Broadband ISP Quickline Expands Senior UK Management Team
Alternative network operator and ISP Quickline, which is deploying gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) and 5G powered fixed wireless access (FWA) broadband networks across rural and semi-rural parts of the North East and Midlands of England, has today appointed three experienced executives to support its growth. Just to recap. Quickline is currently being supported by funding of c.£500m from Northleaf Capital Partners, as well as c.£296.4m of public subsidy from Project Gigabit (here,...
ISP Sky Business Gets Access to ITS’ UK Full Fibre Network
Broadband ISP Sky Business (Sky UK) has today announced that they’ve signed a new long-term agreement that will enable them to sell packages to businesses over the new full fibre network being built by the ITS Technology Group, which operates wholesale full fibre broadband and Ethernet networks (“Faster Britain“) across urban parts of the UK. The move, which could be seen as a complement to Sky’s recent deal to harness CityFibre’s new FTTP network (here) for their residential focused Sky...
INCA Seeks to Standardise Wholesale Full Fibre Among UK Altnets
The Independent Networks Co-operative Association (INCA), which represents many of the UK’s alternative gigabit broadband builders, has today launched a new initiative that aims to “standardise wholesale fibre” networks and thus make it easier for retail and business ISPs to purchase services from operators. Some 30 alternative networks are currently backing INCA’s Wholesale Standards initiative, which seeks to create a “homogeneous standard” that can ease the process for ISPs to purchase...
Three UK Launch Outdoor Hub Router for 5G Home Broadband
Mobile operator Three UK has today done something a bit different by introducing a 5G Outdoor Hub option for their Three Home Broadband service, which as the name indicates is a mobile router that you “self-install” on the outside of your home in order, we presume, to hopefully get a better 5G mobile signal and thus performance. Consumers can already buy external routers for mobile broadband connections via third-party brands, although they can be quite expensive and require some additional...
SCCI’s Perspective on the Challenges of Broadband Upgrades for MDUs
Recent discussions, largely driven by Openreach, are pushing for regulatory changes to ease access to Multi-Dwelling Units (MDUs). In response, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has sought input from internet service providers (ISPs), but there has been little representation from freeholders. With over 35 years of experience working with both freeholders and full-fibre ISPs, we have a unique insight into the barriers to fibre broadband delivery in MDUs. This...
Want a New Mobile Phone Every Year? Vodafone UK Says Xchange It
Mobile operator Vodafone UK are launching a new service called ‘Xchange‘, which they say will let customers exchange their phone for a new one every year on a 24-month Phone Plan (or a year early on longer plan lengths), with no early upgrade fees and nothing left to pay on their old Phone Plan. Just remember to send your previous phone back in “good condition“. At the time of writing, the web page for the new service currently still says it’s “coming soon” (it’s unclear precisely when it will...
Study Claims London SMEs Missing Out on £28bn in Revenue Due to Poor Broadband
A new survey of 250 business leaders from London’s smaller and medium-sized firms, which was conducted by Censuswide and Development Economics for UK broadband ISP G.Network, has claimed that SMEs are missing out on an estimated £28bn in annual revenue due to “slow and unreliable workplace broadband“. According to the polling, 52% of senior leaders and business owners among London’s SMEs have considered moving office location in order to get better access to faster and more reliable workplace...
Connected Britain 2024: Day 1 Keynote spotlight
A Connected Britain Preview Connected Britain 2024 is just around the corner and, with just days left to go, it is only fitting that we highlight some of our amazing keynote sessions, featuring some of the biggest names in the UK telecoms industry. Day 1 – Wednesday 11 September CXO Interviews Intimate discussions with some of industry’s biggest names Marc Allera, CEO EE (08:50) Lutz Schüler, CEO, Virgin Media O2 (10:00) Katie Milligan, Chief Commercial Officer, Openreach;...
Quickline expands leadership team to help tackle rural connectivity challenge
News The new hires come as Quickline has recently secured its fourth government contract under the Project Gigabit programme East Yorkshire based ISP Quickline Communications has expanded its senior leadership team with three key appointments to support the company’s ongoing growth. The Project Gigabit contracts will bring full fibre broadband to nearly 170,000 premises through public funding, and up to 360,000 homes and businesses when combined with Quickline’s commercial build. The...
Sky Business and ITS deepen partnership around UK enterprises
News The deal builds on a pre exiting agreement between the two companies Sky Business has signed a new long-term agreement with ITS to provide fast and reliable Ethernet connectivity to businesses across the UK. The partnership combines ITS’s fibre network with Sky Business’s core network to offer high-quality, ultrafast services, the press release explains. According to ITS, their network currently extends to 25% of all of the UK’s commercial premises. “Sky Business’s new partnership...