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TalkTalk and Virgin Media Block Penny Mordaunt’s “unsuitable” Website UPDATE2

14th Jul, 2022 (12 Comments)

The endless debate over the UK government’s bloated and incoherent Online Safety Bill (OSB) took another twist today after the Open Rights Group (ORG) pointed out that two of the largest broadband ISPs, Virgin Media (VMO2) and TalkTalk, were blocking access to MP Penny Mordaunt’s website as “unsuitable for children“.

New Record as YouFibre Put Tewkesbury Full Fibre Live in 22 Days

14th Jul, 2022 (14 Comments)

Broadband ISP YouFibre has revealed that their new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network in the Gloucestershire town of Tewkesbury, which is being built by network partner Netomnia, has set a new record for the operator by going live just 22 days after the rollout was first formally announced.

New Exploit Attacks UK Routers and Runs Up Mobile Data Bills

14th Jul, 2022 (3 Comments)

Some customers of business-focused UK mobile data (broadband) operator Anvil Mobile have been hit by a new exploit, which hijacks end-user routers and then proceeds to spew out cyber-attacks. The result is a compromised network and large data bill, but customers on other operators may also be affected.

Up to 38k BT and Openreach Staff May Strike as Last Minute Talk Attempt Fails

13th Jul, 2022 (42 Comments)

The Communications Workers Union (CWU) has today, after BT rejected this week’s last minute talks proposal to reach a compromise agreement over pay, said they will formally serve notice on the UK telecoms and broadband ISP giant (inc. Openreach) of their intention to launch the first national strike in 35 years.

Svella Rescues UK Fibre Infrastructure Business Aberla Utilities and Energy

13th Jul, 2022 (0 Comments)

Investment company Svella Plc, which owns and operates civil infrastructure firm Svella Connect, has today acquired two Aberla Group business operations from administrators – Aberla Energy and Aberla Utilities, safeguarding 19 jobs in Warrington (Cheshire, England).

pureLiFi Get £10m to Develop Wi-Fi Style Visible Light Networks

13th Jul, 2022 (4 Comments)

The Scottish National Investment Bank has awarded £10m to help Edinburgh-based pureLiFi, which has spent years developing a new Visible Light Communication (VLC) based networking method called LiFi, to support a global rollout of their revolutionary technology.

Virtual1 and ITS Technology Partnership to Combine UK Full Fibre Networks

13th Jul, 2022 (1 Comment)

The ITS Technology Group (its.), which operates 35 wholesale full fibre broadband and Ethernet networks across urban areas of the UK, has today announced a significant new partnership with high bandwidth wholesaler Virtual1 (TalkTalk) that appears set to combine their respective network reach.

Broadband ISP Glide Acquires Full Fibre Provider Velocity1

13th Jul, 2022 (2 Comments)

Business and residential ISP Glide Group, which is currently working to extend their UK full fibre broadband network (leased lines and FTTP etc.), has today announced that they’ve acquired 100% of the shares of London-focused full fibre and smart city provider Velocity1 Ltd from Quintain.

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North Yorkshire UK Gets More Funding for Rural Broadband

13th Jul, 2022 (0 Comments)

The North Yorkshire County Council (NYCC) has been allocated £16.89 million over three years – April 2022 to March 2025 – from the UK Government’s Shared Prosperity Fund (SPF), which they say will be spent on everything from “a lack of broadband coverage to poor rural transport links“.

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Ofcom Name UK Broadband ISPs with Most Complaints in Q1 2022 UPDATE

13th Jul, 2022 (7 Comments)

Ofcom’s latest Q1 2022 study of UK consumer complaints has revealed that ISP Shell Energy attracted the most moans for both fixed line broadband and landline phone services, while Virgin Mobile did the same for Pay Monthly mobile services and Virgin Media were also on the naughty step for Pay TV.

BT Set to Create 2,800 New Jobs in Digital, But Mostly in India

13th Jul, 2022 (0 Comments)

Telecoms and UK broadband giant BT has today announced that it plans to grow its “in-house Digital talent” resource to 6,300 people (up from 3,500 at 1st April 2022). The majority will be brought on board by April 2024, but only around 1,000 of the new colleagues will come from the UK and the rest (1,800) will be recruited in India.

Devon and Somerset UK Issue July 2022 Airband FTTP Build Update

12th Jul, 2022 (11 Comments)

The Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) project and UK ISP Airband have today issued a new July 2022 update on their Phase 2 contract to deploy a gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across the region, which has so far covered 2,500 premises in hard to reach rural areas.

New Standard De-Couples the ONT and OLT in FTTP Broadband

12th Jul, 2022 (7 Comments)

The Broadband Forum has published a new standard that may help to tackle the issue of vendor lock-in on Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP networks, which can result in the management cycle of optical modems (ONU / ONTs) being tied to a specific vendor’s Optical Line Terminal (OLT).

Rights Holders Force UK Mobile Operators to Block Piracy Sites

12th Jul, 2022 (10 Comments)

The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) has announced that its long-running campaign, which uses the High Court to force major UK broadband ISPs into blocking websites that are suspected of facilitating copyright infringement (internet piracy), is being extended to mobile operators – starting with EE (BT).

Virgin Media O2 to Expand FTTP Broadband Cover in N.Ireland

12th Jul, 2022 (15 Comments)

Broadband ISP Virgin Media UK (VMO2) has confirmed that they intend to continue to expand their gigabit-capable fixed line connectivity – via Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) technology – to “tens of thousands more premises” across Northern Ireland over the coming years.

GoFibre Bring Full Fibre Broadband Build to 2 Locations in Fife

12th Jul, 2022 (3 Comments)

Scottish broadband ISP GoFibre (BorderLink), which is partnered with wireless provider Marykirk.com (here), has today added two new locations in Fife to their ongoing rollout of a new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network in Scotland.

5G Mobile via LEO Broadband Satellites Moves a Step Closer

12th Jul, 2022 (5 Comments)

The idea of being able to offer consumers a 5G based mobile handset that gets its service from orbiting broadband satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), as well as a terrestrial mast, is nothing new. But turning it into a commercial product is another thing entirely, yet Ericsson, Qualcomm and Thales appear to be making progress.