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Pulse Fibre to Deploy FTTP Broadband Across New Build Homes in Dorset UK

30th September, 2024 (0 Comments)

Alternative broadband provider Pulse Fibre, which is aiming to complete over 250,000 unique “full fibre” (FTTP) connections into new build dwellings and MDUs (here), has today announced that they’ve signed a new deal with property developer Cavanna Homes to extend their service and cover new build homes in Dorset.

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Full Fibre Builder and UK Broadband ISP toob Launch Reward Scheme

28th August, 2024 (0 Comments)

Hampshire-based alternative network operator and gigabit broadband ISP toob, which is deploying a Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network – and also sharing some of CityFibre’s infrastructure – across parts of South England (Dorset, Hampshire, Surrey and Sussex), has today joined with Buyapowa to launch a new rewards programme.

Toob Named First UK ISP to Deploy 400G Port at London Internet Exchange

13th August, 2024 (17 Comments)

The London Internet Exchange (LINX), which handles a key chunk of UK and global data traffic through their switches via 950+ members (broadband and mobile operators etc.), has today announced that alternative full fibre network provider toob has become the first ISP to take a 400G (Gbps) port at the IXP for their peering services and more.

Full Fibre UK Broadband ISP Toob Launch Cheaper Social Tariff

16th July, 2024 (4 Comments)

Alternative network operator and gigabit broadband provider toob, which is deploying a full fibre (FTTP) network across parts of Southern England (they also share some of CityFibre’s infrastructure), has today become the latest ISP to launch a cheaper social tariff for those on certain state benefits.

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Wessex Internet Bring FTTP Broadband to 16 Rural Villages in Q2 2024

5th July, 2024 (2 Comments)

Rural UK ISP Wessex Internet, which is rolling out a gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across remote parts of Dorset, Wiltshire, Hampshire and Somerset in England, has listed the latest batch of 16 communities to be added to their live network coverage between April and June 2024 (Q2).

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Full Fibre Altnet Toob Tops 50,000 UK Broadband ISP Customers UPDATE2

10th June, 2024 (11 Comments)

Alternative network builder and gigabit broadband ISP toob, which is deploying a full fibre (FTTP) network across parts of South England (they’re also sharing some of CityFibre’s infrastructure), has recently revealed that they’ve managed to grow their customer base to over 50,000 (up from 20,000 a year ago).

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Job Cuts as UK Full Fibre Altnet toob Changes its Build Model

2nd May, 2024 (1 Comment)

Hampshire-based alternative network operator and gigabit broadband ISP toob, which has spent the past few years deploying a full fibre (FTTP) network – and also sharing some of CityFibre’s infrastructure – across parts of South England, has today become the latest Altnet to confirm some redundancies and a change of build strategy.

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Wessex Internet Bring Gigabit Broadband to 20 Rural UK Locations

26th April, 2024 (0 Comments)

Rural UK ISP Wessex Internet, which is deploying a full fibre (FTTP) gigabit broadband network across isolated parts of Dorset, Wiltshire, Hampshire and Somerset in England, has today named the 20 locations where their new network has gone live during just the first three months of 2024 (Q1).

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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.

CityFibre Bring FTTP to 100k Premises in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

29th February, 2024 (0 Comments)

Network operator CityFibre UK has issued a progress update on their £65m project to deploy a 10Gbps capable full fibre broadband network across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) in Dorset (England), which has now reached 100,000 “homes” (although they confusingly interchange this with “residents” in the same PR).

Toob Expands UK FTTP Broadband into Berkshire via CityFibre

29th November, 2023 (4 Comments)

Hampshire-based network builder and gigabit broadband ISP toob, which is currently rolling out its own full fibre (FTTP) network across the South of England (e.g. Southampton, Camberley, Aldershot, Farnborough, Fareham and Gosport), has today separately expanded their coverage into parts of Berkshire via CityFibre’s network.

Rural ISP Wessex Internet Get £35m to Boost UK Full Fibre Build

13th November, 2023 (8 Comments)

Gigabit broadband ISP and network builder Wessex Internet has secured £35 million of addition funding, including a Senior Debt Facility from Triodos Bank UK, which will be used to help fuel their deployment of a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) service across rural parts of Dorset, Wiltshire, Hampshire and Somerset in England.

Full Fibre Broadband Operator Toob Opens New Office in England

24th October, 2023 (7 Comments)

Hampshire-based network builder and gigabit broadband ISP toob, which is currently deploying a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across the South of England (e.g. Southampton, Camberley, Aldershot, Farnborough, Fareham and Gosport), has opened a new office in Stockton-on-Tees to support their expansion.

Full Fibre UK ISP and AltNet Toob to Focus on Growing Take-up

9th October, 2023 (27 Comments)

Nick Parbutt, the boss of network builder and UK gigabit broadband ISP toob, has revealed that the operator may have changed its strategy to focus more on growing customer take-up than on expanding their network coverage. But at this stage it’s unclear whether this will impact their existing coverage target.

Wessex Internet’s North Dorset Project Gigabit Broadband Network Goes Live

5th October, 2023 (0 Comments)

Broadband ISP and network builder Wessex Internet has today announced that the first customers have gone live as part of their first £6m Project Gigabit contract with the UK government, which is deploying a new full fibre (FTTP) network to 7,100 uncommercial premises in rural parts of North Dorset (England).

Rural Dorset UK Village Left Without Broadband for Ten Weeks

29th September, 2023 (4 Comments)

Residents in the tiny rural Dorset community of North Bowood, near Bridport, have complained after a failure of Openreach’s local network left them without access to fast broadband connectivity for a whopping 10 long weeks, which the network access provider has struggled to repair due to unspecified safety considerations.

Rural UK ISP Wessex Internet Upgrade to 10Gbps XGS-PON Fibre

17th July, 2023 (8 Comments)

Broadband ISP Wessex Internet, which is deploying a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across rural parts of Dorset, Wiltshire, Hampshire and Somerset in England, has announced that they’ve begun upgrading their network with 10Gbps capable XGS-PON tech from Nokia and DWDM (Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing).