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Govt expand two of Openreach’s UK Project Gigabit broadband roll-out contracts UPDATE

14th October, 2026 (0 Comments)

The Government’s Building Digital UK (BDUK) unit has today posted contract modifications for two of Openreach’s Project Gigabit contracts – Call Off 3 (East and South Shropshire, North Herefordshire, North Wales, and Southwest Wales) and Call Off 8 (Cheshire). The move expands their public investment and planned deployment of full fibre broadband ISP networks into rural areas.

Rural UK broadband altnet Gigaloch suffers delay to CVA creditors agreement

4th October, 2026 (1 Comment)

Fife-based alternative broadband operator Gigaloch, which had been rolling out a new full fibre (FTTP) network into rural parts of West Cheshire (England) and Scotland until they ran into financial difficulties last year, appears to be suffering a delay to implementation of a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) – due to the receipt of a secondary preferential claim from HMRC.

Rural UK Broadband Network Gigaloch Writes Off £1.57m After Creditors Deal

2nd July, 2026 (2 Comments)

Struggling Fife-based alternative broadband operator Gigaloch, which back in 2020 started building their own full fibre (FTTP) network across a few remote rural communities in West Cheshire (England) and parts of Scotland, has finally published their annual accounts to 30th Sept 2025 and revealed that they had to write off £1,575,090 due to a creditors’ agreement (CVA).

Openreach Takes on Project Gigabit Broadband Contract for Cheshire UK

27th February, 2026 (5 Comments)

The Government’s Building Digital UK (BDUK) agency has today confirmed that the previously stalled Project Gigabit broadband roll-out contract for Cheshire (Lot 17), which was originally held by Freedom Fibre until they “mutually agreed to terminate” it in March 2025 (here), has now been picked up by Openreach (BT). But it’s changed a bit in the process.

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BDUK Updates on Project Gigabit Broadband Contract for Cheshire UK

20th January, 2026 (3 Comments)

The Government’s Building Digital UK (BDUK) agency recently provided a small but useful update on their stalled £43m (public subsidy) Project Gigabit broadband roll-out contract for Cheshire (Lot 17), which was originally held by Freedom Fibre until they “mutually agreed to terminate” it in March 2025 (here). But Openreach (BT) may now be set to take it on.

Squirrel Internet Launch 2.3Gbps Broadband Package via Freedom Fibre

31st July, 2025 (1 Comment)

Broadband ISP Squirrel Internet has introduced their first 2.3Gbps (2300Mbps) speed unlimited usage packages for UK homes via Freedom Fibre’s network, which will set those able to access such services back just £55 per month on a 24-month minimum term.

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Freedom Fibre Launch New 2500Mbps Broadband Tier for UK ISPs

15th July, 2025 (8 Comments)

Network operator Freedom Fibre, which has so far grown their FTTP (XGS-PON) based gigabit broadband network to cover 350,000 premises across various parts of England and North Wales, has today made a new 160Mbps and faster 2.5Gbps (2500Mbps) tier available to their broadband ISP partners at wholesale.

Faulty Three UK Mast Disrupts Mobile Connectivity in Handforth for 6 Weeks

13th July, 2025 (25 Comments)

Customers of mobile network operator Three UK (VodafoneThree) in the Cheshire (England) town of Handforth, which is home to nearly 7,000 people, have complained to ISPreview that they’ve been suffering from disruption to their calls and data (mobile broadband) connectivity for over a month after the local mast developed a fault.

Aquiss Launch Freedom Fibre Based UK FTTP Broadband Plans, 8Gbps for Biz

18th June, 2025 (6 Comments)

Shropshire-based UK broadband ISP Aquiss has announced that they’ve launched an additional range of internet access packages based off Freedom Fibre’s network. This has so far deployed a 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to cover 350,000 premises across parts of England and Wales (aspiration to reach 1 million premises by 2030).

Altnet Broadband Operator Freedom Fibre to Suffer UK Job Losses UPDATE

4th May, 2025 (11 Comments)

Alternative network provider Freedom Fibre (Lila Connect), which have so far grown their FTTP based gigabit broadband network to cover 315,000 premises (Nov 2024) across parts of Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Suffolk and Essex, has over the past week notified staff of more redundancies.

ISP OneTek Looks to Expand Business Full Fibre Broadband Network

2nd May, 2025 (0 Comments)

Business focused UK ISP, IT and Communications provider OneTek (One Tek Business Solutions), which typically provides leased lines, direct fibre connections, and point-to-point (P2P) antennas, has revealed that they intend to deploy a new full fibre network that will initially focus on providing B2B connectivity in the West Cheshire Business Estate area.

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Freedom Fibre Drops Out of Project Gigabit Broadband Contract for Cheshire UK

7th March, 2025 (26 Comments)

The Government’s Building Digital UK (BDUK) agency has just unexpectedly announced that alternative network provider Freedom Fibre has “mutually agreed to terminate” the £43m (state aid) Project Gigabit broadband roll-out contract for Cheshire (Lot 17), which would have expanded a full fibre (FTTP) network to 15,000 premises in hard to reach areas.

LightSpeed Broadband Expand Staffordshire FTTP Rollout to Kidsgrove and Scholar Green

18th February, 2025 (3 Comments)

Network operator and UK ISP LightSpeed Broadband, which has already built their gigabit-capable full fibre (FTTP) network to cover 250,000 premises across the East of England and West Midlands, has today revealed that their new network has started to launch “in the Staffordshire region” with the town of Kidsgrove and village of Scholar Green (the latter is more in Cheshire).

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New Small Cells in Chester to Boost Mobile Connections, O2 UK First to Adopt

21st November, 2024 (5 Comments)

Residents, visitors and businesses in the Cathedral City of Chester (Cheshire, England) may be pleased to learn that local 4G and possibly 5G mobile (mobile broadband) connections are set for a boost with the deployment of a new small cell network from Ontix, which follows a recent survey of local coverage by consultancy FarrPoint.

Broadband ISP Grain to Expand UK Full Fibre Network in Warrington

30th October, 2024 (1 Comment)

Alternative network operator Grain (Grain Connect), which has already built their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to cover 220,000 UK premises RFS (21st May 2024) and connected 30,000 customers, has revealed that they’ve begun to expand their existing deployment in the Cheshire (England) town of Warrington.

Broadband ISP Grain to Expand UK Full Fibre Network into Cheshire Town

21st October, 2024 (4 Comments)

Alternative network operator Grain (Grain Connect), which has already built their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to cover 220,000 UK premises RFS (21st May 2024) and connected 30,000 customers, has confirmed that their next expansion target is the industrial Cheshire town of Widnes.

Virgin Media and Nexfibre Add 11,000 Homes to FTTP Cover in Chester

26th September, 2024 (6 Comments)

Network operator nexfibre, which shares some of their parentage with UK broadband ISP partner Virgin Media (O2), has announced that they’ve built to cover 11,000 additional homes in the Cheshire (England) city of Chester with their new 2Gbps speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / XGS-PON) broadband network.