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Transport for London to Start 4G Mobile Trial on Jubilee Line

17th Mar, 2020 (4 Comments)

As expected Transport for London (TfL) has today announced that their planned trial with O2, Vodafone, Three UK and EE (BT) of a new 4G mobile (mobile broadband) network along the Jubilee Line (platforms and tube trains in tunnels) – between Canning Town and Westminster stations – will go live tomorrow.

Government Push Gigabit Broadband into New Build UK Homes

17th Mar, 2020 (11 Comments)

The UK Government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) has today unveiled new legislation, which will effectively make it mandatory for property developers to ensure that almost every new home is built with support for “gigabit-speed” (1Gbps) broadband ISP connections “fit for the future.“

Virgin Media Scoop £24m Greater Manchester Full Fibre Project

16th Mar, 2020 (3 Comments)

The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has officially chosen UK ISP Virgin Media to deliver on their Local Full Fibre Network (LFFN) project, which aims to deploy “up to” 2,700km of new Gigabit speed fibre network to serve 1,700 public sector sites across the city-region (up from the 1,300 originally proposed).

BT Open Remote Record Feature for All YouView TV Box Owners

16th Mar, 2020 (27 Comments)

Broadband ISP BT has kindly decided to open up the remote record functionality within their TV app so that all users with a UK YouView (IPTV) set-top-box, even if they don’t have a Pay TV subscription with the operator, can access it once support for YouView’s own app is removed at the end of March 2020.

O2 Becomes Exclusive UK Mobile Network Distributor of Disney+

16th Mar, 2020 (14 Comments)

Mobile operator O2 has today signed a new deal that will make them the “exclusive UK mobile [network] distributor” of the Disney+ video streaming service, which is due to launch this side of the pond on 24th March. New and upgrading Pay Monthly customers will be able to select 6 months free Disney+ when they purchase online.

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Broadband ISP Execs Join BT CEO in Self Isolation for COVID-19

15th Mar, 2020 (8 Comments)

The bosses of several other UK broadband ISPs and organisations, including Gigaclear, Cityfibre and Openreach among others, have now gone into self-isolation at home for at least 7 days after meeting the CEO of BT Group, Philip Jansen, last week. Initially it was thought that this only effected the chiefs of major mobile operators.

Vodafone UK Gives Free Mobile Data Access to NHS Websites

13th Mar, 2020 (1 Comment)

Customers of Vodafone’s mobile network are being informed that they will not be charged for any data (mobile broadband) consumed while visiting or using websites and online services for the National Health Services (NHS), which they said includes subscribers to VOXI and TalkMobile.

ITSPA Name 2020 Best UK Internet VoIP Provider Award Finalists

13th Mar, 2020 (2 Comments)

The Internet Telephony Services Providers Association, which represents the UK VoIP phone industry, has today revealed their shortlist of finalists for their annual 2020 ITSPA Awards event, although given the rising industry focus on domestic IP voice alternatives it’s frustrating to see that there’s no consumer category.

ITS Launch “Faster Britain” to Boost Gigabit Network Rollouts

13th Mar, 2020 (8 Comments)

The ITS Technology Group (its.), which operates a number of wholesale fibre optic and hybrid wireless broadband ISP networks across parts of the UK, has launched a new programme called ‘Faster Britain’ that aims to help the deployment of gigabit-capable broadband networks through closer collaboration with their partners.

Free 2Gbps WiFi Goes Live for Portobello Market in London

13th Mar, 2020 (5 Comments)

Shoppers enjoying the Portobello Road Market, which is a street in the Notting Hill district of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in west London, may like to know that the local authority and Insmartcities have just switched-on a new free WiFi wireless internet network in the area and “at no cost to the taxpayer.”

Cityfibre Trials Aim to Improve Safety for UK FTTH Builders

13th Mar, 2020 (1 Comment)

Cityfibre, which is currently deploying a 1Gbps FTTH broadband ISP network across the UK, has teamed up with one of their civil engineering partners, Callan Connect, to conduct the first tests on a live build site of a new British-made smart Glove that claims to prevent Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS or “White Finger“).

Ofcom UK Publish 5G Auction Rules for 700MHz and 3.6-3.8GHz

13th Mar, 2020 (6 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator has today finalised their rules for this year’s forthcoming auction of the 700MHz and 3.6-3.8GHz radio spectrum bands, which hopes to boost new 5G mobile network coverage and mobile broadband speeds further into the Gigabit-capable (1000Mbps+) territory.

Super Spreader Fears as COVID-19 Hits BT UK CEO Philip Jansen

13th Mar, 2020 (9 Comments)

Something like this had to happen eventually. BT Group has confirmed that their CEO, Philip Jansen, tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday and has followed the Public Health England protocols to self-isolate. The telecoms chief recently met with the UK Culture Secretary (Oliver Dowden) and leaders of O2, Vodafone and Three UK.

Ofcom Hit BT UK with £245K Fine for Overcharging on 118 Calls

12th Mar, 2020 (11 Comments)

Last year’s confession by BT that they had failed to immediately apply Ofcom’s new price cap on UK calls to 118 numbers (Directory Enquiries) until June 2019 (here), which resulted in several thousand of EE’s mobile customers being overcharged, has resulted in the operator being fined £245,000.

EE Switch-On Ultrafast 5G Mobile Network in 21 New UK Cities

12th Mar, 2020 (31 Comments)

Mobile operator EE (BT) has today switched-on their new 5G ultrafast mobile broadband network in a further 21 new cities and large towns across the United Kingdom, including locations such as Bath, Chelmsford, Loughborough and Rochester.

ICNIRP Impose New Limits on Radiation from 5G Mobile Handsets

11th Mar, 2020 (0 Comments)

The International Commission on Non‐Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) has completed a review of recent scientific evidence and imposed some new limits for the protection of humans exposed to radio frequency electromagnetic fields. The main change applies to 5G handsets operating in bands of 6GHz of more.

FibreNation Start 1Gbps FTTH Broadband Rollout in Batley

11th Mar, 2020 (1 Comment)

The FibreNation project, which is currently being acquired by Cityfibre from UK ISP TalkTalk for £200m (here), has today announced that they’ve begun work to roll-out their new 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) broadband network to 6,000 premises across the town of Batley in Yorkshire by the end of 2022.