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Connexin’s FTTP Broadband Poles Rollout in Beverly Causes Gas Leak

13th March, 2024 (3 Comments)

Broadband ISP Connexin has said they’re investigating after their UK engineers, who were deploying poles to carry a new 10Gbps capable full fibre (FTTP) network in the East Yorkshire (England) town of Beverley, accidentally damaged a gas pipe in the Beverley Parklands area on 11th March.

Broadband ISP Connexin Says Deploying Poles is Eco Friendly

21st February, 2024 (27 Comments)

Broadband provider Connexin, which is busy deploying a new 10Gbps capable full fibre (FTTP) network across parts of Hull, East Lincolnshire and Yorkshire in England, has introduced a new-ish argument into the debate over wood poles by highlighting how using them is “less carbon intensive than digging ducts.” But we suspect it won’t sway the refuseniks.

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Ofcom Shames Virgin Media and O2 for UK Telecoms Complaints UPDATE

25th January, 2024 (37 Comments)

Ofcom has published their latest study of UK consumer complaints for Q3 2023, which names Virgin Media as the worst for attracting the most gripes about fixed broadband, landline phone and pay TV services. Meanwhile, O2, which is part of the same company, attracted the most complaints for Pay Monthly Mobile services.

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Jan 2024 Inflation Figures Reveal UK Broadband ISP Price Hikes

17th January, 2024 (22 Comments)

The Office for National Statistics has published their latest UK inflation figures, which saw the Consumer Price Index fall to 4% (down from 10.5% this time last year) and the Retail Price Index reach 5.2% (down from 13.4%). As a result, we now know how big the annual inflation-linked price hikes will be from most of the major UK ISPs.

Softer UK Broadband and Mobile Price Hikes Expected in 2024

26th December, 2023 (11 Comments)

Surging inflation has meant that the past couple of years have been, to put it mildly, an uncomfortable experience for many broadband ISP and mobile users. In 2022 most consumers saw their prices rise by around 9% (here) and in 2023 that hit over 14% (here), but the predicted hikes for 2024 won’t be as bad.

MPs Debate 2025 Switch-off Dangers of Analogue UK Phone Services

14th December, 2023 (71 Comments)

A meeting in the House of Commons was held yesterday that saw MPs from different parties debate the forthcoming withdrawal of BT and Openreach’s old copper-based analogue line networks (PSTN phones and WLR) by Dec 2025, which touched on a variety of issues from battery backup to problems with the reliability of digital replacements.

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Ofcom Find 380,000 UK Homes on Cheaper Social Broadband Tariffs

12th December, 2023 (1 Comment)

Ofcom has today published their latest biannual UK consumer affordability report, which reveals that the take-up of cheaper social broadband ISP and mobile tariffs for those on state benefits has increased to 380,000 households (up from 220,000 six months ago). But that still represents just 8.3% of households on Universal Credit (4.6 million).

Connexin UK to Cover 22,000 Premises with Full Fibre in Beverley

8th December, 2023 (5 Comments)

Broadband ISP Connexin has today announced a new agreement with network integrator firm STL, which will see them invest a further £3m to take on rival KCOM and extend their 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across 22,000 premises in the East Yorkshire (England) market town of Beverley.

Opensignal Rate UK Broadband ISPs by Quality and Speed

7th December, 2023 (6 Comments)

Benchmarking firm Opensignal has today published a supposedly “definitive” study of fixed broadband speeds across the United Kingdom, which reveals which ISPs are delivering both the best service quality and speeds to consumers. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the table ends up being topped by CommunityFibre, Virgin Media and Hyperoptic etc.

David Davis MP Pressures KCOM to Help Resolve FTTP Poles Dispute

12th October, 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.

KCOM Boost Biz Security and Offers Full Fibre Solution for Landlords

4th October, 2023 (0 Comments)

Hull-based broadband ISP KCOM, which is currently building their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to more of East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire in England, has launched a service to improve online security for their business customers and introduced new Landlord packages to help spread fibre to more tenants.

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Shift from UK Analogue to Digital Phone Lines Breeds New SCAMs

19th September, 2023 (6 Comments)

The Local Government Association, which represents councils across England and Wales, has warned that criminals are increasingly finding ways of exploiting the ongoing switchover from older analogue to digital based phone services in order to scam vulnerable people out of their personal data and bank details.

Ofcom 2023 Study Finds Average UK Broadband ISP Speeds Hit 69.4Mbps

14th September, 2023 (9 Comments)

Ofcom’s 2023 report into UK fixed line home broadband ISP performance – the last one it plans to publish – has today revealed that the average (median) download speed has risen from 59.4Mbps last year to 69.4Mbps now (uploads went from 10.7Mbps to 18.4Mbps). But the gap between rural and urban areas remains.

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What is “Fibre” Broadband? UK ISPs Respond to Ofcom’s Call for Clarity

22nd August, 2023 (56 Comments)

A few months ago Ofcom launched a new consultation that proposed to only allow broadband ISPs to use the terms “fibre” and “full-fibre” on their sites and in contracts “if their network uses fibre-optic cables all the way from the exchange to the home” (FTTP). But feedback suggests that the biggest providers are not supportive.

KCOM Pick Ricoh UK to Help Deliver its £17m Copper to Fibre Switchover

19th July, 2023 (3 Comments)

Hull-based network builder and broadband ISP KCOM, which is currently busy expanding their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to more of East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire (England), has this week selected Ricoh UK to help deliver their £17m copper to fibre phone network switchover.

Grain Finally Puts FTTP Broadband Live in Hull UK to Rival KCOM

30th June, 2023 (14 Comments)

Network operator and broadband ISP Grain (Grain Connect) has today finally announced that they’ve launched their new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network – using Point-to-Point (PTP) architecture – in the East Yorkshire (England) city of Hull. But at present it’s only available to around 20,000 premises.

KCOM Build FTTP Broadband to Rural Village of East Cottingwith

13th June, 2023 (12 Comments)

Hull-based UK broadband ISP KCOM, which is currently extending their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across more of East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire (England), has added the small rural East Yorkshire village of East Cottingwith (population of around 350) to their coverage.