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Broadband ISP Zen Internet Offers Refurbished WiFi Repeaters

28th June, 2023 (13 Comments)

UK ISP Zen Internet recently announced that they’d begun making older “refurbished” versions of their EveryRoom mesh WiFi extender service and hardware (repeaters) available to broadband customers, which only cost £6 per month instead of the usual £9 per month for the new kit. Saving money and cutting electronic waste.

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Nokia Break Record – Push 5G Speed to 2Gbps at 11km Distance via mmW

26th June, 2023 (18 Comments)

Finnish telecoms firm Nokia has hit a new milestone in 5G based mobile broadband speeds – when setup as a Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) network – using millimeter wave (mmWave) spectrum, which saw them successfully achieve sustained average downloads of over 2Gbps (Gigabits / sec) at a distance of 10.86km.

Rural UK Full Fibre ISP Airband Reportedly Seeking New Funding

20th June, 2023 (4 Comments)

Alternative network provider Airband, which aims to cover 600,000 UK premises in rural areas via a mix of their wireless (FWA) and full fibre (FTTP) broadband networks by the end of 2025, has reportedly appointed restructuring firms AlixPartners and Houlihan Lokey to help find additional funding amid difficult conditions.

UK Gov Updates on Rural Satellite Broadband Trial and New Pilots UPDATE

12th June, 2023 (13 Comments)

The Government has revealed some new details about their previously announced trial (here) to deliver “high-speed broadband” via Satellite ISP solutions to Shetland. At the same time, they’ve also launched a new Smart Infrastructure Pilots Programme (SIPP) and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Telecoms Diversification with Australia.

Gov Launch New £7m Fund to Test UK Rural Broadband Solutions UPDATE

6th June, 2023 (8 Comments)

The UK Government will today launch a new £7 million fund as one part of their wider Unleashing Rural Opportunity strategy, which will be used to “test out new ways” of bringing together satellite, wireless (FWA and mobile) and fixed line broadband ISP solutions to help “support farmers and tourism businesses” in rural areas.

Rural ISP Airband Build 134km of Fibre Across Worcestershire UK

26th May, 2023 (0 Comments)

Broadband ISP Airband, which is deploying a mix of Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) and gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) networks across various parts of the UK, has announced that they’ve so far laid 134km of fibre optic cable across Worcestershire (England) and have plans to deploy a lot more.

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ServerHouse Seeks to Expand Hampshire UK Broadband Network

24th May, 2023 (0 Comments)

Network and data centre operator ServerHouse, which already serves over 300 residential and business customers in Hampshire (England) using a hybrid network of “full fibre” and Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) connectivity – across both urban and rural areas, has revealed tentative plans to upgrade and expand their coverage.

Government May Cut Free WiFi Wireless Internet from UK Trains

22nd May, 2023 (35 Comments)

The UK Government’s Department for Transport (DfT) has hinted that the ability of railway commuters to access free onboard public WiFi while travelling could be cut to help pay for the train service itself, which is said to be unsustainable in its current form.

Statkraft UK Wind Farm in Loch Laith to Help Rural Broadband

19th May, 2023 (0 Comments)

The UK division of Norwegian renewable energy generator firm, Statkraft, has commissioned mapping firm FarrPoint to conduct a study of their proposed Loch Liath wind farm in Scotland, near Loch Ness. The work could help to facilitate the rollout of faster broadband into remote rural communities in the surrounding area.

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Next Cambridgeshire UK Towns Named for Free WiFi Rollout

17th May, 2023 (3 Comments)

The Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA), which is working alongside the Connecting Cambridgeshire broadband rollout project, has today announced the next set of three locations to benefit from their ongoing rollout of free public access WiFi (“CambWifi“).

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Ookla Study Finds UK Home WiFi Speeds Lag Wired Ethernet

17th May, 2023 (19 Comments)

A new study from Ookla, which operates the popular broadband connection testing service Speedtest.net, has surprised absolutely nobody today by revealing that home WiFi performance continues to lag behind wired Ethernet (LAN) performance in many advanced markets (e.g. Wi-Fi speeds in the UK were just 29.8% of Ethernet in Q1 2023).

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Alternative Full Fibre ISPs Cover 8.2 Million UK Premises as Build Slows

17th May, 2023 (23 Comments)

The Independent Networks Co-operative Association (INCA) and Point Topic just published their 2023 report into the impact of alternative “full fibre” (FTTP/B) gigabit broadband networks, which reveals that AltNets grew their UK cover by 50.18% in 2022 to top 8.22 million premises (up from 5.46m in 2021). But the rollout slowed.

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BT Aspire to be First UK ISP to Bundle WiFi 7 Broadband Router

6th May, 2023 (32 Comments)

Several credible sources have informed ISPreview that BT, most likely via EE – their soon-to-be “flagship brand for consumers“, have set themselves a target of being the first UK broadband ISP to market with a WiFi 7 (802.11be) capable router (SmartHub 4). The hope is to be ready by early 2024, but June 2024 is also mentioned.

Rural UK Broadband ISP Airband Appoints New Chairman

3rd May, 2023 (4 Comments)

Rural broadband ISP Airband, which is deploying a mix of Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) and gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) networks across various parts of the UK, has announced the appointment of Ian Fishwick as both their new Chairman of the Board and a Non-Executive Director.

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Analysts Find Gaps in Mobile Signal on London to Edinburgh Train

2nd May, 2023 (17 Comments)

Mobile network analysts at Streetwave have published the results of a new survey, which examined the mobile signal quality on the London (England) to Edinburgh (Scotland) train route. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the route was found to suffer from various “not-spots“, while EE’s network performed the best for mobile broadband.

April 2023 BT Progress Update on 10Mbps UK Broadband USO

2nd May, 2023 (7 Comments)

UK ISP BT has published their latest biannual (April 2023) update on the progress they’ve made in delivering the 10Mbps Universal Service Obligation (USO) for broadband, which reveals that they’ve so far built a USO connection to over 7,000 premises (up from 5,900 in Oct 2022), with 800 further builds in progress (down from 2,000).

Ofcom UK Take Tough Stance on Rules for Wireless Broadband Kit UPDATE

26th April, 2023 (13 Comments)

Some operators of Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) broadband ISP networks in the UK have expressed concern to ISPreview after Ofcom appeared to toughen their stance on the compliance of related hardware with their rules. Some providers fear this could effectively ban their kit, reduce choice in the market and push up costs.