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COVID-19 – OECD Compare Exchange Traffic Between Countries

30th April, 2020 (1 Comment)

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has done a short study of internet use during the COVID-19 crisis, which highlights the impact on internet exchange points in several countries (inc. UK). Overall traffic jumped by as much as 60% but broadband ISPs successfully maintained their services.

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Summary of UK FTTP Broadband Build Progress by ISP UPDATE388

30th April, 2020 (16 Comments)

A couple of years ago we published a ‘Summary of FTTP Rollout Plans‘ and since then many more alternative network (altnet) ISPs have entered the UK market. As such we felt as it might be useful to produce a more comprehensive update on current progress and providers for 2020 and beyond (we’ll try to keep this up-to-date).

COVID-19 Impact – Openreach’s Network Traffic by UK Region UPDATE

29th April, 2020 (12 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has kindly furnished ISPreview.co.uk with some up-to-date data that shows the change in their weekly network traffic (Ethernet, broadband etc.) by each region of the United Kingdom due to the impact of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) crisis. London saw the biggest jump (28.58%) to 112.37 PetaBytes.

Ookla Updates on COVID-19 Impact on UK Broadband ISP Speeds

28th April, 2020 (5 Comments)

Internet speed testing firm Ookla (Speedtest.net) has issued an update on the impact of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) crisis on fixed broadband and mobile broadband speeds across the United Kingdom. The update notes that, between 2nd March and 20th April 2020, fixed lines saw a tiny -3% decrease while mobile recorded a +3% increase.

Gigabit Broadband May Boost British Economy £51.4bn by 2025 UPDATE

27th April, 2020 (4 Comments)

A new study from Assembly Research, which was commissioned via the vested interests of Huawei, has forecast that the UK Government’s deployment of “gigabit-capable broadband” could provide £51.4bn gross value added to the economy in five years, growing to £68.8bn in 2030. But any delays could be very costly.

UK Creeps Up 2020 FTTH Ultrafast Broadband Country Ranking

23rd April, 2020 (6 Comments)

The FTTH Council Europe has today published their annual 2020 ranking, which lists the countries with the strongest subscriber penetration of “full fibre” (FTTP/H/B) ultrafast broadband ISP networks. The good news is that the United Kingdom continues to claw its way up and is no longer at the very bottom.

New Broadband Index Ranks 334 UK Areas by Average DL Speed

22nd April, 2020 (16 Comments)

Comparison site Comparethemarket.com has posted an updated analysis of Ofcom’s Connected Nations 2019 data (here), which uses information supplied by UK ISPs to rank 334 local authorities by their average broadband download speed. Naturally Hull (East Yorkshire) tops the list with 131.4Mbps and the biggest annual rise of 54.9Mbps.

Top UK Areas for Remote Working by Broadband Speed and Cost

18th April, 2020 (19 Comments)

A new study from Estate Agent comparison firm GetAgent claims to have identified some of the best and worst UK locations for working from home (WFH), which has become vitally important during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) crisis. Overall Wandsworth in London came top, while the worst location was the Shetland Islands.

Cityfibre Nears 300,000 UK Full Fibre Premises Build Milestone UPDATE

16th April, 2020 (18 Comments)

The latest independent data has estimated that Cityfibre’s £4bn programme, which aims to roll-out a new 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) broadband ISP network to cover 8 million UK premises (hopes to be substantially completed by the end of 2025), has now reached a total of 279,801 premises passed.

COVID-19 – A Quick Look at Data Traffic on the UK Janet Network

16th April, 2020 (1 Comment)

We’ve talked a lot about the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis on UK consumer and business broadband ISP traffic (mostly internet data) over the past month, but today we’re going to do something a little different. We’re taking a brief look at the impact on education and research networks, specifically Janet.

COVID-19 – Summary of UK Internet Traffic Over Past 4 Weeks

15th April, 2020 (8 Comments)

Some 4 weeks have now passed since the UK was put into lockdown on 23rd March, although many people had already started working from home and limiting their movements over the prior 2 weeks. As such it’s worth taking a quick look back to see how broadband ISP and mobile speeds, as well as general internet traffic, have changed.

COVID-19 – SamKnows Shows Broadband ISP Impact of Lockdown

10th April, 2020 (14 Comments)

A new study from UK internet connection testing experts at SamKnows has revealed that some of the market’s largest broadband ISPs did suffer a performance decrease in both download speed and latency times since the Coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown began, but the change is only around -2% to -3%.

Alternative Full Fibre ISPs Aim for 15.7 Million UK Premises by 2025

8th April, 2020 (7 Comments)

The Independent Networks Co-operative Association (INCA) and Point Topic have today estimated that alternative “full fibre” (FTTP/B) broadband ISPs grew their UK coverage by 50% in 2019 (up from 23% last year) and now reach 1,223,168 premises passed. Going forward such providers aspire to cover 15,734,673 by the end of 2025.

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GWS Ranks 33 UK Cities for Business Based Mobile Network Use

2nd April, 2020 (3 Comments)

A new study by Global Wireless Solutions (GWS) has examined mobile network (mobile broadband) performance for business connectivity across 33 UK cities, which among other things attempts to identify the best one for remote working. Overall Liverpool came top, while London only managed to rank 25th and Dumfries was bottom.

COVID-19 Netgem TV and Vodafone Update on Internet Traffic

2nd April, 2020 (1 Comment)

Both Netgem TV and UK telecoms giant Vodafone have separately today released some updated statistics on the impact that the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) crisis is having on broadband and video streaming usage, which has naturally seen a big increase since the situation began because many people are now stuck at home.

COVID-19 – Openreach See Daytime Traffic Jump to 51 PetaBytes

1st April, 2020 (22 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has revealed that daily UK daytime (9am to 5pm) data consumption on their national data and broadband network has surged since the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) lockdown began, jumping from 28PB (PetaBytes) on Monday 2nd March to 51PB on Monday 30th March.

Family Arguments Over Broadband Rise During COVID-19 Crisis

1st April, 2020 (11 Comments)

A new online survey of 2,005 UK people has found that 36% of “millennials” who live with a partner have had an argument over who is to blame for slow broadband since the COVID-19 lockdown began. Likewise it’s a similar story in millennial family homes, with 33% bickering with their parents or children.