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4 Fibre and Converged Communication Solutions Plan FTTP Broadband Builds UPDATE

13th Dec, 2021 (0 Comments)

Two new UK Alternative Network (altnet) builders – 4 Fibre (SCCI Group) and Converged Communication Solutions – have today revealed their tentative plans to rollout or expand an existing Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network across some very different parts of the country.

Mobile Operators Unhappy as Ofcom Set Licence Fees for 2100MHz

13th Dec, 2021 (9 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator has today set new annual licence fees (ALF) for spectrum licences in the 2100MHz band, which was originally auctioned off in April 2000 to support the rollout of 3G mobile (mobile broadband) networks for the eye watering sum of £22.5bn. But mobile operators aren’t happy about the change.

County Broadband Launch Bespoke Team to Help Remote Premises Get Fibre

13th Dec, 2021 (3 Comments)

Rural UK ISP County Broadband (CB), which is currently deploying their gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across parts of Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk in England, has today launched a dedicated “bespoke connections team” (BCT) to find and deliver cost-efficient ways of connecting the remotest premises.

Mobile Operator EE UK Quietly Scraps FLEX Mobile Plans

13th Dec, 2021 (6 Comments)

New customers of mobile operator EE (BT) can no longer order “Flex” plans, which were first introduced back in 2018 as an alternative to the traditional Pay As You Go (PAYG) model (here). The plans were quietly removed, without explanation, from the operator’s website and shops a few weeks ago.

BT Ask Vauxhall to Build More EV Vans in the UK for Engineers

13th Dec, 2021 (12 Comments)

Telecoms giant BT is reportedly in talks with Vauxhall in the hope of encouraging the car manufacturer to ramp-up production of their electric vehicles and move more of the construction line into the UK. The aim is to support their goal of converting Openreach’s entire fleet of engineering vans to EVs by 2030.

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Virgin Media O2 Name Trial Cities for UK FTTP Broadband Upgrade UPDATE

11th Dec, 2021 (46 Comments)

Last month we reported that Virgin Media (VMO2) had begun trials in three cities to test their UK plan for upgrading existing Hybrid Fibre Coax (HFC) based network areas with Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband – using XGS-PON technology (here). The good news is that we now know the names of those three locations.

Broadband ISP TalkTalk Start Testing Netgem Powered TV 4K Box UPDATE

10th Dec, 2021 (15 Comments)

Budget UK ISP TalkTalk, which back in October 2021 signed a contract to harness Netgem‘s pay TV platform (here), has begun to offer a related “TV 4K Box” device for certain customers as part of a “test“. But it’s currently only available to those on their “Future Fibre” (FTTP) broadband plans (Openreach, CityFibre etc.).

Uncertainty Looms Over CityFibre’s Build in Halifax and Barnsley UPDATE

10th Dec, 2021 (8 Comments)

Uncertainty continues to cloud CityFibre’s planned UK rollout of a new 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network in the large towns of Halifax and Barnsley in Yorkshire (England), which were recently disrupted after the operator’s chosen contractor – NMCN – fell into administration.

LightSpeed Broadband’s UK FTTP Rollout Gets GBP60m Funding Boost

9th Dec, 2021 (8 Comments)

UK ISP LightSpeed Broadband, which is busy building a Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across the East of England, has managed to secure another significant funding boost of £60 million. The additional investment comes from specialist investor, Sequoia, and takes their total confirmed pot to £115m.

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Dorset Council Pilot’s Training Programme for UK Fibre Engineers

9th Dec, 2021 (1 Comment)

The Dorset Council (DCC) in England has secured £20,000 of funding from the Local Government Association’s (LGA) Digital Pathfinders programme in order to help it develop a local pilot training programme for fibre engineers, which could help to boost gigabit broadband provision in the county.

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OneWeb to Start Building LEO Broadband Satellites in the UK

9th Dec, 2021 (0 Comments)

Space firm OneWeb, which is owned by a consortium of the UK Government and working to build a new global mega constellation of ultrafast broadband satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), has confirmed earlier speculation by announcing that the company will invest £2.2bn ($3bn) to shift manufacturing from the USA to UK.

Sky UK Offers a Merry Christmas with Free Calls, Data and Movies

9th Dec, 2021 (7 Comments)

It’s that time of year again when Sky’s various UK services (Sky Broadband, Sky Mobile, Sky TV etc.) give their existing customers some early Christmas presents, which typically take the form of various gifts, such as “free” movies, Premier League football matches, free mobile data (mobile broadband), and free calls.

New UK AltNet Provider AllPoints Fibre to Build FTTP Broadband

9th Dec, 2021 (0 Comments)

A new London-based alternative network builder called AllPoints Fibre (APF), which is being backed by investment from the Fern Trading Group (advised by Octopus Investments), has today joined the UK market with a plan to deploy a new “open access” wholesale Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network that other ISPs can harness.

CityFibre Start Legal Fight Over Ofcom Approval of Openreach FTTP Price Cut UPDATE2

8th Dec, 2021 (22 Comments)

CityFibre has this week carried out their earlier threats by launching an appeal via the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) to challenge Ofcom’s recent approval of Openreach’s “Equinox” offer (here), which introduced a “major” price cut (details) to the incumbents Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband products for UK ISPs.

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ICO Fines UK ISP Virgin Media GBP50,000 for Email SPAMMING UPDATE

8th Dec, 2021 (11 Comments)

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has today hit broadband ISP and TV operator Virgin Media (VMO2) with a fine of £50,000 after they were found to have sent 451,217 direct marketing emails to people “who had previously opted out of marketing communications” from the same operator.

Grain Name Next 11 UK Towns and Cities for Gigabit Broadband

8th Dec, 2021 (12 Comments)

Alternative network ISP Grain has today named a list of 11 additional UK cities and towns that will shortly benefit from a rollout of their new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network, which includes a number of aggressively competitive areas where rivals are already deploying similarly capable infrastructure.

Ofcom Reports Good UK Progress on Openreach’s Split from BT UPDATE

8th Dec, 2021 (8 Comments)

Ofcom has today published their annual monitoring report, which finds that Openreach continues to “operate with a high degree of strategic and operational independence” from BT and there has been positive progress in take-up of their Physical Infrastructure Access (PIA) product by rival broadband ISPs. Only a few small issues remain.