Vodafone to offer ultra-fast broadband to millions

Java Jive

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Nov 12, 2021, 6:36:18 AM11/12/21

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Vodafone to offer ultra-fast broadband to millions
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-59250660

"Vodafone has signed new deals with CityFibre and Openreach which it
claims will make it the largest provider of ultra-fast broadband in the UK.

Eight million UK residents will have access to its service by Spring 2022.

The agreement with Vodafone will support CityFibre's pledge to reach 285
cities, towns and villages by 2025, in the UK.

Analysts say the move should be good for consumers, as other providers
push to have a similar reach."

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Tweed

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Nov 12, 2021, 7:04:17 AM11/12/21

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Java Jive <ja...@evij.com.invalid> wrote:
> Vodafone to offer ultra-fast broadband to millions
> https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-59250660
>
> "Vodafone has signed new deals with CityFibre and Openreach which it
> claims will make it the largest provider of ultra-fast broadband in the UK.
>
> Eight million UK residents will have access to its service by Spring 2022.
>
> The agreement with Vodafone will support CityFibre's pledge to reach 285
> cities, towns and villages by 2025, in the UK.
>
> Analysts say the move should be good for consumers, as other providers
> push to have a similar reach."
>

Sort of but not really. Vodafone aren’t putting down any fibre, just
offering their service over other people’s infrastructure. But they will be
able to offer service over both CityFibre and OpenReach fibre, which is
something BT retail currently don’t offer. But I don’t think Vodafone’s
offering is any different to Zen’s and Zen have a much better reputation.

notya...@gmail.com

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Nov 12, 2021, 2:49:35 PM11/12/21

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Vodafone have their own 5G infrastructure and can also offer capacity over that.

Tweed

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Nov 12, 2021, 2:56:59 PM11/12/21

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True, but as yet they keep their mobile and fixed broadband separate,
apart,from trying to sell you a bundle of the two for a very minor
reduction in cost.

Richard Tobin

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Nov 12, 2021, 3:45:06 PM11/12/21

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In article <smljjg$djf$1...@dont-email.me>,

Java Jive <ja...@evij.com.invalid> wrote:

>The agreement with Vodafone will support CityFibre's pledge to reach 285
>cities, towns and villages by 2025, in the UK.

The roads in my area are being dug up, with some roads closed for
weeks, to put in CityFibre. They dig a channel across the road,
partly fill it, and then leave it for days. I couldn't even walk down
one road yesterday. It's utterly pointless, since we already have
fibre available from the telephone poles, which didn't cause any
disruption. It's like putting down multiple electricty cables for
different companies. I certainly won't be using them.

-- Richard

Martin Brown

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Nov 12, 2021, 3:59:29 PM11/12/21

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But only in cities that have 5G and most of *them* have better options.

I'm inclined to think that directional antennae and 5G or microwave link
might be the way to serve not spots with a decent internet service. The
North Yorkshire microwave link group have done a very good job. The only
snag with it is that you need strict line of sight onto a repeater node.

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Woody

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Nov 12, 2021, 6:28:15 PM11/12/21

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When you say the NY mlg are you talking of NYNet or another organisation?
I only discovered a few weeks ago that NYNet operate out of a building
just across the road from here!

Martin Brown

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Nov 13, 2021, 5:07:01 AM11/13/21

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I am no longer sure if they are the same or not now. They seem to go by
the name Quickline at the moment (but have had other names in the past).

https://www.quickline.co.uk

I only know this since I have had a van out to service the VH setup
which had gone offline during the long pandemic break. Turns out in fact
that our setup is fine and it was the previous repeater node's PSU
(which only serves us at present) that had failed.

But I did see his van and their newest name on the side of it!
I think that is the third renaming/merger/takeover to date.
Doesn't affect the service quality (or at least hasn't so far).

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Woody

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Nov 13, 2021, 7:03:18 AM11/13/21

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They are definitely not NyNet as NyNet applied to Ofcom a few months ago
for installation rights - which means they can provide service for
anyone AIUI. It was granted AFAIK.