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Highlands to Switch-off ConCom Wireless Broadband Network

18th December, 2019 (0 Comments)

The Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has announced that the publicly funded Connected Communities (ConCom) wireless network, which since 2005 has been bringing slow broadband speeds of up to 4Mbps to the remote rural Outer Hebrides of Scotland, is set to close in March 2020.

ISP Fidelity Broadband Target 30000 UK Premises for FTTH UPDATE

17th December, 2019 (5 Comments)

A few months ago a new ISP called Fidelity Broadband unveiled their plan to deploy a 1Gbps Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) network to cover over 1 million UK premises “on-demand” (here). Now the same provider has revealed that they also intend to build a Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) network for homes and businesses.

28% of UK People Fear Christmas Demand Might Impact WiFi

10th December, 2019 (12 Comments)

A new survey of 2,001 UK adults by Censuswide, which was commissioned by broadband ISP Zen Internet, has found that 28% of respondents are concerned that too many devices using their home WiFi at once over Christmas could impact the reliability of their internet connectivity.

Wireless UK ISP Voneus to Battle TrueSpeed’s Full Fibre in Wells

9th December, 2019 (5 Comments)

Fixed wireless broadband ISP Voneus, which recently secured £30m to help their wireless and fibre network target 900,000 UK premises (here), has today announced that they intend to cover the “whole” of the city of Wells in Somerset. The news comes only days after full fibre provider TrueSpeed said they’d cover the same city (here).

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.

Virgin Trains UK Trials 5G Fuelled Wi-Fi on West Coast Mainline

6th December, 2019 (8 Comments)

Virgin Trains has worked with mobile operator Vodafone UK and McLaren Applied to trial a new ultrafast 5G powered onboard WiFi network for commuters travelling via their trains on the West Coast Mainline route (i.e. the trial took place between London Euston, Birmingham New Street and Manchester Piccadilly).

WBA Squeezes 700Mbps Out of New WiFi 6 (802.11ax) Network

5th December, 2019 (6 Comments)

A test conducted by the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) on the new Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) standard at the Mettis Aerospace factory in the UK has managed to deliver a real speed of 700Mbps (unclear if this is just download) with latency below 6ms (milliseconds), although that’s a far cry from the multi-Gigabit speeds promised.

Ex-BT CEO Gavin Patterson Joins UK WiFi Service Provider Purple

4th December, 2019 (1 Comment)

Purple, which supplies a number of WiFi networks and related management / analytical services, has announced the appointment of BT’s former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) – Gavin Patterson – as a new non-executive Director. Patterson also separately holds the role of Chairman (EMEA region) at Silicon Valley tech firm Salesforce.

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 Rural Technologies Wales to Build FTTP Broadband

2nd December, 2019 (1 Comment)

The owner of UK fixed wireless broadband ISP Rural Technologies Wales (Hen Beudy Services Ltd) has revealed that they intend to start deploying a new Gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network, which will initially begin in Wales before extending across the border into the western counties of England.

ISP Airband Angers Village by Erecting Poles for FTTP Broadband

1st December, 2019 (36 Comments)

Wireless and fibre optic UK ISP Airband, which holds a number of multi-million pound state aid fuelled contracts to deploy “superfast broadband” (30Mbps+) across rural parts of Devon, has attracted a furious response by erecting new telegraph poles in a village that previously had them removed following a campaign.

LonsdaleNET to Extend 1Gbps Broadband in Rural Cumbria UK

29th November, 2019 (4 Comments)

Fixed wireless access and fibre optic ISP LonsdaleNET (Lonsdale Network Services), which have been running since 2012, has revealed that they intend to extend their 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network into more areas within the remote rural Eden District of Cumbria.

Mobile Operators Win Key UK Appeal Case Over Building Access

27th November, 2019 (0 Comments)

The Court of Appeal has upheld a key judgement in favour of Cornerstone (umbrella company for O2 and Vodafone’s network sharing), which means that 4G / 5G mobile and broadband operators can force access to land in order to conduct a survey. The case was a key test of the revised Electronic Communications Code (ECC).

ISP Zen Internet UK Launch EveryRoom to Tackle WiFi Notspots

21st November, 2019 (8 Comments)

A new survey by broadband ISP Zen Internet has claimed that 9.1 million UK households don’t have access to WiFi throughout their homes and the provider believes that it’s the “responsibility of the broadband industry” to ensure this is delivered. As such they’ve launched their new EveryRoom guarantee (mesh network solution).

Fibre and Wireless Broadband UK ISP Airband Preps Expansion

21st November, 2019 (1 Comment)

The independent Worcester-based fixed wireless and full fibre (FTTP) broadband ISP, Airband, has announced a new recruitment drive after expanding their existing office space in Kirkham House by acquiring part of the upper floor of the building, which was formerly occupied by training provider CHS.

O2 Claims Fastest Free Stadium WiFi in the UK for London Stadium

20th November, 2019 (1 Comment)

Mobile operator O2 claims to be deploying the “fastest free stadium Wi-Fi in the UK” at the London Stadium, which forms part of a tie-up between their business division and networking giant Cisco. Unfortunately they haven’t provided any information on expected speeds or backhaul capacity to help backup their claims.

Glitchy 5GHz WiFi Hits Users of UK ISP Plusnet’s Hub One Router UPDATE

18th November, 2019 (48 Comments)

Some customers of Plusnet’s broadband service, specifically those using their Hub One router (re-branded BT HomeHub 5A), are suffering from unstable internet connectivity when connecting to devices via the 5GHz WiFi band. The issue began earlier this year.