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EE UK Put Two New 4G Mobile Masts Live on Orkney in Scotland

26th Apr, 2023 (1 Comment)

Mobile operator EE has successfully deployed two new 4G (mobile broadband) mobile masts at Rackwick (Hoy) and Stronsay on Orkney, one of north Scotland’s most remote island communities, as part of the Scottish Government’s £28.75m 4G Infill Programme (S4GI).

Ofcom UK Take Tough Stance on Rules for Wireless Broadband Kit UPDATE

26th Apr, 2023 (13 Comments)

Some operators of Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) broadband ISP networks in the UK have expressed concern to ISPreview after Ofcom appeared to toughen their stance on the compliance of related hardware with their rules. Some providers fear this could effectively ban their kit, reduce choice in the market and push up costs.

Vodafone UK Launch 5G Standalone for Mobile Private Networks

26th Apr, 2023 (6 Comments)

Mobile operator Vodafone has launched a Mobile Private Network (MPN) solution for businesses and other organisations, which supports the latest 5G Standalone (SA) technology. This means that those who deploy it should benefit from faster mobile broadband speeds, latency and more service customisation.

RunFibre Put FTTP Live in Charfield West as Gloucestershire Villages De-scoped

26th Apr, 2023 (7 Comments)

Broadband ISP RunFibre, which is rolling out a gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across rural areas of South Gloucestershire (England), has announced that they’ve just gone live in the village of Charfield West. But on the flip side, they’ve had to remove several villages from their plan due to competition.

ISP Glide Upgrade London Data Centre Network to 9.6Tbps Speed

26th Apr, 2023 (0 Comments)

UK ISP Glide Group, which is currently extending their full fibre broadband network (leased lines and FTTP etc.) to serve more homes and businesses, has announced that they’ve completed a network upgrade of their London datacentre ring – pushing its capability to 9.6Tbps (Terabits) using Juniper PTX series routers.

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Vodafone Backed AST Space Mobile Make First Two-Way Voice Call

25th Apr, 2023 (2 Comments)

AST SpaceMobile, which is backed by Vodafone and several other global mobile network operators, has successfully completed the “first-ever two-way voice calls” between their prototype BlueWalker 3 satellite in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and a regular 4G and 5G capable Samsung Galaxy S22 smartphone on Earth.

Survey Claims Brits Would Rather Give Up Booze and the Gym than WiFi

25th Apr, 2023 (6 Comments)

A new survey of 2,000 UK adults, which was conducted by broadband ISP Virgin Media (VMO2), has found that respondents would rather give up booze (33%) and the gym (36%) than be without WiFi, with 98% stating they rely on broadband every day and 47% saying it’s vital they have a connection for the entire day.

Freedom Fibre Add 3 North West Towns to UK FTTP Broadband Rollout

25th Apr, 2023 (1 Comment)

Network operator Freedom Fibre, which aims to cover over 2 million premises in England and Wales with their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network – supported by UK ISP TalkTalk, has today added three new neighbouring towns along the Wirral Peninsula in Cheshire and Merseyside to their rollout plan.

Proximity Data Centres Deploy Birmingham’s First Internet Exchange

25th Apr, 2023 (9 Comments)

Data centre provider Proximity Data Centres has today announced the launch of the “first regional internet exchange in the heart of the West Midlands” of England – IX Birmingham, which could increase network resilience, reduce latency and long distance IP traffic for those local networks, CDNs and broadband ISPs that harness it.

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New Bill to Boost Consumer Protection on UK Broadband and Mobile

25th Apr, 2023 (6 Comments)

The Government will today introduce their new Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Bill (DMCCB), which among other things also promises several new protection measures that could benefit customers of broadband ISPs and mobile operators (e.g. clearer contract information and making it easier to exit a contract).

Truespeed Connect 150th Community Hub to Free Broadband for Life

25th Apr, 2023 (1 Comment)

Bath-based broadband ISP Truespeed, which is deploying a 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across rural parts of South West England, has today revealed that they’ve covered 70,000 premises and just connected their 150th community organisation – for free – as part of their ongoing rollout.

Gloucestershire UK Working to Boost Rural Broadband Grants

25th Apr, 2023 (0 Comments)

The Gloucestershire County Council (GCC) in England appears to be making progress on their plans to introduce a series of new digital and broadband grant schemes across the county, which will aim to help connect those who live in areas that currently lack access to “superfast broadband” (30Mbps+) connectivity.

FACTCO Extends Gigabit Broadband to Village of Darras Hall

24th Apr, 2023 (4 Comments)

Liverpool-based network builder and UK ISP FACTCO has today confirmed that their new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network has completed another rollout, this time for more than 450 properties in the Northumberland (England) village of Darras Hall.

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BT Win Scotland Wide Area Network Contract Worth up to £350m

24th Apr, 2023 (38 Comments)

The Scottish Government (SG) and NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) have today awarded BT (EE) with a contract worth up to £350m over the next 6-years, which will see the UK telecoms giant become the sole provider to deliver public sector connectivity across Scotland via the Scottish Wide Area Network (SWAN).

Home Broadband ISP iTalk Raises Prices for UK Consumers

24th Apr, 2023 (1 Comment)

Internet service provider iTalk has recently become the latest broadband ISP to raise prices across their range of ADSL, FTTC and FTTP based internet and phone packages for consumers, which are all powered via Openreach’s national network. The change applies to their standard monthly prices and doesn’t impact existing first-term discounts.

Three UK Coughs to Problems with Emergency Alert Test UPDATE

24th Apr, 2023 (74 Comments)

Mobile operator Three UK appears to have been one of the worst affected yesterday after many of their customers (including yours truly) did NOT receive a notification during the Government’s nationwide test of their new Emergency Alerts service, despite using supported kit. A smaller portion of users on Vodafone, O2 and EE also had problems.

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Ofcom – Only 220,000 UK Homes on Cheaper Social Broadband Tariffs

24th Apr, 2023 (11 Comments)

Ofcom has today published their latest UK consumer affordability report, which finds the take-up of cheaper social broadband ISP and mobile tariffs for those on state benefits has increased to 220,000 households (up from 136,000 six months ago). But that still represents just 5.1% of households on Universal Credit (4.3 million).