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Virgin Media O2 and Ontix Expand 4G Mobile Small Cells in Birmingham

23rd January, 2025 (5 Comments)

Mobile network operator O2 (Virgin Media) has continued with their effort to boost 4G mobile (mobile broadband) capacity across the UK, which today sees them working with Ontix to expand their roll-out of small cells into new areas of Birmingham – primarily around Soho Road and Handsworth.

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Openreach Bring FTTP Broadband to Wolverhampton Council Tenants

29th August, 2024 (0 Comments)

Network access provider Openreach (BT) has made progress on their deal with social housing provider Wolverhampton Homes in the West Midlands (England), which will enable them to extend their 1.8Gbps speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP network to cover thousands of flats and apartments across the city.

Streetwave Prep Largest Mobile Network Coverage Survey in UK History

28th August, 2024 (7 Comments)

Network analyst firm Streetwave is working with the River Severn Partnership Advanced Wireless Innovation Region (RSPAWIR) to conduct what they’re called the “largest mobile coverage survey ever conducted in the UK“. This uses bin lorries to survey the coverage and speed of 4G and 5G mobile (broadband) networks across 33 West Midlands (England) and Wales councils.

Brsk’s FTTP Broadband Cover of the West Midlands Tops 100k Premises UPDATE

11th July, 2024 (4 Comments)

Network operator and UK ISP Brsk, which now covers 600,000 premises passed across England via their full fibre network and is in the process of being merged into Netomnia (here), has today revealed that they’ve also extended their coverage to 100,000 premises across the West Midlands (i.e. South Birmingham and The Black Country).

Full Fibre Broadband Network in Wolverhampton Attacked by Vandals

1st May, 2024 (17 Comments)

Broadband ISP Exascale, which is building a gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to several thousand premises – mostly around Telford and Wrekin, has revealed that several core Dark Fibre cables – between Telford and Wolverhampton – were cut this week in what appears to have been a targeted attack by vandals.

CityFibre Covers 90,000 Wolverhampton Premises with FTTP Broadband

25th April, 2024 (4 Comments)

Network operator CityFibre has revealed that their £50m project to deploy a gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network across the West Midland’s city of Wolverhampton, which began all the way back in July 2020 (here), has now covered over 90,000 premises (homes and businesses).

New AltNet UK ISP UrFibre Deploying FTTP Broadband in Dudley

25th October, 2023 (7 Comments)

A new alternative network operator and ISP called UrFibre (UrSolutions) has been spotted deploying a new 2Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network, which is currently only targetting homes and businesses in the West Midland’s (England) market town of Dudley.

Broadband ISP Brsk to Launch Netgem Powered Pay TV Service UPDATE

20th October, 2023 (13 Comments)

Broadband ISP and UK network builder Brsk, which is deploying their own gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across the Midlands and beyond (rollout plan), has today revealed that they’re launching their own co-branded pay TV product powered by Netgem’s IPTV platform.

Exascale Expand FTTP Broadband to South of Telford and Wrekin

11th September, 2023 (4 Comments)

Shropshire-based UK ISP and alternative network provider Exascale, which has already built their own gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to around 2,000 premises (mostly around Telford and Wrekin), has announced that they’re moving their network build further south.

Brsk Secure £156m Debt Funding Boost for UK Full Fibre Rollout

21st August, 2023 (11 Comments)

Broadband ISP and network operator Brsk, which has so far built their own gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to cover 266,000 UK premises – mostly around the Midlands (rollout plan), has today secured an “additional” £156m debt investment from funds managed by existing investor Ares.

Doorstep Scammers Posing as Council Reps to Sell UK Broadband

18th August, 2023 (8 Comments)

Residents in the West Midland’s city of Wolverhampton have been warned by the local city council to be on the lookout for doorstep scammers, some of which have recently been posing as council employees in an attempt to entice people to switch their ISP for free broadband.

Exascale Expand West Midlands Full Fibre Rollout and Upgrades ONT

11th August, 2023 (9 Comments)

Shropshire-based UK ISP and alternative broadband provider Exascale has today provided ISPreview with an update on the latest locations to benefit from their rollout of a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network in the West Midlands. The provider has also changed the Optical Network Terminals (ONT) they use.

Brsk Extend West Midlands UK Full Fibre Build to South Birmingham

12th July, 2023 (5 Comments)

Broadband ISP and network operator Brsk, which has so far built their gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to cover 200,000 UK premises (rollout plan), has today announced that their West Midlands (England) focused deployment has been extended into South Birmingham.

BT Start Deploying UK Digital Voice Service Across East Midlands

20th June, 2023 (39 Comments)

Broadband ISP BT has this morning confirmed that they’ve begun the expected region-by-region roll out of their Voice-over-Internet-Protocol (VoIP) based home phone service, Digital Voice, in the East Midlands of England. Once completed, the deployment will next be extended to Yorkshire & Humberside, and then Northern Ireland.

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4th Utility’s UK Full Fibre Rollout Boosted by £25m Investment

23rd May, 2023 (1 Comment)

Network builder and broadband ISP 4th Utility, which is rolling out a gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) service to UK homes (SDU) and large residential buildings (MDU), has today been given a boost after Dutch bank NIBC Bank N.V. made a £25 million investment to help accelerate their plans.

West Midlands Named Best Connected UK Region for 5G Cover

12th May, 2023 (11 Comments)

A new report from telecoms analyst firm Umlaut, which analysed geographic 5G mobile coverage across the UK’s Combined Authority areas, has identified the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) region as being the best connected in the UK, with 65% of locations having access from at least one operator.

Full Fibre Broadband ISP 4th Utility Cut Price of Social Tariff

4th April, 2023 (7 Comments)

UK ISP 4th Utility, which is deploying a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to more homes (SDU) and large residential blocks (MDU), has today announced that they’ve reduced the price of their cheaper social tariff for those on benefits from £14.40 to £13.99 per month – bucking the trend of rising prices.