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Full Fibre UK Operator ITS Technology Acquires Nextgenaccess

20th Sep, 2022 (1 Comment)

The ITS Technology Group, which manages 36 wholesale full fibre broadband and Ethernet networks across urban parts of the UK for businesses and ISPs (aka – “Faster Britain“), has today announced that they’ve completed the acquisition of dark fibre specialist NextGenAccess Ltd. for an undisclosed sum.

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Three UK Hops on Freshwave’s In-Building 4G Network Solution

20th Sep, 2022 (6 Comments)

Mobile operator Three UK has, following successful pilots with Workspace and at a multinational firm’s UK headquarters, agreed to join Freshwave’s new Neutral Host In-Building mobile network specification to help improve indoor 4G coverage at enabled sites.

ISP Air Broadband Now Reaches Over 1 Million UK Homes with FTTP

20th Sep, 2022 (3 Comments)

Air Broadband, which offers ultrafast and gigabit speed internet access packages via various different Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) networks across the United Kingdom, has today announced it can now service over 1 million homes and businesses (up from 250,000 before). But today’s news is mainly focused on CityFibre.

OneWeb to Restart Broadband Satellite Launches in October

20th Sep, 2022 (0 Comments)

Satellite operator OneWeb, which is partly owned by the UK Government, has announced that 36 of their Low Earth Orbit (LEO) based ultrafast broadband satellites have just arrived at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India, ahead of an expected launch to space next month.

CityFibre Extends Full Fibre Broadband to 2 Million UK Homes

20th Sep, 2022 (7 Comments)

Network operator CityFibre has today announced that they’ve covered 2 million UK homes with their new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network (up from 1.9m in August), which represents 25% of their 8 million target. Better yet, they passed the second million some three times faster than their first million.

ISP TalkTalk Calls on UK Gov to Help Boost Full Fibre Take-up UPDATE

20th Sep, 2022 (35 Comments)

Low-cost broadband ISP TalkTalk has called on the government to be more proactive in encouraging the take-up of new full fibre and other gigabit speed capable networks. One of their proposals calls for a national information and awareness campaign to help highlight the benefits of such connections.

OneWeb Seek £3bn to Expand Ultrafast Broadband Satellite Network

18th Sep, 2022 (7 Comments)

British satellite operator OneWeb, which is partly owned by the UK Government and various other investors, is reportedly seeking funding of around £3bn from a group of banks to help it cover the cost of massively expanding their ultrafast broadband network with second-generation (GEN2) satellites.

Pictured – Openreach’s Future 2.5Gbps ONT for FTTP Broadband UPDATE

17th Sep, 2022 (52 Comments)

During the week we revealed that Openreach were preparing to pilot a faster 1.2Gbps and 1.8Gbps tier on their UK FTTP broadband ISP lines (here). As part of that, they also intend to test two new Optical Network Terminals (ONT / ONU) for installation inside homes, and we’ve now got some details on those too.

LG Push TeraHertz Based 6G Mobile Data Signal to 320 Metres

16th Sep, 2022 (6 Comments)

A new experimental test of early 6G mobile broadband technology, which was conducted by LG Electronics (LG) at the Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute (HHI) in Germany, has demonstrated a wireless signal working over the TeraHertz (THz) band that could reach a distance of 320 metres (significant, given the spectrum).

Starlink Offers High Performance Broadband Dish to Homes

16th Sep, 2022 (28 Comments)

SpaceX’s global Low Earth Orbit (LEO) based ultrafast satellite broadband service – Starlink – has made it possible for residential customers to optionally take their “High Performance” dish (antenna) instead of the “Standard” one, which could result in better service performance (speeds). But you’ll need deep pockets.

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Frustration in Bournemouth and Poole Over CityFibre’s Delays

15th Sep, 2022 (25 Comments)

Residents in parts of the Bournemouth and Poole area on the South Coast of Dorset (England) have expressed frustration over ongoing delays in CityFibre’s local deployment of a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network, which was due to go live in some areas several months ago.

ISP Zzoomm Adds 8 New Towns to UK FTTP Broadband Rollout

15th Sep, 2022 (15 Comments)

Network operator and UK ISP Zzoomm has today announced a further £44 million expansion of their effort to deploy a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network, which will add another 8 market towns across parts of Yorkshire and the Midlands this Autumn.

Rural England ISP Truespeed Appoint New Non-Executive Director

15th Sep, 2022 (3 Comments)

Alternative network provider Truespeed, which is deploying a new gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across rural parts of South West England, has today appointed Lisa Harrington to be a Non-Executive Director and to help the company accelerate its rollout of ultrafast broadband.

Network Kit Firm Linksys Opens WiFi 6 Routers to UK Consumer ISPs

15th Sep, 2022 (14 Comments)

Linksys has today announced that they’ve started offering a suite of WiFi 6 products to broadband ISPs in the UK, including routers and mesh systems. The provider has traditionally targeted the country’s consumer and business market at retail, but due to “strong demand” they’re now also partnering with full fibre altnets.

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Openreach Prep UK Pilot of Faster FTTP Broadband ISP Speeds

15th Sep, 2022 (110 Comments)

We’ve had it confirmed from various credible sources that Openreach (BT) are planning to launch a new pilot in the near future, which will enable UK ISPs to test faster broadband tiers on the operator’s Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network. Download speeds faster than 1Gbps are expected, and a new ONT will also be involved.

Rural UK ISP Village Networks Acquires Gigabeam in Hampshire

14th Sep, 2022 (2 Comments)

Buckingham-based Village Networks, which operates a number of Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) and full fibre (FTTP) broadband networks across parts of Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire and the Thames Valley, has announced that they’ve acquired Hampshire’s Viridian Communications, better known as ISP Gigabeam.

Residents of Tower Hamlets Homes Offered 1 Yr Free Broadband UPDATE

14th Sep, 2022 (4 Comments)

Property management firm Tower Hamlets Homes (THH), which looks after social housing across the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, has launched a new scheme that will offer a “limited number of free internet connections” for 12 months to residents (this will include free a router and installation).