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Zen Internet Reports Annual UK Internet Traffic Surge of 78%

18th March, 2021 (9 Comments)

Broadband ISP Zen Internet has published a brief summary of internet traffic trends on their network for the past year (March 2020 to March 2021), since the first COVID-19 lockdown, which found that internet usage in the United Kingdom had increased by 78% year-on-year.

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Ofcom Unveils 2021 Changes to Boost UK Full Fibre Broadband UPDATE

18th March, 2021 (55 Comments)

Ofcom has today published the outcome of their Wholesale Fixed Telecoms Market Review 2021-26 (FTMR), which sets out how various changes (Dark Fibre Access, copper retirement, regulation that varies by geographic area etc.) will be used to boost UK investment in “full fibre” broadband and high capacity Ethernet services.

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VXFIBER Begins 1Gbps FTTP Broadband Build in Colchester UK

18th March, 2021 (7 Comments)

Swedish operator VXFIBER (inc. subsidiary LilaConnect) will today announce the start of their multi-million pound project to deploy a new Dark Fibre and gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP network across the large town of Colchester in Essex (England), which aims to cover c.25,000 premises.

Lightning Fibre Build FTTP Broadband to Heathfield and Hailsham

17th March, 2021 (4 Comments)

Broadband ISP Lightning Fibre, which is working to rollout a new gigabit-capable UK Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network for 100,000 premises across parts of East Sussex, has today announced that 14,000 additional homes and businesses in Heathfield and Hailsham will be the next to benefit.

Netomnia and Light Source Target 1 Million UK Homes for FTTP Broadband

17th March, 2021 (16 Comments)

Full fibre network builder Netomnia (YouFibre) has today announced that they’ve entered into a new partnership with infrastructure developer Light Source, which will see the pair work together in order to deploy a 10Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network (XGS-PON) to 1 million UK premises by 2024.

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CityFibre Start FTTP Broadband Rollout for Poole and Christchurch

17th March, 2021 (2 Comments)

CityFibre UK has today announced that they’re investing £30m to support the rollout of a new 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network to homes and businesses in the Dorset towns of Poole and Christchurch, which will complement their existing deployment in the neighbouring city of Bournemouth.

Hyperoptic and CALA Homes Hail New Build Gigabit Readiness

17th March, 2021 (0 Comments)

UK ISP Hyperoptic, which deploys 1Gbps capable “full fibre” (FTTP/B) broadband networks to large residential buildings and houses, and new build developer CALA Homes have signalled their readiness for forthcoming rule changes, which will make such speeds mandatory for property developers.

Preliminary Winners of Ofcom’s UK 5G Mobile Auction Revealed

17th March, 2021 (42 Comments)

Ofcom has today revealed the winners from the “principal stage” of their latest 5G focused mobile (mobile broadband) spectrum auction for the 700MHz and 3.6-3.8GHz bands, which saw operators spend a total of £1.356 billion across the various bands and EE (BT) appears to have gobbled up the most (£452m).

3,500 Homes in Hackney Get Virgin Media’s 1Gbps FTTP Broadband

16th March, 2021 (20 Comments)

Some 3,500 additional homes in the London Borough of Hackney have just become the latest to benefit from ISP Virgin Media UK’s extension of their new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network, which from day one will support average top download speeds of 1140Mbps via their DOCSIS 3.1 technology.

ISP Gigaclear Issues Update on Gloucestershire FTTP Rollout

16th March, 2021 (10 Comments)

Rural UK ISP Gigaclear has today issued a brief update on their progress to deploy a new 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network in Gloucestershire via the joint state aid supported Fastershire project, which also includes Herefordshire council.

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The New UK Telecoms Security Bill is Starting to Look a Bit Ugly

16th March, 2021 (10 Comments)

At present most of the mentions you’ll see around the UK Government’s new Telecoms Security Bill (TSB) tend to involve Huawei’s ban (here) and its impact upon FTTP broadband or 5G mobile networks, but as time goes on it’s becoming increasingly clear that the bill hides a number of other nasty surprises.

CityFibre UK Sets GBP20m FTTP Broadband Rollout for Solihull

16th March, 2021 (0 Comments)

CityFibre has today confirmed some details of their £20 million rollout plan for a new 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network to homes and businesses in the large West Midlands (England) town of Solihull, which is home to 123,000 people. The first construction work is due to begin in April 2021.

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Rural Ceredigion Villages Proposed for FTTP Broadband Upgrade

16th March, 2021 (9 Comments)

The Ceredigion County Council (CCC) in Wales has published a list of rural communities that they say “could soon” gain access to a gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP connection after a number of suppliers, backed by government voucher schemes, proposed tentative plans to deploy across them.

ISP TalkTalk UK Extends Cityfibre FTTP to Adur and Worthing

15th March, 2021 (8 Comments)

Budget conscious broadband ISP TalkTalk has announced that their CityFibre based Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) packages have just been made available to homes in the Adur and Worthing area (West Sussex), which follows a similar announcement from rival Zen Internet in January 2021.

Sky’s Sibling NOW TV and Broadband Rebrands to Just.. NOW

15th March, 2021 (14 Comments)

Sky’s sibling UK ISP and TV video streaming service, NOW TV (NOW Broadband), will this week be rebranded as just “NOW” (i.e. the “TV” part has been dropped) in order to remove unnecessary detail in favour of “brilliant simplicity … for those who love and live for the best entertainment.” Ok then.

ISP iDNET Reduces UK FTTP and SOGEA Broadband Prices

15th March, 2021 (6 Comments)

UK ISP iDNET has today announced that they’ve reduced some of the prices across their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) and SOGEA (data-only FTTC / VDSL2) based broadband packages, which appears to be occurring at the same time as a subtle company rebrand and a major overhaul of their website.

ClearFibre Adopts Nokia XGS-PON FTTP Broadband for UK Rollout

15th March, 2021 (1 Comment)

ISP ClearFibre (Telcom Group), which is focused on helping to connect UK homes in the private rental sector to “full fibre” broadband, has announced that they’ve chosen Nokia’s XGS-PON technology to support their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) rollout. Xantaro’s network service integration solutions will also be used.