Net neutrality – the concept that internet service providers (ISPs) must treat all data indiscriminately, without throttling or limiting access to sites – has been a contentious topic in the US for over two decades now.
In the early 2000s, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted the position that ISPs were Title I information services, a designation that put them under less regulatory control from the FCC than Title II common carrier services.
By 2010, the concept of net neutrality was gradually becoming more developed…
KDDI to repays customers for network outage as govt applies pressure
Around a month ago, Japanese mobile operator KDDI experienced its largest ever network outage, leaving millions of customers without voice and internet services for almost an entire weekend. Perhaps more worryingly, it also left many customers unable to contact emergency services, with the operator telling customers to make use of landlines and public phone boxes if necessary…
FullFibre Ltd Appoint New UK CTO and Delivery Director
Network operator FullFibre Limited, which is currently rolling out a new full fibre (FTTP) broadband network to serve “at least” 500,000 UK premises by 2025, has announced that they’ve appointed Adele Whild as Director of Delivery and Ross Duke as Chief Technical Officer (CTO). The operator, which deploys its network as a wholesale platform via […]
Quickline Become First UK ISP to Deliver Commercial 5G SA Open RAN Kit
Full fibre and wireless broadband provider Quickline has teamed up with Mavenir to, they claim, become the first ISP in the UK to commercially deliver a cloud-based 5G Standalone (SA) Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN) solution for Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) service in a Shared Access Spectrum licence. The above introduction is a mouthful, […]
ACCC tells Telstra to stop blocking Optus 5G rollout
At the end of 2021, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) completed its most recent spectrum auction, offering 16 lots in the 850 MHz and 900 MHz bands and raising over AU$2 billion.
Telstra and Optus were the only bidders in the auction and did so following relatively divergent 5G strategies: Telstra targeted the 850 MHz band, picking up the four available lots for roughly AU$615 million, while Optus won all the 900 MHz spectrum available for roughly AU$1…
Jurassic Fibre Extend 1Gb Broadband Rollout to Cornwall UK
Exeter-based broadband ISP Jurassic Fibre, which is investing to build a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across South West England (Devon, Somerset and Dorset), has today announced the extension of their rollout into Cornwall – starting with the seaside town of Bude. The operator is currently being supported by an investment of £250m from Fern […]
ASDA Mobile UK Hike PAYG Prices and Limit Data for EU Roaming
The mobile division of supermarket giant ASDA has begun notifying customers of a huge price hike to their Pay As You Go (PAYG) services, while also revealing that they will slash the amount of inclusive data (mobile broadband) that you can use while roaming within the EU from 25GB (GigaBytes) to just 5GB per bundle! […]
Netomnia Adds UK City of Oxford to FTTP Broadband Rollout
Full Fibre network builder Netomnia – supported by broadband ISP partner YouFibre – has today added a second “major city” (after Liverpool) to their UK rollout of a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / XGS-PON) network, which will see them invest £36m to cover 120,000 premises in Oxford (England). The move represents another significant development for […]
17 Public Sites in Greater Manchester Get Free Fibre Broadband Until 2025
The £23.8m deployment by Virgin Media Business (VMO2) of a new 2,700km long “full fibre” network in Greater Manchester, which is designed to connect over 1,500 public sector sites, has also resulted in 17 public sites – including homeless shelters, charities and community centres – benefiting from free fibre broadband until 2025. Just to recap. […]
ISP Hyperoptic Discounts 900Mbps UK Full Fibre Plan to £30
City-focused gigabit broadband ISP Hyperoptic, which is deploying a new “full fibre” (FTTP/B) network to serve 2 million UK homes by the end of 2023 (900,000 completed), will this morning further discounted the existing offer price on their top 900Mbps (symmetric) package from £35 to £30 per month for new customers. The new discount only […]