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Former Complete Utilities Staff Seek to Sue Failed Company

4th November, 2021 (11 Comments)

The collapse of UK civil engineering firm Complete Utilities this week (here), which disrupted ISP Gigaclear’s rollout of gigabit-capable broadband, resulted in around 300 staff being told via email that they no longer had a job. In response, an unspecified number of those former employees are attempting to sue the firm.

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CityFibre Begin GBP12m FTTP Broadband Rollout for Horsham

4th November, 2021 (14 Comments)

CityFibre has today announced that they’ve begun to rollout their 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network for local homes in the West Sussex market town of Horsham, which is home to a population of around 51,000 and is expected to cost the operator £12 million to complete.

CityFibre Plan to Boost UK FTTP Broadband Rollout via Acquisitions UPDATE

4th November, 2021 (14 Comments)

The CEO of CityFibre, Greg Mesch, has revealed that the UK operator is already in “advanced conversations” with rival alternative networks (AltNet), which could see them harness some of their multi-billion investment pot to help grow their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network coverage via acquisitions.

CityFibre Hits Target of 1 Million UK FTTP Broadband Premises

3rd November, 2021 (27 Comments)

CityFibre, which is investing £4bn to cover 8 million UK premises with their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network by around the end of 2025, has today announced the successful completion of their first target by extending the network to cover 1 million homes and businesses before the end of 2021.

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Complete Utilities Flops and Disrupts Gigaclear’s UK FTTP Rollout

2nd November, 2021 (17 Comments)

Civil engineering firm Complete Utilities, which has been working with UK ISP Gigaclear to help build gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband networks, has suddenly ceased trading, casting doubt on existing projects. Another street works firm, NMCN, also recently went into administration – hampering CityFibre.

Reading UK Councillor Threatens to Remove CityFibre Contractor

22nd October, 2021 (15 Comments)

The Reading Borough Councillor for Transport, Tony Page, has warned CityFibre that the local traffic disruption being caused by their rollout of a new gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network in the town is so bad that, if it doesn’t improve, they may “seek to remove” the company’s contractor Instalcom.

ISP iDNET Joins CityFibre’s UK FTTP Gigabit Broadband Network

15th October, 2021 (23 Comments)

UK ISP iDNET has today become the latest broadband provider to start selling Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) products to homes and businesses via CityFibre’s growing network, albeit initially only in four of their rollout locations – Derby, Cambridge, Leicester and Peterborough.

CityFibre Extend FTTP Broadband Cover in Peterborough Again

13th October, 2021 (2 Comments)

CityFibre UK and their local civil engineering partner, Granemore Group, have today announced a second expansion of their original £30m rollout in the Cambridgeshire city of Peterborough, which has already put their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network within reach of 60,000 premises.

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MLL Telecom Signs Managed Fibre Deal with East Sussex Council

12th October, 2021 (0 Comments)

Business UK ISP MLL Telecom has won a 10-year managed network services contract with East Sussex County Council (ESCC), which is valued at over £20m and will see them replace the existing Link Consortium this year and streamline the procurement of a wide range of Full Fibre managed network services.

Virgin Media O2 Still in Talks with UK ISPs Over Wholesale Service

4th October, 2021 (21 Comments)

A weekend report has claimed that several UK ISPs, including Sky Broadband, TalkTalk and Vodafone, are still in discussions to join Virgin Media’s (VMO2) long-awaited plans to launch a wholesale product, which could act as a direct competitor to Openreach’s (BT) national network.

Juice Broadband Joins CityFibre’s Gigabit Fibre Network in Dorset UK UPDATE

4th October, 2021 (4 Comments)

Poole-based UK ISP Juice Broadband, which already offers a mix of “full fibre” (via Openreach) and fixed wireless services to local premises around South Dorset, has become the latest internet provider to join CityFibre’s Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network. Juice has also just begun connecting their first customers in Bournemouth.

Rivals Sigh as Ofcom Clear Openreach FTTP Broadband Price Cut UPDATE3

30th September, 2021 (50 Comments)

Ofcom looks set to stoke anger among alternative UK network (AltNets) builders after the regulator today flatly rejected their concerns over Openreach’s “Equinox” offer, which will introduce a “major” price cut (details) to the incumbents wholesale Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband products for ISPs.

ISP Boundless Networks Adopt CityFibre FTTP in Harrogate and Leeds

29th September, 2021 (0 Comments)

Wireless broadband ISP Boundless Networks has today become the latest provider to hop on to CityFibre’s growing national UK Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network, which will see them sell related packages – via their Boundless Internet retail brand – to premises in and around the Harrogate, Knaresborough, Leeds and Ripon areas.

ISP InTouch Systems Joins CityFibre’s UK Full Fibre Network

28th September, 2021 (0 Comments)

Norfolk-based broadband ISP InTouch Systems, which also runs two fixed wireless providers – ITSwisp and WiSpire, has today become the latest internet provider to hop on to CityFibre’s growing Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) platform – starting with their networks in Lowestoft and Norwich.

CityFibre Expand Bechtel Deal to Support UK FTTP Broadband Rollout

28th September, 2021 (0 Comments)

Fibre optic network builder CityFibre has today expanded their existing “strategic alliance” with Bechtel, which already helps the operator to manage their huge infrastructure deployment projects. The move formalises a 5-year extension to the existing partnership.

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Ofcom Finalise One Touch Switching for UK Broadband and Phone UPDATE

28th September, 2021 (5 Comments)

Ofcom has today decided to adopt the new ‘One Touch Switch‘ (OTS) process for customers of fixed line phone and broadband ISPs, which will make it easier for you to switch between providers on physically separate networks (e.g. Openreach’s full fibre to CityFibre or Virgin Media etc.). But you’ll have to wait until April 2023 to use it!

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CityFibre Secure GBP1.1bn to Fuel UK FTTP Broadband Rollout

16th September, 2021 (6 Comments)

CityFibre, which currently aims to cover 8 million UK premises with their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network by around the end of 2025, has today secured another major investment boost of £1.125bn from the owner of Ikea (Interogo Holdings) and Mubadala (Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund).