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Business ISP Elite Expands Network to Cover 100000 London UK Postcodes

3rd April, 2018 (0 Comments)

Business internet provider Elite claims to have recently lit more than 100,000 postcodes on their new Dark Fibre fed network, starting in London, for the United Kingdom’s “lowest cost Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet,” with an additional 60,000 to come in the next 4-6 months.

UK ISPs Harness 160km Fibre Network to Link Manchester Businesses

3rd April, 2018 (1 Comment)

Telcom Networks has chosen the 160km long ‘The Loop‘ fibre optic network from Gamma to deliver multi-Gigabit broadband and Ethernet data speeds to potentially hundreds of businesses across Manchester. Initially only 15 prominent buildings in the city centre will be connected but many more should follow.

Openreach Interview – The Challenges of Delivering Fast UK Ethernet

30th March, 2018 (8 Comments)

Today high speed Ethernet lines supply capacity for everything from your broadband ISP connection to cash machines and delivering them can be difficult. So much so that Openreach’s (BT) Kevin Murphy has warned that some of Ofcom’s key performance targets may be “operationally unachievable.“

UK Businesses Suffered Two Major Internet Outages Each in 2017

26th March, 2018 (11 Comments)

A new survey of 500 UK businesses by Opinium, which was commissioned by broadband ISP Beaming, has claimed that on average firms suffered two major internet outages each during 2017 and thus lost almost 82 million productive hours.

BT to Create Over 1,300 UK Apprenticeship and Graduate Jobs

21st March, 2018 (1 Comment)

National telecoms giant and ISP BT has announced that they are aiming to create a further 1,300+ apprenticeship and graduate jobs, which will cover various different roles including TV production, engineering, customer service and in cyber-security (EE and Plusnet will hold some of the roles).

Altnet UK Business ISP M24Seven Appoints Kevin Paige as New CTO

20th March, 2018 (0 Comments)

Business ISP M24Seven (formerly Metronet UK and M247), which offers a range of fibre optic and wireless broadband based connectivity solutions, has appointed the former Chief Technology and Information Officer at Manx Telecom, Kevin Paige, to be its new Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for the UK.

BT and Unions Agree to Tackle Multi-Billion Pensions Black Hole

19th March, 2018 (18 Comments)

The Communications Workers’ Union (CWU) and BT have reached a deal to close the operator’s defined benefit pension scheme (BTPS), which should avoid the possibility of a UK strike and help to plug the growing pension deficit (£7bn at the last review, with some warning it could hit £14bn).

ISP TalkTalk Loses UK Ultrafast Broadband Head to Virgin Media

19th March, 2018 (0 Comments)

The General Manager of “ultrafast broadband” at TalkTalk has switched sides and will soon join Virgin Media to become an Executive Director of Connectivity. The move comes ahead of both the ISP’s commercial G.fast launch and after their proposal to rollout 1Gbps FTTH/P to 3 million premises.

Government Launch £67m UK Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme

15th March, 2018 (5 Comments)

The UK government has launched a new nationwide Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme (GBVS), which is funded by a pot of £67m and aims to provide vouchers worth up to £3000 for businesses (SME) or £500 to residents to help with the costs of connecting to “full fibre” (FTTP/H) broadband.

FTTP on Demand Order Capacity Still “Constrained” for All UK ISPs UPDATE

14th March, 2018 (55 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has issued a new notice to ISPs that sell their Gigabit capable FTTP on Demand broadband product, which reminds them of how “FoD capacity” will continue to be “constrained” by an “industry-wide operational capacity of 20 FoD orders per calendar month.”

Brief Summary of the 13 New UK Full Fibre Local Network Projects

14th March, 2018 (5 Comments)

Yesterday saw the government announce that 13 areas across the United Kingdom had secured a share of £95m from the £190m Local Full Fibre Network (LFFN) challenge fund (here), which will help to build new Gigabit capable broadband networks. Today we’ve put together a summary of each project.

Government Allocate First £95m for UK Full Fibre Local Networks UPDATE

13th March, 2018 (31 Comments)

The Chancellor, Philip Hammond, has given his 2018 Spring Statement and confirmed the first £95m allocation from the government’s £190m Local Full Fibre Network (LFFN) challenge fund, which was setup to stimulate commercial investment in “gigabit capable” broadband (rural and urban).

Full Fibre Broadband May Deliver £120bn Boost to 100 UK Cities and Towns

13th March, 2018 (25 Comments)

A new study conducted by economic consultancy Regeneris, which was commissioned by Cityfibre, has predicted that the total economic impact of deploying “full fibre” (FTTP/H) ultrafast broadband ISP networks, across 100 distinct UK city and towns, could reach £120bn over a 15 year period.

Openreach Community Fibre Scheme Could Deliver £340m UK Boost

12th March, 2018 (2 Comments)

A new study estimates that the Community Fibre Partnerships scheme from Openreach (BT), which offers grants of up to £30K to help co-fund the cost of upgrading an area to receive their FTTC or FTTP based “fibre broadband” ISP network, could deliver an economic boost of £340m to the UK.

Expensive Reality of UK FTTP on Demand Broadband Hits Home

12th March, 2018 (75 Comments)

Customers who last year delayed ordering one of Openreach’s (BT) up to 1000Mbps capable FTTP on Demand (FoD) ultrafast broadband products, perhaps in the hope that the new UK wholesale ISP costs might result in a price cut, have been left surprised by the large build quotes.

Infrastructure Fund Set to Buy UK Rural Fibre ISP Gigaclear for £270m

10th March, 2018 (11 Comments)

The M&G Investment Management fund has offered to buy ultrafast fibre optic (FTTP) rural broadband ISP Gigaclear for £270 million (all cash), which is backed by the UK operator’s largest shareholder Infracapital (43.2% holding). The offer is due to be discussed next week.

Sky UK Training Programme Hunts for 1000 Female Engineers

9th March, 2018 (12 Comments)

Sky (Sky Broadband) has today launched a new paid training programme (‘Women in Home Service‘) that will aim to offer career and development opportunities for up to 1,000 UK women interested in a becoming one of their engineers. At present, just 2% of the engineering workforce at Sky are female.