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UK ISP Zzoomm Sees 33 Percent Full Fibre Take-up in Henley

13th October, 2023 (13 Comments)

Broadband ISP Zzoomm has reported that take-up of their multi-gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network in one of their first locations to go live during early 2020, the Oxfordshire (England) town of Henley-on-Thames, has now hit 1 in 3 premises (roughly 33%) and growing.

UK ISP Plusnet Discount 900Mbps FTTP Broadband to £43.99

13th October, 2023 (0 Comments)

Broadband ISP Plusnet has today discounted the price of their top two Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based packages on Openreach’s national network, which means that their 900Mbps tier is now just £43.99 per month on a 24-month term (£62.92 thereafter) and 500Mbps is £34.99 (£53.77 thereafter).

David Davis MP Pressures KCOM to Help Resolve FTTP Poles Dispute

12th October, 2023 (19 Comments)

The MP for Haltemprice and Howden, David Davis, has called on ISP KCOM, MS3, Connexin and other alternative broadband network operators in East Yorkshire (England) to help resolve the “unsightly mess of unnecessary street furniture” (a reference to recent protests against poles) by fairly sharing access to existing ducts and poles.

First Connections Live on Ogi’s New Cardiff Full Fibre Network

12th October, 2023 (0 Comments)

Infracapital-backed UK broadband ISP Ogi has this morning revealed that their new multi-Gigabit capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network in the city of Cardiff (Wales) has finally started to go live. But for now the provider’s local deployment is largely focused upon catering for businesses (they focus on homes in other locations).

G.Network Sign First UK ISP to London Fibre Network at Wholesale

11th October, 2023 (0 Comments)

Broadband ISP and network builder G.Network, which is rolling out a new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / XGS-PON) network to homes and businesses across parts of London, has today announced that business provider Spitfire has officially become their first wholesale partner on the new infrastructure.

Rural Full Fibre UK ISP Gigaclear Praise ATS for Training its Engineers

11th October, 2023 (3 Comments)

Rural ISP Gigaclear, which covers 500,000 premises (430k Ready for Service) across 25 counties in England with their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network, has praised ATS Group for helping to train their engineers in the South of England and getting them into the field far quicker than before.

Persimmon Homes UK ISP Fibrenest Launch New Broadband Router UPDATE

10th October, 2023 (11 Comments)

Broadband provider FibreNest, which is the Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) operator for Persimmon Homes‘ new build UK housing developments, appears to have introduced a new router for customers who are just joining the service. The new unit replaces their previous Linksys Velop system, although we’re unsure whether it’s an improvement.

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Openreach Tops 1 Million FTTP Broadband Premises in Scotland

10th October, 2023 (7 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has announced that their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP network now covers just over 1 million properties in Scotland, which is up from 949,000 in late August 2023 and 800,000 in mid-March 2023. The operator has also revealed the 20 locations with the best “ultrafast broadband coverage” on their network.

Full Fibre UK ISP and AltNet Toob to Focus on Growing Take-up

9th October, 2023 (27 Comments)

Nick Parbutt, the boss of network builder and UK gigabit broadband ISP toob, has revealed that the operator may have changed its strategy to focus more on growing customer take-up than on expanding their network coverage. But at this stage it’s unclear whether this will impact their existing coverage target.

Sizewell C Deal Helps Openreach Extend FTTP Broadband in Suffolk UK

9th October, 2023 (6 Comments)

Network provider Openreach (BT) has announced that an additional 5,000 homes in East Suffolk (England), covering an area in and around the town of Leiston, are due to gain access to their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network thanks to a new contract with the Sizewell C nuclear power development.

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Hey! This is Not the Correct Way to Install a Full Fibre Cable UPDATE

7th October, 2023 (85 Comments)

Over the year’s ISPreview has seen a few cases of wonky UK home broadband installations. The latest example comes courtesy of F&W Networks and supporting ISP Hey! Broadband, which post-install informed one of their customers that they “do not bury ducts, you will need to bury them yourself” (i.e. leaving fibre exposed across a front lawn).

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Quickline’s Full Fibre Live in 5 More Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Villages

6th October, 2023 (4 Comments)

Hull-based UK broadband ISP Quickline, which is deploying their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to 96 rural locations (55,000 premises) across North East England, has just gone live in 5 more villages – Hunmanby and Staxton in North Yorkshire, plus Keelby, Folkingham and South Ferriby in North Lincolnshire.

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Brsk, FullFibre Ltd and IX Wireless Face More Pole Complaints

6th October, 2023 (29 Comments)

Several broadband ISPs and network builders, including Brsk, FullFibre Ltd and IX Wireless, have this week become the latest in a long line of UK operators to face complaints from various different communities about their decision to deploy telecoms poles to run new full fibre and wireless networks.

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CEO of ISP Quickline Warns Rural Areas to Wither and Die Without Fast Broadband

6th October, 2023 (2 Comments)

The boss of UK broadband ISP Quickline, which is building a gigabit speed full fibre (FTTP) network to 96 rural locations (55,000 premises) across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire in England (deployment plan), has warned that isolated communities could “wither and die” if they are not connected to “reliable, high-speed broadband“.

UK ISP Glide Reports Strong Increase in Data Consumption

5th October, 2023 (3 Comments)

Business and residential ISP Glide Group, which is busy expanding their full fibre broadband network across more of the UK (leased lines and FTTP etc.), has reported a surge in network demand with its data revealing a 25% increase in network volume compared to the same period last year.

Wessex Internet’s North Dorset Project Gigabit Broadband Network Goes Live

5th October, 2023 (0 Comments)

Broadband ISP and network builder Wessex Internet has today announced that the first customers have gone live as part of their first £6m Project Gigabit contract with the UK government, which is deploying a new full fibre (FTTP) network to 7,100 uncommercial premises in rural parts of North Dorset (England).

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UK Joins Global Coalition to Develop Next Gen Telecoms

5th October, 2023 (2 Comments)

The Government has this morning announced that the UK is to join the Global Coalition on Telecommunications (GCOT) and commit £70m to the Future Telecoms UKRI Technology Missions Fund (TMF) Programme. Both of which are intended to help research and develop the next generation of telecoms, broadband and 6G networks etc.