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5th Mar 2026 (32 Comments)
A week has passed since we reported that broadband ISP EE (BT) had started sending out invites to those wishing to help trial Openreach’s new XGS-PON powered Full Fibre (FTTP) technology (here), which is capable of delivering internet speeds of up to 8.5Gbps down (850Mbps upload). The main update this week is that the provider has also detailed which areas are covered by the trial.
5th Mar 2026 (2 Comments)
The UK Government’s Department for Business & Trade (DBT) has responded to last year’s cross-party Home-based Working Committee report (here) into remote and hybrid working in the UK which, among other things, called for an increase to “long-term investment in digital infrastructure, particularly broadband” to help properly support such working.
5th Mar 2026 (13 Comments)
At present most fixed broadband networks in the UK are focused on deploying 10Gbps capable XGS-PON based full fibre (FTTP) technology for retail ISPs, while less than a handful are playing with 50Gbps (50G-PON) technology (here, here and here) and CityFibre has talked about 100Gbps for the mid-2030s (here). But the next gen 200G PON technology is also making progress, and it’s a major shift.
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