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Broadband ISP and mobile network operator EE (BT) has announced that it is in the process of updating their existing SCAM and SPAM blocking technologies, which should enable them to root out additional scam tactics (e.g. “Hi Mum, Hi Dad” scams) and help protect consumers from hard to spot scams. The operator reports that its […]]]> Thu, 21 Sep 2023 15:19:08 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1aCd0QA5hqs80MWQOnM2ycqq6eZJzUh9 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1aCd0QA5hquGWM_MmqK-wBtLdxSOwF-n

CityFibre has announced that they’ve awarded their “first round of contracts” to civil engineering firms under their state-aid supported Project Gigabit broadband rollout contracts in Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Hampshire and Suffolk. The deployments will bring full fibre (FTTP) lines to a total of 715,000 extra rural properties. The operator, which is supported by ISPs like Vodafone, […]]]> Thu, 21 Sep 2023 13:37:24 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1aCd0QA5hquGWM_MmqK-wBtLdxSOwF-n https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1aCd0QA5hquGWM_MmqK-wO4sICfMfkNm

Network operator FullFibre Limited (Fibre Heroes), which is rolling out a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband infrastructure across various parts of England for other ISPs to use, has signed a new supply deal with solutions provider NETS International to help “ensure [a] faster network build“. At present the operator is already aiming to extend their […]]]> Thu, 21 Sep 2023 13:06:05 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1aCd0QA5hquGWM_MmqK-wO4sICfMfkNm https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1aCd0QA5hquGWM_MmqK-wCRFMxTa8z4W

The UK Government has proposed to change the law so that internet-based TV channels on smart TVs, which are delivered over home broadband ISP connections, would need to follow the same Ofcom content rules as on traditional TV to ensure “young and vulnerable audiences are protected from harmful programming“. According to the government, more than […]]]> Thu, 21 Sep 2023 12:16:28 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1aCd0QA5hquGWM_MmqK-wCRFMxTa8z4W https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1aCd0QA5hquGWM_MmqK-wDRQaTQYXBS9

The Building Digital UK agency has released their latest September 2023 progress update on the Government’s £5bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout scheme, which is now running live contracts and procurements worth over £2bn in state aid (up from £1.4bn in July) to help extend coverage to an extra 1.1 million hard to reach premises. The […]]]> Thu, 21 Sep 2023 09:49:06 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1aCd0QA5hquGWM_MmqK-wDRQaTQYXBS9 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1aCd0QA5hqsZ7F0eMyHATn-fx8LWuXng

Mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media) has signed a new multi-year partnership with UK tech charity Jangala, which aims to help get thousands of people affected by data poverty online by introducing free WiFi hotspots via the roll-out of 5,000 broadband-enabling “Get Boxes” to homes, community centres, refuges, and homeless shelters. The “Get Boxes” appear to […]]]> Thu, 21 Sep 2023 01:01:59 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1aCd0QA5hqsZ7F0eMyHATn-fx8LWuXng https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1aCd0QA5hqvkChWs5usCrHOFESPuQWsX

A meeting in the House of Commons (Parliament) was held yesterday that saw MPs from various different parties debate the proposed merger of Three UK and Vodafone (here), which highlighted how the dominant concerns for MPs centre around issues of national security, job losses and the risk of higher prices for consumers. The merger, which […]]]> Wed, 20 Sep 2023 13:04:06 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1aCd0QA5hqvkChWs5usCrHOFESPuQWsX https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1aCd0QA5hqvkChWs5usCrG0dX84dnP8Y

The UK government’s new Smart Infrastructure Pilots Programme (SIPP) has committed £1.3 million to help six areas across the country to trial “smart street lamps“, which will be upgraded to house both Electric Vehicle (EV) charging hubs and boost wireless coverage (broadband and mobile), including via 5G or free public WiFi technology. The successful pilots […]]]> Wed, 20 Sep 2023 10:51:27 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1aCd0QA5hqvkChWs5usCrG0dX84dnP8Y https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1aCd0QA5hqvkChWs5usCrO9WSSr4-0sP

The Scottish Government has launched a consultation on new proposals that closely mirror those recently introduced across England (here and here), which would effectively mandate that property developers ensure their new build homes are constructed with support for gigabit-capable broadband connections. At present every building and building unit in Scotland must already be designed and […]]]> Wed, 20 Sep 2023 10:10:36 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1aCd0QA5hqvkChWs5usCrO9WSSr4-0sP https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1aCd0QA5hqtvZ27n-NRqvgBC78OgjhDM

A new Atomik Research survey, which was commissioned by mobile network operator giffgaff, has claimed that 46% of its 2,000 UK respondents struggle with their attention span, which has led to accidental sign-ups to masses of emails (25%) and unwanted contracts (18%). Ideally, we should all be taking the time to fully read and understand […]]]> Wed, 20 Sep 2023 01:01:37 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1aCd0QA5hqtvZ27n-NRqvgBC78OgjhDM https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1aCd0QA5hqtvZ27n-NRqvkTXPGaG87AR

