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Welsh Government Give Local Broadband Fund a GBP9m Boost

30th May, 2022 (4 Comments)

The Welsh Government’s £10m Local Broadband Fund, which was setup in 2020 to help local authorities and social enterprises to deliver broadband projects to areas that need it, has been given a funding “boost” of £9m. The money will provide better connectivity to communities in Cardiff, Newport, Vale of Glamorgan and North Wales.

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Gov Issue Spring 2022 Update on UK Project Gigabit Broadband Rollout

30th May, 2022 (12 Comments)

The Government’s Building Digital UK team has today published a Spring 2022 progress update for their £5bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout, which among other things adds new regional procurements in Norfolk and Suffolk and two local supplier procurements in Cornwall, potentially extending 1Gbps speeds to c.190,000 premises.

CityFibre to Start GBP28m 1Gbps Broadband Build in Stockton

27th May, 2022 (11 Comments)

Network developer CityFibre has announced that they’ve committed £28m to help rollout their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network across “almost every home and business” within the market town of Stockton-on-Tees, which is in County Durham (England).

Comms Provider Daisy Group UK Acquires Communicate Better

27th May, 2022 (4 Comments)

Lancashire-based business communications provider and UK ISP Daisy Group has today officially acquired another IT and telecoms firm in the form of Communicate Better for an undisclosed sum. The move follows their recent acquisitions of broadband provider XLN Group and Premier Choice Telecom Ltd.

RunFibre Adds 2 South Gloucestershire Villages to FTTP Rollout

27th May, 2022 (1 Comment)

Bristol-based ISP RunFibre, which is building a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across rural parts of South Gloucestershire in England, has this week announced that their deployment is being extended to cover 600 premises in the neighbouring villages of Easter Compton and Over.

Openreach to Start R100 Subsea Fibre Broadband Build in Scotland

27th May, 2022 (15 Comments)

The Scottish Government‘s £35m subsea fibre project with Openreach (BT) and Global Marine, which aims to connect 15 remote islands around northern Scotland via 16 new fibre optic cable links – laid across the sea bed, is finally getting underway after an extensive period of engineering surveys and the build of landing sites.

35 Sites in Dorset to Get Full Fibre from UK ISP Wessex Internet

26th May, 2022 (1 Comment)

Broadband ISP Wessex Internet has boosted their existing rollout of a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network in South England by securing a new contract to connect 35 public sites (schools, libraries etc.) under the ‘Gigahub Connectivity in Rural Dorset Project‘, which is supported by £900k from Dorset Council.

Government Review Altice UK Stake in BT Over Security Concerns

26th May, 2022 (6 Comments)

Last year’s decision by Patrick Drahi’s Altice UK, which increased its stake in UK broadband and telecoms giant BT from 12.1% to 18% (here), has today been “called-in for a full national security assessment” by the Government’s Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy.

ITS Technology Name 8 New Full Fibre Build Locations in England

26th May, 2022 (5 Comments)

The ITS Technology Group (its.) has today revealed that their wholesale full fibre broadband and Ethernet network – known as ‘Faster Britain‘ – has started to deploy across part of 8 additional locations in and around London, the Midlands, and the Northwest of England.

Truespeed Adds 5 Somerset Areas to FTTP Broadband Rollout

26th May, 2022 (6 Comments)

UK ISP Truespeed, which is currently focused on deploying a 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across rural parts of Bath and Somerset (England), has today announced that they’re investing a further £8m from their budget to extend across additional premises in 5 towns and villages.

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KCOM Extends UK FTTP Broadband Network to 300K Premises

26th May, 2022 (7 Comments)

Hull-based ISP KCOM, which is busy rolling out a Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire (England), has reported that their service now reaches over 300,000 premises across the region (up from the c.250,000 at the end of last year) and they’ve also got 150 wholesale partners.

Rural Gigabit Broadband in Cornwall May Deliver Big Economic Boost

25th May, 2022 (5 Comments)

Research group Curia, which was commissioned by rural broadband ISP Wildanet, has today published a new report that predicts how the deployment of gigabit-capable broadband across rural parts of Cornwall in England could deliver £615m and an additional £111m per year for the economy up to 2030.

CityFibre Commit GBP17m to Build Full Fibre Broadband in Havant

25th May, 2022 (5 Comments)

CityFibre has announced that they plan to invest £17 million in order to deploy their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network across “every home and business” in the Havant, Emsworth, Southbourne and Westbourne areas of Hampshire (England).

ISP PlusNet in Low Key UK Launch of FTTP Broadband Packages

25th May, 2022 (41 Comments)

Internet provider Plusnet – often referred to as BT’s low-cost sub-brand – has, after years of waiting, today finally started to stealthily launch a new range of “full fibre” packages based off Openreach’s Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) powered broadband network, which is currently available to 7.2 million UK homes and businesses.

Scottish ISP Transmitair Hint at UK Gigabit Wireless Expansion

25th May, 2022 (3 Comments)

Fifa-based ISP Transmitair, which specialises in rolling out gigabit broadband speed capable Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) networks to rural parts of Scotland, has revealed that they “intend to expand [their] network into England, Wales and Northern Ireland“, while also extending its base to include semi-rural and urban customers.

Virgin Media O2 Launch New UK Sustainability Strategy

25th May, 2022 (6 Comments)

Broadband ISP and mobile operator VMO2 (Virgin Media and O2) has today published their new Better Connections Plan, which sets out how their will help to improve the environment and reduce waste through more recycling of devices and various other changes.

4000m of Openreach’s Underground Copper Cable Stolen Near Lincoln

25th May, 2022 (22 Comments)

More than 4,000 metres worth of Openreach’s copper telecoms and broadband cable has been ripped out of the ground in the Nottinghamshire (England) village of Harby near Lincoln, which resulted in around 200 local homes and businesses being disconnected from the operator’s local network and ISPs.