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Alternative Cornwall UK Broadband Network Wildanet to Cut Jobs UPDATE

27th February, 2025 (2 Comments)

More bad news today as alternative rural broadband ISP Wildanet, which is busy deploying a gigabit speed full fibre (FTTP) network across rural parts of Cornwall and Devon in England, has revealed that “external forces” have pushed them into a period of restructuring that is expected to result in a loss of up to 35 jobs (roughly 18% of the workforce).

Broadband ISP Wildanet Offers Discounts to Blue Light Card Holders

22nd January, 2025 (0 Comments)

Alternative network provider Wildanet, which is building a gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across rural parts of Cornwall and Devon in England, has just become the latest UK ISP to start offering special discounts to holders of a Blue Light Card (i.e. price cuts for workers in the emergency services and veterans).

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Cornwall UK Broadband ISP Wildanet Appoint New Leadership Team

28th November, 2024 (1 Comment)

Alternative network provider Wildanet, which is deploying a gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across rural parts of Cornwall and Devon in England, has today appointed a trio of new chiefs (CCO, COO and CFO) to help oversee the deployment of its new network and strengthen its leadership team.

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Cornwall UK ISP Wildanet Pilot Carbon Saving FTTP Broadband Build Process

30th October, 2024 (1 Comment)

Rural broadband ISP Wildanet, which is deploying a gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across rural parts of Cornwall and Devon (England), has joined forces with build contractor Dynamic Fibre to help pilot a new cable-laying process that could “dramatically reduce the carbon footprint” of their deployment.

Wildanet Enhances UK FTTP Broadband Network Testing and Monitoring

17th September, 2024 (0 Comments)

Rural broadband ISP Wildanet has moved to improve their network testing and monitoring by adopting a solution from VIAVI, which will enable the operator to “detect and resolve any network issues quickly” on their new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) infrastructure in Cornwall and Devon (England).

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Wildanet Pick Xantaro to Support Cornwall UK Gigabit Broadband Rollout

30th July, 2024 (1 Comment)

Rural broadband ISP Wildanet, which is building a new full fibre (FTTP) network across South West England, has chosen network solutions provider Xantaro and Nokia to help support their deployments in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly with Street Cabinet and Exchange Solutions etc.

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Cornwall Airport Newquay Gets Faster Public WiFi via Wildanet’s Fibre

23rd July, 2024 (1 Comment)

Liskeard-based alternative network operator and UK ISP Wildanet, which is rolling out a gigabit-capable full fibre (FTTP) broadband across South West England, has boosted connectivity at Cornwall Airport Newquay by deploying a new “lightning-fast” public WiFi network to replace the previous and somewhat slower service.

UKIB Boost Wildanet’s Cornwall UK FTTP Broadband Rollout with £35m UPDATE

16th July, 2024 (0 Comments)

The UK Infrastructure Bank (UKIB), which was setup by the previous government to help crowd-in private investment for infrastructure projects, has today committed £35m to help alternative network provider Wildanet accelerate their rollout of gigabit-capable full fibre broadband across South West England.

Wildanet See Progress on Cornwall UK’s Project Gigabit Broadband Rollout

17th June, 2024 (0 Comments)

Broadband ISP Wildanet, which in January 2023 secured the £36m state aid fuelled Project Gigabit broadband roll-out contract to cover more than 19,250 hard-to-reach premises across rural parts of Cornwall in South West England (here), has today revealed that they’ve already covered 3,500 premises across 9 FTTP build locations.

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First Homes Live in Cornwall on Wildanet’s Project Gigabit Broadband Build

25th March, 2024 (10 Comments)

Rural UK broadband ISP Wildanet, which back in January 2023 secured the £36m state aid funded Project Gigabit broadband roll-out contract to cover more than 19,250 hard-to-reach premises across rural parts of Cornwall in South West England (here), has today announced that the first 1,000 homes on the new network have gone live.

Hedge Trimmer Mishap Knocks Homes Offline in Cornwall UK Village

12th March, 2024 (17 Comments)

It’s still not entirely clear how it happened, but some homes in the tiny rural Cornwall village of Golberdon are currently suffering from a protracted broadband and phone outage after cables belonging to Openreach were accidentally cut last month by an enthusiastic individual using a garden hedge trimmer.

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Openreach Top 1 Million FTTP Broadband Premises in South West

11th March, 2024 (13 Comments)

Network operator Openreach (BT) has today announced that their 1.8Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network has now covered over 1 million premises across the South West of England (i.e. Cornwall, Dorset, Devon, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire), which reflects an investment of over £300m.

Wildanet Become First UK Full Fibre AltNet to be B-Corp Certified

8th January, 2024 (12 Comments)

Rural broadband ISP Wildanet, which is busy building a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across parts of rural Cornwall and Devon in England, has today announced that they’ve become the first alternative network in the United Kingdom to be certified as a “B Corporation” (i.e. meeting key social and environmental standards).

Voneus Broadband Start New Devon and Cornwall UK FTTP Build

7th November, 2023 (12 Comments)

Rural focused network builder and UK ISP Voneus has announced the start of a new 1Gbps full fibre (FTTP) broadband roll-out across West Devon and East Cornwall in England, which began after their latest fibre cabinet was installed in the village of Bere Alston. More villages are expected to follow over the next “few months“.

Wildanet Take Flak for Disruptive Full Fibre Build in Cornwall UK Village

19th October, 2023 (1 Comment)

Contractors working for UK rural broadband ISP Wildanet have been criticised after they failed to properly inform residents in the village of Probus about their plans to deploy a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network, before then proceeding to block off the entrance to local homes.

Wildanet Open New Academy to Train UK Fibre Broadband Engineers

18th September, 2023 (8 Comments)

Rural broadband ISP Wildanet, which is busy deploying a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across parts of South West England, has just opened a new “centre of excellence” in Cornwall to help train up the next generation of telecommunication engineers.

Wildanet’s FTTP Broadband Build Boosted by New £50m Investment

3rd July, 2023 (3 Comments)

Rural broadband ISP Wildanet, which deploying a new gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across parts of Cornwall and Devon in South West England, has today announced that existing investor Gresham House will pump another £50 million into the provider to help support their UK expansion.