Broadband and phone services have been disrupted for a second time in the Witchford area of Cambridgeshire (England) after thieves caused “significant damage” by cutting through one of Openreach’s secure boxes. But it’s unclear what, if anything, was actually stolen as a result of this attack. Last month, around 1,000 premises suffered a protracted service […]
First Hints of Axione’s GBP300m UK Gigabit Broadband Rollout
Last August we reported that a subsidiary of French communications provider Axione S.A.S, Axione Fibre (Axione UK), planned to build a new gigabit-capable open-access wholesale Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network for ISPs to harness in the UK (here), which was backed by £300m (equity) of initial funding. We’ve now had the first indication of their rollout […]
ISPs and Content Providers Respond to Ofcom’s UK Net Neutrality Review
Ofcom has published some of the first responses from UK broadband ISPs and internet content providers to their new review of Net Neutrality rules, which were designed to ensure no serious blocking or slowing of access to legal websites or other online services by ISPs and mobile operators. Suffice to say, vested interests split the […]
2021 H2 – UK Coverage of Gigabit Broadband Hits 65.3 Percent
The latest independent biannual summary of UK broadband coverage for H2 2021 has estimated that “full fibre” (FTTP) ISP networks have now increased their reach to 30.23% of premises (up from 24.33% in H1 2021), while 65.27% are within reach of “gigabit” speeds (up from 41.72%) and 67.63% can get 100Mbps+ (up from 66.9%). The […]
Former BT Chairman Jan du Plessis Knighted in 2022 New Year Honours
The UK Government has published the 2022 New Year Honours List, which sees the former Executive Chairman of BT Group, Jan du Plessis, scooping a knighthood for “services to Telecommunications and Business.” Sadly, there were no other honours for members of the wider broadband ISP and UK telecoms community. Jan du Plessis had been Chairman […]
The 2021 vs 2020 Top Fastest UK Mobile and Home Broadband ISPs
ISPreview.co.uk is today taking a quick look back over the past 12 months to see how the average UK internet download and upload speeds have changed across the top national fixed line home broadband ISPs and mobile operators. Suffice to say that 2021 has marked a return to the usual trend of general improvement. The […]
GBP900k to Help Rural Homes in Powys Get Full Fibre Broadband
The Welsh Government’s £10m Local Broadband Fund has allocated £900,000 from its budget to help build a gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to serve 13 “hard to reach properties” in Powys as part of its Phase Two deployment, with incidental benefits provided to an additional 139 properties across the county. At present, the local government has […]
2021 vs 2020 – UK Broadband and Mobile Speeds vs the World
Today we’re taking our annual look back at how the United Kingdom’s position, at least in terms of the top 50 fastest countries for both fixed broadband and mobile broadband (4G, 5G) speeds, has changed since 2020. In short, the UK jumped from 42nd to 26th for mobile, while we fell slightly from 47th to […]
Troubled UK FTTP ISP People’s Fibre Acquired by Swish Fibre
Alternative UK broadband ISP Swish Fibre, which is being backed by Fern Trading in its plan to build a new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP network across 250,000 premises in the Home Counties (here), has stepped in to rescue troubled provider People’s Fibre after they recently fell into administration. As we reported last month in our […]
Full Fibre ISP CommunityFibre Drop Promise of No Mid-Contract Price Hikes
London-focused UK ISP CommunityFibre, which has so far covered 307,000 homes (and 12,000 businesses) with their 3Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network, looks set to drop their long-held promise of “NO mid-contract price hikes” today when they refresh their broadband packages and prices. Over the past few months we’ve seen a number of ISPs soften […]