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Broadband ISPs Giganet and Cuckoo to Create 250 New UK Jobs

14th Oct, 2022 (4 Comments)

Network operator Giganet has today joined forces with its recent consumer ISP acquisition of Cuckoo to announce that the newly merged pair plan to create 250 new jobs to support future growth, as well as the ongoing rollout of their own gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across England.

O2 UK Launch New Monthly Mobile Rolling Plans

13th Oct, 2022 (12 Comments)

Mobile network operator O2 UK (VMO2) has today announced the launch of their new ‘Rolling Plan’, which they say will give customers who need added flexibility the ability to pay monthly for their data (mobile broadband), minutes, and texts, without committing to a long-term contract.

ISP Toob Add 2 More Hampshire UK Areas to Full Fibre Rollout

13th Oct, 2022 (4 Comments)

Broadband ISP toob has today announced that they’ve added the Hampshire (England) town and district of Gosport and Lee-on-the-Solent, respectively, to their rollout plan for a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network, which is expected to cost them around £18m and cover 45,000 premises.

Virgin Media O2 UK Trials Secure Public and Private 5G Network

13th Oct, 2022 (0 Comments)

Broadband and mobile giant O2 (VMO2) has completed the first trials of their 5G DRIVE project, which is a consortium that is part-funded by the Government and aims to develop a secure Radio Access Network (RAN) connection capability for integrating private and public networks.

4th Utility Extend Full Fibre Broadband to 40,000 UK Homes

13th Oct, 2022 (2 Comments)

ISP 4th Utility, which is deploying a gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to serve UK homes (SDU) and large residential blocks (MDU), have today announced that their network has now passed 40,000 homes and they intend to expand their headcount from 56 up to 100 over the “coming months“.

Gov Hands Huawei Legal Notices to UK Mobile and Broadband ISPs

13th Oct, 2022 (15 Comments)

The Government has today placed their previous decision to BAN Huawei’s equipment from ultrafast 5G mobile networks (including restrictions on its use in full fibre broadband infrastructure) on more of a legal footing, which it has done by issuing legal notices to 35 telecoms network operators.

Labour Party Promises Mandatory Social Broadband ISP Tariffs

13th Oct, 2022 (40 Comments)

The UK Labour Party has proposed a new policy that would, if they won the next election, see them introduce a mandatory “industry-wide” social tariff for cheaper broadband (available to those on benefits). On top of that, they would also stop mid-contract price hikes by ISPs and reduce early termination charges for contract leavers.

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32 New UK Openreach Exchanges Named for Copper Phone to Fibre Switch – Tranche 10

13th Oct, 2022 (39 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has today released the ‘Tranche 10’ batch of 32 UK exchange areas where they plan to move away from copper-based analogue phone (PSTN / WLR etc.) services and on to a new all-IP network, which will also occur once over 75% of premises in each area can get “ultrafast broadband” (FTTP and G.fast at 300Mbps+).

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Neos Networks Complete £10.5m Aberdeenshire Full Fibre Network

13th Oct, 2022 (2 Comments)

Neos Networks has today announced the completion of their £10.5m state aid funded Local Full Fibre Networks (LFFN) contract to rollout a new 275km long gigabit-capable Dark Fibre broadband network to connect 192 public sector sites (hospitals, council buildings etc.) in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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ITS Technology Puts Full Fibre Network Live Across Manchester

13th Oct, 2022 (3 Comments)

The ITS Technology Group, which operates 36 wholesale full fibre broadband and Ethernet networks (aka – “Faster Britain“) across urban parts of the UK for businesses and ISPs, has today announced that their new network across Manchester is now live and able to serve 10,500 businesses with access to gigabit-capable connectivity.

Government to Open UK Telecommunications Lab in Solihull

13th Oct, 2022 (0 Comments)

The UK Government has today announced their plan to open a new “state-of-the-art UK Telecommunications Lab” in Solihull (West Midlands), which will bring together broadband operators, suppliers and academics to research and test innovative new ways of boosting the security, resilience and speed of 5G and future 6G mobile networks.

Netomnia Based ISP YouFibre Joins CityFibre’s UK Full Fibre Network

12th Oct, 2022 (9 Comments)

Gigabit broadband ISP YouFibre, which until now has been closely wedded to Netomnia’s ongoing project to build a Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to cover 1 million UK premises by the end of 2023, has today announced the unexpected extension of their service to include CityFibre’s network in Middlesbrough (North Yorkshire).

ISP Hyperoptic Celebrate 11th Anniversary – Nears 1 Million UK Premises

12th Oct, 2022 (2 Comments)

City-focused gigabit broadband ISP Hyperoptic has today celebrated its 11th anniversary and highlighted how they expect to extend the coverage of their gigabit-capable “full fibre” (FTTP/B) network to cover 1 million UK premises by Christmas. A significant milestone on the way to their target of 2 million by the end of 2023.

New Survey Finds Frustration with UK Broadband ISP Speeds

11th Oct, 2022 (20 Comments)

A new Opinium survey of 2,000 UK adults, which was commissioned by Uswitch, has found that 25% of respondents “regularly fail” to receive the broadband internet speeds they pay for and 7% claim to never get the promised performance. But 42% also admit to not knowing what speed their package is supposed to deliver.

ISPs toob and Aquiss Separately Hit 10,000 Full Fibre Customers

11th Oct, 2022 (16 Comments)

Two UK home broadband ISPs – toob and Aquiss – have today separately announced that they’ve each managed to pass the milestone of 10,000 customers on their respective Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) packages and networks.

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techUK Finds Room for Improvement in UK 5G and Full Fibre Delivery

11th Oct, 2022 (0 Comments)

techUK, an industry group for many of the UK’s key technology companies, has today published the outcome of their review into the progress that the Government have been making on rolling out both ultrafast 5G based mobile broadband and full fibre networks across the country. Needless to say, a few areas need improvement.

Welsh Full Fibre ISP Ogi Awards Funding to Local Communities

11th Oct, 2022 (1 Comment)

Infracapital-backed broadband ISP and network builder Ogi, which is investing £200m on their project to deploy a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across 150,000 premises in Wales by 2025, has started giving out small cash injections to help community groups across Pembrokeshire, Monmouthshire and the Vale of Glamorgan.