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Inside Openreach Fibre Exchange 2023

8th June, 2026 (2 Comments)

Network access provider Openreach has launched a new special offer for UK customers of their high capacity Ethernet Access Direct (EAD) leased lines at speeds of 1Gbps or less, which will give a rental discount to current Ethernet list prices and no CPI (inflation) linked price rises for 3 or 5 years. But you’ll have to re-sign the circuit several more years.

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2nd June, 2026 (1 Comment)

Network access provider Openreach (BT) has today notified communication providers of their intention to introduce geographic connection charges on high-capacity Ethernet Access Direct (EAD) lines, which provide dedicated point-to-point data connectivity between sites for businesses, from 1st July 2026.

Swansea Bay City Deal Map from Website

2nd June, 2026 (0 Comments)

A new report from consultancy firm FarrPoint has confirmed that the Swansea Bay City Deal’s Digital Infrastructure Programme in Wales has so far secured £44.8m of investment in digital connectivity during 2024–25, which went towards various broadband and dark fibre roll-out projects.

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23rd April, 2026 (0 Comments)

The not-for-profit and member‑owned London Internet Exchange (LINX), which handles a large chunk of UK and global data traffic through their switches via around 900 members (broadband ISPs, mobile operators etc.), has today been handed the Best of British Businesses for 2026 award by Business Reporter.

Inside Openreach Fibre Exchange 2023

9th April, 2026 (4 Comments)

Network access provider Openreach (BT) has today notified UK ISPs that they’ve launched a new special offer on their 1Gbps speed Ethernet Access Direct (EAD) lines, which will give providers a fixed price rental for new provides so long as they commit to at least a 3 or 5 year minimum contract term.

Openreach-engineer-appointment-app

7th April, 2026 (4 Comments)

Network operator Openreach (BT), which is busy rolling out their new full fibre broadband network across the UK, claims to have reduced missed engineering appointments and inbound contact volumes by one-third after they adopted proactive AI (Artificial Intelligence) agents from NiCE Cognigy – redesigning customer engagement across some 15 million customer journeys.

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2025-Openreach-UK-engineer-holding-fibre-optic-connector

1st April, 2026 (0 Comments)

Network provider Openreach (BT) has launched a new high speed Optical Spectrum Access (OSA) product called OSA Mobile. The new fibre optic data capacity link is designed to connect UK street furniture (lampposts, street cabinets, etc.) to support the rollout of 4G / 5G Small Cells and front haul applications for mobile operators, as well as public WiFi hotspots, CCTV and broadcast applications etc.

Bright Edge and Eazycomm Square

1st April, 2026 (0 Comments)

Telecoms and networking provider Bright Edge Networks, which recently launched a new UK wholesale telecoms platform serving a variety of broadband and hosted VoIP solutions, has announced a new wholesale partnership with communications provider Eazycomm to bring enhanced business connectivity services to their national customer base.

PlatformX Communications on Display Screen with CEO

26th March, 2026 (1 Comment)

At the end of last year network provider PlatformX Communications (PXC), which is a trading name of UK internet provider TalkTalk Communications Limited and sells wholesale solutions to ISPs (inc. other network providers), began to make CityFibre’s Business full fibre (FTTP) broadband services available to their partners. PXC has now expanded this and added the Ethernet Flex product.

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26th March, 2026 (1 Comment)

The wholesale division of broadband ISP Virgin Media Business (VMB / VMBW) has today announced that their multi-million-pound network investment and upgrade programme, Project Spark, has already helped accelerate 10Gbps service delivery by up to 40 days and reduce Ethernet lead times by 32% year-on-year.

Inside Openreach Fibre Exchange 2023

24th March, 2026 (1 Comment)

Network operator Openreach (BT) has informed communication providers that, following Ofcom’s recent Telecoms Access Review 2026 (TAR), they’ve increased the exemption amount for Excess Construction Charges (ECC) on new Ethernet Access Direct (EAD) lines and Dark Fibre circuits (1-2 Access Link variants) from £2,800 to £3,680 ex. VAT.

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17th March, 2026 (15 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator has today published the outcome of their major Telecoms Access Review 2026 (TAR), which largely tweaks their existing approach to market regulation in order to help promote competition and investment in gigabit broadband (1000Mbps+) and business connectivity. But not everybody is going to be happy.

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11th March, 2026 (3 Comments)

The London Fibre Group has revealed that they’re seeking Code Powers to help them design, build, own and operate a new fibre optic network, including Dark Fibre and shared duct infrastructure, for use by other communications providers (wholesale) to expand their respective broadband and Ethernet networks across the United Kingdom.

AllPointsFibre-Aquila-Rocket-Launching-Image

11th March, 2026 (4 Comments)

AllPoints Fibre Networks (APFN), which is a Fern Trading backed wholesale platform (aquila) that aggregates connectivity from several different UK full fibre networks for UK retail providers to sell, has today announced that their partner ISPs and managed service providers (MSPs) can access CityFibre’s 1.7Gbps and 2.3Gbps speed FTTP broadband products.

Openreach-2024-FTTP-Exchange-Engineer-Working-on-Rack

10th March, 2026 (11 Comments)

Network access provider Openreach (BT) are understood to be preparing a new 100Gbps capable Cablelink (Ethernet) solution to support their future 8.5Gbps speed full fibre (FTTP / XGS-PON) broadband products for UK homes. But initially any retail providers taking part in the XGS-PON pilot will need to use multiple 10G Cablelinks for capacity.

2023 Openreach female engineer in exchange.jpg

3rd March, 2026 (2 Comments)

Network operator Openreach (BT) has significantly extended their special offer for broadband ISPs, which discounts the charge on 10Gbps Cablelinks for their FTTP and FTTC lines (GEA), nationwide, to just £399 +vat when taken on Layer 2 Switches (L2S) older than 6 months.

Swansea Bay City Deal Map from Website

25th February, 2026 (2 Comments)

Broadband ISP Virgin Media O2 Business (VMO2) has completed the Dark Fibre Network East project as part of the Swansea Bay City Region project (Digital Infrastructure Programme), which is said to have delivered a secure fibre network linking 36 public-sector sites (e.g. council offices, NHS, doctors, schools etc.) through 46 connections in Llanelli, Swansea and Neath Port Talbot.

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