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Scottish ISP Fibrecast Hops on CityFibre’s Network in Dundee UPDATE

14th December, 2021 (3 Comments)

Scotland ISP Fibrecast, which has previously deployed their own ultrafast wireless and fibre broadband network around the City Quay area of Dundee and the Airport business park, has today announced that they’ll also be selling services to homes over CityFibre’s new 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network in the city.

Broadband ISP TalkTalk Start Testing Netgem Powered TV 4K Box UPDATE

10th December, 2021 (15 Comments)

Budget UK ISP TalkTalk, which back in October 2021 signed a contract to harness Netgem‘s pay TV platform (here), has begun to offer a related “TV 4K Box” device for certain customers as part of a “test“. But it’s currently only available to those on their “Future Fibre” (FTTP) broadband plans (Openreach, CityFibre etc.).

Uncertainty Looms Over CityFibre’s Build in Halifax and Barnsley UPDATE

10th December, 2021 (8 Comments)

Uncertainty continues to cloud CityFibre’s planned UK rollout of a new 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network in the large towns of Halifax and Barnsley in Yorkshire (England), which were recently disrupted after the operator’s chosen contractor – NMCN – fell into administration.

CityFibre Start Legal Fight Over Ofcom Approval of Openreach FTTP Price Cut UPDATE2

8th December, 2021 (22 Comments)

CityFibre has this week carried out their earlier threats by launching an appeal via the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) to challenge Ofcom’s recent approval of Openreach’s “Equinox” offer (here), which introduced a “major” price cut (details) to the incumbents Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband products for UK ISPs.

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Nokia Demo First UK Trial of 25G PON for 5G Backhaul with CityFibre

7th December, 2021 (7 Comments)

Nokia and CityFibre have teamed up in Glasgow (Scotland) to conduct the UK’s first successful demonstration of a trial that used their full fibre 25G PON kit to fuel backhaul capacity for a 5G mobile (mobile broadband) network, which was used for a holographic call between buildings, teleoperation of a robotic arm and 8K video streaming.

ISP Gigabit Networks Goes Live for Homes in Derby on CityFibre

6th December, 2021 (12 Comments)

Leicester-based UK ISP Gigabit Networks, which previously only seemed to focus on business connectivity across the Midlands, has now launched into the residential market by hopping on to CityFibre’s new £45m gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network in the city of Derby (Derbyshire, England).

ISP Purefibre Join CityFibre’s FTTP Broadband Network in Slough

6th December, 2021 (0 Comments)

Homes in the Berkshire (England) town of Slough, specifically those covered by CityFibre’s local £24m rollout of a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTH) broadband network in the area, now have an additional choice of UK ISP after Purefibre joined their wholesale platform.

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CityFibre to Harness Shared Digital Infrastructure for FTTP in Blackpool

29th November, 2021 (5 Comments)

CityFibre aim to boost their £60m rollout of a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network in the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool by joining the Cooperative Network Infrastructure (CNI) scheme, which enables commercial re-use of existing local authority owned cable ducts and fibre.

CityFibre Launch First 800Gbps Backbone Ring to Serve UK Cities

24th November, 2021 (12 Comments)

Fibre optic network builder CityFibre, which aims to cover around 8 million UK premises with their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP network by the end of 2025, has partnered with Ciena to deploy its “first” 800Gbps capable backbone wavelength ring network across 29 cities and towns.

CityFibre Invest GBP21m to Rollout FTTP Broadband in Lincoln UPDATE

23rd November, 2021 (6 Comments)

CityFibre has today announced that they’ve committed £21 million to deploy a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network to homes and businesses in the Lincolnshire (England) city of Lincoln, which is home to a total population of around 95,000 (including the borough area).

Zen Internet Set to Extend CityFibre FTTP Availability Nationwide

22nd November, 2021 (34 Comments)

The Founder and Chairman of UK broadband ISP Zen Internet, Richard Tang, appears to have confirmed that they will be able to connect into 100% of the locally connected on-net footprint for CityFibre by the end of this financial year (September 2022) – expanding the availability of their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) products.

Rivals Prep Legal Challenge Over Ofcom Approval of Openreach FTTP Price Cut

21st November, 2021 (31 Comments)

Several alternative UK network (AltNets) builders, including Gigaclear and CityFibre, among others, are reportedly set to launch a legal challenge against Ofcom’s recent approval of Openreach’s “Equinox” offer (here), which introduces a “major” price cut (details) to the incumbents Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband products.

TalkTalk UK Quietly Adds Cheap 1Gbps FTTP Broadband Package

19th November, 2021 (37 Comments)

Low-cost UK ISP TalkTalk appears to have quietly launched a new “Fibre 1Gbps” broadband service as part of their CityFibre and Openreach based Future Fibre packages, but at present it only seems to be available in Openreach’s Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) areas (CF areas are still limited to 500Mbps) and costs just £49.

CityFibre Set GBP32m Full Fibre Rollout for Redcar and Hartlepool

12th November, 2021 (4 Comments)

CityFibre has today committed £32m to support the rollout of a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network across both the North Yorkshire (England) seaside town of Redcar and the large port town of Hartlepool in County Durham. The move should complement their existing Tees Valley build in Middlesbrough.

Vodafone Push CityFibre FTTP Broadband Availability Nationwide UPDATE

11th November, 2021 (33 Comments)

Mobile and broadband ISP Vodafone UK (Gigafast Broadband) has today announced that their full fibre packages will now become available to order across CityFibre’s entire Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network, which is a marked improvement from the 12 cities and towns that they initially launched with.

Doubts Cast Over CityFibre’s 1 Million UK FTTP Premises Claim

11th November, 2021 (23 Comments)

Analysis by Thinkbroadband (TBB), which maintains an independent database of broadband network coverage, has called into question CityFibre’s recent claim to have covered 1 million UK premises with their new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network.

ISPA Name Winners of the 2021 UK ISP Internet Industry Awards

5th November, 2021 (2 Comments)

The UK Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) last night unveiled the winners of their 23rd annual 2021 internet industry and broadband awards, which among other things saw B4RN walk away with the award for “Best Rural ISP“, while CommunityFibre scooped both the “Best Consumer ISP” and “Best Ultrafast ISP” awards.