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End of the Line for TV White Space Broadband Tech in the UK UPDATE

9th February, 2024 (5 Comments)

The chances of any ISPs deploying long-range TV White Space (TVWS) based wireless broadband networks to serve remote rural UK premises has just significantly declined. Ofcom has given notice that their related device (WSD) authorisation framework is no longer available.

Vodafone Testing Upper 6GHz Band for 5G mobile

Vodafone Push 5G Broadband Speeds to 5Gbps via Upper 6GHz Band

25th October, 2023 (13 Comments)

The tedious debate around whether EU and UK regulators should release the upper 6GHz radio spectrum band for use by WiFi or Mobile networks (or share it between both) has taken another twist after Vodafone conducted a new test, which used the band to achieve 5G mobile broadband downloads of “up to” 5Gbps (Gigabits per second).

Ofcom Looks to Improve Spectrum Sharing for 5G and Other Services

28th March, 2023 (0 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today begun fielding industry views on how it could improve Shared Spectrum Licences, which enable small businesses to create their own local wireless broadband and mobile networks across various radio spectrum bands (many of these could previously only be used by national operators).

Small UK Firms Invited to Setup Own Local Wireless Networks

9th December, 2019 (5 Comments)

Ofcom has today begun inviting applications for their new Shared Spectrum Licences, which enables small businesses to create their own local wireless networks in radio spectrum bands (ranging from 1.8GHz to 26GHz) that could previously only be used by national mobile and broadband providers.

TVWS Broadband Reaches 100 Rural Premises in Trossachs

2nd December, 2019 (9 Comments)

A public investment of £50,000 by the Stirling Council in Scotland has enabled 72 homes and 30 businesses in the remote rural Trossachs community of Brig o’ Turk to access broadband speeds of 50Mbps+ via a new fixed wireless network, which harnesses TV White Space (TVWS) tech from UK ISP Broadway Broadband (Broadway Partners).

Wireless ISP Broadway Partners Win Monmouthshire Contract UPDATE

1st October, 2019 (0 Comments)

The Monmouthshire County Council in Wales has today confirmed that the £155k rollout contract for a new “superfast broadband” (30Mbps+) network, which aims to cover around 480 premises in remote rural areas, has been awarded to UK Fixed Wireless Access ISP Broadway Partners (Broadway Broadband).

Quickline Get £12m to Rollout 100Mbps Wireless Across North of UK

12th August, 2019 (5 Comments)

Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) ISP Quickline, which is part of Bigblu, has today announced that they’ve secured an investment of £12 million to help rollout a new unlimited “ultrafast broadband” (100Mbps+) capable network to 30,000 premises across the north of the United Kingdom (or at least part of it).

Ofcom Opens UK Radio Spectrum for Smaller Local Wireless Networks UPDATE

25th July, 2019 (2 Comments)

As expected Ofcom has today unveiled a new sharing framework that will be applied via four of the United Kingdom’s radio spectrum frequency bands (airwaves), which should make it possible for smaller mobile and fixed wireless broadband ISP networks to be created in order to deliver local coverage or industrial use.

Quickline’s Trial 5G Wireless Network in Lincolnshire Set to Go Live

9th July, 2019 (2 Comments)

Wireless UK ISP Quickline has announced that their part of the £2.1m Government funded 5G Rural Integrated Testbed (5GRIT) pilot is due to start testing its new network later this month, which will initially aim to bring superfast broadband to holidaymakers across caravan parks in Ingoldmells (Lincolnshire), including Butlins.

White Space Tech Brings 30Mbps Wireless Broadband to Loch Striven

18th March, 2019 (0 Comments)

Homes around part of Loch Striven (Argyll and Bute) in Western Scotland will soon be able to access “superfast broadband” speeds of up to 30Mbps, which comes after Sheffield-based ISP Whitespace Technology announced they would be deploying a new TV White Space (TVWS) using wireless network in the area.

Nominet UK Launch New Tool to Help TVWS Wireless Networks

13th February, 2019 (0 Comments)

The official registry for .UK domain names, Nominet, has launched a new channel availability tool called WaveDB Explore, which enables wireless broadband ISPs that are in the early stages of planning a deployment using TV White Space (TVWS) technology to identify where it will have the most impact.

Whitespace Technology and Microsoft Target Faster Rural Broadband

17th December, 2018 (6 Comments)

Sheffield-based company Whitespace Technology (WT) has joined forces with Microsoft as part of a new “strategic collaboration” that will aim to use a TV White Space (TVWS) based wireless network to extend faster broadband connectivity into remote rural parts of the UK, Europe and Africa.

TVWS Tech Brings 30Mb Broadband to 400 Monmouthshire Homes UPDATE

13th August, 2018 (13 Comments)

Some 400 homes residing within 6 kilometres of Llantilio Crossenny in Monmouthshire (Wales, UK) will be the next to benefit from fixed wireless superfast broadband via Broadway Partners, which will use the new long range TV White Space (TVWS) technology to deliver their internet connectivity.

Government Name Six UK Winners of £25m for 5G Mobile Trials

10th March, 2018 (0 Comments)

The government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) has today named six projects that have won a slice of £25 million (public funding) to help trial the next generation of 5G based Mobile and fixed wireless broadband ISP technology at various locations across the United Kingdom.

Broadway Partners Secures Investment to Boost TVWS Broadband

20th February, 2018 (1 Comment)

Broadway Partners, which has deployed a number of TV White Space (TVWS) based wireless superfast broadband ISP network pilots across rural parts of the UK, has secured additional private investment from Souter Investments in order to help expand coverage into new areas.

Microsoft and ip.access Test 4G White Space Wireless Broadband Tech

16th February, 2018 (5 Comments)

Small cell provider ip.access has joined Microsoft’s on-going Project Belgrade, which is using the City of Cambridge UK as a testbed to demonstrate that TV White Space (TVWS) technology can be used to connect residential homes to affordable WiFi style wireless broadband services.

TV White Space Wireless Networks Boosted by New Model Rules

9th January, 2018 (3 Comments)

Over the past two years we’ve seen several new fixed wireless broadband networks launch in the UK that use TV White Space (TVWS) technology (example), which harnesses the spectrum gaps that exist between television channels (470-790MHz), and this could be given a boost by new model rules.