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Broadband ISP TalkTalk Start FREE Automatic UK FTTP Upgrades

9th September, 2023 (90 Comments)

Back in 2022 we reported that budget UK broadband ISP TalkTalk was running a new trial (here), which gave “some” existing customers a free automatic upgrade to full fibre (FTTP) broadband – provided they were covered by the network and didn’t already have such a package. But fast-forward 13 months and this is no longer just a trial.

Sheffield City Council Order CityFibre to Cease Noisy Night Work

8th September, 2023 (46 Comments)

The Sheffield City Council (SCC) has ordered CityFibre to cease its roll-out of a new 10Gbps capable full fibre (FTTP) broadband ISP network in part of the South Yorkshire (England) City, which occurred after its contractor breached a permit and allowed night works to continue on well past the 11pm limit.

Gigabit Networks Targets National UK CityFibre FTTP Availability UPDATE

5th September, 2023 (9 Comments)

Leicester-based broadband ISP Gigabit Networks, which previously focused on connecting premises across the Midlands of England via CityFibre’s full fibre network (they also work with FullFibre Limited), has today announced the expansion of their service availability to encompass CityFibre’s national footprint.

CityFibre Pauses Multiple UK FTTP Builds Linked to Kier Group

4th September, 2023 (56 Comments)

CityFibre has confirmed to ISPreview that they’ve recently taken the decision to exit a number of UK full fibre (FTTP) broadband contracts with build partners for a variety of reasons. One of those is known to be the Kier Group, which held various contracts for places such as Weston-Super-Mare, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Bath and Worcester etc.

ISP BrawBand Expands its FTTP Broadband Reach in Scotland

1st September, 2023 (5 Comments)

Inverness-based ISP BrawBand (HighNet), which currently sells home broadband services over CityFibre’s Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network in cities such as Inverness, Glasgow, Renfrewshire and Edinburgh, has today announced that they plan to double the coverage of their service by adding several additional areas.

ISP Yayzi Broadband Launch 2.5Gbps Plan and Slash 1Gbps Price

30th August, 2023 (43 Comments)

UK ISP Yayzi Broadband, which mainly sells packages via Cityfibre’s national Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network, has made a bold move today by scrapping their existing 150Mbps and 500Mbps packages in order to focus on a 1Gbps and new 2.5Gbps tier. But to compensate for this, they’ve introduced a huge price discount.

CityFibre Builds Full Fibre Broadband to 3 Million UK Premises

29th August, 2023 (45 Comments)

Network operator CityFibre has today announced that their 10Gbps capable full fibre (FTTP) broadband ISP network now covers 3 million UK premises (up from 2.5m in January 2023) and 2.6 million of those are considered to be ‘Ready For Service’ (up from 2.2m), which means that residents can place an order with one of around 35-40 ISPs.

Vodafone UK Enhances Apple TV 4K and Broadband Bundles

25th August, 2023 (11 Comments)

Mobile operator and UK ISP Vodafone has today launched a new home broadband Xtra bundle, which adds an Apple TV 4K box, a 24-month subscription to the Apple TV+ streaming service, as well as inclusive anytime landline calls – all for just £12 a month, saving customers over £200.

Full Fibre Broadband Builders Telec Networks Calls in Administrators UPDATE

19th August, 2023 (25 Comments)

Grimsby-based civil engineering firm Telec Networks, which has been used by full fibre (FTTP) operators like CityFibre and County Broadband to help construct their networks across various parts of England (e.g. Suffolk, Lincolnshire and Norfolk etc.), has reportedly notified that it intends to appoint an administrator.

CityFibre Begin FTTP Broadband Rollout in Wath Upon Dearne

17th August, 2023 (25 Comments)

Network operator CityFibre has today announced that they’ve begun a £31.2m project to deploy their 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / XGS-PON) broadband ISP network across the South Yorkshire town of Wath Upon Dearne, which is home to a local population of around 12,000. But it’ll go further than that.

The Top UK Locations by Alternative Full Fibre Network Cover

16th August, 2023 (6 Comments)

The latest independent data from Thinkbroadband‘s database has revealed that alternative full fibre (FTTP) broadband ISP networks (AltNets) now cover over a quarter (25.14%) of the UK, which is up from 23.64% at the end of June 2023. In terms of the top 10 locations where such networks dominate, Peterborough (84%) comes first.

Full Fibre Confusion Continues for TalkTalk Users in Rural Cheshire

13th August, 2023 (12 Comments)

A few months ago we reported (here) on how residents in two Cheshire villages had been mistakenly been told by UK ISP TalkTalk that their full fibre (FTTP) broadband service – under the old UltraFibreOptic (UFO) platform – was about to be disconnected. But unfortunately, the provider seems not to have learnt its lesson.

CityFibre’s UK Full Fibre Rollout in Norwich Faces Possible Pause

11th August, 2023 (69 Comments)

A district councillor has claimed that CityFibre’s £50m project to deploy a new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network across the Norfolk city of Norwich, which began in September 2021 and was being supported by civil engineering contractor Telec Networks, could be at risk of a protracted suspension.

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BDUK Start Procurement on Cross Regional UK Gigabit Broadband Rollout

31st July, 2023 (8 Comments)

The Government’s Building Digital UK agency has started the procurement phase for the award of their first major Cross-Regional Supplier Framework (Type C) contract under the £5bn rural Project Gigabit broadband rollout scheme, which could see a single network operator being picked to help cover some of the most challenging areas.

ISP Vodafone Discount UK Full Fibre Home Broadband Packages

28th July, 2023 (0 Comments)

Mobile operator and broadband ISP Vodafone UK has discounted the prices of their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) powered home broadband packages for new customers, which are available via both Openreach and CityFibre’s respective national full fibre networks.

Cambridgeshire UK Highlights Progress of Dig Once Fibre Build

25th July, 2023 (0 Comments)

The Connecting Cambridgeshire project in England, which is being led by the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority, has today highlighted the progress they’re making in helping to accelerate the roll-out of gigabit-capable broadband across the county, with 21km of new fibre ducting already installed or soon to be deployed.

Broadband ISP Giganet Probes Degraded UK Service Problem UPDATE2

25th July, 2023 (3 Comments)

Internet provider Giganet are today reporting that they’re investigating a problem across their national UK network, which may be causing some leased lines (Ethernet) and full fibre (FTTP) broadband customers to experience degraded service quality.