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ISP News Archives for July 2024

Fox Launches Free Ad-Supported UK TV Streaming Service Tubi

2nd Jul 2024 (0 Comments)

The chances are reasonably good that most internet users in the UK didn’t wake up this morning and, while craned offer a hot cup of coffee, think “gosh, I know what this already fragmented video content market really needs, ANOTHER streaming platform!“. But that is what Rupert Murdoch’s Fox Corporation has just launched in Tubi. At least it’s “free“.

Freshwave Stick All Four UK Mobile Operators on One 4G Small Cell Box

2nd Jul 2024 (0 Comments)

Wireless infrastructure provider Freshwave and CommScope have jointly begun to deploy a new “world first” solution, which can bring 4G and 5G mobile (mobile broadband) connectivity from all four UK mobile network operators (Three UK, EE, Vodafone and O2) indoors via a single combined small cell box.

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Full Fibre UK Broadband ISP Connexin Appoints New CFO

2nd Jul 2024 (0 Comments)

Alternative broadband ISP Connexin, which is currently aiming to deploy a new 10Gbps capable full fibre (FTTP) network across 500,000 premises in East Yorkshire and beyond (England), has today announced the appointment of Shameel Ahmed as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

Study Claims to Identify Best and Worst UK Train Line’s for WiFi

2nd Jul 2024 (5 Comments)

A recent study from business comparison service Bionic claims to have identified the best and worst UK train line operators for onboard WiFi internet access, which was achieved by analysing negative reviews that mentioned the service. The results suggest that the best operator for WiFi is ScotRail, while the worst came out as Cross Country trains.

Altnet ISP Grain Offers 3 Months of Free Full Fibre Broadband

2nd Jul 2024 (0 Comments)

New customers looking to join Grain‘s (Grain Connect) UK internet service, which has extended their gigabit-capable full fibre (FTTP) broadband network to cover 220,000 premises (RFS), may like to know that the provider is launching an additional discount that offers the first 3 months of service for free.

Virgin Media UK Takes Flak for Automated Removal of TNT Sports

2nd Jul 2024 (3 Comments)

Some customers of broadband ISP and TV provider Virgin Media (O2), such as those who have previously taken one of their ‘Maxit‘ bundles that included access to TNT Sports (formerly BT Sport) TV content, have reacted with anger and confusion after the UK provider suddenly removed access to it and with only minimal prior notice.

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Quickline Win £73m North Yorkshire Gigabit Broadband Rollout Contract

2nd Jul 2024 (1 Comment)

The UK government’s £5bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout scheme has awarded the £73.47 million (state aid) regional contract for North Yorkshire (Lot 31) in England to ISP Quickline, which will aim to extend their 10Gbps capable full fibre (FTTP) network to almost 40,000 additional premises in hard to reach rural areas.

Vodafone Join O2 and EE in Hitting First SRN Rural 4G UK Coverage Target UPDATE

1st Jul 2024 (2 Comments)

Mobile network operator Vodafone has this afternoon followed both O2 (Virgin Media) and EE (BT) in announcing that they’ve “hit [the] Partial Not Spot (PNS) coverage target of the Shared Rural Network (SRN) programme“, which was achieved by expanding their 4G (mobile broadband) coverage to a total of 400 rural locations.

INCA Sets Out Manifesto to Help Next Gov Boost UK Broadband Rollout

1st Jul 2024 (2 Comments)

The Independent Networks Co-operative Association (INCA), which represents many of the UK’s alternative gigabit broadband providers, has today published a new manifesto. The document sets out the key recommendations that it thinks the next government will need to implement – within the first 100 days in office – to help boost network roll-outs.

Vodafone UK to Donate 75,000 Free Mobile Data SIMs for Wimbledon

1st Jul 2024 (9 Comments)

Mobile network operator Vodafone has today announced that they will donate “up to” 75,000 free mobile data (broadband) and calling SIMs, as part of this year’s Wimbledon Championships (tennis), to help both digitally excluded people and sports clubs to cross the digital divide.

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Wessex Internet Open Wiltshire Base for Gigabit Broadband Build

1st Jul 2024 (1 Comment)

Rural-focused broadband ISP and alternative UK network builder Wessex Internet, which is deploying a gigabit speed full fibre (FTTP) service across parts of Dorset, Wiltshire, Hampshire and Somerset in England, has opened a new base in Codford to help supply their ever expanding rollout efforts in Wiltshire.

Rural UK Full Fibre Altnet ISPs County Broadband and Truespeed Likely to Merge

1st Jul 2024 (6 Comments)

Several credible sources have now informed ISPreview that two well established alternative network providers – County Broadband and Truespeed, both of which have been rolling out gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) lines across remote rural parts of England for several years, are allegedly preparing to announce a merger agreement.

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O2 UK Claim Completion of Phase One of Rural 4G Mobile Rollout Project UPDATE

1st Jul 2024 (6 Comments)

Mobile network operator O2 (Virgin Media / VMO2) has reported that they’ve “completed the first phase” of the £1bn industry-led Shared Rural Network (SRN) rollout, which was achieved by expanding their 4G (mobile broadband) coverage to a total of 227 rural communities in “partial not-spot areas” across the UK.

Broadband ISP BeFibre Raises Out of Contract UK Prices by £5

1st Jul 2024 (3 Comments)

Merseyside-based ISP BeFibre, which harnesses FullFibre Ltd’s national full fibre (FTTP) broadband network, has today increased their out-of-contract prices by £5 per month across the board. But the good news is that there’s no change for new offer customers, who will still enjoy the same first 12 or 24-month term discounts as existed before.

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