreshes its Branding

8th Nov, 2022 (7 Comments)

Broadband ISP BeFibre, which alongside UK network partner Digital Infrastructure is deploying a new gigabit speed full fibre network across towns in several counties (e.g. Essex, Cheshire, Derbyshire, Gloucestershire, Lincolnshire and Yorkshire etc.), has today launched somewhat of a brand refresh and new simplified logo.

Lit Fibre Adds 6 New UK Towns to Full Fibre Broadband Rollout

8th Nov, 2022 (10 Comments)

Broadband ISP Lit Fibre, which aspires to cover 500,000 UK homes by 2026 with their new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network, has today announced that they’ve added the Wiltshire (England) town of Warminster and five new towns in the West Midlands to their rollout plan.

Netomnia Detail FTTP Broadband Build for Manchester and Aylesbury

8th Nov, 2022 (11 Comments)

Alternative network operator Netomnia – supported by UK ISP YouFibre – has revealed more details of their plan to extend a gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to the city of Manchester and the Buckinghamshire town of Aylesbury. The two projects represent a combined investment of up to £31.8m.