Broadband ISP and mobile operator EE (BT) has today confirmed our leak from May 2023 (here) by announcing that they’ve agreed a new partnership with Qualcomm Technologies, which will see their home customers becoming some of the first in the world to gain access to future Wi-Fi 7 technology in 2024. Despite having only very […]]]> Wed, 20 Sep 2023 01:01:33 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1aCd0QA5hqtvZ27n-NRqvkTXPGaG87AR https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1aCd0QA5hqtvZ27n-NRqvp8v71dCn6bG

Get ready, it’s going to be a rocky ride. The UK Government’s new Online Safety Bill (OSB) is finally set to become law after passing through both houses of parliament today, largely unopposed. The goal is to tackle “harmful” content online, but the result may be a regime that has a chilling effect on freedom […]]]> Tue, 19 Sep 2023 18:30:17 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1aCd0QA5hqtvZ27n-NRqvp8v71dCn6bG https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1aCd0QA5hqtvZ27n-NRqvixhxzpi7FpJ

London-focused UK ISP and broadband builder G.Network, which is deploying a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across parts of London, has signed a multi-year contract with Unipart to deliver a wide range of logistic services and are setting up a new head office near Silicon Roundabout. Just to recap. The operator previously committed an investment of […]]]> Tue, 19 Sep 2023 17:20:34 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1aCd0QA5hqtvZ27n-NRqvixhxzpi7FpJ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1aCd0QA5hqtvZ27n-NRqvq8qfTAM-Smm

AST SpaceMobile, which is backed by Vodafone and several other mobile operators around the world, has followed up their earlier achievements in two-way 4G calling by harnessing their prototype BlueWalker 3 satellite in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) to make the first space-based 5G internet voice call using a regular handset. The new 1.5-ton BlueWalker 3 […]]]> Tue, 19 Sep 2023 15:53:37 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1aCd0QA5hqtvZ27n-NRqvq8qfTAM-Smm https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1aCd0QA5hqtvZ27n-NRqvntuT6pSmY81

The Local Government Association, which represents councils across England and Wales, has warned that criminals are increasingly finding ways of exploiting the ongoing switchover from older analogue to digital based phone services in order to scam vulnerable people out of their personal data and bank details. At present Openreach (BT) and supporting Communication Providers (ISPs […]]]> Tue, 19 Sep 2023 15:07:49 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1aCd0QA5hqtvZ27n-NRqvntuT6pSmY81 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1aCd0QA5hqtY4FCSqYTHtfdczOo_8W9B

Managed Internet Service Provider Wifinity, which typically specialises in deploying WiFi style broadband networks, has continued to accelerate their UK expansion today by announcing the acquisition of yet another provider in the same space – Next Connex – for an undisclosed sum. Next Connex is more focused on WAN, SD-WAN and Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) solutions and […]]]> Tue, 19 Sep 2023 12:28:19 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1aCd0QA5hqtY4FCSqYTHtfdczOo_8W9B https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1aCd0QA5hqsWyDPdl4h10v9M7fKGWt0o

The UK Government (DSIT) has begun to consult on the potential introduction of a new Smart Data scheme – ‘Open Communications‘, which would require broadband ISPs and mobile operators to provide their customers (on request) with more data about their service (price, speeds, reliability, data usage etc.). At present it’s fair to say that, using […]]]> Tue, 19 Sep 2023 09:26:55 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1aCd0QA5hqsWyDPdl4h10v9M7fKGWt0o https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1aCd0QA5hqtQ7P_XLxp6v7kdRKkm2PJP

Internet benchmarking firm Ookla, which operates the popular broadband and mobile speed testing service – Speedtest.net, has published their latest Q2 2023 report into the UK internet download, upload and latency performance of SpaceX’s Starlink broadband satellite network. Overall, it’s a story of small improvements. The Starlink service currently has around 4,700 satellites in Low […]]]> Tue, 19 Sep 2023 08:54:46 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1aCd0QA5hqtQ7P_XLxp6v7kdRKkm2PJP https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1aCd0QA5hqsq_8kSmFkegi1Ly282xAAw

Mobile operator and broadband ISP EE has announced that it is an official partner of the new ‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III‘ video game for the UK, which means that customers of the service will receive a range of special benefits (e.g. Beta Access, Calling Cards, Charms and Emblems). As part of this EE […]]]> Tue, 19 Sep 2023 02:01:39 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1aCd0QA5hqsq_8kSmFkegi1Ly282xAAw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1aCd0QA5hqvfxDQdLP3HVHCrAHWlao0B

Broadband ISP and mobile operator EE (BT) has today announced that, as part of their commitment under the £1bn industry-led Shared Rural Network (SRN) project, they’ve just upgraded two masts to help extend their 4G mobile network across the southern Lake District in Cumbria (Northwest England). The SRN is an industry-led scheme – supported by […]]]> Tue, 19 Sep 2023 01:01:12 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/1aCd0QA5hqvfxDQdLP3HVHCrAHWlao0B