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£1.5m Investment Boosts Cityfibre’s FTTP Network in Peterborough

16th Dec 2016 (3 Comments)

Cityfibre’s 120km long and 1Gbps capable fibre optic (FTTP) network in the city of Peterborough (East England) has been given a boost today after GreenCity Solutions invested £1.5m to help connect “hundreds more” local businesses to the network.

Ofcom – EE Still the Fastest for 4G Mobile Broadband in Major UK Cities

16th Dec 2016 (1 Comment)

Ofcom’s new Smartphone Cities study has examined the Mobile Broadband performance of 4G network operators O2, EE, Three UK and Vodafone across 7 of the United Kingdom’s major cities (Belfast, Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh, London, Sheffield and Southampton). Overall EE was the fastest.

Ofcom Reveals its Options for the UK 10Mbps Broadband USO

16th Dec 2016 (6 Comments)

The national telecoms regulator has today proposed a series of options for how a new legally-binding 10Mbps broadband Universal Service Obligation (USO) could be rolled out across the United Kingdom by 2020, but it’s expensive and the final decision is down to the Government.

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89% of UK Covered by 30Mbps Broadband, But Only 1.7% See “Full Fibre”

16th Dec 2016 (12 Comments)

Ofcom has today published their annual Connected Nations 2016 report, which confirms that 89% of UK premises are now within reach of a fixed line superfast broadband service (up from 83% in 2015), with take-up hitting 31% (up from 27%). But only 1.7% (498K premises) can get “full fibre” (FTTP/H).

Gigaclear Reach 2,000 Premises Passed with 1Gbps FTTP in Essex UK

16th Dec 2016 (0 Comments)

Rural fibre optic ISP Gigaclear has announced that their state aid supported and 1000Mbps+ capable Fibre-to-the-Premise (FTTP) broadband roll-out in the Epping Forest area of Essex (England) has now reached 2,000 premises passed of its 4,500 goal for the end of 2017.

UPD BT Openreach Offer 6 Months Free FTTC Broadband in Certain Areas

16th Dec 2016 (7 Comments)

Openreach (BT) will shortly begin offering ISPs 6 months of free rental on new PCP Only (Self-Install) FTTC / VDSL2 based “fibre broadband” connections when taken as a Simultaneous Provide service (e.g. broadband and phone line rental at the same time), but only on “eligible [street] cabinets“.

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