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Openreach Top 1 Million FTTP Broadband Premises in South West

11th March, 2024 (13 Comments)

Network operator Openreach (BT) has today announced that their 1.8Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network has now covered over 1 million premises across the South West of England (i.e. Cornwall, Dorset, Devon, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire), which reflects an investment of over £300m.

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Gigaclear Win GBP16.6m East Gloucestershire UK Gigabit Broadband Rollout UPDATE

22nd February, 2024 (18 Comments)

The UK Government’s £5bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout scheme has today awarded the local £16.6m (state aid) contract for East Gloucestershire in England to ISP Gigaclear, which will aim to extend their full fibre network to around 4,400 additional premises in hard-to-reach rural areas.

Gigabit Broadband Anti-Poles Protest Turns Ugly in the Cotswolds

6th November, 2023 (35 Comments)

The deployment of a new gigabit-broadband network by FullFibre Ltd in the Cotswolds village of Broadway, as well as in nearby Willersey, reportedly resulted in ambulances and an arrest after residents made a strong protest against the UK operator’s plan to deploy telecoms poles in the area.

ISP Alncom Expands FTTP Broadband Coverage in Rural Alnwick

31st October, 2023 (2 Comments)

Broadband ISP Alncom has announced that they’ve begun the next phase of expanding their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across their home town of Alnwick, which is now working to cover the Barresdale, Windsor Gardens, Cedar Grove and Fairfields areas (parts of these are already live).

Rural UK ISP Airband Offers 4 Months Free Broadband – Black Friday

26th October, 2023 (0 Comments)

Rural broadband ISP Airband, which aspires to reach 600,000 UK premises via a mix of Wireless and Full Fibre (FTTP) networks by the end of 2025, has recently launched a new Black Friday promotion that offers new customers their first four months of service for free – saving up to £220.

RunFibre Honoured with Armed Forces Covenant Silver Award

25th September, 2023 (0 Comments)

Broadband ISP RunFibre, which is deploying a new 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across rural parts of South Gloucestershire and North Wiltshire in England, has been awarded the Armed Forces Covenant Silver Award in recognition of their commitment to supporting veterans, active-duty military personnel, and their families.

RunFibre Bring FTTP Broadband to Falfield in South Gloucestershire

3rd August, 2023 (2 Comments)

Broadband ISP RunFibre, which is building a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across rural areas of South Gloucestershire in England, has announced that they’re extending into the rural South Gloucestershire village of Falfield – home to a population of around 800.

RunFibre Put FTTP Live in Charfield West as Gloucestershire Villages De-scoped

26th April, 2023 (7 Comments)

Broadband ISP RunFibre, which is rolling out a gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across rural areas of South Gloucestershire (England), has announced that they’ve just gone live in the village of Charfield West. But on the flip side, they’ve had to remove several villages from their plan due to competition.

Gloucestershire UK Working to Boost Rural Broadband Grants

25th April, 2023 (0 Comments)

The Gloucestershire County Council (GCC) in England appears to be making progress on their plans to introduce a series of new digital and broadband grant schemes across the county, which will aim to help connect those who live in areas that currently lack access to “superfast broadband” (30Mbps+) connectivity.

RunFibre Put Full Fibre Live in Tiny Gloucestershire Village of Over

20th March, 2023 (4 Comments)

Broadband ISP RunFibre, which is deploying a Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across rural areas of South Gloucestershire (England), has announced that they’ve completed their gigabit voucher-supported build to 119 rural properties in the village of Over and its surroundings.

Rural UK ISP Alncom to Cover 50,000 Premises with FTTP Broadband

1st November, 2022 (0 Comments)

Alnwick-based broadband ISP Alncom has announced that they’ve secured enough funding to be able to expand the coverage of their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across 50,000 premises in the North East of England (up from 25,000), with a focus on Northumberland, County Durham and the Scottish Borders.

Truespeed Add 12 Areas in South West England to Full Fibre Build

1st November, 2022 (3 Comments)

Rural broadband ISP Truespeed, which is rolling out a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across parts of South West England, has today announced that they’re investing £22m to extend their deployment across 12 new locations in parts of South Gloucestershire, North Somerset and Bath.

Lit Fibre UK Add 3 More Towns to Full Fibre Broadband Rollout

14th October, 2022 (2 Comments)

Broadband ISP Lit Fibre, which aims to cover 500,000 UK homes by 2026 with their new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network, has today added three new towns in England to their rollout programme – Chipping Sodbury and Yate in South Gloucestershire and Warminster in Wiltshire.

Gigaclear Tunnels FTTP Under Railway to Connect Rural Communities

27th September, 2022 (1 Comment)

Rural broadband ISP Gigaclear, which has so far deployed their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to cover 300,000 premises across England, is on-track to cover 2,500 homes in the Gloucestershire town of Lydney after it deployed specialist engineering to drill under a historic railway line. But it may go further than that.

BDUK Publish New Batch of Gigabit Broadband Coverage Reviews

6th September, 2022 (2 Comments)

The Building Digital UK team have published another batch of Public Reviews (PR) for the Government’s £5bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout – this time covering Herefordshire, Lincolnshire (inc. north-east Lincolnshire and North Lincolnshire) and East Riding, Cheshire and Gloucestershire in England.

ISP RunFibre Name 3 More Gloucestershire Villages for FTTP Rollout

27th August, 2022 (8 Comments)

Bristol-based UK ISP RunFibre, which is busy deploying a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across rural areas in South Gloucestershire, has this month added the villages of Charfield, Little Badminton and Sopworth to their rollout plan.

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Gloucester Full Fibre Network from ITS Goes Live for 2,100 Businesses

17th August, 2022 (0 Comments)

The ITS Technology Group (its.), which now operates 36 wholesale full fibre broadband and Ethernet networks across urban parts of the UK, has today announced that their latest “Faster Britain” deployment has just gone live across part of Gloucester – giving more than 2,100 businesses access to a new 10Gbps capable network.