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Cross-Party UK MPs Consult on ECC Changes to Boost Fibre Rollout

22nd Jul, 2021 (1 Comment)

The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Broadband and Digital Communication has launched a new inquiry, which will examine how reforms to the Electronic Communications Code (ECC) could help boost the deployment of “full fibre” broadband in rural and urban areas across the UK.

Ofcom UK Opt Not to Propose Regulated Social Broadband Tariff… Yet

22nd Jul, 2021 (12 Comments)

Ofcom has today revealed the conclusion of their latest bout of research into the impact of affordability and debt on broadband ISP customers, which found that around 2 million UK households “struggle to afford internet access.” But they aren’t going to force a regulated social tariff onto the industry.. yet.

Stream’s Plan to Aggregate UK Full Fibre Networks Grows with ITS

22nd Jul, 2021 (0 Comments)

UK ISP Stream Networks has today added ITS Technology’s (ITS) existing full fibre broadband and Ethernet networks to their wholesale platform. The provider is on a mission to effectively bring all of the United Kingdom’s fibre optic networks under one roof via their ‘Stream Wholesale Full Fibre Network‘.

Study Benchmarks the Best UK Mobile Networks for H1 2021

22nd Jul, 2021 (3 Comments)

Mobile testing firm RootMetrics has published their latest biannual H1 2021 study of mobile network (4G and 5G) and broadband performance across the United Kingdom, which once again named EE (BT) as the best overall operator. But they were beaten in one category, with O2 (VMO2) coming top for accessibility.

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Netflix UK to Add Remote Play Video Games at No Extra Cost

21st Jul, 2021 (4 Comments)

The global internet video streaming giant, Netflix, has announced that they’re in the “early stages” of preparing to add remote play video game streaming to their service “at no additional cost” and within the next year, although it remains to be seen whether that has any impact on their future price hikes.

KCOM Begins FTTP Broadband Rollout in Crowle and Haxey

21st Jul, 2021 (0 Comments)

Hull-based UK ISP KCOM has today confirmed that thousands of premises in the two North Lincolnshire communities of Crowle and Haxey will be the next to benefit from their £100m network expansion, which is currently extending the reach of their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network.

CityFibre Set to Begin £50m Norwich FTTP Broadband Rollout UPDATE

21st Jul, 2021 (4 Comments)

CityFibre has today confirmed that they’ll begin the £50m rollout of a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network in the Norfolk city of Norwich during “early” September 2021, which follows the appointment of Telec Networks to conduct the civil engineering work.

New UK ISP Digital Infrastructure to Rollout Full Fibre in Crewe UPDATE

21st Jul, 2021 (7 Comments)

A new UK network operator with the imaginative title of Digital Infrastructure (DI) has today announced that they’ve partnered with Aberla Utilities as part of a 5-year contract to deliver Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband across around 38,000 homes in the Cheshire town of Crewe. But they’ll face more than a little competition.

ASA Ban Three UK TV Ads for Misleading UK’s Fastest 5G Claim

21st Jul, 2021 (12 Comments)

A complaint raised by rival mobile operator Vodafone has today resulted in the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) banning two TV adverts for Three UK, one of which “misleadingly” claimed to offer the “UK’s fastest 5G network” (broadband speed) and the other claimed they were the only “real 5G” operator.

Vodafone and Nokia Build System to Detect Network Problems

20th Jul, 2021 (12 Comments)

Mobile operator Vodafone has announced that they’re rolling out a new machine learning (ML) algorithm across their UK and pan-European mobile network(s), which has been designed with support from Nokia’s Bell Labs R&D division to “detect and correct anomalies [in their network] before they impact customers.”

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WeLink Comms to Rollout 1Gb Wireless Broadband in Edinburgh

20th Jul, 2021 (5 Comments)

A new Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) ISP called WeLink Communications UK has recently begun inviting homes and businesses in the city of Edinburgh (Scotland) to pre-register for their new “Wireless Fibre” service, which claims it will be the first such provider to offer symmetric speeds of up to 1Gbps in Britain.

Cityfibre’s 1Gbps Derby UK FTTP Broadband Network Goes Live

20th Jul, 2021 (4 Comments)

More than a year has passed since CityFibre, supported by civil engineering firm J. McCann & Co Ltd, began the £45m rollout (here) of a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP network in the city of Derby (Derbyshire, England). The good news is that the first customers are finally going live.

ISP Giganet Adopts 1-Month Contracts for UK FTTP Broadband

20th Jul, 2021 (4 Comments)

UK ISP Giganet (M12 Solutions) has today announced that they’re moving to adopt short 30-day contract terms on their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband services, although this only applies to those they either build themselves or sell via CityFibre’s national UK network (i.e. Openreach based products aren’t covered).

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Virgin Media O2 UK Tests 5G with Satellite Broadband Backup

20th Jul, 2021 (2 Comments)

Mobile operator O2 (VMO2) has begun testing a new “ubiquitous communications” technology in Cornwall (South West England), which has the capability to instantly switch between 5G mobile and satellite broadband if one network becomes unavailable, thus allowing devices to stay connected continuously while on the move.

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New UK Consumer Protection Rules May Help Broadband ISP Users UPDATE

20th Jul, 2021 (1 Comment)

The UK Government will today launch a new consultation on ‘Reforming Competition and Consumer Policy’, which among other things promises several new protection measures that could also be extended to help “tackle consumer rip-offs and bad business practices” in the broadband ISP and mobile (telecoms) sector.

Exascale FTTP Broadband Network Goes Live in West Bromwich

20th Jul, 2021 (3 Comments)

Shropshire-based UK ISP Exascale has confirmed that the first customers on their new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network in the large West Midlands market town of West Bromwich have finally started to connect, which follows the start of their local rollout (here) in February 2021.

ISP Zzoomm Extend FTTP Broadband into More Berkshire Towns

19th Jul, 2021 (9 Comments)

UK ISP Zzoomm has today confirmed that their new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network will next be expanded into the Berkshire (England) towns of Sandhurst and Crowthorne. The rollout is expected to cover 10,500 homes and businesses in the two locations.