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Rural UK ISP Airband Offers 4 Months Free Broadband – Black Friday

26th October, 2023 (0 Comments)

Rural broadband ISP Airband, which aspires to reach 600,000 UK premises via a mix of Wireless and Full Fibre (FTTP) networks by the end of 2025, has recently launched a new Black Friday promotion that offers new customers their first four months of service for free – saving up to £220.

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.

Job Losses Strike UK Full Fibre ISP Truespeed as Build Expected to Slow

16th August, 2023 (38 Comments)

Sad news today as another alternative builder of full fibre broadband, Truespeed, has confirmed to ISPreview that a good chunk of its workforce are now facing redundancy (possibly c. 150) and the rollout of their 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to homes in the South West of England is due to slow.

Truespeed Grows Full Fibre Cover to 91,000 Premises in England

15th August, 2023 (29 Comments)

Rural UK broadband ISP Truespeed, which is deploying a 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to homes in the South West of England (mostly in Devon, Wiltshire and Somerset), has revealed that they’ve now covered 91,000 premises (up from 75k in May 2023) and have over 17,000 customers (up from 15k).

BT and OneWeb’s Rural Broadband Trial Goes Live in Devon UK

21st July, 2023 (13 Comments)

Telecoms giant BT and satellite operator OneWeb have completed the deployment of their new rural broadband trial on Lundy Island, near the North Devon coast, which aims to help bring “high-speed, low-latency internet connectivity” to residents – supported by the UK Government’s (DSIT) Alpha Trials programme.

DONT USE - Wildanet Engineer Doing FTTP House Install

Wildanet Says Gigabit Broadband May Give Devon a £1bn Boost

11th July, 2023 (9 Comments)

A new “independent report” from policy institute Curia, which was commissioned by rural UK ISP Wildanet, has claimed that the rollout of gigabit-capable broadband across Devon (England) could generate £1.125 billion of new business gross value added (GVA) for the county by 2030.

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.

Openreach Slowly Nears Completion of Devon and Somerset FTTP Contract

21st June, 2023 (17 Comments)

The state aid supported Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) programme in England has today issued a progress update on their £6m Fibre Extension Programme (FEP) contract with Openreach (BT), which was originally due to cover 2,000 rural premises with Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband by the end of 2021.

Wildanet Team with Signed Armed Forces Covenant

Alternative Full Fibre ISP Wildanet Signs Armed Forces Covenant

21st June, 2023 (2 Comments)

Rural UK ISP Wildanet, which is building a new gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across parts of Cornwall and Devon in England, has this week become the latest provider to sign the Armed Forces Covenant (AFC) – witnessed by several of the many ex-service personnel already working for the company.

Rural UK Full Fibre ISP Airband Reportedly Seeking New Funding

20th June, 2023 (4 Comments)

Alternative network provider Airband, which aims to cover 600,000 UK premises in rural areas via a mix of their wireless (FWA) and full fibre (FTTP) broadband networks by the end of 2025, has reportedly appointed restructuring firms AlixPartners and Houlihan Lokey to help find additional funding amid difficult conditions.

Job Losses at UK Full Fibre AltNet Broadband ISP Jurassic Fibre UPDATE2

6th June, 2023 (48 Comments)

Exeter-based broadband ISP and network builder Jurassic Fibre, which is deploying a Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across parts of Cornwall, Devon, Somerset and Dorset in England, appears to have recently cut an unspecified number of jobs – mostly impacting those in their civil engineering division. Swish Fibre also seems to be impacted.

Wildanet Name 9 New Devon UK Areas for FTTP Broadband Build UPDATE

16th May, 2023 (4 Comments)

Rural broadband ISP Wildanet, which is rolling out a new gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across parts of South West England (mostly Cornwall), has today revealed the next 4 locations in Devon that will benefit from their ongoing infrastructure build.

Rural UK ISP Truespeed Build FTTP Broadband to 75,000 Premises

15th May, 2023 (11 Comments)

The latest network build update from alterative broadband ISP Truespeed, which is rolling out a new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to homes in the South West of England, has revealed that they’ve now covered 75,000 premises (up from 70k in April 2023) and are continuing to ramp-up.

UK ISP Truespeed Names 5 New FTTP Broadband Rollout Areas

9th May, 2023 (13 Comments)

Bath-based broadband ISP Truespeed has today announced the next phase of full fibre network expansion across the South West of England, which will see them extend their 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) service to cover a further 5 locations – reflecting an investment of £24m to reach another 21,000 premises.

Truespeed Connect 150th Community Hub to Free Broadband for Life

25th April, 2023 (1 Comment)

Bath-based broadband ISP Truespeed, which is deploying a 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across rural parts of South West England, has today revealed that they’ve covered 70,000 premises and just connected their 150th community organisation – for free – as part of their ongoing rollout.

Rural UK ISP Truespeed Connects 15,000 Full Fibre Customers

21st April, 2023 (0 Comments)

Bath-based alternative network ISP Truespeed, which is building a new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across rural parts of South West England, has today reported that their network is now home to 15,000 customer connections (up from 13k in February 2023).

OneWeb First Generation Satellite in Orbit

OneWeb and BT Confirmed for Rural UK Satellite Broadband Trial UPDATE

11th April, 2023 (7 Comments)

Earlier today the Government revealed (here) that they’d commit £8m to help deliver “high-speed broadband” (they didn’t clearly define this) via Satellite ISP solutions for up to 35,000 of the UK’s “most remote properties” (i.e. those unable to get gigabit-capable connections). We now know that this will involve OneWeb’s Low Earth Orbit (LEO) network via partners BT and Clarus.