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Report Examines Why Openreach’s UK Full Fibre Take-up Beats AltNets

8th May 2024 (7 Comments)

A new report from strategic consultancy firm Eight Advisory has examined the question of why the average consumer take-up across alternative full fibre (FTTP) broadband networks (Altnet) is currently still at 16%, while Openreach stands at c.34%, despite the collective footprint of the new challengers now equalling that of the incumbent.

Shortlist of Network Operators Named for the UK Fibre Awards 2024

8th May 2024 (0 Comments)

The shortlist for the third annual UK Fibre Awards event, which is due to take place next month (6th June 2024) in London, has today been released. The event usually sees various broadband ISPs and full fibre network builders across several categories pick up awards for their achievements.

Virgin Media O2 Boosts UK 5G Private Network Plans with Accenture

8th May 2024 (2 Comments)

Broadband and mobile giant Virgin Media O2 has teamed-up with IT services company Accenture to boost their 5G private network capabilities for UK businesses, which may help them to “seize opportunities” in the country’s growing mobile private network market – estimated to reach £528 million by 2030 (STL Partners forecast).

CTG Become First UK Telecoms Firm to Complete New Building Assessment

8th May 2024 (0 Comments)

The Complete Technology Group (CTG), which is a landlord advisory service that also runs sister company Complete Fibre (i.e. they install full fibre broadband infrastructure into large apartment blocks), has today become the first company in the telecoms sector to complete Stage 2 of the new Building a Safer Future (BSF) Champion Assessment.

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Three UK Blocks More Than 173 Million SPAM Texts in Two Years

8th May 2024 (7 Comments)

Mobile operator Three UK has today revealed that the anti-spam filters on their network have blocked more than 173 million spam texts, equivalent to 10,000 every hour of the day, in the last two years, as part of its efforts to protect customers from rising online fraud – thanks in no small part to their Mavenir platform.

CityFibre Builds FTTP Broadband to 3.6 Million UK Premises, with 400k Connected

8th May 2024 (22 Comments)

Network operator CityFibre has this morning revealed that their 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network has now grown to cover 3.6 million UK premises (3.3m RFS), which is up slightly from 3.5m (3.2m RFS) in late January 2024. The network is also home to 400,000 customer connections (up 77% year-on-year).

Giffgaff Launch £12 UK 40GB Mobile Broadband and Calls Tariff

7th May 2024 (6 Comments)

Mobile network operator giffgaff has recently launched a temporary new 40GB (data) contract deal for just £12 a month on an 18-month term – available to both new and existing customers, which also comes with free UK texts, calls and 5GB of inclusive EU roaming allowance.

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Global Fibre Provider Zayo Group to Split Up its Business

7th May 2024 (0 Comments)

The Zayo Group, which operates a large global high-capacity metro and long-haul fibre optic network, has today begun the process of carving out two independent entities from their business. One will consist of Zayo’s European business, while the other will encompass its business that manages customers’ global network needs (outside of their core North American and European networks).

Emtelle UK Boost FTTP Broadband Installs with New Drop Cable

7th May 2024 (0 Comments)

Fibre optic broadband supplier Emtelle UK, which is a global manufacturer of blown fibre, cabling and ducted solutions for network operators, has launched a “revolutionary” new 3-in-one drop cable (REVOLink3) for last mile connectivity that could speed up the installation process for full fibre (FTTP) broadband services.

Zzoomm See 10 Percent Full Fibre Take-up in Penistone After 1 Month

7th May 2024 (10 Comments)

Oxfordshire-based alternative UK broadband network and ISP Zzoomm, which have built their 2Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to cover 190,000 premises (RFS) in England, has revealed that their network has already achieved a take-up rate of 10% in the South Yorkshire town of Penistone – after only going live in March 2024.

Freedom Fibre Helps Pickup Litter in North Shropshire

7th May 2024 (0 Comments)

Network operator Freedom Fibre, which has so far built a Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network to cover 300,000 UK premises (27th Mar 2024) – mostly in the North West of England, has distributed litter picking kits across North Shropshire to both help keep the region tidy and support their social commitment under last year’s Project Gigabit contract.

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New 2024 Study Ranks 26 UK Broadband ISPs for Customer Service

7th May 2024 (6 Comments)

A recent Freedom of Information Request (FoIR) filed by Broadband Genie has revealed that complaints to Ofcom about UK telecoms providers (broadband, mobile etc.) increased by 37% last year to 34,000. In response, the comparison site has published a new survey of customer service, which sees YouFibre, Trooli and Zen Internet top the table.

Virgin Media O2 UK Cut Carbon Emissions by 23 Percent in 2023

7th May 2024 (6 Comments)

Broadband, mobile and TV giant Virgin Media O2 has this morning revealed that they reduced their carbon emissions by 23% last year (or 45% since its baseline in 2020). At the same time, they also increased their fleet of Electric Vehicles (EV) to 281 – edging them toward their target to transition to a fully EV fleet by 2030 (c. 4,300 vehicles).

EE UK Says No TV for 1.6Gbps Broadband Users Until Later in 2024

5th May 2024 (13 Comments)

New customers and those migrating from BT, who may be looking to upgrade to broadband ISP EE’s top 1.6Gbps speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) plans, may sadly have to keep waiting until later this year. But only if they also intend on bundling it in with the provider’s Pay TV products.

Ofcom Keep Close Tabs on TOTSCo’s Progress with Broadband Switching

4th May 2024 (12 Comments)

The telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has formally served a statutory information request to check up on UK ISPs and progress in the One Touch Switching Company (TOTSCo), which is responsible for implementing the regulator’s heavily delayed One Touch Switch (OTS) migration system for faster consumer broadband ISP switching.

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Business Comms Provider Wavenet and Daisy Corporate Services to Merge

3rd May 2024 (2 Comments)

Broadband, communications and managed service providers (MSP) Wavenet and Daisy Corporate Services have this afternoon announced that they intend to “join forces” to create the UK’s “largest independent IT managed service provider.”

UK ISP Sky Broadband Offer Free Upgrades for Unsecure Routers UPDATE

3rd May 2024 (37 Comments)

Internet provider Sky Broadband has responded to this week’s introduction of the government’s new network security laws (here), by emailing customers with older routers to warn them that their kit “no longer receives service and security updates.” The good news is that those who receive these letters might be in line for a free upgrade.

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