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ANNOUNCEMENT: on 1st December, the Lodestar 4G network will go LIVE in Galley Common, Nuneaton.
This will provide free 4G data alongside free calls and texts in the galley common area.
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ANNOUNCEMENT: Lodestar Networks entered telecoms to change the industry for good.
If you are a homelabber, geek or hobbyist, your choice of ISP has been tiny for years.
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So Lodestar Networks is entering the broadband market at the start of next year.
Our aim is to include what you actually need, with BGP sessions up for free.
Pricing is still being finalised and we are talking to suppliers, so we cannot confirm everything yet.
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Lodestar Networks retweeted
Lodestar Networks seek £50k to build 4G network in Warwickshire towns - ISPreview UK ispreview.co.uk/index.php/20… #ispreview
Our Lodestar crowdfunder is live!
We're raising £50,000 for five planned sites bringing free 4G data, calls and texts to local coverage areas in Nuneaton and Bedworth.
Help put our towns on the map. Please donate or share.
crowdfunder.co.uk/p/lodestar…
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We have exciting things planned for TowerPulse.
Soon, you’ll be able to create an account to map cell towers and there will also be a public leaderboard to see who maps the most points.
Those who map the most will receive a physical small trophy🏆
towerpulse.lodestarnetworks.…
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999 testing as all gone well on the Lodestar Home Voice service and we are finishing up the backend before our commercial launch!
With voice plans from £1.50 a month, you won’t want to miss it!
lodestarnetworks.co.uk/voice…
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Lodestar Networks doubles uplink port capacity with new DSM interconnect.
lodestarnetworks.co.uk/news/…
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Next week we will test 999 calling on our voice service. If this is all successful then it will be launched ready for order next week.
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From AzurePCS, a BladeRF and a core network running on my home PC, to Lodestar Networks powered by 3 (soon to be 4!) servers in Telehouse with community 4G, L2TP and voice services, read our story:
lodestarnetworks.co.uk/story…
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The headline small business measure is a rates relief rise for retail, hospitality and leisure only. Run a network, or pretty much any business that isn't on the high street, and it does nothing for you.
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Let loss-making start-ups cash in capital allowances the way R&D credits are paid out. New networks buy kit long before they make a profit. And smooth the VAT cliff at £90k so growing past it doesn't mean adding 20% to bills overnight.
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We've been through the Budget. For small independent networks like ours, there's nothing in it. No grants, no help with power costs, no rates relief, nothing aimed at getting new operators off the ground.
#Budget2026
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The 2026 Budget is here.
Supporting families.
Backing businesses.
Investing in Britain's future.
Strengthening our security.
Read the Budget in full.
gov.uk/government/publicatio…
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