Ofcom Fine UK Broadband ISP Gigaclear £122k Over Calling Info Failure | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The UK telecoms and media regulator has today fined alternative rural broadband ISP Gigaclear £122,500 after they were found to have failed to “provide accurate and reliable caller location information to emergency services,” which could have made it more difficult for the police, fire and ambulances to find callers. The alternative network provider, which has 150,000 customers, currently covers 600,000 premises across rural parts of England with their...
Change at the top for KCOM as CEO steps down | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The board will now begin searching for a permanent replacement Today, Hull’s incumbent telecoms operator KCOM has announced that its CEO, Tim Shaw, will be stepping down from the role in August. Shaw has been part of KCOM for 6 and a half years, serving as CEO for the last three. During his tenure, the business has significantly expanded its fibre broadband network coverage across East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, now topping 305,000 premises, as of...
EE UK Launches New Mobile Smartphone Plans for Under 18s | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Broadband and mobile operator EE (BT) has today responded to the UK government’s drive to wrap everybody under the age of 18 in cotton wool by becoming the “first major network” to launch a dedicated Smartphone proposition (mobile plans) for U18s, called “Safer SIMs” – part of its commitment toward “being the UK’s best network for families“. The new plans are designed with network level website content controls, scam call protection, spending caps and...
Intel to spin off networking unit in latest streamlining effort | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The move comes as part of new CEO Lip-Bu Tan’s strategy to monetise “non-core assets” Intel is set to spin off its networking and communications business, Network and Edge Group (NEX), as a standalone entity. The plan was initially revealed in a memo to customers from NEX’s general manager Sachin Katti but was later confirmed by Intel spokespeople. “We plan to establish key elements of our Networking and Communications business as a stand-alone...
BT Completes Refund of £18m to UK Customers Over Contract Failings | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The telecoms regulator has today revealed that UK broadband ISP and phone giant BT (inc. EE and Plusnet) have now refunded or credited £18m back to customers. This follows last year’s Ofcom ruling (here), which found that the provider had “failed to provide” 1.1 million customers with clear and simple contract information before signing up to a new deal. Just to recap. Since June 2022 broadband and mobile operators have been required to provide customers...
GoFibre Extends FTTP Broadband Build to Witton-le-Wear, County Durham | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Edinburgh-based UK broadband provider GoFibre has today announced that they’ve begun to expand their new full fibre (FTTP) network into the rural village of Witton-le-Wear in County Durham. The build forms part of their state aid supported Project Gigabit contract with the government. Just to recap. The Government’s £5bn Project Gigabit scheme is currently working to extend 1Gbps download speeds (200Mbps+ uploads) to reach “nationwide” coverage (c. 99%)...
O2 UK Boost 4G and 5G Mobile at 700 Postcodes in Dundee, Scotland | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile network operator O2 (Virgin Media) has today announced that they’ve completed a project to upgrade the network capacity and coverage of their 4G and 5G mobile (mobile broadband) services around a total of 700 postcodes across the coastal Scottish city of Dundee on the Firth of Tay estuary. The upgrades, which took 12 months to deploy, form part of O2’s Mobile Transformation Plan, which is investing around £700m this year into their mobile network...
Netomnia to Expand Wholesale FTTP Broadband to More UK ISPs as New MD Appointed | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network operator Netomnia (Brsk, Youfibre), which has so far rolled out their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to cover 2.56 million UK homes (inc. 341,000 customers), has appointed industry veteran Matthew Skipsey to be its new Managing Director (MD) of wholesale ahead of an expected adoption by more ISPs. At present Netomnia (Substantial Group), which recently became the first network operator to adopt 50Gbps (50G -PON) broadband...
Broadband and Phone Provider KCOM Bids Farewell to CEO Tim Shaw | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Hull-based UK network operator KCOM, which has deployed their own Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across a big chunk of East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire (England), has announced that current Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Tim Shaw, is to step down. The outgoing CEO will hand over the reins to CFO Richard Schäfer on an interim basis. Tim has been with the Macquarie-backed business for six and a half years, albeit only three years as its CEO....
Broadband ISP File Sanctuary Launch UK 2.3Gbps CityFibre FTTP Plan | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Consumers looking to join UK internet provider File Sanctuary, which sells broadband packages via Openreach and CityFibre’s national networks, may like to know that they’ve today launch a 2300Mbps (symmetric) speed package via the latter’s platform. The price starts at just £55 per month. “We’re excited to bring 2.3 Gbps FTTP to our customers,” said Aaron Russell, Managing Director (MD) & Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at File Sanctuary. “This launch...