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

31st August, 2017 - 11:07 am (8 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.

Cityfibre Unveil 1Gbps FTTP Business Network for Leicester and Nottingham

22nd August, 2017 - 10:56 am (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.

Cityfibre Preps New 1Gbps FTTP Network for Businesses in Wakefield

27th July, 2017 - 12:07 pm (1 Comment)

Fibre optic developer Cityfibre has today announced that they’re teaming up with internet service provider NGC Networks in order to support a 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premise (FTTP) based broadband and Ethernet network in the West Yorkshire city of Wakefield.

First Connections Live on Southend’s New Gigabit “Full Fibre” FTTP Network

24th July, 2017 - 1:47 pm (1 Comment)

Fibre optic builder Cityfibre has today announced that the first connections on their new £3.24 million Fibre-to-the-Premise (FTTP) based ultrafast broadband and Ethernet network in Southend-on-Sea have gone live. The deployment in Essex is being supported by business ISP Onecom.

Cityfibre Praise 1Gbps Community FTTP Build for Rural Businesses in Eltofts

15th July, 2017 - 7:50 am (0 Comments)

Urban fibre optic builder Cityfibre and local ISP partner Diva Telecom have praised the efforts of a rural community in the village of Eltofts, which helped to dig the trenches for a new 1Gbps fibre optic (FTTP) broadband network to connect local premises with the operator’s 117km network in Leeds.

Cityfibre Raise £185m and Prep FTTH Broadband for Homes in 5-10 UK Cities

5th July, 2017 - 8:08 am (7 Comments)

Fibre optic infrastructure builder Cityfibre has today unveiled plans for a huge network roll-out, which alongside the £29 million (cash) acquisition of ISP Entanet will also see them commence the construction of an ultrafast 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH/P) network in 5 to 10 UK towns and cities during 2018.

“Full Fibre” ISPs Call on ASA to Stop Misleading UK “Fibre Broadband” Adverts

22nd June, 2017 - 12:00 am (52 Comments)

Three of the UK’s most pioneering providers’ of ultrafast “full fibre” (FTTP/H) broadband – Gigaclear, Cityfibre and Hyperoptic – have today called on the Advertising Standards Authority to stop rivals from using the term “fibre” to advertise services delivered over slower copper wires.

Fibre Optic Builder Cityfibre Secures Full ISO Certification in Key Areas

1st June, 2017 - 9:59 am (0 Comments)

Fibre optic network builder Cityfibre, which has established a number of largely business and public sector focused FTTP broadband and Ethernet networks around UK cities, today claims to have “achieved full ISO certification in all core management systems” and all within the space of just 12 months.

UK ISP TalkTalk Slows Broadband Bleed and Sees Strong “Fibre” Take-up

10th May, 2017 - 8:05 am (0 Comments)

Internet provider TalkTalk has today published their latest full year results to 31st March 2017, which saw them bleed fewer on-net broadband subscribers (-20k in H2 vs -29k in H1) in the period to total 3,947,000 and 25% of those take their FTTC based “fibre broadband“.

Cityfibre Turnover Grows to £15.4m as FTTP Serves 3962 UK Customer Premises

25th April, 2017 - 8:22 am (1 Comment)

Alternative fibre optic network builder Cityfibre has posted their final results to the end of 2016, which reveals that their “completed” cable duct and fibre optic network (FTTP) footprint has increased to 3,383km (up from 743km in 2015) and they now serve 3,962 customer premises (up from 1,200).

Cityfibre UK Grabs New Head of Carrier and National Providers from BT

24th April, 2017 - 1:10 pm (2 Comments)

Fibre optic network builder Cityfibre has appointed BT’s former Head of Local Business, Jatinder Sispal, to become their new Head of Carrier and National Providers. Jtinder has been in the technology and telecoms sector for 22 years, also holding senior roles at Telstra and Colt.

Cityfibre Deploy Ultrafast Gigabit FTTP Broadband in Slough and Maidenhead

10th April, 2017 - 10:44 am (0 Comments)

Cityfibre has announced that two further large towns in Berkshire (England) – Slough and Maidenhead – will be the next on their list to benefit from the deployment of a new 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premise (FTTP) broadband and Ethernet network for local businesses.

Cityfibre Fined £35K for “serious failures” with Road Works Safety in Scotland

5th April, 2017 - 12:39 pm (2 Comments)

The Scottish Road Works Commissioner has fined fibre optic network builder Cityfibre £35,000 due to a “number of serious failures to comply with road works legislation in Scotland,” such as the one that occurred in Edinburgh (here) after a contractor sat exposed in a manhole on a busy street.

Kirklees Council Names UK Telecoms Firms Behind “Defective” Civil Works

3rd April, 2017 - 8:38 am (1 Comment)

Telecoms and broadband companies including BT, Virgin Media and Cityfibre have been named and shamed by the Kirklees Council in West Yorkshire (England) after the local authority highlighted frustration at the rise in “defective” street works, which required the civil works to be re-done.

First Firms Live on Cityfibre’s Gigabit FTTP Network in Reading and Bracknell

27th March, 2017 - 9:57 am (1 Comment)

The first businesses have this week gone live on Cityfibre’s new Gigabit capable Fibre-to-the-Premise (FTTP) broadband and Ethernet networks in the Berkshire towns of Bracknell and Reading, with local business ISP BtL Communications supplying the connectivity products.

Cityfibre’s 1Gbps Business FTTP Rollout in Glasgow Expands into Finnieston

14th March, 2017 - 10:34 am (1 Comment)

Cityfibre has announced that the construction of their pure fibre optic ultrafast broadband and Ethernet network in the city of Glasgow (Scotland) has now begun moving westwards into the Finnieston area, where a number of local businesses have expressed an interest in receiving their service.

Trouble in Edinburgh as CityFibre Contractor KNNS Slapped for Unsafe Work

8th March, 2017 - 9:13 am (7 Comments)

Cityfibre has suspended one of their civil works contractors, KNNS, in the city of Edinburgh (Scotland). The action occurred after a dashcam video emerged that showed one of their fibre optic engineers sitting exposed in a manhole on a busy 30MPH street, with only two small traffic cones for protection.