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ISP Giganet Confirms FTTP Broadband Rollout in Storrington

26th Oct, 2022 (8 Comments)

Fern Trading-backed broadband ISP Giganet (Cuckoo), which is investing £250m to build a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across the South of England, has today confirmed that they’re investing £20m to reach more than 18,500 homes in Hurstpierpoint and Storrington (West Sussex).

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Council Plans to Cover 10,000 Premises in Perth with Gigabit Broadband

26th Oct, 2022 (5 Comments)

The Perth & Kinross Council (PKC) in central Scotland has announced that they’re seeking “expressions of interest” from suppliers (ISPs and network builders etc.) to help extend the benefits of gigabit-capable broadband connectivity to “nearly” 10,000 homes and business premises across the city.

World Broadband Association Predicts 50Gbps Home Broadband by 2030

26th Oct, 2022 (32 Comments)

The World Broadband Association (WBBA), which is a multilateral and industry-led association, recently published a new white paper that predicts residential broadband packages will be offering connection speeds of “up to” 50Gbps (Gigabits / sec) by 2030, while enterprise speeds will be “up to” 3.2Tbps (Terabits / sec).

EE UK Launch New Customer Packages to Improve Home Security

26th Oct, 2022 (10 Comments)

Broadband ISP and mobile operator EE UK has today moved to improve the online and offline security of their internet connected customers by introducing a number of new products, including a new Norton powered online “Cyber Security” solution and a “Smart Home Security” (alarm etc.) system powered by Verisure.

Virgin Media O2 Parents May Sell Stake in UK Masts to Boost Full Fibre

26th Oct, 2022 (7 Comments)

The parents of ISP Virgin Media (Liberty Global) and mobile operator O2 (Telefonica) are reportedly considering a sale of their 50% stake in mast operator Cornerstone, which is part of a network sharing agreement with Vodafone (Vantage Towers). The extra funding would be used to help fuel their UK rollout of full fibre (FTTP) broadband.

Sky Broadband Customers in North West England Suffer Outage UPDATE4

25th Oct, 2022 (82 Comments)

Customers of UK ISP Sky Broadband appear to be suffering from significant service disruption to their internet access and phone services in parts of North West England today (mostly around the Greater Manchester, Warrington and Lancashire areas), although oddly Sky’s Service Status page remains green for many of those affected.

CityFibre and Kelly to Create 1000 UK Jobs for FTTP Broadband Installers

25th Oct, 2022 (12 Comments)

Network operator Cityfibre, which is rolling out a new gigabit-capable “full fibre” (FTTP) broadband ISP network to millions of UK premises, has today announced that they’ve chosen civil engineering firm Kelly Group to be their “preferred supplier” for installing customer connections in homes.

London Full Fibre ISP G.Network Denies Warning it May Collapse

25th Oct, 2022 (23 Comments)

London-focused UK gigabit-broadband ISP G.Network, which is currently investing around £1bn to deploy a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across the city, has said a recent newspaper report (Sunday Times) that alleged the company had recently warned of the risk it “could go under” are “simply not true“

Researcher Demos Starlink’s Potential for Satellite Navigation

25th Oct, 2022 (4 Comments)

A team of researchers from the University of Texas Austin (UTA) have examined the downlink signal structure of Starlink’s (SpaceX) mega constellation of ultrafast broadband satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and shown that, with a few software tweaks, the company could perhaps turn it into a useful GPS-style backup.

Examining UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Position on Telecoms

24th Oct, 2022 (11 Comments)

The UK Government’s former Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has today formally been appointed as the country’s next Prime Minister and the third to enter 10 Downing Street since the summer, after the roller coaster rides of Boris Johnson and Liz Truss. We take a quick look at what this might mean for broadband, mobile and internet policy.

FullFibre Ltd Puts Gigabit Broadband Live in 3 UK Locations

24th Oct, 2022 (4 Comments)

Network builder FullFibre Limited has announced that their new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based gigabit broadband ISP network has finally gone live in the towns of Alfreton (Derbyshire), Evesham (Worcestershire) and Cheadle (Stoke on Trent) – including some surrounding areas.

Virgin Media O2 UK Report Record Broadband Traffic Last Week

24th Oct, 2022 (10 Comments)

UK ISP Virgin Media (VMO2) has today finally confirmed that they too also saw their “highest traffic peak on record” on Wednesday (19th Oct) last week, which occurred as football fans tuned into stream Premier League matches on Amazon (Prime Video) and gamers preloaded the latest ‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2‘ game ahead of its release.

CWU Begin Final Day of Latest BT Strikes, But Worse May Follow

24th Oct, 2022 (21 Comments)

Up to 38,000 workers at UK broadband and telecoms giant BT (including Openreach) have today begun the final day of their latest round of strikes over a pay dispute (the 8th day overall). But the Communications Workers Union (CWU) claims that BT’s CEO, Philip Jansen, still “won’t even negotiate” with them.

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Virgin Media O2 and Freshwave Add 4G Connected Bus Shelters in London

24th Oct, 2022 (8 Comments)

A collaboration between mobile operator O2 (VMOS), wireless infrastructure provider Freshwave and ad firm Clear Channel UK has enabled residents and visitors in parts of Tower Hamlets (London) to access a stronger 4G mobile signal when standing near to supporting bus shelters, which have built-in small cell connectivity.

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OneWeb Successfully Launch 36 LEO Broadband Satellites from India

23rd Oct, 2022 (0 Comments)

British satellite operator OneWeb, which is partly owned by the UK Government, has confirmed their return to flight after successfully launching 36 of their compact Low Earth Orbit (LEO) based ultrafast broadband satellites aboard a LVM3 rocket from the NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) facility in Sriharikota, India.

WightFibre Highlights its 100Mbps Essential Broadband Social Tariff

22nd Oct, 2022 (8 Comments)

Broadband ISP WightFibre, which operates a full fibre (FTTP) network across the Isle of Wight – just off the South Coast of Hampshire in England, has revealed that it too has a social tariff for those on benefits, which will give you an unlimited 100Mbps (symmetric) speed for just £16.50 per month with a PAYG phone service (usually £24.95).

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Scientists Push 1.84Pbps of Data Down a Single Optical Fibre Cable

22nd Oct, 2022 (2 Comments)

Researchers at the Technical University of Denmark (TUD) have done something quite remarkable by demonstrating a record data transmission speed of 1.84 Pbps (Petabits per second) – or 1,840Tbps (Terabits per second) if you prefer – over a single 37-core and 7.9km long fibre optic cable. Oh.. and they could go a lot faster.