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Sky Mobile Moves to Protect UK Customers from SIM Swap Fraud

25th Feb, 2022 (3 Comments)

Sky (Sky Broadband) has today announced that they’re implementing JT‘s Fraud Protection Services (FPS) on their Sky Mobile service, which will introduce additional security measures to help protect customers that are carrying out financial transactions on their mobile device.

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Gov Confirm Measures to Tackle Anonymous UK Internet Trolls

25th Feb, 2022 (29 Comments)

The Government has today confirmed that they will add two new duties to the Online Safety Bill (OSB), which will act to crackdown on the anonymous online abuse that occurs on the largest social networks. The wider bill also tasks Ofcom with tackling “harmful” internet content through website bans, fines and other sanctions.

Engineers Over Fibre Chamber Openreach 2022

Connecting Devon and Somerset Update on Openreach FTTP Rollout

24th Feb, 2022 (0 Comments)

The state aid supported Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) broadband rollout programme has today issued an update on their £6m Fibre Extension Programme (FEP) contract with Openreach, which was originally due to complete by the end of 2021 but is still ongoing and has been extended to cover a further 100 homes.

ISPA UK Begin Hunting for the Best Broadband ISPs of 2022

24th Feb, 2022 (0 Comments)

The UK Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) has just started their annual hunt for the best ISPs and internet companies as part of preparation for their forthcoming 2022 awards event, which has this year refreshed its various categories to reflect the rapidly changing market via 7 new or revised awards.

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Virgin Media UK Build 1Gb Broadband to 17K Homes in Cricklewood

24th Feb, 2022 (1 Comment)

Broadband ISP Virgin Media UK (VMO2) has today confirmed that their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network has, for the first time, been made available to over 17,000 homes in the Cricklewood area of London. Some 3,000 homes in Castleford (West Yorkshire) have also been added.

Swish Fibre Give Progress Update on Home Counties FTTP Build

24th Feb, 2022 (4 Comments)

UK ISP Swish Fibre, which is deploying a 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to cover 250,000 premises across the Home Counties of England, has today given a brief progress update on their build and appointed Nigel Sudell to their Senior Leadership Team, as Chief Integration Officer (CIO).

Hyperoptic Appoints New Director of Policy and Regulatory Affairs

23rd Feb, 2022 (0 Comments)

Full fibre ISP Hyperoptic, which is building a gigabit-capable broadband (FTTP/B) network across parts of 57 UK towns and cities (mostly large residential buildings and office blocks), has announced the appointment of industry vet James Fredrickson to be its new Director of Policy and Regulatory Affairs.

UK Jumps to 4th out of 164 Countries for 2022 Internet Accessibility

23rd Feb, 2022 (9 Comments)

The 2022 Internet Accessibility Index has just been published by comparison site Broadband Choices, which ranks 164 countries and territories on the quality of their broadband and mobile infrastructure to find the world’s most connected countries. Overall, the United Kingdom managed to jump from 6th to 4th place this year.

Openreach Engineers Repair Storm Damage 2022

Wiltshire UK Council Accidentally Cuts Local Broadband Cables UPDATE

23rd Feb, 2022 (13 Comments)

The Wiltshire Council (WC) in England has apologised to residents of around 100 homes in the rural villages of Ablington and Figheldean after their contractors accidentally cut one of Openreach’s (BT) core broadband and phone cables, which has left locals disconnected for much of the past week.

CityFibre Sign GBP100m Hexatronic Deal to Supply UK Full Fibre Rollout

23rd Feb, 2022 (2 Comments)

Fibre optic network builder CityFibre, which is currently deploying a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network to cover around 8 million UK premises by the end of 2025 (here), has signed a new £100m agreement to extend their existing supply deal for passive fibre optic solutions with Hexatronic.

Vodafone UK Encourage More Recycling of Old Mobiles and Routers

23rd Feb, 2022 (8 Comments)

Mobile operator and broadband ISP Vodafone UK has today unveiled new changes that aim to encourage customers to repair, trade-in and recycle their old mobiles. In addition, the operator’s programme of refurbishing and reusing fixed line routers and TV boxes in Germany, Portugal and Spain will be “expanded to further markets.”

Ofcom Crackdown on Number Spoofing to Tackle UK SPAM Calls

23rd Feb, 2022 (11 Comments)

Last year the national telecoms regulator, Ofcom, estimated that 44.6 million UK people may have received scam calls and text messages during just the three months of summer (here), with 2% of recipients being duped by them. In response, the regulator has today proposed changes to tackle the use of fake phone numbers.

CityFibre Confirm GBP27m Gigabit Broadband Build in Wakefield

22nd Feb, 2022 (13 Comments)

CityFibre has today confirmed that they’re investing £27m to deploy their new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network to homes and businesses in the West Yorkshire (England) city of Wakefield, which is a location that was quietly removed from their rollout plan back in 2020.

Airband Update on Full Fibre Rollout in Devon and Somerset UK UPDATE

22nd Feb, 2022 (8 Comments)

The state aid supported Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) programme and UK ISP Airband have today issued a new winter 2022 progress update on their project to deploy a gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across the region, which aims to reach tens of thousands of rural premises.

Full Fibre UK ISP toob Keeps Gigabit Broadband Prices Frozen

22nd Feb, 2022 (11 Comments)

Gigabit broadband ISP toob, which is currently building a Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across parts of Hampshire and Surrey in England, has today become the latest provider to shun the recent inflation busting industry price hikes by reassuring customers that there will be “no in-contract price rises” on their service.

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Hampstead Fibre Build Premium FTTP Broadband in North London

22nd Feb, 2022 (10 Comments)

Network builder and UK ISP Hampstead Fibre has today revealed the first details of their new rollout plan for a “premium” Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband service in parts of North London, which seems to be targeting wealthy homeowners and businesses who can afford something more akin to a leased line.

Scotland Start Open Market Review for Gigabit Broadband Rollout

21st Feb, 2022 (9 Comments)

The Scottish Government has today launched a new Open Market Review (OMR), which forms part of the UK Government’s £5bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout and aims to identify which areas will need state aid support to help spread the availability of gigabit speed networks “nationwide” by 2030.