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KCOM in Hull UK Ponders Being First to Switch-Off Copper Phone Lines

18th June, 2017 (11 Comments)

The incumbent telecoms and broadband provider for Hull in East Yorkshire, KCOM, is reportedly aiming to be one of the first cities in the UK to switch-off their ageing copper telephone lines. Instead they’d become reliant upon their new “full fibre” (FTTP/H) network for communication services.

Hull ISP KCOM Puts £10 Calls Cost Cap on its Social Phone Line Package

13th June, 2017 (0 Comments)

The incumbent telecoms provider for Hull in East Yorkshire, KCOM, has improved their social access phone package (SAP) for low income households by introducing a price cap, which means that customers will never pay more than £10 per month for any voice calls made outside of their allowance.

Ofcom 2017 Study – Average UK Home Broadband Speeds Rise to 36.2Mbps

12th April, 2017 (26 Comments)

Ofcom’s annual study of fixed line home broadband ISP speeds across the United Kingdom has revealed that the average Internet download rate is now 36.2Mbps (up from 28.9Mbps last year), with uploads hitting 4.3Mbps (up from 3.7Mbps). But there’s a widening gap between rural and urban areas.

Ofcom UK Report Compares Big Broadband and Mobile ISPs by Service Quality

12th April, 2017 (2 Comments)

Ofcom has today published a huge new report into the service quality and provision times of the United Kingdom’s largest ISPs and technologies, which finds that 87% of broadband customers are satisfied with their service and this rises to 89% for landline (phone) and 92% for Mobile.

KCOM Confirm April – June FTTP Broadband Roll-out Areas in Hull UK

3rd April, 2017 (0 Comments)

Communications provider KCOM has today confirmed that around 10,000 extra premises in Hull (East Yorkshire) will, between now and the end of June, gain access to their new ultrafast Fibre-to-the-Premise (FTTP) dominated fibre optic broadband network.

KCOM Hails 40,000th Lightstream Fibre Optic Broadband Customer in Hull

15th March, 2017 (3 Comments)

East Yorkshire ISP KCOM has today confirmed that their “ultrafast” Lightstream fibre optic broadband (FTTP/C) network in Hull, which is costing about £60 million (total capital investment) to roll-out or roughly £400 per premise, has just connected its 40,000th customer.

Ofcom Withdraw KCOM Notification for Emergency Services Outage in Hull

3rd February, 2017 (5 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator has had to retract a notification that it sent to KCOM last year, which found “reasonable grounds for believing” that the operator had “failed” to take sufficient measures to maintain uninterrupted telephone access to emergency services.

First Homes Live on MS3’s connectHull FTTH Broadband Network in Hull UK

25th January, 2017 (2 Comments)

Communications provider MS3 has announced that their new “ultrafast” Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH/P) based broadband ISP network in West Hull (East Yorkshire, England) – connectHull – has finally connected its first homes in a trial area that covers roughly 1,200 premises.

UPDATE KCOM’s Broadband ISP Routers Infected by the Mirai Worm

1st December, 2016 (2 Comments)

Earlier this week we reported on how routers supplied by the Post Office, TalkTalk and others were potentially vulnerable to a modified piece of malicious software called Mirai (here), which hijacks the device. Today we learn that around 1,000 customers of KCOM’s service in Hull have also been hit.

MS3 Starts Build of Trial FTTH Ultrafast Broadband Network in Hull UK

25th November, 2016 (7 Comments)

Communications provider MS3 has today begun the roll-out of their new “ultrafast” Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH/P) based broadband network in West Hull (East Yorkshire, England), which is supported by an initial investment of £500K and will cover a trial area of roughly 1,200 homes.

KCOM Confirm Next FTTP Fibre Broadband Roll-out Areas in Hull UK

12th October, 2016 (0 Comments)

KCOM has today announced the next roll-out phase for their “ultrafast” Lightstream fibre optic (FTTP/C) broadband network in Hull (East Yorkshire), which reflects the next 6 months of deployment from now until March 2017; this will add an additional 25,000 premises passed to the total.

UPD Ofcom – KCOM Failed to Maintain Emergency Services Access in Hull

7th October, 2016 (13 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator has found “reasonable grounds for believing” that KCOM in East Yorkshire and Hull (England) “failed” to take sufficient measures to maintain uninterrupted telephone access to emergency services on 999 and 112 between 25th Feb 2009 to 28th Dec 2015.

KCOM’s FTTP Broadband Roll-out in Hull UK Reaches 100,000 Premises

30th September, 2016 (2 Comments)

Good news for East Yorkshire. KCOM’s on-going deployment of their new ultrafast Fibre-to-the-Premise (FTTP) dominated “Lightstream” broadband network in Hull has now reached 100,000 local homes and businesses (premises passed), which is up sharply from 78,000 in May 2016.

MS3 Confirm First Trial Areas for Ultrafast FTTH Broadband in Hull UK

16th September, 2016 (5 Comments)

Communications provider MS3, which last week announced plans to roll-out an “ultrafast” Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH/P) broadband network around parts of Hull in East Yorkshire (here), has today confirmed an initial investment of £500,000 and named their first trial area of 1,200 homes.

MS3 Take On KCOM in Hull UK – Launches FTTH Home Broadband Network

6th September, 2016 (13 Comments)

Communications developer MS3, which operates a business focused dark fibre optic network in Hull (East Yorkshire), has today announced the radical decision to take on KCOM by entering the domestic connectivity market with an “ultrafast” Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH/P) broadband service (Giga+).

Cityfibre Opens Hull’s Gigabit Fibre Optic Network to Businesses

25th August, 2016 (5 Comments)

Cityfibre, which operates a number of ultrafast Gigabit-capable fibre optic (FTTP) broadband networks across several cities in the United Kingdom, has today opened up their existing 62km long network in Hull (East Yorkshire) for use by local businesses.

KCOM Detail Fibre Broadband Roll-out for 6500 Premises in West Hull

3rd August, 2016 (0 Comments)

East Yorkshire telecoms operator KCOM has today unveiled the next phase of their “Lightstream” fibre optic (FTTP/C) broadband network roll-out, which will reach more than 6,500 homes and businesses in Hull’s Willerby Road and surrounding streets later this year.