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BeFibre Reveal UK FTTP Broadband Rollout Plan for Whole of 2022

6th April, 2022 (5 Comments)

ISP BeFibre and its network building sister brand Digital Infrastructure have today revealed the next set of locations to benefit from their UK rollout of a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network, which will see the operator deliver 200,000 Ready for Service premises (RFS) by the end of 2022.

County Broadband Get GBP100m to Extend FTTP in East England

4th April, 2022 (8 Comments)

Rural focused UK ISP County Broadband has announced a major £100 million funding boost from existing backer Aviva Investors, which will enable them to target their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to cover 500,000 premises across the East of England by the end of 2027.

LightSpeed Broadband Add 7 East England Towns to FTTP Rollout

16th March, 2022 (22 Comments)

UK ISP LightSpeed Broadband, which is deploying a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across the East of England, has today celebrated their first anniversary by announcing that they’ve managed to cover 30,000 premises and have expanded their build to include a total of 32 towns across the region.

Swish Fibre Give Progress Update on Home Counties FTTP Build

24th February, 2022 (4 Comments)

UK ISP Swish Fibre, which is deploying a 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to cover 250,000 premises across the Home Counties of England, has today given a brief progress update on their build and appointed Nigel Sudell to their Senior Leadership Team, as Chief Integration Officer (CIO).

Lit Fibre UK Goes Live with 10Gb Broadband in Clacton-on-Sea

21st February, 2022 (9 Comments)

After just two months since it was first announced (here), broadband ISP Lit Fibre has today confirmed that the first homes are now starting to go live on their new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network in the Essex (South East England) seaside town of Clacton-on-Sea.

Troubled UK FTTP ISP People’s Fibre Acquired by Swish Fibre UPDATE

29th December, 2021 (16 Comments)

Alternative UK broadband ISP Swish Fibre, which is being backed by Fern Trading in its plan to build a new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP network across 250,000 premises in the Home Counties (here), has stepped in to rescue troubled provider People’s Fibre after they recently fell into administration.

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Lit Fibre Bring 1Gbps Broadband to Clacton and Frinton on Sea

17th December, 2021 (8 Comments)

Full fibre ISP Lit Fibre, which is currently deploying a 10Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to reach 500,000 UK homes by 2026, has named the neighbouring seaside towns of Clacton-on-Sea and Frinton-on-Sea in Essex (England) as the next ones to benefit from their rollout.

Digital Infrastructure Get GBP100m to Fuel UK Full Fibre Rollout

15th December, 2021 (5 Comments)

Network operator Digital Infrastructure (DI), which a few months ago revealed their aim to deploy a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network to 1 million UK premises in 84 cities (here), has today confirmed that they’ve been able to secure £100m of funding from Basalt Infrastructure Partners.

B4RN Celebrates 10 Years of Bringing FTTP Broadband to Rural Areas

15th December, 2021 (12 Comments)

Community ISP B4RN (Broadband for the Rural North), which are deploying a 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across rural premises in England, has today marked the 10th anniversary of their share launch. The network currently covers around 20,000 premises and has connected 9,000 of those.

LightSpeed Broadband’s UK FTTP Rollout Gets GBP60m Funding Boost

9th December, 2021 (8 Comments)

UK ISP LightSpeed Broadband, which is busy building a Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across the East of England, has managed to secure another significant funding boost of £60 million. The additional investment comes from specialist investor, Sequoia, and takes their total confirmed pot to £115m.

Lightspeed Broadband List Next FTTP Rollout Towns in Essex and Norfolk

30th November, 2021 (18 Comments)

UK ISP Lightspeed Broadband, which is currently building a Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across the East of England as part of a £300m investment (here and here), has today named the next batch of 5 locations – focusing on the Essex and Norfolk areas – for their rollout plan.

Casualty of Competition as People’s Fibre Enters Administration

22nd November, 2021 (20 Comments)

Alternative UK network ISP People’s Fibre, which started building a new 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network in 2020 and soon ran into some challenges with competition from rivals, has fallen into administration due to a “breakdown in the relationship” between the company’s director and investors.

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Wireless UK ISP APC Solutions to Start Building FTTP Broadband

16th November, 2021 (0 Comments)

Wireless network and IT services provider APC Solutions (APC Communications Solutions), which also runs the Essex (England) focused ISP Essex WiFi, has revealed that they intend to expand into building their own gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband services.

Delays to Rural ISP Gigaclear’s Full Fibre Rollout Reach Essex UK UPDATE

12th October, 2021 (15 Comments)

It never rains, but it pours. Gigaclear’s state aid backed rollout of a new 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network in Essex, which forms part of the wider Superfast Essex (SFE) project, looks set to suffer another delay due to issues of “contractor resource, the Covid-19 pandemic, Brexit and the lack of availability of cabinets.”

Openreach Offer GBP20K Reward for Info on Essex Cable Thefts

29th September, 2021 (3 Comments)

Network access provider Openreach (BT) are offering a reward of up to £20,000 – via Crimestoppers – for information that results in the conviction of those responsible for a string of copper telecoms (broadband and phone) cable thefts in Essex (England), which have recently plagued parts of Roothing, Epping and Harlow.

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MLL Telecom Win Contract to Extend South Essex Full Fibre Network

1st September, 2021 (0 Comments)

Business ISP MLL Telecom, which has already delivered one £4.44m state aid funded Local Full Fibre Network (LFFN) contract to build across South Essex (connecting 129 public sector sites), has today confirmed that they’ve won a substantial Dark Fibre network extension project from the Association of South Essex Local Authorities (ASELA).

VX Fiber – What UK FTTP Broadband Projects Can Learn from Sweden

30th August, 2021 (22 Comments)

In a new ISPreview.co.uk interview the Chairman of Swedish operator VX Fiber, Mikael Sandberg, has helped to illuminate the “stark difference in attitude towards fibre in the UK compared with Sweden” and highlights some of the ways in which FTTP broadband deployments on this side of the channel could be improved.