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ISP Aquiss Start UK Summer Sale on FTTP Broadband Packages

15th August, 2022 (4 Comments)

Shropshire-based UK ISP Aquiss has today launched a “Summer Sale” promotion across their Openreach based Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband packages for homes, which essentially reduces the first 6 months of service to half price for all orders made before midnight on 31st August 2022.

BeFibre’s FTTP Broadband Network Goes Live in Ingatestone

12th August, 2022 (5 Comments)

Gigabit broadband ISP BeFibre has announced that their new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network, which is being rolled out across various parts of England with support from partner Digital Infrastructure, has just gone live for customers in the Essex village of Ingatestone.

Clarification: Jurassic Fibre’s 2,500 Live Full Fibre Premises Claim

12th August, 2022 (25 Comments)

Exeter-based broadband ISP Jurassic Fibre, which is rolling out a gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across the South West of England (Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, and Dorset), recently stated via social media that they now have a total of 2,500 live homes and businesses on their service. But this is incorrect.

Box Broadband Updates on Plan to Expand Full Fibre in South England

11th August, 2022 (4 Comments)

UK ISP Box Broadband, which was acquired last year by CommunityFibre (here) and is rolling out a 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across parts of South England (e.g. Surrey and Sussex), has extended their rollout goal to 250,000 premises and signed Lanes Infrastructure to help build the network.

FTTP External Wall Box Install by Openreach Engineer 2022

Openreach Preps New On the Day Upgrade for UK FTTP Lines UPDATE

11th August, 2022 (16 Comments)

Openreach looks set to introduce a new ‘On the Day Upgrade‘ (OTDU) product for Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband lines in September 2023. The trial product should enable engineers to complete more complex jobs inside the home on the same day, but the launch has been significantly delayed after ISPs raised concerns.

LightSpeed Broadband Appoints New CEO for Full Fibre Rollout

10th August, 2022 (19 Comments)

Network operator and UK ISP LightSpeed Broadband, which is busy rolling out a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across the East of England, has today announced the appointment of Brett Shepherd as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

BeFibre Issues Update on UK FTTP Broadband Network Rollout

9th August, 2022 (3 Comments)

Gigabit broadband ISP BeFibre has issued a progress update on their work to support the rollout of a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network, which is being built across towns in several counties (e.g. Essex, Cheshire, Derbyshire, Gloucestershire, Lincolnshire and Yorkshire etc.) by network access partner Digital Infrastructure.

CityFibre Start £30m Gigabit Broadband Rollout in Rochdale

9th August, 2022 (3 Comments)

CityFibre UK has today announced that they’ve started the construction phase of their £30m project to deploy a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network in the Greater Manchester town of Rochdale (England), which is being supported by civil engineering firm Network PLUS.

MPs Back Bill Designed to Tackle Controversial UK Telecoms Poles

9th August, 2022 (56 Comments)

A small group of MPs have given their backing to a new Private Members Bill (PMB), which would make it mandatory for UK operators building full fibre (FTTP) broadband ISP networks to initiate a local consultation when deploying new telecommunications infrastructure in residential areas (e.g. telecoms poles).

CityFibre Start FTTP Broadband Rollout in Village of Binley Woods

8th August, 2022 (13 Comments)

CityFibre has announced that they’ve begun to extend their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network across the large suburban village and civil parish of Binley Woods in Warwickshire, which is expected to cost somewhere around £500,000 – making it one of the operator’s smallest builds to date.

Brsk Extends UK Gigabit Broadband Rollout to the West Midlands UPDATE

8th August, 2022 (6 Comments)

Full fibre builder and UK ISP Brsk has announced that their rollout of a new gigabit-capable and “open access” Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network is being extended to parts of the West Midlands, with the operator anticipating that their deployment in the region will cover approximately 250,000 homes and businesses.

EU Publishes 2022 Broadband Connectivity Progress Study vs UK

8th August, 2022 (4 Comments)

The European Commission recently published their annual 2022 Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI), which charts how the EU’s fixed line broadband ISP and mobile networks compare across all of its 27 countries. The UK was removed from this report post-Brexit, but it’s still possible to see how we compare by using Ofcom’s data.

UK ISP Sky Broadband Adds Free Wall to Wall WiFi Guarantee UPDATE

6th August, 2022 (16 Comments)

In a surprise development, new and existing customers who sign-up to one of Sky Broadband’s superfast, ultrafast or gigafast (FTTC, G.Fast or FTTP) powered internet access packages are now being given a “Wall to Wall WiFi guarantee” at no extra cost. Sky’s Wi-Fi Guarantee is normally only available as part of their paid ‘Boost’ add-on.

Virgin Media O2 Engineer Outside Cabinet

Virgin Media O2 UK Expand FTTP Broadband South of Edinburgh

6th August, 2022 (11 Comments)

UK ISP Virgin Media (VMO2) has been spotted expanding their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across a number of new towns and villages to the south of Edinburgh in Scotland, which appears to be taking place at the same time as they upgrade some existing areas to XGS-PON technology.

4th Utility Fibre Exploding in City Picture

Full Fibre UK Broadband ISP 4th Utility Launch Cheap Social Tariff

5th August, 2022 (1 Comment)

UK ISP 4th Utility, which building a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to more homes (SDU) and large residential blocks (MDU), has today announced the full launch of their cheaper social tariff for those on benefits. The move is intended to help vulnerable users with the cost-of-living crisis.

Broadband ISP Zzoomm Adopt Iskratel’s Full Fibre XGS-PON Kit

4th August, 2022 (11 Comments)

UK ISP Zzoomm has today announced that they’ve decided to adopt Iskratel’s XGS-PON based Optical Line Terminals (OLTs) and Optical Network Terminals (ONTs) to help power their UK rollout of a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network, which already covers 50,000 premises.

Netomnia FTTP Broadband UK Rollout Map to 2023

Netomnia Publish UK Full Fibre Broadband Rollout Plan to 2023 UPDATE

4th August, 2022 (47 Comments)

Full Fibre network builder Netomnia, which is supported by broadband ISP partner YouFibre, has today revealed that their new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / XGS-PON) network now covers 210,000 UK premises (up from 130,000 in April 2022) and they’ve also published their rollout plan to 2023.