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Voneus to Expand Gigabit Broadband in Carmarthenshire via Street Lights

23rd December, 2024 (6 Comments)

The Carmarthenshire County Council (CCC) in Wales has signed a new agreement that will allow rural ISP Voneus to install their fixed wireless gigabit broadband network equipment on top of local street lighting columns, which will make it easier for them to expand into the county’s poorly served rural communities.

Trial Seeks to Improve Broadband on Public Transport in Swansea Bay Area

20th December, 2024 (6 Comments)

The Welsh Government (WG) and a consortium of partners have today kicked off the StarBws project, which will trial a mix of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite and 4G mobile (wireless) technologies from Starlink, Peplink and wavemobile in order to improve broadband for passengers travelling on public transportation in rural parts of the Swansea Bay area.

Ofcom UK Propose Tweak to 3.9GHz Band for Mobile and Wireless Broadband

17th December, 2024 (0 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator has proposed an additional tweak to its existing licence for the 3.9GHz (3925 – 4009MHz) radio spectrum band, which would change the authorised frequency from 3925-4009 MHz (3.9GHz) to 3800-3884 MHz (3.8GHz). This could potentially make it more efficient for fixed wireless and 5G based mobile broadband services, such as those from Three UK.

Voneus Face Rural Broadband Complaints in Shropshire and Powys

16th December, 2024 (2 Comments)

Rural broadband ISP Voneus, which has built a mix of full fibre (FTTP) and fixed wireless broadband networks across parts of Wales and England, has pledge to “increase community communication” after more than a hundred complaints about their service were raised by residents through two MPs for Shropshire and Powys.

Ofcom UK Set Timetable for 5G Mobile Auction of 26GHz and 40GHz

16th December, 2024 (9 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator has today set out their expected timetable for the long-in-gestation plan to auction off a large chunk of millimetre wave (mmW) radio spectrum frequency in the 26GHz and 40GHz bands, which will be used by mobile operators to deliver faster 5G (mobile broadband) services. But you’ll have to wait until October 2025.

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Supplier Picked to Deliver Oxfordshire and Bucks 5G Rail and Broadband Project

11th December, 2024 (1 Comment)

The Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) and England’s Connected Heartland (ECH) have this morning announced that they’ve picked AWTG, a 5G mobile private network supplier, to enhance broadband and mobile connectivity along the soon-to-be reopened passenger railway line between Bicester Village and Bletchley.

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Study Finds Patchy Mobile Coverage on the East Coast Mainline

5th December, 2024 (17 Comments)

Network analyst firm Streetwave has surveyed UK mobile coverage (4G, 5G etc.) and mobile broadband speeds along the East Coast Mainline – as operated by the London North Eastern Railway (LNER), which found that passengers can face “hours without mobile coverage access” while travelling between London and Edinburgh. But EE delivered the best service.

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Ofcom Enhance Spectrum Sharing for UK Mobile and Wireless Broadband

2nd December, 2024 (0 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today introduced changes that are designed to improve their spectrum sharing framework, which among other things have been designed to add more flexibility, facilitate more effective spectrum sharing and increase spectrum supply to support new types of fixed wireless (broadband) and mobile (4G, 5G etc.) services.

Potentially Fatal – UK Broadband Firm Erects Steel Mast Next to High Voltage Cables

30th November, 2024 (31 Comments)

Energy provider Electricity North West (ENW) has said its engineers were “left speechless” after discovering that a telecoms operator in the Lancashire (England) town of Burnley had erected a steel mast “just one metre away” from 132,000-volt overhead electricity lines. “One wrong move could have resulted in a death,” said ENW.

Gov Launch £3.5m UK Rural Broadband Trials of Hybrid Networks

27th November, 2024 (2 Comments)

The UK Government (DSIT, UK Space Agency) has today announced the launch of a new £3.5m “Very Hard to Reach Programme“, which will conduct three projects that seek to use hybrid networks (e.g. a mix of satellite, fixed wireless and 5G/6G mobile technologies) to help improve broadband connectivity in remote rural areas.

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Elevate Wholesale to Integrate Vorboss’s Full Fibre Network in London

26th November, 2024 (2 Comments)

Network operator Elevate (formerly Telcom and Luminet) has today announced that they’ve signed a strategic deal to expand their UK wholesale reach in London by adding access to Vorboss‘s 100Gbps capable full fibre network to their platform, which is focused on serving businesses across the city centre.

Accounts for UK Broadband ISP Airband Highlight Funding Risks and Job Cuts UPDATE

21st November, 2024 (11 Comments)

Rural broadband ISP Airband, which has deployed a full fibre (FTTP) and wireless (FWA) broadband network that covers parts of Wales and South West England, recently published their latest accounts to the end of 2023 and revealed a sharp fall in employees (from 485 to 235) and the urgent need for new funding by 1st February 2025.

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Clarus Networks Deploys Starlink Broadband Across Scotrail Trains

14th November, 2024 (4 Comments)

Communications provider Clarus Networks has today announced that they’ve teamed up to use Starlink’s (SpaceX) global network of ultrafast broadband satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), which will be used to help bring improved internet connectivity to ScotRail’s trains and related commuters across the highlands of Scotland.

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Connexin Calls on UK Gov to Recognise LPWAN as Critical Infrastructure

11th November, 2024 (5 Comments)

Fixed wireless operator and broadband ISP Connexin has today called on the UK government to expand its focus beyond full fibre and 5G mobile by recognising Low Power Wide Area Networks (LPWAN / LoRaWAN), which are often used to help connect small IoT style sensors and meters, as “critical infrastructure“.

Ofcom Move Forward with UK 5G Mobile Auction for 26GHz and 40GHz

11th November, 2024 (8 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today published the final draft auction regulations for its plan to auction off a large chunk of millimetre wave (mmW) radio spectrum frequency in the 26GHz and 40GHz bands, which will be used by mobile operators to deliver faster 5G (mobile broadband) services – mostly in urban areas.

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Dorset Claims to be Deploying UK’s First WiFi-connected Steam Train

11th November, 2024 (9 Comments)

People travelling on the tourist focused Swanage Railway in Dorset (England), which is a heritage railway attraction that operates full-size steam and diesel passenger trains along the 5+ miles of line from Norden to Corfe Castle and down to the seaside town of Swanage, will soon gain access to onboard WiFi thanks to a new project.

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Orkney Broadband Rollout Ran Fibre Cables via Water Pipes

7th November, 2024 (12 Comments)

The Scottish Government (SG) has revealed that nearly every home and business in Papa Westray, on the remote archipelago of Orkney, now has access to faster broadband speeds. This is after contractor CloudNet used the community-owned water authority’s existing infrastructure (pipes used for drinking water) to run new fibre optic cables.