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Business ISP Evolving Networks Deploy Bonded Fibre Optic FTTP Product

1st September, 2017 (30 Comments)

Now here’s a product that we didn’t expect. UK ISP Evolving Networks has deployed its first “bonded” Fibre-to-the-Premise (FTTP) connection to a business and they claim that part of the reason for this is because the existing network service is limited to an upload speed of 30Mbps.

UK ISP Entanet and Cityfibre Prepare to Unveil New Full Fibre FTTP Services

31st August, 2017 (9 Comments)

Communications provider Entanet, which was acquired by urban fibre optic developer Cityfibre in July 2017 for a cash consideration of £29 million (here), will unveil a range of new “full fibre” (FTTP) based internet access and “unbeatable” business Ethernet services next month.

LINX Reduce Port Fees for ISPs Using the Manchester Internet Exchange

29th August, 2017 (4 Comments)

The London Internet Exchange (LINX) has announced that it will significantly reduce their 10GE and 100GE (Gigabit) port fees at its regional internet exchange in Manchester (IXManchester), which will come into effect from 1st October 2017 and save up to 39.3% on the cost.

Cityfibre Unveil 1Gbps FTTP Business Network for Leicester and Nottingham

22nd August, 2017 (0 Comments)

Fibre optic (FTTP) infrastructure builder Cityfibre has today soft launched their new 1Gbps broadband and Ethernet network for SME businesses and public sector sites in the cities of Leicester and Nottingham, although local firms won’t be able to connect to the new service until this autumn.

UK ISP Bogons Ltd Snaps-up Part of AB Internet’s Wireless Broadband Assets

22nd August, 2017 (10 Comments)

The little known ISP Bogons Limited, which owns a unique £150k data centre that sits inside of an old nuclear bunker near Comrie and a website that looks as if it hails from the 90’s, appears to have acquired part of AB Internet‘s fixed wireless broadband network from the administrators.

Alternative Broadband ISP WarwickNet Plan Expansion to Reach 750 UK Sites

21st August, 2017 (0 Comments)

Alternative network provider WarwickNet (CableCom) has appointed a new Director of Sales, James Warner, to help oversee a major expansion of their broadband coverage. Over the next 12-18 months the ISP hopes to grow its footprint from 180 to 750 UK sites (e.g. business parks).

Boosty Launch 4G Smartphone Failover for UK Business Broadband Connections

21st August, 2017 (4 Comments)

Boosty, which is a subsidiary of Sharedband, appears to be taking a second stab at the hybrid UK fixed line and mobile connectivity market by launching a business broadband resilience service, which can seamlessly failover to a Smartphone based 3G/4G data connection when your main line fails.

Hyperoptic Discounts 1Gbps Business FTTP Broadband for Westminster Firms

16th August, 2017 (3 Comments)

Fibre optic ISP Hyperoptic has launched a new offer for businesses in Westminster (London), which combines a discount on their FTTP/B ultrafast broadband service with the Connect Westminster voucher scheme that offers up to £2,000 to help local SMEs get a faster service installed.

UPDATE4 No Warning as Little Known UK ISP net365 Cuts Off Broadband Users

15th August, 2017 (9 Comments)

A little known Bradford-based ISP called net365, which supplies broadband services to students, as well as residential, healthcare and business users, appears to have cut-off some or all of their internet access customers following an alleged dispute with one of their suppliers (FluidOne).

UPDATE Openreach Cancels UK Launch of their Dark Fibre Access Product

15th August, 2017 (29 Comments)

The proposed Dark Fibre Access product from Openreach (BT), which would have allowed rival ISPs to gain “physical access” to the operator’s existing fibre optic cables (i.e. enabling them to install their own equipment at either end of the fibre within cable ducts), has today officially been cancelled.. for now.

UK ISP Origin Broadband Boosted by £2m Private Investment

10th August, 2017 (10 Comments)

Calculus Capital, which specialises in Enterprise Investment Schemes and Venture Capital Trusts, has made a second investment of £2 million into Doncaster-based ISP Origin Broadband. The new money will be used to help grow the business (i.e. attracting more customers and adding extra UK staff).

Project Lightning Progress as Virgin Media Top 5.03 Million Broadband Users

8th August, 2017 (5 Comments)

Virgin Media (Liberty Global) has today published their Q2 2017 (calendar) results and reported a total UK broadband customer base of 5,028,300 (up by +30,900 in Q2 vs +80,700 in Q1), although their £3bn Project Lightning network expansion is still rebooting itself after recent troubles.

UK ISP AB Internet Sells Wireless Broadband Network and Reveals Debt Pile

7th August, 2017 (7 Comments)

The administrators for Lincolnshire-based fixed wireless broadband ISP AB Internet, which in late May 2017 shocked customers by announcing that the company had gone into administration and was looking to sell itself as a “going concern” (here), have revealed details of the ISP’s debt pile and sale.

Shortage of High Capacity Optical Cable Biting “Full Fibre” Broadband ISPs

5th August, 2017 (13 Comments)

Some fibre optic broadband ISPs in the United Kingdom and elsewhere in Europe appear to be suffering from a shortage in supply of certain high capacity optical fibre cables from major European manufacturers, such as OFS and Tratos, which in some cases is causing huge delays.

Cerberus Networks Launch “Affordable” FTTP and G.fast Broadband Packages

1st August, 2017 (34 Comments)

Business ISP Cerberus Networks appears to have become one of the first providers in the United Kingdom to launch a “commercial” package using Openreach’s (BT) new 330Mbps G.fast “ultrafast broadband” technology and they’ve also introduced some “affordable” FTTP services.

UPD2 Ofcom Consult on Cheaper Access to Openreach’s Cable Ducts and Poles

1st August, 2017 (5 Comments)

The telecoms regulator has today set out “detailed pricing proposals” for Openreach’s (BT) new Duct and Pole Access product, which allows their existing telegraph poles and underground cable ducts to be used by rivals in order to deploy new ultrafast broadband services (e.g. FTTP/H).

Satellite ISP SSW Gobbles UK Fixed Wireless Broadband Provider Quickline

28th July, 2017 (8 Comments)

In an interesting twist Satellite Solutions Worldwide, which owns the UK and Pan-European Satellite ISP Europasat, has acquired rural fixed wireless broadband provider Quickline for an initial consideration of £5 million (£3m cash and £2m shares). A further £2 million is also be invested to grow the business.