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LINX’s LON2 Network in London Nears 1Tbps of Traffic Ahead of Big Upgrade

15th April, 2025 (2 Comments)

The not-for-profit London Internet Exchange, which handles a large chunk of UK and global data traffic through their switches via around 900 members (broadband ISPs, mobile and CDN providers etc.), has revealed that their LON2 network (interconnection platform) is nearing a key milestone of 1Tbps (Terabits per second) of peak network traffic and with a full technology refresh planned for later this year.

Grain Goes EBITDA Positive as UK FTTP Broadband Network Covers 250k Premises

14th April, 2025 (11 Comments)

Alternative network operator and ISP Grain has today announced that their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network has grown to cover 250,000 UK premises (up from 220k in May 2024) and 43,000 customers (up from 30,000). But crucially, they also did as expected (here) and went EBITDA positive during the quarter ended March 2025.

CEO of Broadband Altnet GoFibre Becomes Interim Boss of Wildanet UPDATE

14th April, 2025 (2 Comments)

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Edinburgh-based UK alternative broadband network operator and ISP GoFibre, Neil Conaghan, has now quietly also been named as the Interim CEO of network provider Wildanet – they’re doing something similar to GoFibre, albeit at the other end of the United Kingdom.

Vodafone and Three UK Reportedly Exploring TV and Broadband Bundles

13th April, 2025 (24 Comments)

In a somewhat unsurprising development, newspaper reports have today claimed that Vodafone and Three UK (CK Hutchison) may be gearing up to support their merger by discussing the launch of a new Pay TV service. Such products are typically sold as part of a bundle (convergence), such as alongside fixed broadband, phone and mobile plans.

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Universities Demo UK’s First Long-Distance Quantum-Secured Fibre Network

10th April, 2025 (12 Comments)

Researchers from the Universities of Bristol and Cambridge claim to have demonstrated the UK’s “first long-distance ultra-secure transfer of data over a quantum communications network” using “standard [single-mode] fibre optic infrastructure“. The test successfully transmitted a live quantum-secured video call over a distance of 410km (between Bristol and Cambridge).

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MLL Telecom Secure Six Lots on UK Public Sector YPO Framework

10th April, 2025 (0 Comments)

Business internet and managed service provider MLL Telecom has announced that they’ve been awarded a place on the latest YPO (The Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation) public sector procurement service. The decision gives them a place on six LOTS for the new framework.

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Focus Group Acquires UK Telecoms and Mobile Provider Matrix247

9th April, 2025 (0 Comments)

Business focused broadband ISP and IT solutions provider Focus Group has today announced that they’ve acquired Rossendale-based managed IT and telecoms solutions provider Matrix247 for an undisclosed sum. The latter was originally setup by Stephen Pritchard and Geoff Wright in 1991!

Elevate Put New £7m Full Fibre Broadband Network Live in Cardiff

9th April, 2025 (0 Comments)

Alternative network operator Elevate (formerly Telcom and Luminet) has today announced that they’ve completed the deployment of a new full fibre “Hypercity” network across the city of Cardiff in Wales. The new network gives over 5,000 businesses access to dedicated internet speeds up to 10Gbps and over 4,000 homes access to speeds of up to 1Gbps.

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CommScope and Altnets Join Forces to Boost UK FTTP Broadband Builds

9th April, 2025 (0 Comments)

Network infrastructure provider CommScope has today announced that they’ve started a new collaboration with Brighton-based Altnets (the company, not the sector), the telecoms procurement specialist. The aim of this is to “accelerate the UK’s full-fibre rollout, supporting Project Gigabit and the nation’s digital infrastructure“.

Vodafone Celebrate Connecting 200 Million Internet of Things Devices

8th April, 2025 (2 Comments)

Global broadband and mobile giant Vodafone has today announced that they’ve made their 200 millionth Internet of Things (IoT) device connection, including more than a quarter of those located in Germany and some 13 million of the total coming from the United Kingdom.

British Satellite Broadband Operator Avanti Opens New HQ

4th April, 2025 (1 Comment)

Avanti Communications, which is based in the UK and runs the HYLAS network of four large Ka-band communication satellites in high earth orbit (35,792km) for rural broadband and backhaul delivery across the EMEA, has this week opened a new technology HQ in the heart of Spaceport Cornwall’s Space Systems Operations Facility in Newquay.

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Rydal Group Acquires Trisoft’s IT Division in Another Growth Move

4th April, 2025 (1 Comment)

Peterborough-based Rydal Group, which is a UK telecoms, broadband and managed IT provider, has today announced that they’ve acquired the IT services arm of Trisoft Limited, a Midlands-based technology provider. The move follows a recent acquisition spree, which most recently saw the group gobble phone and internet provider Merula.

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Broadband Operator Fibrus Reorganises UK Business and Appoints New MDs

3rd April, 2025 (0 Comments)

Infracapital-backed alternative network operator Fibrus, which is currently busy building a new full fibre (FTTP) broadband ISP network across rural parts of Cumbria (England) and Northern Ireland, has today announced a reorganisation of their business and also the appointment of two new Managing Directors (MD) to “lead their next phase of growth“.

UK Street Works Firm M Group Services Rebrands to.. M Group

2nd April, 2025 (0 Comments)

Civil engineering firm M Group Services, which was last year acquired (here) by Private equity firm CVC (Fund IX) and also harbours a telecoms (broadband and mobile) focused division via several familiar brands (Avonline Networks, magdalene, Morrison and waldon), has today announced that they’re re-branding to just plain ‘M Group‘ (sans the ‘Services’ part).

Three UK Business Mobile Customers Top 1 Million Milestone

2nd April, 2025 (4 Comments)

Three Business, the business-to-business arm of mobile network operator Three UK, has today revealed it has reached 1 million customers. This might not seem like a big number for an operator with an overall base of 10.9 million customers (mostly residential / domestic users), but it reflects rapid growth over the last 4 years “from a virtual standing start“.

Cornwall ISP Wildanet Completes Training of First In-House Engineers

1st April, 2025 (0 Comments)

Rural UK ISP Wildanet, which is building a gigabit speed full fibre broadband (FTTP) network across rural parts of Cornwall and Devon in England, has today celebrated the graduation of their first cohort of five apprentices (telecommunication engineers etc.) from their new training academy.

GoFibre Adopts Calix Platform to Support UK FTTP Broadband Rollout

1st April, 2025 (2 Comments)

Edinburgh-based UK alternative network operator and ISP GoFibre, which is primarily focused on deploying their new full fibre (FTTP) broadband network across parts of remote rural Scotland and Northern England, has announced that it’s adopting more of Calix’s cloud, software, and appliance-based platform to help boost their roll-out.