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iCon and Macquarie Ponder Investment in TalkTalk’s FibreNation FTTH

2nd September, 2019 (0 Comments)

Budget UK ISP TalkTalk appears to be having some success in courting interest from investors in their sibling wholesale FibreNation company, which proposes to build a 1000Mbps “full fibre” (FTTP) broadband network to cover 3 million UK premises. The latest to enter the ring are investment firms iCon Infrastructure and Macquarie.

Goldman Sachs and Cityfibre Sniffing Acquisition of TalkTalk’s FibreNation

28th August, 2019 (3 Comments)

A new report claims that the Goldman Sachs backed Cityfibre project, which is in the process of investing £2.5bn in order to rollout a 1Gbps FTTH broadband ISP network to 5 million UK premises by the end of 2025 (here), could be looking to hoover up TalkTalk’s sibling wholesale FibreNation company.

Cityfibre’s FTTH Broadband Rollout Grows to 70,748 UK Premises

12th August, 2019 (7 Comments)

The latest independent data has estimated that Cityfibre’s £2.5bn project to rollout a 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) broadband network to cover 5 million premises across 37 UK cities and towns by the end of 2025 (here) – supported by ISP partner Vodafone – has so now reached 70,748 premises (August 2019).

Cityfibre Start £30m Rollout of FTTH Broadband in Southend-on-Sea

30th July, 2019 (11 Comments)

Full fibre network builder Cityfibre has today announced that their £30m plan to rollout a new 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) broadband network to “nearly every home and business” in the town of Southend-on-Sea (Essex) – supported by UK ISP partner Vodafone – has finally begun the construction phase.

Vodafone UK Top 606000 Fixed Broadband Users as 5G Roaming Live

26th July, 2019 (2 Comments)

Mobile giant and UK ISP Vodafone has published their latest quarterly results to the end of June (Q1 FY20) and launched 5G roaming in 55 towns and cities across four countries (Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK). On top of that they added +31K fixed broadband customers to total 606,000 (down from +50K added in the previous quarter).

The Curious Case of Hunslet 82 – G.fast Pod Waiting 3 Years to Go Live

24th July, 2019 (17 Comments)

Sometimes trying to figure out why a service, which was built a long time ago, hasn’t yet gone live is harder than it should be and that’s particularly true when the operator that did the work (Openreach) claims it doesn’t know the answer either. So begins the unusual saga of Street Cabinet 82 in Hunslet (Middleton, South Leeds).

Cityfibre Confirm 14 UK Towns and Cities for Phase 2 FTTH Rollout

19th July, 2019 (22 Comments)

Cityfibre has today confirmed the next 14 UK cities and towns (only three are new additions) to benefit from Phase Two their £2.5bn rollout of a new Gigabit capable Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) broadband network, which is being supported by residential ISP partner Vodafone and aims to cover 5 million premises by 2025.

Cityfibre Ramps-up FTTH Rollout in UK City of Peterborough

17th July, 2019 (2 Comments)

Cityfibre’s £30m project to rollout a new 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) broadband ISP network to homes and businesses across the Cambridgeshire city of Peterborough has been given a boost with the appointment of a second civil engineering contractor, locally based firm Telcabo.

6 Months Ahead of Schedule – Suffolk’s Superfast Broadband Rollout

16th July, 2019 (7 Comments)

The Suffolk County Council in England has issued a new report on the progress of their £64m project to help extend the coverage of “superfast broadband” (24Mbps+) capable ISP networks to 98% of local premises by the end of 2020, which after some initial delays is now running nearly 6 months ahead of schedule.

Cityfibre UK Ramps Up Work on Bournemouth’s 1Gbps FTTH Network

10th July, 2019 (4 Comments)

Cityfibre’s £35m investment to upgrade and extend their Gigabit capable Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) broadband network in the south coast UK city of Bournemouth (Dorset), which is being supported by ISP partner Vodafone UK, appears to be moving up a gear this month with work starting in areas north of Wallisdown Road.

ISP Giganet Launch 1Gbps Burstable Full Fibre Ethernet for £149

9th July, 2019 (8 Comments)

Hampshire-based UK business ISP Giganet has today launched their own take on Cityfibre’s new Flex Ethernet product, which for £149 +vat per month will give you a guaranteed rate of 200Mbps (symmetric) that can burst to 1Gbps “on-demand” and with “zero additional charges” (provided there’s enough spare capacity).

Cityfibre Boost 1Gbps FTTH Broadband Rollout in Coventry UK

8th July, 2019 (2 Comments)

Cityfibre has announced that their £60m rollout of a new 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) broadband network in the West Midlands city of Coventry, which is supported by UK ISP partner Vodafone, has moved into several new areas of the city (Bablake, Radford and Henley) and added a new contractor.

ISP Entanet Offers 1Gbps Full Fibre Ethernet Burst for £199 +vat

4th July, 2019 (11 Comments)

Entanet has announced that businesses within reach of their parent company’s (Cityfibre) Dark Fibre network, which is present in parts of over 50 cities across the United Kingdom, can now order their Ethernet Flex service for just £199 +vat per month. This offers a guaranteed rate of 200Mbps (symmetric) but can burst to 1Gbps.

Peterborough Locals Warn Cityfibre – DON’T BLOCK Our Driveways

4th July, 2019 (20 Comments)

Once again contractors working for Cityfibre, which is investing £30m to deploy a new 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) broadband ISP network in the city of Peterborough, have attracted local complaints. A lack of prior notification, blocked driveways / roads, rubble left on lawns and issues of work quality seem to top the gripes.

Cityfibre Begins £120m FTTH Broadband Rollout in Leeds UK

26th June, 2019 (7 Comments)

Fibre optic network builder Cityfibre has today announced that they’ve begun building their new 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) broadband network in the city of Leeds (at a cost of £120 million), which is being supported by residential ISP partner Vodafone UK (Gigafast). But local competition is rife.

Cityfibre’s Peterborough Smart City Trial Triggers Privacy Concerns

26th June, 2019 (2 Comments)

In a surprising development Cityfibre’s Smart City trial with Cross Keys Homes (CKH) has been accused by Big Brother Watch of turning Peterborough’s social housing estates into “surveillance zones,” which apparently stems from a deployment of sensors that connect to their full fibre broadband network.

SSE Enterprise Telecoms and Cityfibre Agree UK Fibre Partnership

18th June, 2019 (3 Comments)

Fibre optic network builders Cityfibre and business connectivity provider SSE Enterprise Telecoms have today signed a new strategic partnership, which extends their existing relationship by allowing both sides to take more advantage of each other’s respective networks and services.