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Broadband ISP Virgin Media to Retire UK Public WiFi Hotspots

11th March, 2023 (12 Comments)

Customers of fixed broadband ISP Virgin Media (VMO2) have recently been informed that the operator’s “Out of Home” public WiFi hotspot service, which also turned their existing broadband routers into wireless hotspots for anybody to access (here), is officially set to be retired “from” 1st November 2023.

Over 100 Bolton Residents Protest 50ft IXWireless Broadband Mast

8th March, 2023 (21 Comments)

Blackburn-based network operator IX Wireless, which is building a new gigabit-capable wireless broadband network for UK ISP 6G Internet (NOT related to 6G mobile), has faced criticism after over a hundred residents in part of Bolton came out to protest against their installation of another 15 metre high metal pole (mast).

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CMA Clear Merger of Satellite Broadband Firms Viasat and Inmarsat UPDATE

1st March, 2023 (2 Comments)

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has today provisionally approved the merger of two major global satellite communication and broadband operators – Viasat (USA) and Inmarsat (UK), which they previously warned could have resulted in airlines facing “higher prices for on-board wifi” due to the loss of a key competitor.

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£6m Boost to Help Develop Future UK Communications Tech

1st March, 2023 (2 Comments)

The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), which forms part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), has today secured £6 million of funding to help with the research and development of future communication systems including 6G (mobile broadband), faster internet access and cloud computing etc.

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BT Launch National UK Roaming SIMs for Business IoT Smart Devices

16th February, 2023 (8 Comments)

Broadband and mobile giant BT (EE) has today launched their new IoT National Roaming SIMs for businesses across the UK, which are designed to help firms keep their smart Internet of Things (IoT) devices connected “wherever they are” by harnessing several different wireless and mobile network technologies.

Sky Launch WiFi 6 Hub and 4G Dongle for UK Biz Broadband Users UPDATE3

14th February, 2023 (17 Comments)

Sky’s (Sky Broadband) ISP sibling for small business customers, Sky Connect, has today moved to keep up with competitors by launching a new WiFi 6 capable Hub (broadband router) and 4G Dongle (i.e. mobile data as an automatic backup) with new capabilities, such as better security and guest Wi-Fi.

British Internet via HAPS Firm Avealto in Trademark Spat with Airbus over Aalto

13th February, 2023 (0 Comments)

British technology and telecoms start-up Avealto, which is developing a High Altitude Platform (HAPs) that could be used in place of satellites to deliver broadband / data and voice connectivity, has got into a legal trademark spat with Airbus after the latter changed the name of their alternative Zephyr programme to Aalto.

ISP Voneus Trial Gigabit Wireless Broadband in Rural Durham UK UPDATE

11th February, 2023 (3 Comments)

Internet provider Voneus has just completed their first trial deployment of a new Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) broadband technology in a rural Hartlepool village – Dalton Piercy (County Durham, England), which they claim can offer gigabit broadband speeds to local homes and businesses.

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Quickline UK Grows Rural Full Fibre Network to 10,000 Premises

1st February, 2023 (0 Comments)

Rural broadband ISP Quickline, which is deploying a mix of Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) and Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) networks across parts of Lincolnshire, Lancashire and Yorkshire in England, has today revealed that their full fibre build has now covered 10,000 premises across multiple locations and rising.

Scientists Find Way of Using WiFi to Monitor People Through Walls

27th January, 2023 (4 Comments)

Researchers working out of Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in Pennsylvania (USA) have demonstrated a new way of using Machine Learning / AI and a deep neural network to map the position of human bodies, including through walls, by analysing the phase and amplitude of WiFi (wireless network) signals.

Devon and Somerset UK Issue Jan 2023 Airband FTTP Build Update

26th January, 2023 (6 Comments)

The Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) programme in England and UK ISP Airband have today issued a new January 2023 update on their Phase 2 contract to deploy a gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across the region, which reveals some of the next areas to benefit.

Salmon Farming Helps HebNet Extend Faster Broadband in West Scotland

26th January, 2023 (1 Comment)

Back in 2018 we reported (here) on how community ISP HebNet CIC had worked with Scottish Sea Farms (SSF) to extend a 30Mbps+ capable Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) broadband network to serve homes near to two Salmon farms on the Isle of Skye and Knoydart in rural Scotland (Highlands). The good news is that this network is being extended.

Rural England ISP Quickline Set to Retain 2-Year Price Freeze

20th January, 2023 (6 Comments)

Broadband ISP Quickline, which is currently rolling out a mix of Full Fibre (FTTP) and Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) based networks across parts of Lincolnshire, Lancashire and Yorkshire in England, has responded to this week’s price hikes (up to 14.4%) at the biggest providers (here) by reaffirming its own two-year price freeze.

Global Broadband Lines Top 1.34bn as UK Full Fibre Take-up Slows

16th January, 2023 (6 Comments)

New research from Point Topic has revealed that world fixed broadband lines grew by 1.87% (24.59 million) in Q3 2022 to end the quarter on a total of 1.34 billion connections. But the subscriber growth rate of “full fibre” (FTTP/B) networks in the UK appears to have slowed in recent quarters.

Quickline Appoint New CFO to Support UK Rollout of Ultrafast Broadband

10th January, 2023 (0 Comments)

Alternative network provider Quickline, which is building a mix of Full Fibre (FTTP) and Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) based broadband networks across parts of Lincolnshire, Lancashire and Yorkshire in England, has appointed Craig Fairey as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to help grow the business alongside its new rollout plans.

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Welsh Wireless Broadband ISP Bluewave Goes into Liquidation UPDATE

22nd December, 2022 (7 Comments)

The company behind fixed wireless broadband ISP Bluewave (Bluewave Communications Cymru), which serves rural premises across parts of Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire in Wales with claimed download speeds of “up to” 40Mbps for £29.99 per month, has this month entered voluntary liquidation.

ISP Airband Make Progress on Full Fibre Build in Cheshire East

13th December, 2022 (5 Comments)

The Cheshire East Council in England has announced that UK ISP Airband has so far covered 3,000 extra premises with their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network, which forms part of a £4.5m state aid supported contract that was signed back in January 2021 (here) under the Digital Cheshire programme.