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Netomnia Apologises After Damaging Customer’s Openreach FTTP Line and Kit

3rd August, 2026 (40 Comments)

Alternative UK broadband operator Netomnia has apologised to one of their YouFibre ISP customers after an engineer they sent out to install the new full fibre connection botched the setup, not least by ripping Openreach’s existing optical modem (ONT) off the wall and using the incumbent’s own fibre cable to finish the job – breaking a second FTTP connection in the process.

Derbyshire Firefighters Use O2 Satellite Service to Help Tackle Wildfire

29th July, 2026 (1 Comment)

Firefighters in Derbyshire (England) recently provided a good unintentional demonstration of why services like the new O2 Satellite add-on are so useful. The teams, who were responding to the wildfire near Tintwistle, were able to use the UK service to maintain mobile connectivity in an area with no traditional 4G or 5G mobile network coverage.

BDUK Tweak Connect Fibre’s Derbyshire Project Gigabit Broadband Rollout

7th July, 2026 (5 Comments)

The Government’s Building Digital UK (BDUK) agency has tweaked alternative network ISP Connect Fibre’s (Fibre Assets) Project Gigabit broadband roll-out contract for Derbyshire (LOT 3) in England again. The contract now has a reduced “total scope” of reaching 12,876 hard-to-reach premises via a public subsidy £34.64m.

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Connect Fibre Expands Derbyshire UK Project Gigabit Broadband Rollout

9th June, 2026 (0 Comments)

The UK Government (DSIT) appears set to slightly expand their Project Gigabit contract with altnet ISP Connect Fibre (Fibre Assets) for the £33m (public subsidy) Derbyshire (LOT 3) Project Gigabit contract; this originally (here) aimed to build a full fibre (FTTP) broadband network to cover “around” 17,000 premises in hard-to-reach areas.

Grain Bringing UK Full Fibre Broadband Network to Long Eaton in Derbyshire

20th April, 2026 (0 Comments)

Carlisle-based alternative broadband ISP Grain (Grain Connect), which has already built their point-to-point full fibre (FTTP) network to cover 270,000 UK premises (aiming for 600,000 in the future) and in 2025 secured a £225m funding boost (here), has issued a brief update to confirm that the Derbyshire (England) town of Long Eaton will be the next to get their network.

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Openreach Takes on Project Gigabit Broadband Contract for Derbyshire Peak District

10th April, 2026 (4 Comments)

The Government’s Building Digital UK (BDUK) agency has today confirmed that the previously stalled Project Gigabit broadband roll-out contract for the Peak District (Lot 3.01), which was originally held by FullFibre Limited until they “mutually agreed to terminate” it in May 2025 (here), has now been picked up by Openreach (BT).

Altnet Broadband ISP Connect Fibre Launch Netgem’s New PLEIO UK TV Box

27th November, 2025 (3 Comments)

Alternative broadband operator and UK ISP Connect Fibre, which has been rolling out their gigabit-capable full fibre (FTTP) network across the East of England, have today become the latest internet provider to make Netgem TV‘s new PLEIO IPTV set-top-box and streaming service available via their TV bundles. The new kit is both more powerful and supports the new Freely live TV streaming service.

No Solution Yet for West Herefordshire and Peak District Gigabit Broadband Project

15th November, 2025 (0 Comments)

The UK government has furnished ISPreview with a brief update on their progress toward finding a solution for Project Gigabit’s stalled full fibre broadband upgrades for rural parts of the Derbyshire Peak District and West Herefordshire. Both areas ran into difficulty (here) earlier this year after FullFibre Ltd “mutually agreed to terminate” their publicly funded contracts.

ISP Connect Fibre Offer 3 Months Free Broadband and £50 Cashback

6th November, 2025 (0 Comments)

Alternative broadband operator and UK ISP Connect Fibre, which has been rolling out their gigabit-capable full fibre (FTTP) network across the East of England, has launched a series of new Black Friday discounts on certain packages that will give you the first 3 months of FREE service and £50 cashback.

Derbyshire County Council Commits £900k to Plug Rural Broadband Gaps UPDATE

18th October, 2025 (0 Comments)

The Derbyshire County Council (DCC) in England has agreed to invest £900,000 to support the launch of two grant programmes, which will aim to improve broadband connectivity in at least some of the communities – predominantly rural ones – that are currently still expected to miss out on access to faster connections.

FullFibre Limited Drops Out of UK Project Gigabit Broadband Contracts

22nd May, 2025 (12 Comments)

The UK government has today unexpectedly announced that alternative network operator FullFibre Limited (Fibre Heroes), which recently completed its merger with Zzoomm (here) and confirmed further job losses (here), has “mutually agreed to terminate” their state aid supported Project Gigabit broadband roll-out contracts for the Derbyshire Peak District and Herefordshire.

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NFU Warn Farms Being Excluded from UK Gigabit Broadband Rollout by Cost

22nd April, 2025 (9 Comments)

The National Farmers Union, which represents over 44,000 Farmers and Growers in England and Wales, has warned that a good proportion of farms in rural parts of the country are still being excluded from the ongoing deployment of gigabit-capable broadband ISP technology – often even when the network covers the local road.

Broadband ISP Connect Fibre Add Wi-Fi 7 At No Extra Cost for UK Homes

7th March, 2025 (8 Comments)

Alternative broadband operator and UK ISP Connect Fibre, which aimed to cover 100,000 premises across the East of England with their gigabit-capable full fibre (FTTP) network, has this morning announced the launch of Wi-Fi 7 capable routers “across all its contracted fibre broadband packages” and at “no additional cost“. But that’s not the only change.

Streetwave to Map 4G and 5G Mobile Coverage Across East Midlands

2nd March, 2025 (5 Comments)

Network analyst firm Streetwave has revealed that they’ve won another contract, this time via the Derbyshire County Council (DCC) in England, to map 4G and 5G mobile broadband coverage across another 10,000km of the UK’s road network in the East Midlands of England, using bin lorries.

Neos Networks to Lead Gigabit Broadband Upgrade in Notts and Derbyshire UK

29th January, 2025 (2 Comments)

The Nottinghamshire County Council (NCC) has today appointed Neos Networks to lead their £1.2m D2N2 Gigahubs project, which will work alongside Openreach (BT) and Netomnia to deploy a new full fibre gigabit broadband network to connect “up to” 28 public buildings (schools, NHS sites etc.) across rural parts of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.

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O2 UK Complete 4G and 5G Upgrades for 1,500 Postcodes in Derby

26th November, 2024 (2 Comments)

Mobile network operator O2 (Virgin Media) has today announced that they’ve completed a project to upgrade the capacity of their 4G and 5G based mobile services across “over” 1,500 postcodes in the city of Derby (Derbyshire, England), which should mean “faster” mobile broadband speeds and greater reliability.

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Gov Reopens Gigabit Broadband Vouchers in Part of Derbyshire UK

15th November, 2024 (2 Comments)

The Government’s Building Digital UK (BDUK) agency made a change this week that has re-opened their Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme (GBVS) for parts of Derbyshire in England, which means that local homes and businesses in poorly served rural areas can apply for grants worth up to £7,500 to help get a much faster broadband ISP network installed.