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Guernsey ISP Sure to Replace 10G with 100G Core Network

1st June, 2020 (5 Comments)

The incumbent broadband ISP and mobile network operator for the English Channel Island of Guernsey, Sure, has today chosen UK technology and network services company telent to help upgrade their existing 10G (10Gbps) network with a 100G Juniper Networks core.

Ofcom’s Former General Counsel Jumps Ship to Cityfibre UK UPDATE

1st June, 2020 (4 Comments)

Urban focused UK full fibre network builder Cityfibre has managed to snatch away one of Ofcom’s top legal professionals in the shape of Polly Weitzman, the regulator’s current General Counsel with extensive experience in the field of telecoms regulation and law.

Ultrafast Broadband UK ISP Glide Set for £200m Sale to Alinda

1st June, 2020 (0 Comments)

Business and residential ISP Glide Group (formerly CableCom), which has an ambition to cover 200,000 premises by the end of 2020 (mostly via fibre optic broadband solutions), is reportedly gearing up to announce their sale to American infrastructure investment firm Alinda Capital Partners (ACP) for around £200m.

EE UK and BT to Reopen High Street Stores on 15th June 2020

30th May, 2020 (5 Comments)

Broadband and mobile giant BT (EE) has announced that they will re-open their high street retail stores from the 15th June 2020 as part of a phased roll-out alongside new social distancing measures, which is in stark contrast to rival Virgin Media’s recent decision (here) to completely abandon their high-street presence.

TalkTalk Business Changes Leadership to Focus on Full Fibre

29th May, 2020 (1 Comment)

The Business Division of UK ISP TalkTalk has today announced a reshuffle of its senior Director-level leadership team, which aims to help the internet provider “focus on a full fibre future” and boost growth in their other broadband, fibre and Ethernet data services.

Virgin Media UK Bids Farewell to the High Street – Shuts Stores

28th May, 2020 (18 Comments)

Cable and fibre optic broadband ISP Virgin Media UK has today decided that they will NOT reopen any of their 53 remaining high street retail stores after the current COVID-19 (Coronavirus) lockdown ends, although all of those impacted by the move (341 staff) will be offered alternative roles within the company.

EU Court Overturns 2016 Block of O2 and Three UK Merger

28th May, 2020 (7 Comments)

The European Court of Justice (General Court) has today annulled a decision by the European Commission’s competition authority, which in 2016 blocked mobile operators O2 and Three UK from merging. The ruling found that the decision to block the £10.45bn deal had failed to prove that such a merger would damage competition.

Wireless ISP Wildanet Offers 3 Months Free to Businesses

27th May, 2020 (0 Comments)

Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) UK ISP Wildanet, which is currently building a new broadband network in rural parts of South West England, has begun offering businesses in Cornwall “guaranteed superfast broadband, with no payments in the first three months and a free standard installation” to help with the impact from COVID-19.

Troubled OneWeb Hope to Expand LEO Broadband Constellation

27th May, 2020 (4 Comments)

British-registered space company OneWeb has today shunned its on-going bankruptcy woes by submitting a modification request to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which would enable them to to increase the number of LEO broadband satellites in their constellation up to 48,000!

Openreach Adopts Nokia’s 10Gbps FTTP Broadband Kit for UK UPDATE

21st May, 2020 (39 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has today expanded their supplier agreement with Finnish telecoms giant Nokia to include GPON and XGS-PON based fibre access technologies, which will support their UK roll-out of Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP technology and make 10Gbps symmetrical speeds possible in the “future.”

iDNET Becomes First UK ISP to be Certified as a B-Corporation

21st May, 2020 (4 Comments)

Broadband ISP iDNET, which has already built up a good reputation for service and support quality, have announced that they’ve just become the first telecommunications company in the United Kingdom to be certified as a “B Corporation” – a new kind of business that balances purpose and profit.

UK ISP Voneus Appoints Mike Quinn to Head of Fibre Delivery

19th May, 2020 (0 Comments)

Fixed wireless and fibre optic broadband ISP Voneus has appointed industry veteran Mike Quinn to lead the development of their new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) roll-out across parts of the United Kingdom, which is being fuelled by last year’s injection (here) of up to £30m from Macquarie Capital.

BT Could Sell Openreach Stake to Fund £12bn UK Fibre Rollout

15th May, 2020 (49 Comments)

Reports claim that BT could be looking to sell a significant stake in Openreach to investors as part of a strategy to help fund their £12bn roll-out of 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP technology, which has set an ambition (here) to cover 20 million UK premises by the “mid – to late-2020s.“

Openreach Selects ADTRAN as 3rd Strategic UK FTTP Supplier

14th May, 2020 (12 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has today announced that they’ve selected ADTRAN’s Software-Defined Fibre Access Platform to help support the roll-out of their new 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network, which means they’ll become the operator’s third strategic supplier after Nokia and Huawei (plus some old ECI kit).

KCOM Signs £3m Fibre Broadband Supply Deal with Hexatronic

13th May, 2020 (2 Comments)

Telecoms provider KCOM has announced that they’ve signed a new £3m “strategic supply agreement” with Hexatronic to help provide the necessary passive fibre optic solutions for the on-going expansion of their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP network, which is focused on East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire.

ISP G.Network Gives All New Customers 900Mbps Broadband

11th May, 2020 (6 Comments)

UK ISP G.Network, which is currently in the process of building a new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to homes and businesses across parts of Central London, has announced that all new customers will be “automatically upgraded to a symmetrical 900Mbps connection” for free, at least for awhile.

BT Invest £12bn on FTTP Broadband for 20 Million UK Premises

7th May, 2020 (135 Comments)

The BT Group has today published their Q4 2019/20 (financial) results and announced a tentative “target” to boost the national roll-out of their “gigabit-capable” Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network, which could see Openreach reach 20 million UK premises by the “mid – to late-2020s.”