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New Build Homes on Reading Site Finally Get Full Fibre After Long Fight

15th April, 2021 (5 Comments)

Residents of the Parklands Development in Reading (Berkshire), which was built a few years ago by CALA and had a battle just to get FTTC from Openreach (BT) installed, are celebrating after managing to convince Hyperoptic to deploy their “full fibre” (FTTP/B) broadband network to all 300+ homes on the site.

Zzoomm Start First Yorkshire FTTP Broadband Rollout in Thirsk

23rd March, 2021 (3 Comments)

Alternative UK ISP Zzoomm has today announced the first deployment of their 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband network in North Yorkshire (England), which will take place in the poorly served market town and civil parish of Thirsk.

ISP Zzoomm Extend Gigabit Broadband to Ascot and Sunninghill

22nd March, 2021 (0 Comments)

Homes and businesses in the semi-rural Berkshire (England) civil parish of Sunninghill and Ascot, which is home to around 13,000 people, have been announced as the next in line to benefit from UK ISP Zzoomm’s rollout of a new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband network.

ISP Trooli Boosts UK Full Fibre Coverage Target and Adds to Top Team

22nd March, 2021 (8 Comments)

Broadband ISP Trooli, which is currently building a 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across rural parts of Kent, Hampshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire and East Sussex in England, has accelerated their short-term coverage targets and appointed former BT man James Parker to lead their regional deployment.

CityFibre Preps 1Gbps FTTP Rollout in Bracknell and Maidenhead

8th March, 2021 (10 Comments)

CityFibre UK has today confirmed that they will soon start work on their £34 million project to deploy a gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network across the Berkshire (England) towns of Bracknell (£20m) and Maidenhead (£14m), with both being expected to reach completion during 2024.

Full Fibre ISP Trooli Grows Network to 70,000 UK Premises

5th March, 2021 (5 Comments)

Alternative broadband ISP Trooli, which is currently deploying their 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across rural parts of Kent, Hampshire and East Sussex in England, has hit a new milestone after their deployment reached 70,000 premises (up from 50,000 in Nov 2020 and 26,000 in Jun 2020).

Virgin Media UK Trial Claims 400Gbps Speeds via a Single Fibre

3rd March, 2021 (47 Comments)

A new trial conducted by broadband ISP Virgin Media UK (Liberty Global) has harnessed a prototype of Infinera XR Optics technology in its existing network, which they claim could potentially deliver multi-gigabit speeds to customers by boosting symmetric transfer rates up to 400Gbps in a single fibre.

Swish Fibre Expands Full Fibre Rollout in South Buckinghamshire

12th February, 2021 (5 Comments)

UK ISP Swish Fibre, which is working to deploy a 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to cover 250,000 premises in the Home Counties, has signed an agreement with civil engineering firm MGM Utilities that will see them extend into Gerrards Cross and Bourne End (South Buckinghamshire).

ISP Call Flow Adopts Trooli Brand and Extends UK FTTP Rollout

15th January, 2021 (6 Comments)

Alternative UK ISP Call Flow Solutions has decided to adopt the same branding as its sibling, Trooli, which is currently rolling out a new 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband service across rural parts of Kent and East Sussex in England. New regions are also being targeted for their network expansion.

Swish Fibre Find Wayleave Solution for FTTP Rollout with Trenches Law

15th December, 2020 (0 Comments)

Broadband ISP Swish Fibre, which is building a new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network for 250,000 premises across the Home Counties of England, has today agreed a new partnership with telecoms specialist Trenches Law to help tackle the pile of wayleave agreements that such work tends to attract.

cityfibre engineer over reel of purple fibre

Cityfibre to Start FTTP Rollout for Reading, Plymouth and Gloucester

2nd December, 2020 (12 Comments)

Cityfibre has announced that their plan to rollout a new 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP network across the large UK town of Reading (Berkshire), the city of Gloucester (Gloucestershire) and Plymouth (Devon), costing £58m, £31m and £52m respectively, is due to begin in January 2021.

New UK ISP Swish Fibre Speed Tests Network to Nearly 8Gbps

3rd November, 2020 (7 Comments)

Broadband ISP Swish Fibre, which is currently building a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to cover 250,000 premises across the Home Counties of England, has moved to match B4RN’s example (here) by conducting a real-world speed test of their XGSPON based platform – hitting 7.68Gbps download.

Cityfibre Begin £24m 1Gbps FTTP Broadband Rollout in Slough

14th October, 2020 (11 Comments)

Cityfibre UK has today announced that they’ve commenced build on their £24 million project to deploy a new gigabit broadband capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTH) network across the Berkshire town of Slough, which is being supported by civil engineering firm VolkerSmart Technologies.

New Operator Broadreach Networks Plans UK Full Fibre Build

12th October, 2020 (21 Comments)

A new company called Broadreach Networks has just thrown its hat into the increasingly crowded ring of operator’s that all intend to build gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband networks, but this one seems to be less of an ISP and more of a wholesale provider – with a focus upon smaller towns.

Progress on Gigaclear’s East Berkshire FTTP Broadband Rollout

9th October, 2020 (3 Comments)

After a bit of a delay it appears as if rural UK ISP Gigaclear is finally starting to make some solid progress on their state aid supported contract in East Berkshire, which over the last nine months has laid 55km of new fibre to help cover 4,300 premises with their 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network.

Cityfibre Prep Rollout of 1Gb Broadband in Slough and Swindon

19th August, 2020 (19 Comments)

Cityfibre UK has today revealed the first solid details of their plan to deploy a new “gigabit-capable” Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTH) based broadband ISP network across the towns of Slough (Berkshire) and Swindon (Wiltshire), which will involve a commercial investment of £24m and £40m respectively.

Swish Fibre Reveals Next 22 UK Towns for 10Gbps Broadband

10th June, 2020 (55 Comments)

New ISP Swish Fibre, which last year began work to extend their 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to cover 250,000 premises across the Home Counties (i.e. just outside London), has today unveiled a full list of 33 poorly served towns (22 new additions) where their service is due to be rolled out next.