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Rural ISP Wessex Internet Start Gigabit Fibre Rollout in Blandford

19th November, 2021 (2 Comments)

Rural focused ISP Wessex Internet has now started and made progress on the rollout of their new 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network in the North Dorset (England) market town of Blandford, which aims to cover “more than” 6,000 premises (homes and businesses).

Dorset Project Demos Satellite Backhaul from a 5G Standalone Network

8th November, 2021 (3 Comments)

The 5G RuralDorset project, which is testing various 5G based mobile voice and broadband technologies alongside existing fibre cables, claims to have achieved a “world-first” by demonstrating satellite backhaul from a 5G Standalone network (i.e. using satellite to keep the connection live when terrestrial mobile fails).

Reading UK Councillor Threatens to Remove CityFibre Contractor

22nd October, 2021 (15 Comments)

The Reading Borough Councillor for Transport, Tony Page, has warned CityFibre that the local traffic disruption being caused by their rollout of a new gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network in the town is so bad that, if it doesn’t improve, they may “seek to remove” the company’s contractor Instalcom.

Juice Broadband Joins CityFibre’s Gigabit Fibre Network in Dorset UK UPDATE

4th October, 2021 (4 Comments)

Poole-based UK ISP Juice Broadband, which already offers a mix of “full fibre” (via Openreach) and fixed wireless services to local premises around South Dorset, has become the latest internet provider to join CityFibre’s Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network. Juice has also just begun connecting their first customers in Bournemouth.

Wessex Internet Create 100 New Jobs to Boost Full Fibre Rollout

22nd September, 2021 (1 Comment)

UK ISP Wessex Internet, which is currently building a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to rural homes and businesses in Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire and Wiltshire (Southern England), has announced that they intend to create another 100 jobs in the region to help boost their rollout.

Jurassic Fibre Extend FTTP Rollout in Somerset, Devon and Dorset

24th August, 2021 (16 Comments)

Broadband ISP Jurassic Fibre, which is currently deploying a 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across parts of South West England, has today announced a large expansion of their rollout to include multiple new locations across Somerset, Devon and Dorset.

Jurassic Fibre Target 50% Fall in Carbon Emissions Before 2030

19th August, 2021 (3 Comments)

Broadband ISP Jurassic Fibre, which is deploying a new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across parts of South West England, has teamed up with energy-saving consultancy Balanced Energy and set itself a series of green goals to reduce the company’s carbon emissions by 50% before 2030.

Wessex Internet’s FTTP Broadband Goes Live in Dorset Villages

29th July, 2021 (4 Comments)

A number of villages in rural parts of Dorset (England) have begun to go live on a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network, which comes after local ISP Wessex Internet secured additional subsidised voucher funding from Dorset Council and the Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP).

ISP Giganet Adopts 1-Month Contracts for UK FTTP Broadband

20th July, 2021 (4 Comments)

UK ISP Giganet (M12 Solutions) has today announced that they’re moving to adopt short 30-day contract terms on their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband services, although this only applies to those they either build themselves or sell via CityFibre’s national UK network (i.e. Openreach based products aren’t covered).

12000 Council Homes in Poole to Get CityFibre FTTP Broadband

8th July, 2021 (5 Comments)

A new wayleave agreement has been reach between CityFibre and the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (BCP Council) in Dorset (England), which will see the operator expand their new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network to include 12,000 council-owned homes.

First In-Field 700MHz UK Standalone Private 5G Network Goes Live

6th July, 2021 (5 Comments)

The 5G RuralDorset (5GRD) project, which is testing a mix of 5G based mobile technologies alongside existing fibre optic infrastructure, has announced the successful installation and testing of the “world’s first” in-field 700MHz based Standalone (SA) private 5G network to serve rural parts of the Jurassic Coast. But not for consumers.

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BDUK Consult on Gigabit Broadband Coverage in Dorset UK

24th June, 2021 (6 Comments)

The Government’s Building Digital UK programme has started another Public Review, this time for Dorset in England, which aims to identify any existing or planned commercial coverage of gigabit broadband ISP networks. This should help to establish the areas where public investment may be needed to deploy the service.

Giganet Offer Try Before You Buy FTTP Broadband in South England

23rd June, 2021 (10 Comments)

UK ISP Giganet (M12 Solutions) has today revealed that their latest project, which involves building a new gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across poorly served parts of Southern England (here), will be complemented by the launch of a related “Try Before You Buy” style promotion.

Giganet Expand CityFibre FTTP Broadband Reach to 22 UK Cities

27th May, 2021 (22 Comments)

UK ISP Giganet (M12 Solutions) has today announced that their gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband service on CityFibre’s network is being expanded to add another 22 cities and towns, which will bring their total coverage of that platform to 27. The operator has also added some new locations to their own fibre build.

TalkTalk Extend FTTP Broadband to Bournemouth and Doncaster

21st May, 2021 (1 Comment)

Budget UK ISP TalkTalk has this week confirmed that their new CityFibre and Openreach based ‘Future Fibre‘ packages, which offer average top speeds of up to 506Mbps via Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) technology, have now become available to homes in both Bournemouth (Dorset) and Doncaster (South Yorkshire).

ISP Giganet Unveil GBP250m Full Fibre Rollout for South England

19th May, 2021 (7 Comments)

UK ISP Giganet (M12 Solutions) has today announced that they’ve started to build their own gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to 300,000 premises across poorly served parts of Hampshire, Dorset, Wiltshire and West Sussex, which is being backed by a £250m investment from Fern Trading.

Wessex Internet Bringing Full Fibre to 60 Dorset Community Sites

28th April, 2021 (0 Comments)

The Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), supported by funding from the UK Government’s £900m Getting Building Fund (GBF), has handed local ISP Wessex Internet the contract to extend their “full fibre” broadband network to connect 60 community sites from Blandford to Sherborne in Dorset.