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Broadband ISP Direct Save Telecom Joins FullFibre Ltd’s UK Network

19th July, 2023 (0 Comments)

Network builder FullFibre Limited, which is deploying a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband infrastructure across various parts of England, has added another retail ISP to their platform in the shape of discount provider Direct Save Telecom (they also work with Openreach, OFNL and MS3).

Building Digital UK Agency Publish Corporate Plan for 2023 to 2026

19th July, 2023 (4 Comments)

The Government’s Building Digital UK (BDUK) agency, which oversees various gigabit-capable broadband and mobile network (4G, 5G etc.) deployment projects, has today published their corporate Plan for 2023 to 2026 – this sets out their latest key progress, targets and objectives for the next three years.

G.Network Secure £150m Investment to Boost London Full Fibre Build UPDATE

19th July, 2023 (26 Comments)

London-focused ISP and broadband network builder G.Network, which until today had been investing around £1bn to roll-out a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / XGS-PON) network in the city, has today announced that they’ve secured a funding boost of up to £150m from principal investor USS.

KCOM Pick Ricoh UK to Help Deliver its £17m Copper to Fibre Switchover

19th July, 2023 (3 Comments)

Hull-based network builder and broadband ISP KCOM, which is currently busy expanding their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to more of East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire (England), has this week selected Ricoh UK to help deliver their £17m copper to fibre phone network switchover.

ISP Vodafone UK Launch Faster 73Mb Broadband Social Tariff

19th July, 2023 (39 Comments)

Mobile network operator and broadband ISP Vodafone UK has today added a second social broadband tariff for those on state benefits (e.g. Universal Credit), which is called ‘Fibre 2 Essentials‘ and costs a bit more than their existing ‘Essentials Broadband‘ plan, but will give you faster speeds of up to 73Mbps.

BeFibre’s Gigabit Broadband Goes Live in Skelmersdale, Lancashire

18th July, 2023 (0 Comments)

Broadband ISP BeFibre has today announced that their new gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network, which is being built by sister company Digital Infrastructure (DI), has finally gone live for 12,000 “residents” (coverage) in the Lancashire (England) town of Skelmersdale.

Digital Infrastructure Boosts UK FTTP Rollout with Supply Deal

18th July, 2023 (2 Comments)

Network operator Digital Infrastructure (DI), which is being supported by broadband ISP BeFibre, has today announced that they’ve signed a new multi-year partnership with global supply chain solutions provider Wesco Anixter to support their ongoing UK rollout of a new gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network.

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Giganet Finish First Phase of FTTP Broadband Rollout in England

18th July, 2023 (8 Comments)

Fern Trading-backed UK ISP Giganet (Cuckoo) has today announced that they’ve completed the first phase of their £250 million deployment of a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network, which aims to reach poorly served homes and businesses across parts of Hampshire, Dorset and Wiltshire in England.

Report Finds UK Gigabit Broadband and 5G Rollout Needs More Collaboration

18th July, 2023 (4 Comments)

A new report from the Digital Connectivity Forum (DCF), an industry think-tank, has found that UK’s rollout of gigabit-capable broadband and 5G mobile connectivity would benefit from improvements in communication, collaboration and consistency between local authorities and the telecoms industry.

Nexfibre Secure £250m Debt Investment for UK Full Fibre Rollout UPDATE

17th July, 2023 (10 Comments)

Network operator nexfibre, which is working with broadband ISP Virgin Media (VMO2) – at wholesale – to deploy a new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across up to 7 million extra UK premises, has today secured an additional £250 million debt investment from the UK Infrastructure Bank (UKIB).

Rural UK ISP Wessex Internet Upgrade to 10Gbps XGS-PON Fibre

17th July, 2023 (8 Comments)

Broadband ISP Wessex Internet, which is deploying a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across rural parts of Dorset, Wiltshire, Hampshire and Somerset in England, has announced that they’ve begun upgrading their network with 10Gbps capable XGS-PON tech from Nokia and DWDM (Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing).

Grain Bring FTTP Broadband Rollout to Blyth in Northumberland

14th July, 2023 (17 Comments)

Homes and businesses in the Northumberland (England) town and civil parish of Blyth have been named as some of the next to benefit from Grain‘s (Grain Connect) ongoing roll out of a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network – using Point-to-Point (PTP) architecture.

Openreach List Next 18 UK Areas for Copper Phone to Fibre Switch – Tranche 13

13th July, 2023 (17 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has confirmed the next batch of 18 UK exchanges under ‘Tranche 13‘ of their project to move away from older copper-based analogue phone (PSTN / WLR etc.) services and on to a new all-IP network, which in this case will also occur once over 75% of premises in each area are able to get FTTP broadband.

CityFibre Officially Launch 2.5Gbps FTTP Home Broadband Tier

12th July, 2023 (67 Comments)

As expect, CityFibre has today announced that they’ve officially made a new 2.5Gbps (symmetric) speed consumer UK broadband tier available at wholesale for their retail ISPs to sell on to customers, which harnesses the operator’s new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / XGS-PON) network.

EE UK Partners NVIDIA to Launch New Cloud Gaming Bundles

12th July, 2023 (1 Comment)

Customers of EE‘s mobile and home broadband ISP packages may like to know that the UK network operator has now joined forces with NVIDIA to launch a new range of “great value cloud gaming offerings“, which include membership of the ‘GeForce NOW’ cloud gaming service (access to over 1,600 games).

Brsk Extend West Midlands UK Full Fibre Build to South Birmingham

12th July, 2023 (5 Comments)

Broadband ISP and network operator Brsk, which has so far built their gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to cover 200,000 UK premises (rollout plan), has today announced that their West Midlands (England) focused deployment has been extended into South Birmingham.

CityFibre Start £42m FTTP Broadband Build in South Tyneside

12th July, 2023 (11 Comments)

Network operator CityFibre has today announced that they’ve finally entered the construction phase of their £42 million project to deploy a new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / XGS-PON) broadband network across South Tyneside (Tyne and Wear) in North East England. The operator is already working in neighbouring Gateshead.