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BT UK Launch HALO Unlimited 5G and Fixed Broadband Plan UPDATE2

9th Oct, 2019 (23 Comments)

UK ISP BT is poised to launch a new convergence plan for both home and business customers called “Halo“, which should complement their existing “Plus” packages with a number of new features (e.g. ultrafast 5G and unlimited usage for both mobile and broadband). Free upgrades for ADSL users to “superfast” plans are also coming.

ISP BT Preps UK Pay TV Relaunch with New WiFi Set Top Box

8th Oct, 2019 (28 Comments)

Credible sources have informed ISPreview.co.uk that BT’s retail UK broadband ISP division plans to relaunch their Pay TV (IPTV) service early next year alongside a new WiFi equipped Set-Top-Box (STB), as well as some additional content (e.g. NOW TV, Britbox and Disney+) and new service features.

Arqiva Sells UK Telecoms Infrastructure for £2bn to Cellnex

8th Oct, 2019 (0 Comments)

Wireless infrastructure firm Arqiva, which among other things builds and manages many of the masts and rooftop sites used to deploy 4G and 5G services by UK mobile operators, has today announced the £2bn sale of their telecoms business to rival pan-European tower operator Cellnex (Spain).

Digital Scotland Hails “Fibre Broadband” for 940,000 Premises

8th Oct, 2019 (47 Comments)

The £442m (public and private investment) Digital Scotland (DSSB) project has announced that their Openreach (BT) supported roll-out of “fibre broadband” (FTTC and FTTP) services has now reached over 940,000 extra premises, which equates to nearly 95% with access to a “superfast broadband” speed of 24Mbps+.

ISP Plusnet Set to Increase UK Broadband and Phone Prices

8th Oct, 2019 (14 Comments)

Budget UK ISP Plusnet has recently announced another round of annual price rises on their broadband and phone services, which are set to be introduced just before Christmas on 3rd December 2019. On that same day the provider will also withdraw their old “broadband without line rental” packages from sale for new customers.

EU and UK ISPs Oppose Moves to Ban End-to-End Encryption

7th Oct, 2019 (9 Comments)

A demand for Facebook and other companies to delay or cease plans for implementing end-to-end encryption across their internet messaging services, which was made by the UK, USA and Australian governments, has today prompted the European ISP Association (EuroISPA) to “oppose” any weakening of encryption.

Rural Northamptonshire Not-for-Profit ISP Deploys More Full Fibre

7th Oct, 2019 (3 Comments)

The not-for-profit run Tove Valley Broadband project (Abthorpe Broadband Association) in Northamptonshire (England) is in the process of securing additional funding from the Government’s (DCMS) Gigabit Voucher Scheme, which should enable their volunteers to rollout “full fibre” (FTTP) broadband to more properties.

Vodafone Start First European Trials of OpenRAN in the UK

7th Oct, 2019 (0 Comments)

After several years of development Vodafone has announced that it will trial ‘Open Radio Access Network‘ (OpenRAN) technology in rural parts of the UK for the first time, which essentially enables mobile operators to cut the cost of building 3G, 4G or 5G networks by standardising the design and functionality of the hardware and software.

New Openreach Trials Bring Full Fibre to Rural UK Villages

7th Oct, 2019 (30 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has today unveiled trials to test a “range of new tools and techniques” for deploying their 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network, which under the plan could help 13 of the UK’s remote rural villages and towns (50,000 premises) to access the service and support the Government’s £5bn plan.

Full Fibre Starts Rollout of New UK FTTP Wholesale Network

5th Oct, 2019 (15 Comments)

Earlier this year we reported that fibre builder Full Fibre Limited had tentative plans to expand a Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP network (here) to reach “rural and semi-urban areas” around Devon, Surrey, Somerset, Gloucestershire and Herefordshire. The build is now underway.

Budget UK ISP TalkTalk to Charge Ex-Customers £50 for Email

4th Oct, 2019 (34 Comments)

Former customers of TalkTalk’s broadband service (going as far back as Tiscali) who continue to use their old email accounts may be displeased to learn that the ISP is going to “start charging” them from £5 a month or £50 per year for access (more than a dedicated email host). Plus the ISP will delete accounts that don’t pay.

UK ISP Gigaclear Bring FTTH to 2450 Devon and Somerset Premises

4th Oct, 2019 (10 Comments)

Full fibre broadband ISP Gigaclear has today moved to remind everybody that the commercial rollout of their 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network in Devon and Somerset is on-going. The provider has just added a further 239 properties in the villages of Lympsham, Eastertown, Edingworth and Rooks Bridge.

ISP Zen Internet UK Cuts 66Mbps FTTC Unlimited Fibre Prices

4th Oct, 2019 (26 Comments)

Rochdale-based UK ISP Zen Internet has informed us that they’ve further reduced the standard monthly price of their FTTC (VDSL2) based Unlimited Fibre 2 (66Mbps average) broadband and phone bundle, which appears to have gone from £38.99 per month at our last check to £34.99, albeit with a £19.99 one-off activation fee.

Broadband ISP BT Launch Free Wi-Fi Controls on Smart Hub 2

4th Oct, 2019 (7 Comments)

UK ISP BT has today introduced new ‘Wi-Fi Controls’ for their latest Smart Hub 2 broadband router, which essentially gives customers a greater ability to manage the internet access of their family or network members (e.g. pausing internet access and setting timed access for up to 15 specific network devices / users etc.).

Q2 2019 BDUK Superfast Broadband Take-up Progress by UK Area

4th Oct, 2019 (7 Comments)

The Government’s £1.7bn Building Digital UK scheme, which since 2012/13 has helped to extend “superfast broadband” (24Mbps+) networks to nearly 5.2 million extra UK premises, has published its latest quarterly customer take-up data to the end of June 2019. Some rollouts are now seeing almost 70% adoption!

EE’s 5G Extends to More UK City Centres and Transport Hubs

4th Oct, 2019 (9 Comments)

Mobile operator EE has announced that their new 5G ultrafast mobile broadband network, which started to rollout across London, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Belfast, Birmingham and Manchester in May 2019 (here), has now been switched-on in even more of the UK’s “busiest transport hubs and city centre destinations.”

Devon UK Council Reaffirms Commitment to Broadband Rollout

4th Oct, 2019 (8 Comments)

The recent cancellation of UK ISP Gigaclear’s “full fibre” (FTTP) rollout contract under the Connecting Devon and Somerset project (here) has left many rural areas with concerns. As a result the Devon County Council has now moved to assure them that the roll-out of “superfast broadband” (24Mbps+) is continuing.