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ISP News Archives for August 3, 2023

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Openreach Save £10m on Rural UK Full Fibre Builds with Mini-Exchanges

3rd Aug 2023 (49 Comments)

A few years ago we reported that Openreach (BT) had moved to accelerate and expand their rollout of Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP technology into more challenging rural areas by installing “Subtended Headends” (SHE). The technology has now saved them £10m in build costs in the last year alone (Fiscal Year 22/23).

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Administrators Report Updates on Future of Broadway Partners

3rd Aug 2023 (19 Comments)

The administrators for troubled UK network operator Broadway Partners (Broadway Broadband), which had been building fixed wireless and full fibre (FTTP) ISP networks across rural parts of Scotland and Wales, have published their first report and revealed that several interested parties have bid for the business.

RunFibre Bring FTTP Broadband to Falfield in South Gloucestershire

3rd Aug 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.

Openreach Discounts Proactive UK Copper to FTTP Upgrades

3rd Aug 2023 (28 Comments)

Network access provider Openreach (BT) has made it easier for UK broadband ISPs that want to migrate existing customers on slower copper-based ADSL, FTTC (VDSL2) and G.fast lines to faster full fibre (FTTP) ones, which they’ve done by introducing a new discount for their related “Proactive Upgrades” service.

Three UK Slowly Grows Outdoor 5G Mobile Coverage to 61%

3rd Aug 2023 (19 Comments)

Mobile operator Three UK has today reported their latest results to 30th June 2023, which among other things reveals that their 5G based mobile broadband network is now live across more than 4,400 sites (up from 4,250 at the end of 2022) in over 610 towns and cities – achieving 61% outdoor population coverage (up from just 60%).

Gov Commits £40m to Trial New UK 5G and Wireless Broadband Tech

3rd Aug 2023 (6 Comments)

The UK Government’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has opened a new £40 million fund to help local and regional authorities to test and adopt 5G and other advanced wireless network technologies, which could be used to “pioneer digital connectivity for residents and business“.

Welsh ISP Ogi Become One of the First AltNets with High Street Presence

3rd Aug 2023 (6 Comments)

Infracapital-backed UK broadband ISP Ogi, which is investing £200m to build a new full fibre (FTTP) network across 150,000 premises in South Wales by 2025, appears to have become one of the first (possibly THE first) alternative network providers to have a high street presence thanks to a new deal with the ‘Get Connection’ retail chain.

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