News
See the latest news and offers from the world of broadband.
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Charlotte Whyatt • 17 Jan 2020
Vodafone launch new 1Gbps network in Cambridge
The ISP's Gigafast packages offer residents ultrafast speeds of up to 900Mbps.
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• 10 Jan 2020
Free broadband boost for one million Virgin Media customers
Those on M50, L50, L70 and Capped Fibre 20 will be automatically upgraded to the M100 package.
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Charlotte Whyatt • 13 Dec 2019
CityFibre's rollout to be extended throughout Chichester
An additional 50 sites across the city will receive full fibre broadband.
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Charlotte Whyatt • 03 Dec 2019
TV white space helps connect remote Scottish village
72 homes in Brig o’ Turk are now able to access speeds of up to 50Mbps.
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Charlotte Whyatt • 22 Nov 2019
New study shows 1 in 3 households suffer wifi notspots
A third of UK households can't get online in every room of the house.
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Charlotte Whyatt • 14 Nov 2019
Vodafone and BT strike deal for ultrafast broadband
Vodafone will use Openreach's network to provide those in Birmingham, Bristol and Liverpool with its Gigafast packages.
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Charlotte Whyatt • 07 Nov 2019
Gigaclear drills under river to connect up Gloucestershire villages
Residents of Longney and Framilode can now access speeds of up to 1Gbps.
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Charlotte Whyatt • 18 Oct 2019
Church spire boosts broadband in Norfolk village
New antenna equipment installed on the St Mary's of Denver's spire offers speeds of up to 30Mbps.
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Charlotte Whyatt • 11 Oct 2019
Hull becomes UK's first full fibre city
Residents can now enjoy an average broadband speed of 94.7Mbps.
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Charlotte Whyatt • 30 Sep 2019
Virgin Media begins rollout of gigabit home broadband
The provider's Gig1 Fibre package boasts an average download speed of 1,104Mbps at peak times.
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Charlotte Whyatt • 27 Sep 2019
UK ISPs to make pricing fairer for out-of-contract customers
A recent review highlighted that these customers tend to pay an average of £8 to £9 more for broadband every month.
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Charlotte Whyatt • 20 Sep 2019
UK's full fibre coverage rises to 8%
Coverage was extended out to an additional 400,000 homes between January and April 2019.
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Charlotte Whyatt • 06 Sep 2019
New £3.6 million fund to improve broadband for 100 UK towns
The Town Deals initiative aims to stimulate economic growth by improving broadband speeds.
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Charlotte Whyatt • 30 Aug 2019
Full fibre 1Gbps broadband comes to Outer Hebrides
The remote communities of Grimsay and Great Bernera enjoy some of the UK's fastest speeds.
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Charlotte Whyatt • 27 Aug 2019
Sky launches ultrafast broadband service
The Ultrafast 1 and Ultrafast 2 packages offer average download speeds of 145Mbps and 285Mbps.
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Charlotte Whyatt • 15 Aug 2019
Superfast Leicestershire to undergo £2.7 million expansion
Around 2000 more homes and businesses will be connected up to BT's Openreach network as a result.
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Charlotte Whyatt • 08 Aug 2019
Virgin Media announce plans to protect vunerable customers
Measures include an annual review to asses whether they're still paying for the appropriate package.
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Charlotte Whyatt • 01 Aug 2019
Openreach announce ultrafast upgrade for 36 towns and cities
Their Fibre First project aims to connect up 4 million premises by March 2021.