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Yummy.. Rats Eat Through Openreach’s Telecoms Cable in Devon

19th Oct, 2021 (10 Comments)

Never underestimate the power of vermin with a taste for the UK’s telecoms cables. Some 1,800 of Openreach’s (BT) broadband and phone customers in North Devon (England) were cut off from their ISPs this week after rodents managed to chomp their way through one of the operator’s key cables.

BT Appeal Competition Tribunal’s Landline Overcharging Ruling

19th Oct, 2021 (0 Comments)

UK ISP BT has today confirmed they will appeal the preliminary ruling by the Competition Appeals Tribunal (CAT), which last month rejected the operator’s attempts to stop a £600m class action claim against the broadband and phone operator – this related to the alleged overcharging of over 2 million landline-only customers.

Openreach List 79 New UK Areas for Copper Phone to Fibre Switch – Tranche 6

19th Oct, 2021 (36 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has published the Tranche 6 batch of 79 UK exchange areas where they plan to move away from copper-based analogue phone (PSTN / WLR etc.) services and on to a new all-IP network, which will occur once over 75% of premises in an area can get their “ultrafast broadband” (FTTP, G.fast) network.

Samsung to Trial 4G and 5G Mobile in the UK via Virgin Media O2

19th Oct, 2021 (1 Comment)

Technology giant Samsung has today revealed that UK mobile operator O2 (VMO2) will shortly become one of the first providers in the country to conduct a commercial trial of their latest 5G Massive MIMO radios, as well as 4G radios, over both low-band and mid-band spectrum frequencies. The new kit will also be OpenRAN compliant.

ISP Voneus Upgrade Bedfordshire Village of Dunton to FTTP

19th Oct, 2021 (3 Comments)

Rural UK ISP Voneus, which is supported by Macquarie Capital, have begun upgrading their first village in Bedfordshire – Dunton – to their new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network, which will replace their existing Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) service in the area.

Virgin Media Business UK Secure Berkshire Full Fibre Contract

19th Oct, 2021 (3 Comments)

UK ISP Virgin Media Business (VMO2) has secured a major new state aid supported contract from the West Berkshire Council (WBC) in England, which will see them deploy a new “full fibre” broadband and Ethernet network to connect more than 80 public sites (schools, GPs and public libraries etc.) by March 2022.

Vodafone UK Launch Eco-SIM Cards Made from Recycled Plastic

19th Oct, 2021 (5 Comments)

Mobile operator Vodafone will this month start offering Eco-SIM cards in their half-sized holders to customers across all 12 of their UK and European markets (plus Egypt, Turkey and South Africa), which are made from recycled plastic and will be “progressively replacing” SIM cards that are currently made from new plastic.

Broadband ISP Virgin Media O2 UK to Launch HUB 5 Router UPDATE4

19th Oct, 2021 (47 Comments)

Some customers on Virgin Media’s UK (VMO2) ultrafast broadband packages appear to have been given a surprise this week after they were offered the chance to upgrade their older DOCSIS routers to a Hub 5 “at no extra cost“, which is a previously unknown model that supports WiFi 6 (802.11ax) and WPA3 encryption.

Cuckoo Launch 1Gbps UK Broadband Plan with 1 Month Term

19th Oct, 2021 (13 Comments)

ISP Cuckoo today claims to have become one of the first UK internet providers to launch a Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based home broadband package based off Openreach’s new “Equinox” discounts, which will see them offer a 1Gbps (gigabit) tier for just £54.99 per month on a 1-month minimum contract term.

Ordnance Survey Picked to Build National Underground Asset Register

18th Oct, 2021 (4 Comments)

In an unsurprising move, Ordnance Survey (OS) has confirmed that they’re working with Atkins to build the UK Government’s new National Underground Asset Register (NUAR), which is a digital map of underground pipes (water etc.) and cables (broadband, power etc.) that could help reduce accidental damage.

Guernsey ISP Sure to Deploy 1Gb FTTP Broadband Across Island UPDATE

18th Oct, 2021 (4 Comments)

The incumbent broadband ISP and mobile network operator for the English Channel Island of Guernsey, Sure, has confirmed a major new £37.5m investment project to deploy a 1Gbps speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to more than 30,000 properties across the island by the end of 2026.

New VOLT Benefits for Being Virgin Media and O2 UK Customers

18th Oct, 2021 (23 Comments)

Broadband ISP Virgin Media and mobile operator O2 UK, which merged into VMO2, will today launch a new range of “VOLT” products that aim to replace their existing “Oomph” bundles. In short, this means that customers will be able to buy Virgin Media and O2 products together, for the first time, and take advantage of new benefits.

Gigaclear Interview – The UK Challenges of Building Rural Full Fibre

16th Oct, 2021 (14 Comments)

The Head of Public Policy and Regulatory Affairs at broadband ISP Gigaclear, James Fredrickson, has today highlighted to ISPreview.co.uk some of the challenges they face in rolling out their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to rural areas, and why they’re well placed to benefit from future consolidation.

ISP iDNET Joins CityFibre’s UK FTTP Gigabit Broadband Network

15th Oct, 2021 (23 Comments)

UK ISP iDNET has today become the latest broadband provider to start selling Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) products to homes and businesses via CityFibre’s growing network, albeit initially only in four of their rollout locations – Derby, Cambridge, Leicester and Peterborough.

London UK ISP Community Fibre Launch New Broadband Plans

15th Oct, 2021 (7 Comments)

London-focused broadband ISP CommunityFibre, which has so far covered well over 300,000 homes (and 12,000 businesses) with their 3Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network, has today launched a new range of packages and speeds to replace their old ones.

Grayshott Gigabit Fibre Cable Drum on Rural Road

Grayshott Gigabit Fibre Build Starts for East Hampshire and Surrey Hills

15th Oct, 2021 (0 Comments)

Back in the Spring we reported (here) that a new Morden-based broadband ISP called Grayshott Gigabit had been setup with the goal of rolling out a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across rural areas in the East Hampshire, Surrey Hills and surrounding areas. Happily, the build is now well underway.

WightFibre Under Fire for ‘Chaos’ Caused by Full Fibre Rollout

15th Oct, 2021 (10 Comments)

Several councillors on the Isle of Wight, which sits just off the South Coast of Hampshire (England), have criticised ISP WightFibre‘s £85 million commercial rollout of a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network, which they claim has caused “chaos” and disruption across the island.