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Leicestershire-based telecoms support and civil engineer firm HG Comms Ltd (HGC), which works with a number of UK broadband operators in different capacities (e.g. Cityfibre), has announced that they’ve been acquired by global infrastructure giant Vinci for an undisclosed sum.
Broadband ISP BeFibre, which alongside UK network partner Digital Infrastructure is deploying a new gigabit speed full fibre network across towns in several counties (e.g. Essex, Cheshire, Derbyshire, Gloucestershire, Lincolnshire and Yorkshire etc.), has today launched somewhat of a brand refresh and new simplified logo.
Broadband ISP Lit Fibre, which aspires to cover 500,000 UK homes by 2026 with their new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network, has today announced that they’ve added the Wiltshire (England) town of Warminster and five new towns in the West Midlands to their rollout plan.
Alternative network operator Netomnia – supported by UK ISP YouFibre – has revealed more details of their plan to extend a gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to the city of Manchester and the Buckinghamshire town of Aylesbury. The two projects represent a combined investment of up to £31.8m.
The rural Wilbraham (Great Wilbraham and Little Wilbraham) community in Cambridgeshire (England) is celebrating today after an alternative network ISP, Cambridge Fibre, was able to successfully rollout a multi-gigabit capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across the village.
Ambition North Wales, which is a partnership comprising the six Local Authorities in the region and several Universities, has worked with UK consultancy firm FarrPoint to conduct a survey that measured 4G mobile (mobile broadband) coverage across the region’s main transport routes. Suffice to say, there are some problem areas.
A new Opinium survey of 2,000 UK adults, which was commissioned by Uswitch during October 2022, has unsurprisingly found that 81% of respondents think mid-contract price increases by broadband ISPs and mobile operators are “unfair” and 80% want more providers to offer fixed price contracts.