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12th Oct 2023 (19 Comments)

The MP for Haltemprice and Howden, David Davis, has called on ISP KCOM, MS3, Connexin and other alternative broadband network operators in East Yorkshire (England) to help resolve the “unsightly mess of unnecessary street furniture” (a reference to recent protests against poles) by fairly sharing access to existing ducts and poles.

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12th Oct 2023 (0 Comments)

Infracapital-backed UK broadband ISP Ogi has this morning revealed that their new multi-Gigabit capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network in the city of Cardiff (Wales) has finally started to go live. But for now the provider’s local deployment is largely focused upon catering for businesses (they focus on homes in other locations).

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11th Oct 2023 (20 Comments)

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has today opened up a consultation for feedback on the proposed mobile mega-merger between Three UK and Vodafone (here), which would reduce the number of mobile operators in the market from four to three and may thus impact upon competition, consumer prices, jobs and security.

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11th Oct 2023 (0 Comments)

Broadband ISP and network builder G.Network, which is rolling out a new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / XGS-PON) network to homes and businesses across parts of London, has today announced that business provider Spitfire has officially become their first wholesale partner on the new infrastructure.

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11th Oct 2023 (26 Comments)

Mobile operator Lyca Mobile, which last week confirmed that it had been struck by a serious cyberattack that disrupted their systems and connectivity services across the UK (as well as in various other countries), has now confirmed that the hackers also “accessed at least some of the personal information held in our systems“.

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11th Oct 2023 (3 Comments)

Rural ISP Gigaclear, which covers 500,000 premises (430k Ready for Service) across 25 counties in England with their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network, has praised ATS Group for helping to train their engineers in the South of England and getting them into the field far quicker than before.

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11th Oct 2023 (28 Comments)

Mobile network operator giffgaff has just become the latest provider to introduce eSIM (Electronic SIM) support, although at present they only appear to be allowing existing customers with the operator’s latest Smartphone app installed (iOS App and Android App) – version 12.13.0-v337 or above – to transition from a physical to electronic SIM.

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10th Oct 2023 (9 Comments)

People who are still using the BT Sport TV App have today been given a final warning about its imminent shut down, which is due to occur on the 12th October 2023. Customers who wish to keep accessing the same content (now re-branded as TNT Sports) will instead need to download the Discovery+ App.

Vodafone 4G and 5G OpenRAN Rural Mast

10th Oct 2023 (4 Comments)

Mobile network operator Vodafone has announced a new collaboration with British semiconductor firm ARM, which is designed to help fast-track the development of new platforms (chipsets) for their future 4G and 5G based Open Radio Access Networks (Open RAN).

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10th Oct 2023 (11 Comments)

Nokia’s Bell Labs research division has established two new world records in submarine optical communications. The first achieved a net data rate of 800Gbps (Gigabits per second) on a single optical wavelength at a distance of 7865km, while the second hit a net throughput of 41Tbps (Terabits) over 291 km via a C-band unrepeated transmission system.

10th Oct 2023 (11 Comments)

Broadband provider FibreNest, which is the Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) operator for Persimmon Homes‘ new build UK housing developments, appears to have introduced a new router for customers who are just joining the service. The new unit replaces their previous Linksys Velop system, although we’re unsure whether it’s an improvement.

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10th Oct 2023 (7 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has announced that their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP network now covers just over 1 million properties in Scotland, which is up from 949,000 in late August 2023 and 800,000 in mid-March 2023. The operator has also revealed the 20 locations with the best “ultrafast broadband coverage” on their network.

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9th Oct 2023 (27 Comments)

Nick Parbutt, the boss of network builder and UK gigabit broadband ISP toob, has revealed that the operator may have changed its strategy to focus more on growing customer take-up than on expanding their network coverage. But at this stage it’s unclear whether this will impact their existing coverage target.

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9th Oct 2023 (6 Comments)

Network provider Openreach (BT) has announced that an additional 5,000 homes in East Suffolk (England), covering an area in and around the town of Leiston, are due to gain access to their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network thanks to a new contract with the Sizewell C nuclear power development.

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9th Oct 2023 (1 Comment)

The business division of mobile network operator O2 (VMO2) has today relaunched their ‘O2 Recycle for Business’ service to help companies of all sizes trade in their old technology – where they can receive cash back, credit towards new devices, or donate funds to charity.

FW Networks Fibre Install via Exposed Cable

7th Oct 2023 (85 Comments)

Over the year’s ISPreview has seen a few cases of wonky UK home broadband installations. The latest example comes courtesy of F&W Networks and supporting ISP Hey! Broadband, which post-install informed one of their customers that they “do not bury ducts, you will need to bury them yourself” (i.e. leaving fibre exposed across a front lawn).

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6th Oct 2023 (2 Comments)

Some 880 homes, businesses and schools in the Hertfordshire (England) town of Rickmansworth, which is home to a total population of over 25,000, have been left without a working fixed broadband ISP and phone service. The situation occurred after criminals damaged Openreach’s local network while attempting to steal their copper telecoms cable.

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