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Mobile operator EE (BT) has announced that they will conduct an initial pilot of their 3G withdrawal scheme in the Cheshire (England) town of Warrington from 17th July 2023. This will be followed by their national programme, which aims to move customers off the old data (mobile broadband) network by early 2024. Just to recap. […]

Broadband ISP Airband, which is deploying a mix of Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) and gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) networks across various parts of the UK, has announced that they’ve so far laid 134km of fibre optic cable across Worcestershire (England) and have plans to deploy a lot more. The operator, which is supported by Aberdeen Standard […]

Internet provider Cuckoo (Giganet) has moved to make its customer service more accessible by agreeing a new partnership with Sign Solutions, which means that customers who are deaf can now contact the broadband ISP using British Sign Language (BSL) via a video interpreter. The move is said to complement the provider’s wider “efforts to make […]

Oxfordshire-based full fibre network builder and UK ISP Zzoomm has added the small Yorkshire town of Richmond, which is home to around 8,400 people, to their rollout of a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network. The first customers are already going live. The operator, which aims to cover 1 million premises across 85 UK towns […]

Press Release Launch to mark Cisco joining Greater Manchester Digital Security Hub Cisco today announced that it is joining the Greater Manchester Digital Security Hub (DiSH) to support the centre’s ambitions to be at the forefront of cybersecurity and innovation, support economic growth and resilience, and to help make the region a trusted and secure place to live, study, and work. As part of this collaboration, through Cisco’s Country Digital Acceleration (CDA) programme, Cisco is launching...

Indian-owned Firstsource Solutions have confirmed that there has been a change in their long-running contract with Sky, which could result in up to 200 jobs being lost across their sites, such as in Belfast, Derry and Derby. The redundancies are likely to impact those working for NOW Broadband (NOW TV) sales, Sky service and Sky […]

Press Release Apple has announced a new multiyear, multibillion-dollar agreement with Broadcom, a leading U.S. technology and advanced manufacturing company. Through this collaboration, Broadcom will develop 5G radio frequency components — including FBAR filters — and cutting-edge wireless connectivity components. The FBAR filters will be designed and built in several key American manufacturing and technology hubs, including Fort Collins, Colorado, where Broadcom has a major facility. “We’re...

The Guernsey Competition & Regulatory Authority (GCRA) has ruled that the wholesale charges for broadband services on the English Channel Island, which are paid by ISPs and then passed on to consumers, should be lowered by 11% on average to create a “better deal for end-users while ensuring profits are reasonable.” At present, Sure (Guernsey) […]

Alternative network operator Connexin, which is busy rolling out a new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across parts of Hull and Yorkshire in England (here), has today revealed that they’ve just connected their 25,000th customer. The company, which aims to cover 500,000 premises and is currently being backed by an investment of £80 million […]

Alternative network operator and ISP toob, which aspires to cover 1 million premises across the South of England by 2027 – mostly in Surrey and Hampshire – with their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network, has today announced that they’ve secured a funding boost worth up to £300m to help boost their deployment. Just to recap. The operator, […]