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BT Calls for Tax Relief to Aid UK FTTP Broadband and 5G Builds

22nd Feb, 2023 (8 Comments)

BT Group’s Chief Financial Officer, Simon Lowth, has today called on the UK government – ahead of next month’s 2023 UK Budget – to consider the introduction of “a much more competitive system of capital allowances” in order to help operators roll-out new gigabit-capable broadband and 5G mobile networks.

BT Sport TV and Eurosport UK Being Rebranded to TNT Sport

22nd Feb, 2023 (13 Comments)

Farewell BT Sport. Last year’s agreement between broadband giant BT and Warner Bros. Discovery, which resulted in a 50:50 Joint Venture (JV) company between BTSport and Eurosport UK, will now officially result in the channels being rebranded as TNT Sport for the UK and Ireland.

UK Gov Debates Surcharge-Free Mobile Roaming in Iceland and Norway

22nd Feb, 2023 (10 Comments)

The government began debating the Draft Trade (Mobile Roaming) Regulations 2023 in parliament yesterday, which at present represents an extension of the UK-Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein free trade agreement that contains provisions for regulating (capping) mobile roaming charges at wholesale (calls, texts and mobile broadband).

The First 6G Mobile Broadband Networks Could Surface in 2028

21st Feb, 2023 (27 Comments)

The Government of South Korea has set somewhat of a marker down for the world this week after announcing that they would aim to bring forward the timetable for launching the first commercial 6G based mobile network, which would see it being introduced from 2028 instead of 2030 (with pre-6G trials staring in 2026).

Lunar Digital Saves Equinix’s Manchester MA2 Data Centre from Closure

21st Feb, 2023 (2 Comments)

Back in early 2022 we reported on the impact of major data centre closures to UK full fibre broadband ISPs and other operators, which included mention of Equinix‘s plan to close their MA2 IBX data centre in Manchester by June 2023 (here). The good news today is that Lunar Digital has saved the data centre from its fate.

Welsh Full Fibre Broadband ISP Ogi Enhance Customer Support

21st Feb, 2023 (0 Comments)

Infracapital-backed network builder and broadband ISP Ogi, which is investing £200m to build a full fibre (FTTP) network across 150,000 premises in rural parts of Wales by 2025, has moved to “enhance its customer experience” by adopting Localz technology to improve how it handles end-user installations.

Virgin Media O2 UK Could Bid GBP100m for Full Fibre ISP Trooli

20th Feb, 2023 (53 Comments)

The parents of broadband, mobile and TV provider Virgin Media (VMO2) are allegedly exploring the possibility of a £100m bid to takeover Kent-based ISP Trooli, which is aims to deploy a gigabit-speed full fibre (FTTP) network to 1 million UK premises by the end of 2024 (in August 2022 they reported 275,000 completed).

Rural UK Broadband ISP Voneus Pick New Boss to Lead Gigabit Rollout

20th Feb, 2023 (2 Comments)

UK ISP Voneus, which is busy deploying both gigabit-capable Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) and Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband networks across rural parts of England and Wales, has decided to replace their current CEO and co-founder – Steve Leighton – with a new boss in the shape of Christopher Traggio.

Tesco Mobile Introduce UK Price Hikes – But Clubcard Users Have Options

20th Feb, 2023 (13 Comments)

Customers of UK mobile provider Tesco Mobile, which is a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) on O2’s (VMO2) platform, has confirmed that it will scrap last year’s fixed price promise for some customers and significantly increase their prices from April 2023. But those with Clubcards may still be able to take fixed price tariffs.

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Vodafone Build Portable Private Home 5G Network with Raspberry Pi

20th Feb, 2023 (15 Comments)

British mobile giant Vodafone has done something special. The operator has combined a credit-card sized Raspberry Pi 4 personal computer with a new mobile (mobile broadband) chip to create a portable prototype device, which could enable small businesses and households to setup their own private 5G networks (MPNs).

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Artists to Paint Virgin Media O2 UK’s Broadband Cabinets in Amersham UPDATE

20th Feb, 2023 (9 Comments)

A collaboration between UK ISP Virgin Media (VMO2) and the Amersham Town Council in Buckinghamshire (England) will soon allow young artists to paint a number of the operator’s broadband street cabinets around the town with pretty murals, which should make a nice change from the usually bland dark green and cream colours.

West Sussex Council UK Sets Aside £13m for Gigabit Broadband UPDATE

19th Feb, 2023 (5 Comments)

The West Sussex County Council (WSCC) in England has officially published their plan and budget for the 2023 – 2024 period, which among other things has set aside a total of £13 million to invest in supporting the “roll out of high speed gigabit broadband for businesses and residents“.

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Virgin Media O2 UK Extend 1Gbps Broadband to 20,000 Southall Homes

18th Feb, 2023 (19 Comments)

ISP Virgin Media UK (VMO2) has confirmed that they’ve just expanded their gigabit-capable broadband network – via Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) technology – to cover an additional 20,000 homes in the large suburban town of Southalll, West London (England). The town is home to a total population of around 70,000.

New UK Gigabit Broadband Voucher Site Causes Headache for Suppliers

18th Feb, 2023 (15 Comments)

Network operators that are participating in the Government’s Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme (GBVS), which is overseen by the Building Digital UK (BDUK) agency, are complaining that a newly launched supplier portal has significantly increased the admin burden they face and allegedly suffered from serious security failings.

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Ofcom Predicts UK to Hit 50% Full Fibre Coverage in March 2023

17th Feb, 2023 (14 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today used its latest data to predict that the country will finally achieve 50% coverage of full fibre (FTTP/B) broadband ISP networks in March 2023, which is actually slightly down from the prior prediction of 55% that they issued in December 2022.

Shropshire UK Council Boost Gigabit Broadband Vouchers to £7k

17th Feb, 2023 (0 Comments)

The Shropshire Council in England has allocated another £500,000 (total so far of £2.5m) to help boost the value of gigabit broadband vouchers for rural areas, which means that local homes and businesses will now be able to apply for vouchers worth up to £7,000 to help them get a faster connection installed.

Giganet Extend CityFibre FTTP Broadband Availability to Scotland

17th Feb, 2023 (4 Comments)

UK ISP Giganet has today announced that their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband service, specifically the part that is served via CityFibre’s network, has been extended again and is now also available to 360,000 premises across Scotland (Inverness, Aberdeen, Dundee, Renfrewshire, Stirling, Glasgow and Edinburgh).