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Ofcom Details New UK Broadband ISP Switching Process for 2022

3rd February, 2021 (23 Comments)

As expected the UK telecoms regulator has today published detailed proposals for a new simpler “one touch” switching process for all broadband customers, which from December 2022 will make it easier for consumers to switch between ISPs on physically separate networks (e.g. Openreach’s full fibre to Cityfibre or Virgin Media etc.).

ISP Zen Internet’s Cityfibre FTTP Service Goes Live in Newcastle

26th January, 2021 (15 Comments)

Broadband ISP Zen Internet has confirmed that their new 900Mbps Full Fibre Plus package (£40 per month), which is based off Cityfibre’s UK Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network, has now also become available to homes and businesses in the city of Newcastle, at least it is to those covered by the new network.

Cityfibre UK Set to Expand FTTP Broadband Rollout in York

25th January, 2021 (9 Comments)

Cityfibre (CF) have today announced that they will begin expanding the coverage of their existing Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based gigabit broadband ISP network in the North Yorkshire city of York, which will aim to reach “nearly every home and business.” The network was previously owned by TalkTalk via FibreNation.

Cityfibre’s UK FTTP Broadband Rollout Tops 500,000 Premises

23rd January, 2021 (38 Comments)

For the first time Cityfibre has revealed to ISPreview.co.uk that their £4bn programme, which is deploying a new gigabit-capable (1000Mbps+) Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network to 30% of UK homes and businesses over the next few years, has now reached a total of over 500,000 premises passed.

ISP Pure Broadband Joins Cityfibre’s UK Full Fibre Network

21st January, 2021 (13 Comments)

UK ISP Pure Broadband has today become the latest provider to join Cityfibre’s growing national Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network, which will enable them to take a wholesale service and thus launch gigabit-capable internet packages across a number of initial UK towns and cities during early 2021.

Wireless ISP Quickline Joins Cityfibre’s UK Full Fibre Network

19th January, 2021 (14 Comments)

Broadband ISP Quickline has today become the latest ISP to join Cityfibre’s growing national wholesale Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network, which will enable them to launch gigabit-capable internet packages across a number of initial UK towns and cities during early 2021.

Cityfibre Adds Sunderland to UK FTTP Broadband Rollout Plan

14th January, 2021 (7 Comments)

Cityfibre has today announced that they’ve added the coastal city of Sunderland (Tyne and Wear), which is home to around 175,000 people, to their rollout of a new 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP network. The project will cost £62m and aims to reach “nearly every home and business.”

Zen Internet UK Reveals 900Mbps Broadband Price on Cityfibre

11th January, 2021 (35 Comments)

ISP Zen Internet, which late last year confirmed that would soon begin offering broadband services on part of Cityfibre’s new alternative UK Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network (here), has today revealed that they intend to charge just £40 per month for the top unlimited 900Mbps package.

Cityfibre Begin £40m FTTP Broadband Rollout in Medway, Kent

11th January, 2021 (3 Comments)

Cityfibre has today started the £40m rollout of a new 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP network to cover “almost every home and business” in the conurbation and unitary authority of Medway in Kent (England), which has a population of around 280,000.

Cityfibre to Start £32m FTTP Broadband Rollout in Barnsley UK

6th January, 2021 (27 Comments)

Cityfibre has today begun to invest £32 million in order to rollout a new 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP network to “nearly every home and business” in the South Yorkshire (England) town of Barnsley, with work already underway.

Broadband ISP TalkTalk UK SOLD to Toscafund in £1.1bn Deal UPDATE

17th December, 2020 (5 Comments)

After an extended period of negotiation TalkTalk, the budget broadband and phone provider that is currently home to around 4.2 million UK customers, has today officially recommend a £1.1bn takeover proposal from Toscafund, which including debt values the company at around £1.8bn.

MLL Lights Up Adur and Worthing Council’s Full Fibre Network

16th December, 2020 (2 Comments)

The Adur & Worthing Councils have just handed UK business ISP MLL Telecom a 5-year contract to provide them with a managed network service, which will make use of a new Dark Fibre network to support public WiFi, CCTV, Community Safety CCTV for Sussex Police, as well as LPWAN and IoT sensors.

Cityfibre to Start £22m Weston-super-Mare FTTP Broadband Build

15th December, 2020 (10 Comments)

Cityfibre has today confirmed that they intend to invest £22m in order to deploy a new 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP network across the seaside town of Weston-super-Mare in Somerset (England), with the build itself starting in January 2021.

Fibre Engineering Firm Lite Access UK Calls in the Administrators UPDATE

12th December, 2020 (6 Comments)

The UK division of civil engineering firm Lite Access Technologies, which specialises in deploying fibre optic (e.g. FTTP) broadband infrastructure (they’ve won contracts with Cityfibre, Gigaclear etc.), has filed a notice of intent to appoint an administrator after they suffered “challenges” related to their “ongoing builds” and COVID-19.

UK ISP Giganet Expand FTTP Broadband Cover via Cityfibre

11th December, 2020 (6 Comments)

Hampshire-based UK ISP Giganet, which offers Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband packages to homes via both the Openreach and Cityfibre networks, appears to have expanded their relationship with the latter to include coverage in Portsmouth, Swindon, Reading, Plymouth, Crawley and Horsham.

New ISP BrawBand Launch on Cityfibre’s Inverness FTTP Network

10th December, 2020 (6 Comments)

Scottish business ISP HighNet has launched a new sub-brand called BrawBand, which is aimed at home broadband consumers and will harness Cityfibre’s new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network. But initially its availability will be limited to those covered by the new network in Inverness.

Cityfibre Preps £75m FTTP Broadband Rollout in Bradford UK

9th December, 2020 (2 Comments)

After a long wait Cityfibre has finally confirmed that they will begin the £75m rollout of a new 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP network in the West Yorkshire city of Bradford in Spring 2021. The city was first included into their plan two years ago, but until now not much has happened.