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Full Fibre Builder Cityfibre Signs Armed Forces Covenant (AFC)

12th December, 2019 (2 Comments)

Fibre optic operator Cityfibre, which is currently in the process of investing £2.5bn in order to deploy a new 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network to cover 5 million premises across 60 UK cities and towns by the end of 2025, has today signed the Armed Forces Covenant (AFC).

Chichester UK Council to Extend Cityfibre’s Full Fibre Rollout

10th December, 2019 (21 Comments)

The Chichester District Council (CDC) in West Sussex (England) has confirmed their intention to enter into a new agreement with Cityfibre, which will see the operator extend their roll-out of a new “full fibre” Ethernet and broadband network in the cathedral city in order to help it cover a further 50 public sector sites.

Cityfibre Starts £50m FTTH Broadband Rollout in Newcastle UK

5th December, 2019 (3 Comments)

Fibre optic network builder Cityfibre has confirmed that they’ve started to roll-out their new 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across the northern city of Newcastle (Tyne and Wear), which is expected to cost £50m and is being supported by their UK ISP partner Vodafone.

ISP Vodafone UK Bundles Broadband with Apple 4K TV Service

3rd December, 2019 (4 Comments)

Mobile operator and ISP Vodafone UK has a long “will they, won’t they” history when it comes to the idea of offering a TV (IPTV) service alongside their fixed home broadband and phone plans. Nevertheless they’ve now launched a new “Extra” tier that adds an Apple 4K TV (IPTV) set-top-box and a 1 year Apple TV+ subscription.

RED Warning Given to Cityfibre’s FTTH Build in Milton Keynes

1st December, 2019 (23 Comments)

The Milton Keynes Council has issued a “red warning” against Cityfibre’s £40m roll-out of a new 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) broadband network – supported by ISP partner Vodafone UK, which is due to the level of complaints being made against the provider and inspectors identifying “poor practise” in their work.

Granemore Group Scoop £39m Northampton Full Fibre Contract

28th November, 2019 (0 Comments)

Cityfibre has awarded construction firm Granemore Group the £39m contract to build their new 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) broadband ISP network for the East Midlands (England) town of Northampton, which is being supported by UK ISP partner Vodafone.

Cityfibre Seek Flexibility from Vodafone’s Full Fibre ISP Contract

26th November, 2019 (3 Comments)

At present if you want to take a home broadband service on Cityfibre’s new Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) network then, under an exclusivity agreement, you have to get it from their UK ISP partner Vodafone (Gigafast Broadband). But if a reported contract renegotiation succeeds then more ISPs could join (TalkTalk, Sky Broadband etc.).

Cityfibre Appoint Richard Thorpe as New Chief Delivery Officer

21st November, 2019 (4 Comments)

Fibre optic network builder Cityfibre, which is currently aiming to rollout a 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) broadband network to cover 5 million UK premises across 60 cities and towns by the end of 2025 (here), has created the new role of Chief Delivery Officer (CDO) and appointed Richard Thorpe to fill it.

Vodafone UK Grows to 667,000 Fixed Broadband Users as 5G Expands

12th November, 2019 (5 Comments)

Mobile giant and UK ISP Vodafone has today published their latest quarterly results to the end of September (Q2 FY20), which revealed that they managed to add an impressive 61,000 new fixed broadband customers in the quarter (total base of 667,000) and that’s up from +31K in the previous quarter.

ISP Vodafone UK Extends FTTP Broadband with Openreach Deal

11th November, 2019 (13 Comments)

Mobile operator and ISP Vodafone UK has today moved to mix the on-going rollout of their new 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based “Gigafast Broadband” network with Cityfibre by striking a new commercial deal with Openreach (BT), which gives them access to the latter’s “full fibre” network too.

ISP Giganet in Black Friday Sale of Leased Lines and Cityfibre’s Fibre

5th November, 2019 (1 Comment)

Business ISP Giganet appears to have jumped on the UK Black Friday sales wagon a little early this year, not least by offering 2 months of free service on Cityfibre’s gigabit-capable “Elite” and “Flex” products and one month free on Giganet’s own Local Leased Line packages during November.

19000 Social Homes in Edinburgh to See Cityfibre 1Gbps Broadband

4th November, 2019 (6 Comments)

The City of Edinburgh Council and Cityfibre have today reached a new wayleave (access) agreement, which means that the operator’s 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) broadband network will be extended to include around 19,000 social housing properties. The service is being supported by UK ISP partner Vodafone.

Cityfibre Hit 100K UK Premises FTTH Broadband Build Milestone

28th October, 2019 (12 Comments)

A new batch of independent data has estimated that Cityfibre’s £2.5bn effort to rollout a 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) broadband ISP network to cover 5 million UK premises across 37 cities and towns by the end of 2025 (here) – supported by Vodafone – has just passed the 100,000 premises milestone.

Biz ISP Digital Wholesale Solutions Join Cityfibre’s UK Network

18th October, 2019 (0 Comments)

Business communications provider Digital Wholesale Solutions (formerly Daisy Group), which also supplies a number of ISPs, has announced that they can now also take advantage of Cityfibre’s new Gigabit speed “full fibre” broadband and Dark Fibre / Ethernet network across 27 UK towns and cities.

Cityfibre to Consult on UK Copper Lines to Full Fibre Switchover

15th October, 2019 (26 Comments)

Full fibre and broadband ISP network builder Cityfibre has decided that the debate over moving from old copper lines to new “full fibre” (FTTP) ones shouldn’t just be focused upon Openreach (BT). As a result the operator has proposed to conduct an industry-wide consultation to examine how alternative network providers can help.

Cityfibre Set to Scoop Local Full Fibre Contract for Portsmouth UK

11th October, 2019 (4 Comments)

Sources have informed us that the Portsmouth City Council will award Cityfibre the £3.8m (public funding) Local Full Fibre Network (LFFN) contract to rollout a new “gigabit-capable” Ethernet and broadband network across the south coast city (inc. nearby areas), which aims to connect public sector sites.

CityFibre Start 1Gbps FTTH Broadband Build in Northampton UK

27th September, 2019 (1 Comment)

Fibre optic developer Cityfibre has today announced that they’ve started the construction phase of their new £40m project to rollout a 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) broadband network across the East Midlands (England) town of Northampton, which is being supported by UK ISP partner Vodafone.