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Ofcom and BT Adopt Changes to Help 10Mbps Broadband USO

11th November, 2021 (33 Comments)

Ofcom has today finalised the changes that were first confirmed in July to improve how BT handles delivery of the UK’s Universal Service Obligation (USO), which aims to bring faster broadband ISP speeds to those who can’t yet receive a 10Mbps+ capable download speed and aren’t planned to do so in the near future.

Voneus Aim Ultrafast Broadband for More of South West Wales

9th November, 2021 (2 Comments)

Rural focused UK ISP Voneus, which is supported by investment from Macquarie Capital, looks set to bring faster broadband speeds of between 50Mbps to 1000Mbps (gigabit) to more areas of South West Wales, seemingly including several communities across parts of Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion.

ISP Baltic Broadband Introduce Baltic Backpack to Fix Connectivity

8th November, 2021 (6 Comments)

Business ISP Baltic Broadband, which typically offers a mix of fixed wireless and full fibre broadband to firms in the Liverpool area, has introduced an unusual new product called the ‘Baltic Backpack‘ – designed to be introduced to tackle areas of slow or failed broadband, seemingly by harnessing multiple cellular networks.

Gigaclear Complete GBP21m West Oxfordshire Full Fibre Rollout

5th November, 2021 (4 Comments)

Some 16,000 extra premises across rural parts of West Oxfordshire in England can now access a gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network after Gigaclear completed its local project, worth £21m, in the district. The area has now also achieved almost universal (99%+) coverage of “superfast broadband” (30Mbps).

ISP BT and OneWeb UK Sign Satellite Broadband Distribution Deal

2nd November, 2021 (8 Comments)

UK ISP BT and satellite operator OneWeb, which is partly owned by the UK government, have today officially signed a Distribution Partner Agreement that could result in faster low-latency backhaul and broadband solutions for businesses. Further down the line, it may also help to cover rural homes by fuelling Fixed Wireless Access.

ISP Derbyshire Broadband Settles 4 Year Long Planning Dispute

1st November, 2021 (6 Comments)

Fixed wireless access (FWA) ISP Derbyshire Broadband, which built a network to serve rural parts of Derbyshire, Cheshire and Lancashire in England (mostly around the Peak District), has finally settled a 4-year-long planning dispute over a 3.5-metre tall antenna (pole) that had stalled their ability to invest and add new customers.

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Quarterly Full Fibre Growth in the UK Falls Back in Q2 2021

28th October, 2021 (0 Comments)

The latest research from Point Topic has found that world fixed broadband subscribers grew by 1.7% (20.66 million) in Q2 2021 to total 1.222 billion, but it also found that the quarterly growth rate of “full fibre” (FTTP/H/B) networks in the UK had fallen sharply to 14.8% in Q2 2021 after previously seeing consecutive increases.

Broadband ISP Solway Communications Acquired by Voneus UK

27th October, 2021 (0 Comments)

Fixed wireless broadband ISP Solway Communications, which has built its network across parts of Cumbria (England) and recently began deploying some limited Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) infrastructure again, has today become the latest in a long line of internet providers to be acquired by Voneus for an undisclosed sum.

Broadway Partners Overcome Problems with Pembrokeshire FTTP Rollout

23rd October, 2021 (2 Comments)

The part publicly funded effort by Broadway Partners (ISP Broadway Broadband) to deploy a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to cover several rural communities in Pembrokeshire (Wales) appears to have hit a few problems, which has slowed their progress. But they may have already overcome them.

Quickline Launch Website for Yorkshire UK Broadband Projects UPDATE

21st October, 2021 (0 Comments)

UK ISP Quickline has launched a new website called ‘Connected Yorkshire’, which will act as a central hub for information on their state aid supported Superfast North Yorkshire (SFNY) phase 4 “superfast broadband” rollout project with NYnet and the North Yorkshire County Council (NYCC). It also covers West Yorkshire.

City of Sunderland to Build Private Small Cell 5G Mobile Network

21st October, 2021 (3 Comments)

The UK Sunderland City Council (SCC) has today announced that they’ve awarded a 20-year strategic partnership to BAI Communications, which among other things is to be tasked with designing, building and operating next generation digital infrastructure including a private 5G small cell network.

ISP Voneus Upgrade Bedfordshire Village of Dunton to FTTP

19th October, 2021 (3 Comments)

Rural UK ISP Voneus, which is supported by Macquarie Capital, have begun upgrading their first village in Bedfordshire – Dunton – to their new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network, which will replace their existing Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) service in the area.

Gov Consults on UK’s Future Wireless Spectrum and 6G Needs

14th October, 2021 (12 Comments)

A new ‘Call for Evidence‘ is being launched by the Government today, which aims to inform their future Wireless Infrastructure Strategy (WIS). This attempts to understand the future wireless connectivity needs of the UK and how they can better support 5G mobile, as well as future satellite, IoT and 6G broadband technologies.

Borderlink Detail Full Fibre Rollout for North England and Scotland

13th October, 2021 (5 Comments)

Wireless broadband ISP BorderLink, which covers rural areas across Northumberland, Cumbria and the Scottish Borders, has today published the first solid details of the rollout plan for their new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network in the same area – with services being sold via their GoFibre sub-brand.

Nokia Claims Solution to the Problem of mmWave 5G Broadband

13th October, 2021 (3 Comments)

Nokia claims to have moved closer to turning multi-gigabit speed capable 5G mmWave broadband for homes into a reality by developing a new type of “very high gain antenna” with a “360 Field of View,” which they say can overcome at least some of the usual signal propagation issues.

Curvalux to Trial Long Range Fixed Wireless Broadband Tech in UK UPDATE

2nd October, 2021 (6 Comments)

South Yorkshire-based Curvalux (AirspaceIX) looks set to conduct a new Proof of Concept (PoC) trial for their latest Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) broadband ISP hardware, which is designed to deliver ultrafast broadband speeds over a long range, and with low power consumption.

ISP Boundless Networks Adopt CityFibre FTTP in Harrogate and Leeds

29th September, 2021 (0 Comments)

Wireless broadband ISP Boundless Networks has today become the latest provider to hop on to CityFibre’s growing national UK Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network, which will see them sell related packages – via their Boundless Internet retail brand – to premises in and around the Harrogate, Knaresborough, Leeds and Ripon areas.