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Barden Network Expansion in Wales Fuelled by BDUK and BT Broadband

24th June, 2014 (0 Comments)

Barden Network Engineering, which is a subcontractor for Carillion (BT’s contractor for the UK superfast broadband FTTC/P roll-out) that specialises in cable installation jointing and splicing, has announced plans to create 25 new jobs in Merthyr Tydfil after it began setting up a new depot on the Cyfarthfa Industrial Estate in Merthyr Tydfil (Wales).

Comms Business Magazine Reveals Best UK ISP 2014 Award Winners

24th June, 2014 (8 Comments)

The Comms Business magazine has announced the winners of their annual 2014 Comms Business Awards event, which took place last week in London and saw Daisy Wholesale beat competition from ICUK, Zen Internet, Gamma and Virtua1 to secure the Best Internet Service Provider award.

Welsh Wireless Broadband ISP Xwavia Expands Welshpool HQ

23rd June, 2014 (0 Comments)

Wireless ISP Xwavia (formerly eXwavia) has confirmed plans to expand its operations with a redevelopment of their headquarters in Welshpool (Glansevern Hall), which will increase their site to 2,500 sq ft in size and benefit from 10 new staff.

UK ISP Fluidata to Wholesale ITS Technology’s Fibre Broadband Infrastructure

19th June, 2014 (3 Comments)

Business ISP Fluidata has signed a new deal to wholesale out access to ITS Technology Group’s “ultra high speed broadband infrastructure“, which include its networks in Hammersmith, Fulham and the Fibre Garden project in Cumbria (England).

UK ISP TalkTalk Boosts Broadband Network Capacity with Zayo Deal

12th June, 2014 (1 Comment)

Budget Internet provider TalkTalk has agreed to an extension of its existing network capacity contract with international bandwidth infrastructure provider Zayo Group, which should boost the ISPs broadband capacity in the United Kingdom and improve connectivity with New York and Europe.

CityFibre Target 20 UK Cities and 1Million Premises for 1Gb Broadband by 2016

10th June, 2014 (9 Comments)

Fibre optic network developer CityFibre appears to have set itself the difficult task of rolling out their 1000Mbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP/H/T) network to reach 1 million homes, businesses and public sector sites by 2016, which will take place in 20 cities across the United Kingdom.

UK ISP Namesco Sells Broadband Customers to The Phone Co-Op

6th June, 2014 (4 Comments)

Internet provider The Phone Co-op, an independent consumer co-operative, has this week announced the acquisition of Namesco’s broadband service, which was agreed on 31st May 2014 and has forced more than 2,400 of Namesco’s residential and business customers to migrate onto the new owners network.

EE UK Owners Set to Moot Post-Summer 2014 Stock Market Launch

6th June, 2014 (0 Comments)

Mobile and Internet provider EE (Everything Everywhere) could move from being a private to public company in the United Kingdom through an Initial Public Offering (IPO), which is to be considered by the joint venture owners Orange (France Telecom) and Deutsche Telekom (T-Mobile) after the summer break.

UK ISP Gigaclear Appoint “Fibre Pioneer” Charles McGregor as Chairman

5th June, 2014 (4 Comments)

Rural-focused fibre optic (FTTP) broadband provider Gigaclear has created the new role of Chairman and appointed Charles McGregor, the co-founder of Fibernet (later acquired by Global Crossing), to fill the position.

UK ISP BT Business Offers 6 Months Free Broadband and or Calls

5th June, 2014 (6 Comments)

BT Business has launched a new promotion that offers 6 months of free broadband or superfast Infinity (FTTC) and or calls to new subscribers who sign-up online via a 24 month contract term.

Lincolnshire UK Fund Encourages SMEs to Harness Superfast Broadband

2nd June, 2014 (0 Comments)

The Lincolnshire County Council (LCC) has teamed up with Creative England and the UK Government’s Regional Growth Fund (RGF) in order to offer grants worth up to £25,000 to small and medium sized businesses that can develop innovative solutions for taking advantage of superfast broadband connectivity.

Vaioni to Cover up to £6K of Fibre Leased Line Excess Construction Charges

29th May, 2014 (0 Comments)

Manchester-based business ISP Vaioni has announced that it will offer up to £6,000 worth of cover against Excess Construction Charges (ECC), irrespective of operator choice, on all orders of its fibre optic based Leased Line services.

Darwin Private Equity Completes Buyout of UK Broadband ISP ASK4

27th May, 2014 (0 Comments)

Sheffield-based ISP ASK4, which serves businesses as well as student accommodation and homes in multi-tenant buildings, has been acquired by Darwin Private Equity as part of a £21.5 million buy-out and refinancing deal.

BT Trumpets the Impact of a Superfast Broadband Boost for UK Businesses

27th May, 2014 (1 Comment)

At present around 6,000 businesses in Cornwall have taken one of BT’s “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) services and the operator has surveyed 224 of those in order to demonstrate the economic benefits of upgrading, with the operator estimating that the technology has helped to create 611 new jobs and safeguard another 807 (i.e. 21% attributed either a created or safeguarded job to superfast broadband).

Tibus Seeks to Build Ultrafast 10Gbps Fibre Optic Network in Belfast

23rd May, 2014 (1 Comment)

Businesses in the city of Belfast (Northern Ireland) could soon benefit after Tibus (The Internet Business Ltd) revealed that it was planning to make use of the UK Government’s “Super-Connected Cities” Connection Voucher Scheme in order to roll-out a new fibre optic network in the area.

UK ISP Zen Internet Launches Unlimited FTTC Fibre Office Package

22nd May, 2014 (13 Comments)

Communications provider Zen Internet has added a new ‘up to’ 76Mbps (19Mbps uploads) capable Unlimited Fibre Office package, which includes an SLA and 60Mbps speed “guarantee”, to its wider range of superfast broadband (FTTC) products for business and home users in the United Kingdom.

Manchester UK Extends its Recycled Fibre Optic Network by 5km

22nd May, 2014 (2 Comments)

TelecityGroup has today announced a new deal with The Loop (Gamma), which has resulted in a 5km extension of the now 82km (50 miles) long and 1Gbps+ capable fibre optic network that serves businesses around the city of Manchester.