Broadband ISP Cuckoo Offers Bill Credits to Cycling UK Members
Internet provider Cuckoo, which is the retail full fibre (FTTP) ISP for the consolidated AllPoints Fibre (Fern Trading) network and also offers packages via Openreach and CityFibre’s networks, has launched a new offer for Cycling UK’s 70,000 members that gives them a £50 bill credit when they join the service. Plus, for every new sign-up, Cycling UK will also get an additional £75 to “create happier, healthier and greener lives through cycling“. All of this forms part of the provider’s new...
Quickline Build FTTP to 2 Villages in Yorkshire Project Gigabit Broadband Rollout
Alternative network operator and UK ISP Quickline has today issued a small progress update on their £44 million state aid supported gigabit broadband roll-out contract for South Yorkshire (Lot 20 – here) in England, which ultimately aims to reach 32,100 additional premises in hard-to-reach rural areas (plus 29,000 via a complementary commercial build). In short, 1,700 homes and businesses in the villages of Barnby Dun and Hatfield Woodhouse, just north of Doncaster, now have access to...
Openreach to Start Closure of 105 National UK Exchanges in April 2025
Network operator Openreach (BT) has confirmed that they will kick off their project to close around 4,600 of their legacy exchanges from 1st April 2025, starting with the introduction of a “stop sell” on new service provisions for an initial batch of 105 sites (due to complete by around 2030/31). This will impact various broadband, PIA and Ethernet services from ISPs. Just to recap. Openreach currently runs c. 5,600 UK exchanges, but only c. 1,000 of these – the Openreach Handover Points...
Wireless and UK Satellite Broadband ISP Brdy Facing Insolvency
Satellite internet provider Brdy, which offered a mix of satellite and wireless (5G) broadband solutions to rural parts of the UK, appears to be in difficulty after customers of the service started reporting a lack of support and connection problems. Shortly after that, the same users noted how their accounts had been taken over by rival ISP Bentley Telecom. The first sign of difficulties surfaced at the start of February 2025, after several customers reported a loss of internet service and an...
ISPs BT, EE, Plusnet and Vodafone Tweak UK Broadband Pricing Policies
Several broadband and mobile operators, including Vodafone, BT, EE, and Plusnet, have this week notified of a small but useful tweak to their mid-contract price hikes policy, which means that new customers who sign-up will not be hit by the price increase that was previously due to start around the end of March 2025. In the past there have often been complaints from customers who signed up just before the introduction of an annual price hike, since it meant the monthly price they paid...
Openreach Reveal UK Price for 1Gbps Symmetric FTTP Broadband
Network access provider Openreach (BT) has just revealed how much they’ll charge ISPs for their new symmetric 1Gbps speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband package, which is due to launch on 1st April 2025 and will initially only be available to locations being covered as part of their rural Project Gigabit contracts (here). Just to recap. Openreach’s full fibre network has so far covered over 17 million premises (there are around 32.5m across the UK), but they aim to reach 25...
AST SpaceMobile secures $43 million US govt contract
News AST SpaceMobile has been awarded a $43 million contract to support the US Space Development Agency (SDA), expanding its role in government satellite communications The agreement follows successful in-orbit testing of AST SpaceMobile’s BlueWalker-3 satellite under a previous contract in February last year. The company will deploy its Block 2 BlueBird satellites, which feature large phased-array antennas spanning 2,400 square feet, to improve connectivity. The SDA, part of the US Space...
Mavenir and O2 Telefónica Germany renew cloud-native partnership
News Telefónica Germany has renewed its collaboration with Mavenir, signing a five-year contract extension to transition its 4G and 5G voice services to Mavenir’s cloud-native IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) technology O2 Telefónica Germany has signed a five-year contract extension with Mavenir to upgrade its 4G and 5G voice services with Mavenir’s cloud-native IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) technology. The deal strengthens Mavenir’s role in O2 Telefónica Germany’s network evolution, replacing...
SAIC and Huawei partner to develop new smart EVs
News This article was written by Grace Dawes, Editor of Movemnt Chinese state-owned automaker SAIC Motor and global tech giant Huawei have signed an agreement to create a smart new energy vehicles The two companies will reportedly work together on product definition, manufacturing, supply chain management and sales and services, to create intelligent new energy vehicles (NEVs) and jointly bring users a smart mobility experience. At present, SAIC has launched the “seven major technology bases”...
Alternative Cornwall UK Broadband Network Wildanet to Cut Jobs UPDATE
More bad news today as alternative rural broadband ISP Wildanet, which is busy deploying a gigabit speed full fibre (FTTP) network across rural parts of Cornwall and Devon in England, has revealed that “external forces” have pushed them into a period of restructuring that is expected to result in a loss of up to 35 jobs (roughly 18% of the workforce). The operator, which originally started life as a Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) provider in the same area, has recently been building a fibre...