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Mobile Giant Vodafone Confirms Merger Talks with Three UK

3rd Oct, 2022 (70 Comments)

After months of speculation, mobile network operator Vodafone UK has today confirmed that they are officially in “discussions” with Three UK’s parent (CK Hutchison Holdings) about the possibility of a merger. Such a deal would give the combined business the “necessary scale” to boost their 5G rollout and “expand” rural broadband connectivity.

LilaConnect Brings FTTP Broadband Build to Haverhill in Suffolk

3rd Oct, 2022 (3 Comments)

Network provider LilaConnect (subsidiary of Swedish provider VXFIBER) has today announced the start of a new build across the market town of Haverhill in Suffolk (England), which will see their “open access” and gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network cover 12,000 premises.

Wireless Broadband Firms Curvalux UK and CBNG Have Merged

3rd Oct, 2022 (0 Comments)

Two of the UK’s most prominent developers of cutting edge fixed wireless access (FWA) and mobile broadband equipment – Curvalux and the Cambridge Broadband Networks Group (CBNG) – have today completed a merger. The two companies will remain independent, with CBNG becoming a subsidiary of Curvalux.

Ookla Sees AltNets Creeping Up on Big UK Broadband ISPs

3rd Oct, 2022 (5 Comments)

The latest data from Ookla, which operates the popular Speedtest.net website, is beginning to show the sort of impact that the new generation of alternative full fibre broadband networks (AltNets) are having across the UK. But for now, the seven largest ISPs still dominate the country’s fixed broadband market.

ISP Giganet Expand UK Full Fibre Rollout to 2 Wiltshire Towns

30th Sep, 2022 (6 Comments)

Network operator and UK ISP Giganet has confirmed that their rollout of a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network has begun to be extended into the two Wiltshire (England) market towns and civil parishes of Marlborough and Devizes, which will benefit 21,500 homes at a cost of around £23m.

ISP Andrews and Arnold Boosts UK Broadband Data Allowances

30th Sep, 2022 (0 Comments)

The highly reputable UK ISP Andrews & Arnold (AAISP) has announced that they’re going to double or more the usage allowances on their fixed home and business broadband packages at no extra cost, which, for example, will see their “Home::1” residential tier jump from 500GB (GigaBytes) to 1TB (TeraByte).

ISP Gigabit Networks Partners Utility Trade Group to Connect Businesses

30th Sep, 2022 (2 Comments)

Leicester-based UK broadband provider Gigabit Networks, which primarily seems to focus on connecting premises across the Midlands of England via CityFibre’s full fibre (FTTP) network, has today partnered with commercial energy supplier Utility Trade Group to offer ultrafast connectivity to local businesses in the region.

Google Scraps Stadia’s Broadband Based Video Game Streaming

30th Sep, 2022 (23 Comments)

Internet giant Google has announced that they will “begin winding down” their cloud-based remote-play online video gaming service, Stadia, which launched in the UK during November 2019. Despite their best efforts and a lot of publicity, the service simply “hasn’t gained the traction with users that we expected“.

UK ISP TalkTalk Adds 90 Free HD Channels to Pay TV Service UPDATE

29th Sep, 2022 (25 Comments)

Budget broadband ISP TalkTalk has today announced that they’ve added over 90 “new” HD (High Definition) TV channels for “free” to their Netgem powered pay TV (IPTV) platform and its related “TV 4K Box” device, which means that customers should be able to access a total of up to 210 channels.

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Community Fibre Prep 100% FTTP Broadband Cover in Islington

29th Sep, 2022 (11 Comments)

London focused UK ISP CommunityFibre, which has already covered 500,000 premises in the city with their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network, has followed Hyperoptic’s plan to cover 90% of Islington with full fibre (here) by announcing that they’ll do 100%. In short, locals will have plenty of options.

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County Broadband Add 10 South Cambridgeshire Villages to FTTP Network

29th Sep, 2022 (1 Comment)

Rural UK ISP County Broadband has today named the next 10 villages in South Cambridgeshire (England) to benefit from their ongoing rollout of a new gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network, which is also being deployed across parts of Norfolk, Essex and Suffolk.

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Hyperoptic Plan Full Fibre for 90% of Islington’s Homes and Businesses

29th Sep, 2022 (11 Comments)

City-focused UK gigabit broadband ISP Hyperoptic has today announced the signing of a new contract with Islington Council in London, which they say will help to extend the coverage of their “full fibre” (FTTP/B) network to “more than 90% of Islington homes and businesses” by August 2025.

Ofcom Asks Broadband ISPs to Halt Price Hikes and Offer Social Tariffs

29th Sep, 2022 (21 Comments)

Ofcom has revealed that 29% of UK households (8 million) – double last year’s 15% – are still having problems paying their phone, broadband and TV bills. In response, they’ve called on major ISPs to reconsider annual price hikes and ordered TalkTalk, Shell Energy, EE, Plusnet and Vodafone to introduce “social tariffs as soon as possible“.

GoFibre Win Project Gigabit Broadband Rollout Contract for Teesdale

29th Sep, 2022 (3 Comments)

The second Local Supplier contract under the UK Government’s new £5bn Project Gigabit broadband scheme – worth £6.6m – has today been awarded to rural ISP GoFibre (BorderLink), which will upgrade broadband for more than 4,000 hard-to-reach Teesdale premises in Northern England.

Comms Council Name Best UK 2022 VoIP Provider Award Winners

28th Sep, 2022 (1 Comment)

The Comms Council UK, which is the body responsible for representing the United Kingdom’s Unified Communications (UC) and Voice-over-Internet-Protocol (VoIP) phone industry, has today revealed the winners of their 14th annual 2022 awards event.

Virgin Media O2 Hand UK FTTP Rollout Contract to Avonline Networks

28th Sep, 2022 (16 Comments)

Broadband ISP and mobile operator Virgin Media (VMO2) has signed an extended contract with civil engineering firm Avonline Networks (M Group Services), which will see the firm’s engineers continue their relationship with Virgin by helping to extend their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) infrastructure to 23 million UK premises by 2028.

Opensignal Name UK Best 4G and 5G Mobile Networks in Q3 2022

28th Sep, 2022 (21 Comments)

Opensignal has published their biannual September 2022 Mobile Network Experience Report, which measures the 4G and 5G (mobile broadband) services of all four primary network operators – EE, Vodafone, O2 and Three UK – to determine which delivers the best performance. Both EE and Three UK picked up most of the wins.