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MP Tim Farron Calls on Gov to Probe U-Turn on B4RN’s Cumbria FTTP Build

20th June, 2023 (11 Comments)

The Liberal Democrat MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale, Tim Farron, has once again gone to bat for UK broadband ISP B4RN after the Building Digital UK (BDUK) agency unexpectedly pulled the rug out from under one of their rural gigabit voucher based full fibre builds in Cumbria (i.e. the project for Warcop, Sandford, Coupland Beck, Bleatarn and Ormside).

BDUK Change Stalls One of B4RN’s Rural FTTP Builds in Cumbria UPDATE

14th June, 2023 (13 Comments)

Residents in the Eden Valley (Cumbria) villages of Warcop, Sandford, Coupland Beck, Bleatarn and Ormside have been left angry after the Government’s Building Digital UK (BDUK) agency, which had been due to supply gigabit vouchers to help them get a new full fibre (FTTP) network installed, put their project into limbo.

Fibrus Put First Homes Live on Project Gigabit Build in Cumbria UK

31st May, 2023 (2 Comments)

Broadband ISP Fibrus has today announced that the first homes to be reached via their £108m Project Gigabit broadband rollout contract in Cumbria (here) have just been connected, which occurs only six months after the formal announcement. A total of 60,000 hard-to-reach premises are expected to benefit by completion.

Fibrus Plan Full Fibre Rollout for 40 Places in North East England

9th May, 2023 (5 Comments)

Belfast-based UK broadband ISP Fibrus, which is currently deploying a 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across parts of Northern Ireland and England, has today revealed that they’ve begun the next phase of their rollout in the North of England – targeting 125,000 premises across 40 locations.

Fibrus Bring Rural UK FTTP Broadband Network to 250,000 Premises

29th March, 2023 (13 Comments)

Infracapital-backed broadband ISP Fibrus, which is rolling out a new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across both Northern Ireland and the North of England (Scotland will follow), has issued a progress update that reveals they’ve now covered around 250,000 premises and have 36,000 customers (take-up of c.15%).

Huge £130m Boost for Grain’s UK FTTP Broadband Rollout

1st March, 2023 (10 Comments)

Cumbria-based network builder and broadband ISP Grain (Grain Connect) has today announced that they’ve secured an additional £130 million of funding to help “accelerate” their ongoing rollout of a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across the United Kingdom.

Broadband ISP Fibrus Confirm Launch of 10Gbps Speed Upgrade UPDATE

6th February, 2023 (6 Comments)

UK ISP Fibrus, which is deploying a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband networks across N.Ireland and the North of England, has today claimed that it now “offers [the] fastest broadband services in Northern Ireland” and has “launched” a “service at 10 Gigabits per second (Gbps)“. But no, you can’t actually buy this.. yet.

Broadband ISP Fibrus Retains Buyout and Price Promises for 2023

20th January, 2023 (3 Comments)

Infracapital-backed UK ISP Fibrus, which is building a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband networks across Northern Ireland and the North of England, has today pledged to retain their existing policy against mid-contract price rises and their buyout promotion to help new customers leaving their old provider.

Fibrus Aim to Cover 1 Million UK Premises with FTTP Broadband

5th January, 2023 (3 Comments)

Infracapital-backed broadband ISP Fibrus, which is currently rolling out a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) networks across both Northern Ireland and the North of England (Scotland will follow), has revealed that it now aims to reach a total of 1 million premises over the next 3 years (by Q1 2026).

Fibrus Win Gigabit Broadband Rollout Contract for Cumbria UK UPDATE

30th November, 2022 (4 Comments)

The fourth and so far, largest, contract under the Government’s new £5bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout scheme – worth £108 million – has today been awarded to UK ISP Fibrus, which will upgrade broadband for more than 60,000 hard-to-reach homes and businesses across Cumbria (England).

B4RN Fined for Safety Failings During FTTP Broadband Rollout

17th November, 2022 (15 Comments)

Fibre optic builder and UK ISP B4RN (Broadband for the Rural North), which is rolling out a 10Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across rural parts of England, has been fined £1,400 after an inspector identified a number of safety failings with their deployment in the small Eden Valley village of Kirkoswald (Cumbria).

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Full Fibre UK ISP Fibrus Launch New Business Broadband Plans

14th November, 2022 (4 Comments)

Belfast-based UK ISP Fibrus, which is building a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across Northern Ireland and Northern England, has today launch a new range of packages targeted at small and medium-sized enterprises – all include a pledge NOT to charge a connection fee or become subject to annual CPI price increases.

Fibrus Issue Full Fibre Rollout Update for N.Ireland and England

14th October, 2022 (0 Comments)

Broadband ISP Fibrus has issued a progress update on both their commercial and state aid fuelled deployments of gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) networks across both Northern Ireland and the North of England. The operator’s medium-term goal is to deliver 500,000 premises by March 2024 and to enter Scotland.

Fibrus Extend FTTP Broadband Network to Kendal in England

31st August, 2022 (2 Comments)

Belfast-based UK ISP Fibrus, which is busy building a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across Northern Ireland and Northern England, has today announced that their network build has started in a second town in Cumbria – Kendal (this follows their initial build in Penrith).

Fibrus Reveal 40 FTTP Broadband Rollout Areas in North England

30th June, 2022 (1 Comment)

Belfast-based ISP Fibrus, which until now has been focused on building gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across Northern Ireland, has this afternoon revealed its £200m expansion plan for Great Britain – aiming to reach 113,000 premises by 2025 (starting in Cumbria).

Netomnia Add 3 New Towns and Villages to UK Full Fibre Rollout

8th June, 2022 (12 Comments)

Network builder Netomnia, which is being supported by UK broadband ISP partner YouFibre, has today confirmed that their 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / XGS-PON) network is being extended to cover homes and businesses in the three towns and villages of Oldham, Dalton in Furness and Doddington.

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Cumbria UK Boost Gigabit Broadband Vouchers with Extra GBP2m

25th May, 2022 (1 Comment)

The Cumbria County Council (CCC) has released an additional £2m of public investment to help keep the current Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme (GBVS) topped-up, which is designed to help rural homes and businesses to get an ultrafast or gigabit speed internet connection installed.