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Starlink Launch 500Mbps Premium Satellite Broadband Plan

2nd Feb, 2022 (36 Comments)

SpaceX’s Starlink ISP, which provides ultrafast low latency broadband across the world and the UK via a mega constellation of compact satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), has soft launched an expensive new PREMIUM tier that will give you speeds of up to 500Mbps for $500 per month (£369) and $2,500 for the kit (£1843).

Marykirk and GoFibre to Build Full Fibre in Angus and Aberdeenshire

2nd Feb, 2022 (1 Comment)

Broadband ISP GoFibre and rural fixed wireless ISP Marykirk.com have announced a new partnership, which will see the pair working together to extend a new gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across approximately 1,500 homes in areas surrounding the town of Montrose – including Angus and South Aberdeenshire.

Virgin Media UK Gives All TV Customers Access to Extra Channels in Feb

2nd Feb, 2022 (4 Comments)

Broadband ISP Virgin Media UK has announced that they’re giving all of their Pay TV customers access to more than 20 “documentary, entertainment and music channels” at “no extra cost” throughout February 2022, which includes a variety of channels such as Comedy Central, MTV, Sky History and more.

ISP Sky Broadband UK Launch ‘New’ 35Mbps Superfast Package

2nd Feb, 2022 (24 Comments)

UK ISP Sky Broadband has today launched a “brand-new” Superfast 35 package, which offers average advertised download speeds of 36Mbps (with a “speed guarantee” of 25Mbps) and uploads of 9Mbps for the lower price of £25 per month via Openreach’s national FTTC (VDSL2) and FTTP networks. But it’s not all that ‘new’.

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Gov Levelling Up Plan Confirms Nationwide Gigabit Broadband for 2030

2nd Feb, 2022 (30 Comments)

The government will today publish their “flagship” Levelling Up White Paper, which sets out their “plan to transform the UK by spreading opportunity and prosperity to all parts of it” and also confirms their revised broadband target – that “by 2030, the UK will have nationwide gigabit-capable broadband.”

VIDEO – Rural UK Full Fibre ISP Gigaclear Launch First TV Ad

2nd Feb, 2022 (7 Comments)

Smaller broadband ISPs rarely ever produce TV adverts, particularly those with limited network coverage. But that hasn’t stopped rural-focused alternative network provider Gigaclear from this week running their first ever television advert to promote their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) service.

Vodafone UK Nears 1 Million Fixed Broadband ISP Customers

2nd Feb, 2022 (5 Comments)

UK ISP and mobile operator Vodafone has today published their latest results (financial Q3 FY22), which reveals that their fixed broadband base added another +29k customers (vs +22k in the previous quarter) to make for a total base of 991,000, which should see them pass the magic million mark before their next update.

Lit Fibre Adopt Calix Kit to Future-Proof 10Gbps UK FTTP Network

1st Feb, 2022 (2 Comments)

Full fibre broadband ISP Lit Fibre, which recently started building a new 10Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to reach 500,000 UK homes by 2026, has moved to “future-proof” their infrastructure and improve customer installation times by adopting Calix’s 10G XGS-PON hardware and services.

Copper Cable Thieves Cut Broadband in Lincolnshire UK Village UPDATE

1st Feb, 2022 (12 Comments)

The Lincolnshire Police are appealing for witnesses after criminals ripped up 1,000 metres worth of Openreach’s (BT) copper broadband and phone cable from Mareham Lane in Scredington, south of Sleaford. As a result, local homes and businesses in the village are said to have been left cut-off for days.

Insatiable Demand for Fibre Broadband Drives Emtelle UK Expansion

1st Feb, 2022 (0 Comments)

Scotland-based Emtelle, which is a global manufacturer of blown fibre and ducted network solutions for the industry, has announced that they’re expanding their UK based facilities to support the “unprecedented demand in passive network” solutions coming from the country’s many full fibre broadband networks.

CityFibre Full Fibre Build Makes Progress in Poole and Christchurch

1st Feb, 2022 (12 Comments)

CityFibre has today issued a progress update on their £65 million investment to deploy a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network for homes and businesses in Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch (Dorset), which has just gone live in a number of new areas, or so they say.

Mobile Operator Truphone Signs UK MVNO Deal with BT for EE UPDATE

1st Feb, 2022 (3 Comments)

Global-focused mobile operator Truphone, which is based in London, has today signed a new 5-year agreement with BTWholesale to use their Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) services, which will enable them to harness EE’s national 4G and 5G network. But it could mean another network swap for UK customers.

Mobile Operator Three UK Gives Retail Staff a Huge Pay Rise

1st Feb, 2022 (12 Comments)

Mobile network operator Three UK has announced that around 2,500 of their retail staff – working in 311 retail stores – will be awarded pay increases of up to 12.6% this month, which will be reflected by new minimum hourly rates set at £10.13 nationwide and £11.40 in London, excluding bonus.

Full Fibre UK ISP Trooli Appoints First Chief Operating Officer

31st Jan, 2022 (4 Comments)

Broadband ISP Trooli, which aims to cover a “minimum” of 1 million premises with their gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network by the end of 2024, has today announced that they’ve appointed Brian O’Neill to take on the newly created role of Chief Operating Officer (COO).

Persimmon Homes ISP FibreNest Keeps Broadband Prices Frozen

31st Jan, 2022 (10 Comments)

UK ISP FibreNest, which is the full fibre (FTTP) broadband network for new build housing sites developed by Persimmon Homes, has announced that they’ve opted to buck this year’s most frustrating industry trend – of major internet provider’s announcing huge price hikes (here) – by freezing their prices for the third year running.

MS3 and Nokia Start Build of New 10Gbps Fibre in North England

31st Jan, 2022 (6 Comments)

Hull-based UK ISP MS3, which is backed by infrastructure fund Asterion, has selected Nokia to supply the full fibre XGS-PON technology for their rollout of a new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network in the North of England, which aims to cover 500,000 premises. The first build has also begun.

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Rural ISP County Broadband Extend FTTP into North Norfolk UK

31st Jan, 2022 (8 Comments)

Rural focused UK ISP County Broadband (CB) has today announced that their multi-million-pound rollout of a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network is being extended to reach “thousands of rural homes and businesses” in North Norfolk (England) – covering a total of 15 villages.