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Broadband ISP BT Sees UK Network Traffic Peak at 28Tbps

5th July, 2022 (13 Comments)

Telecoms giant BT has posted a new update on their current network plans and performance, which among other things reveals that data and internet traffic over their fixed network (broadband and Ethernet) recently hit a new peak of 28Tbps (Terabits per second) during their busiest hour (up from 25Tbps at the end of 2021).

F&W Networks Get £25m to Expand Full Fibre in South England

5th July, 2022 (19 Comments)

Network operator and builder F&W Networks – supported by their UK retail ISP Hey! Broadband – has today secured a significant £25m funding package from Santander, which will enable them to expand the rollout of their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) infrastructure across the South of England.

Study – UK Telecoms Industry Ranked 13th Most in Need of Workers

5th July, 2022 (7 Comments)

A new study of job listings on employment hunting site Indeed claims to have identified the top 25 UK industries most in need of workers, which among other things reveals that the telecommunications (broadband, Ethernet and mobile etc.) sector ranks 13th overall with 3,352 job listings. But Healthcare dominates.

WightFibre Build FTTP Broadband to 40,000 Isle of Wight Premises

5th July, 2022 (0 Comments)

Broadband ISP WightFibre, which is busy building a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to cover around 78,000 premises on the Isle of Wight by the end of 2023 (South Coast of Hampshire, England), has announced that they’ve just hit the 40,000 premises passed milestone (up from 35k in Feb 2022).

Rural UK ISP County Broadband to Add 100 New Jobs by End of 2022

4th July, 2022 (2 Comments)

Aviva-backed ISP County Broadband, which aims to cover 500,000 premises in the rural East of England with their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network by the end of 2027, has today revealed that their company will become home to 270 employees by the end of this year (up from 170 today).

Multi-Network ISP Air Broadband Launch Cheap UK Social Tariff

4th July, 2022 (4 Comments)

UK ISP Air Broadband, which offers ultrafast and gigabit speed internet access packages via various different Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) networks across the UK, has today become the latest provider to launch a low-cost social tariff for those on benefits – called ‘Air Support‘ – priced at just £20 a month.

ISP Shell Energy Adds £100 Voucher to UK Full Fibre Plans

4th July, 2022 (5 Comments)

Broadband ISP and energy provider Shell Energy has enhanced the existing discount on their top two Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based packages (specifically the 525Mbps and 944Mbps plans) by removing the £50 bill credit for new customers and replacing it with a £100 shopping voucher.

ISP E-volve Solutions Plan 10Gbps Broadband for UK Rural Areas

4th July, 2022 (0 Comments)

Derby-based communications provider E-volve Solutions has today revealed that it’s looking to expand their existing full fibre and fixed wireless access (FWA) broadband networks, which are currently focused on smaller firms in Derbyshire, to serve UK homes and other businesses in “rural areas” with “speeds up to 10Gbps“.

Swish Fibre Add a Few Locations to Home Counties FTTP Build

2nd July, 2022 (10 Comments)

Swish Fibre, which is building a gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network to cover 250,000 premises across the Home Counties of England, appears to have quietly added a few additional locations to their build plans – mostly catching some of those that were near to existing deployments.

ISP Zzoomm Builds Full Fibre Coverage to 50,000 UK Premises

1st July, 2022 (5 Comments)

Network builder and UK ISP Zzoomm has today released their annual results, which among other things reveals that their new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network has now expanded to cover 50,000 premises (up from 10,000 in Dec 2021) with 3,000 customers connected (up from 1,400).

Netomnia Prep Gigabit Broadband for Grantham in Lincolnshire

1st July, 2022 (0 Comments)

Network builder Netomnia – supported by UK broadband ISP partner YouFibre – has today announced that their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / XGS-PON) network is being extended to cover homes and businesses in the Lincolnshire (England) town of Grantham.

Gigabit Broadband for 3,000 Primary Schools in Rural England

30th June, 2022 (3 Comments)

The Government has tonight announced that a joint £82m investment by the Departments for Culture (DCMS) and Education (DfE) will mean that, over the next 3 years, as many as 3,000 primary schools across rural England will now get access to broadband (full fibre) speeds of up to 1000Mbps.

Fibrus Reveal 40 FTTP Broadband Rollout Areas in North England

30th June, 2022 (1 Comment)

Belfast-based ISP Fibrus, which until now has been focused on building gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across Northern Ireland, has this afternoon revealed its £200m expansion plan for Great Britain – aiming to reach 113,000 premises by 2025 (starting in Cumbria).

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CityFibre to Rollout FTTP Broadband Across Yorkshire Housing

30th June, 2022 (12 Comments)

Network builder CityFibre has reached a new wayleave (access) agreement with Yorkshire Housing, a charitable housing association that manages nearly 20,000 homes across Yorkshire (England), which will enable them to deploy their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network to “thousands of tenants“.

ISP WightFibre Starts Transitioning Fleet to Electric Vehicles

30th June, 2022 (0 Comments)

Broadband ISP WightFibre, which is currently deploying a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across 80,000 premises on the Isle of Wight (South Coast of Hampshire, England), has started a programme to switch their vehicle fleet to electric (inc. hybrid electric) with the arrival of several new cars and vans.

BT Seek Delay to UK Deadline for Removal of Huawei’s Telecoms Kit

30th June, 2022 (16 Comments)

The Chief Technology Officer for UK telecoms giant BT (EE), Howard Watson, has revealed that the operator is seeking more time from the Government for it to remove Huawei’s kit from the sensitive core of their national broadband and mobile network (this is due to be replaced by similar kit from Ericsson).

Zzoomm Adds Sandbach in Cheshire to UK FTTP Broadband Build

29th June, 2022 (4 Comments)

UK ISP Zzoomm has today announced that their new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network has added the Cheshire East (England) town of Sandbach to their rollout plan, which is eventually expected to reach 7,000 premises in the community.