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Retail ISP Hey! Broadband, which caters for areas covered by F&W Networks‘ (Fibre and Wireless) new gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) lines – mostly across the South East of England, has for the first time recently revealed that they’ve managed to grow their customer base to total over 25,000 on the new network. Customers of the service typically pay from £23 per month for a 150Mbps (symmetric) package, which rises to £33 for 400Mbps and then £26 (discounted from £43) for 900Mbps...

Troubled mobile operator Lyca Mobile, which is a virtual network operator (MVNO) on EE’s platform in the UK, has suffered another major blow this week after the tax authority, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), filed a winding-up petition in the courts against their UK business on Monday. Just for those who may be unfamiliar with this process, a Winding Up Petition (WUP) is a legal action that is usually taken by a creditor or creditors, which in this case is HMRC, against a company that owes them...

Customers of UK ISP Sky Broadband, particularly those who enjoy certain online multiplayer video and computer games, may be interested to learn that the provider has launched a custom-built world (map) created for Fortnite called ‘Sky City‘. This is said to form part of their “ambition to be the #1 broadband provider for gamers”. According to Sky, the “immersive” new “brand experience” allows players to “find seamless and authentic references to Sky Broadband, alongside other Sky brands, which...

Mobile operator Three UK has today published their latest results to 30th June 2024, which among other things reveals that 4,900 sites (up from 4,700 six months ago) across 656 towns and cities are now live with 5G (62% population coverage) and the average data (mobile broadband) usage per customer increased to 30.5GB (up from 30GB). The operator has also completed construction of 311 (of which 269 are live) additional sites as part of the £1bn industry-led Shared Rural Network (SRN) project,...

News Openreach’s newly appointed CEO, Clive Selley, has called on the UK government to reduce the regulatory barriers hindering broadband rollout In a recent blog post, Selley highlighted that despite the Project Gigabit funding, which aims to extend gigabit-capable broadband to thousands more premises, nearly a million homes could miss out due to outdated planning rules. These rules require property owners to give explicit permission for broadband upgrades, even when an existing line is...

Press Release Thousands of rural homes and businesses now have access to lightning-fast broadband through Freedom Fibre and its Internet Service Providers (ISPs). Cities and towns including Stoke-on-Trent, Crewe, Leek, Urmston, Northwich and Whitchurch have benefited from the full-fibre network. Freedom Fibre builds its network using state-of-the-art XGS-PON technology which is capable of delivering lightning-fast speeds of up to 10Gbps, allowing communities to work, game, stream browse and...

News  The collaboration aims to position both companies as leaders in the 6G field and enhance global standardisation efforts  South Korean telco KT, led by CEO Kim Young-seop, has announced a new partnership with LG Electronics to advance 6G technology.   The focus of their joint efforts will be on developing next-generation full-duplex communication technology. Unlike traditional methods, the technology allows simultaneous transmission and reception of data, potentially doubling frequency...

Hampshire-based internet access provider Onestream, which sells broadband packages using Openreach’s national UK full fibre network, has today announced a new partnership with Virtual Private Networking provider NordVPN that will give customers access to the VPN service “at a discounted rate“. According to the blurb, NordVPN’s service “encrypts users’ internet traffic, making it virtually impossible for third parties to track their online activity“. This is said to “ensure that users’ personal...

News  The partnership aims to simplify and enhance how businesses use IoT technology, making it easier to innovate and improve their services  This week, Oracle has announced a boost to its cloud services, which will integrate AT&T’s IoT connectivity and network APIs into its Enterprise Communications Platform (ECP).  This means that businesses using Oracle’s cloud applications will be able to easily connect their IoT devices to AT&T’s network without needing to set up separate systems...

Press Release Street-level mini masts, known as small cells, take advantage of existing street infrastructure to boost mobile capacity in busy areas Latest deployments include the first 5G small cells in London trial New 4G sites in major cities, towns and tourist sites including Cardiff, Dundee and Cumbria 14th August 2024: EE has now deployed over 1,000 small cells across the UK, marking 400 new deployments over the last 12 months including its first 5G sites, recently installed in Croydon,...