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28th March, 2024 (0 Comments)

Broadband ISP Virgin Media UK (VMO2) has today announced that more than 17,000 additional homes and businesses in the South Yorkshire (England) town of Rotherham can now access their 2Gbps speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network, which was made possible by nexfibre’s network expansion.

golden cup broadband and telecoms award

28th March, 2024 (10 Comments)

Consumer magazine Which? has today published the results of their latest 2024 ranking of home broadband providers, which found that smaller ISPs like CommunityFibre, Zen Internet and Hyperoptic topped the table and eclipsed the biggest providers that now mostly inhabit the bottom half of the table.

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27th March, 2024 (0 Comments)

Internet service provider Link Broadband, which typically sells FTTP broadband packages via a number of alternative networks, has today become the latest to have their customer base acquired by the Telecom Acquisitions (TAL) group. The deal applies to Link’s customers on the CityFibre network.

Gigaclear-Back-of-Engineers-Jacket

27th March, 2024 (3 Comments)

Abingdon-based ISP Gigaclear, which specialises in deploying their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network into rural parts England, has today announced that their network now covers 500,000 premises (ready for service) and they’ve also grown their customer base to 100,000 (up from 95k on 22nd Feb 2024).

BT Street Hub 2.0 kiosk

27th March, 2024 (4 Comments)

Broadband and technology giant BT has today announced a new 10-year partnership with media group Global, which will jointly work to convert a further 2,000 of the operator’s legacy payphones and kiosks – across more than 200 UK towns and cities – into brand-new smart Street Hubs, starting in 2025.

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27th March, 2024 (9 Comments)

Network operator Openreach (BT) has today announced that their 1.8Gbps speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP network in Northern Ireland is being extended to cover 97% of premises (currently they’re at 87%). As a result, a further £100m investment is being made to reach over 100,000 extra premises.

Freedom-Fibre-Engineer-up-a-Pole

27th March, 2024 (7 Comments)

Alternative broadband operator Freedom Fibre has today announced the completion of their recent merger with InfraBridge-backed VX UK Holdings ltd (VXFIBER). The combined coverage of their open access Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network is now 300,000 premises (up from 285k in Dec 2023).

Connexin Smart Water Sensor

27th March, 2024 (1 Comment)

Broadband ISP Connexin UK has announced that they’ve signed a new network sharing and operations agreement with NYnet, the broadband company owned by North Yorkshire County Council, which will expand their wireless Long Range Wide Area Network (LoRaWAN) in the region to help connect low power Internet of Things (IoT) sensors.

Adtran-Coherent-100ZR-pluggable-transceiver

26th March, 2024 (8 Comments)

Network technology firm Adtran and UK broadband giant BT Group today revealed that they’ve conducted Europe’s “first successful field trial” of optical transport in a live research network, using Adtran’s Coherent 100ZR pluggable transceiver – achieving “high levels of spectral efficiency and low power consumption.”

Zayo Group Long Haul Fibre Optic Network Map 2024

26th March, 2024 (0 Comments)

The Zayo Group, which runs a large high-capacity metro and long-haul fibre optic network that delivers global reach, has today launched a new “Waves on Demand” service that enables customers to swiftly activate bandwidth across its 400G fibre network in Europe and the UK within 5 working days (the industry standard is said to be 30+ days).

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26th March, 2024 (23 Comments)

Network benchmarking firm Opensignal has today published a new study to examine the mobile (4G and 5G) network coverage and performance impacts of the proposed mega-merger (here) between mobile operators Three UK and Vodafone. Suffice to say, improvements are expected in both areas.

kcom telegraph pole female engineer

26th March, 2024 (5 Comments)

Broadband ISP and network operator KCOM, which is the dominant operator of Hull’s broadband and phone network in East Yorkshire, has today responded to Connexin’s negative criticism (here) of their recent feasibility study on infrastructure sharing (cable duct and pole access) by offering rivals a “quicker way forward“.

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26th March, 2024 (26 Comments)

The national UK telecoms, media and internet regulator, Ofcom, has today begun the early evidence gathering and development phase for their next major review of the UK’s wholesale telecoms market – Telecoms Access Review 2026 (TAR), which will look to make changes that “promote competition and investment” in gigabit broadband and business connectivity.

26th March, 2024 (23 Comments)

Customers of Sky Broadband’s old G.fast based “Ultrafast” broadband packages on Openreach’s UK network, specifically those looking to upgrade to one of the provider’s latest full fibre (FTTP) based packages, are still struggling to do so – after several years – due to the ongoing lack of a smooth upgrade path.

Ogi Fibre Route Map into Wales UK

26th March, 2024 (3 Comments)

Welsh internet provider Ogi, which is building a multi-Gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network for homes and businesses across South Wales, has today opened its new 70km long diverse “high-capacity digital route” into the region – boosting their network capacity, resilience and offering a mix of wholesale products.

fibre optic blue strands cosmetic broadband picture

25th March, 2024 (0 Comments)

Fibre optic broadband supplier Emtelle UK, which is a global manufacturer of blown fibre, cabling and ducted solutions for network operators, has today announced the strategic acquisition of Ridgemount Technologies, a UK based manufacturer of fibre optic cable connectors and sub-systems.

Wildanet Engineer Doing FTTP House Install

25th March, 2024 (10 Comments)

Rural UK broadband ISP Wildanet, which back in January 2023 secured the £36m state aid funded Project Gigabit broadband roll-out contract to cover more than 19,250 hard-to-reach premises across rural parts of Cornwall in South West England (here), has today announced that the first 1,000 homes on the new network have gone live.

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