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Fibre optic speeds of the future visualised for MJ by CoPilot on 28062024

14th October, 2025 (7 Comments)

Connectivity provider Neos Networks, which operates one of the biggest 34,000km long and 400Gbps capable business fibre networks in the UK – spanning 550 exchanges, 90+ data centres and 600+ Points of Presence (PoPs), has claimed in a new survey that 82% of UK data centre operators have delayed site builds or expansion due to fibre availability.

11th October, 2025 (6 Comments)

Broadband ISP and UK network builder Exascale, which has deployed their own gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to a few thousand premises in part of Telford and Wrekin, this week did something quite unique by quietly founding a brand new Internet Exchange (IX) in the Midlands (MidlandsIX).

Fiber Optic cables connected to an optic ports and Network cables connected to ethernet ports

6th October, 2025 (8 Comments)

The not-for-profit London Internet Exchange (LINX), which handles a large chunk of UK and global data traffic through their switches via around 900 members (broadband, mobile, CDN providers etc.), has celebrated achieving a “major milestone” after they deployed their 25th 400GE (Gigabits per second) port across their global network.

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ethernet optical fibre by 123rf

3rd October, 2025 (0 Comments)

Education technology provider RM Technology and Sky Business Wholesale (Comcast) have signed a new partnership. The move aims to provide a fully resilient, high-speed connectivity solution for schools across the UK by leveraging Sky’s network to deliver a 100Gbps-ready, fibre-first network.

Swansea-Bay-Map-2021

2nd October, 2025 (7 Comments)

The Swansea Bay City Deal’s Digital Infrastructure Programme has today announced the completion of their £1.9m Full Fibre Infrastructure Build project with BT, which has helped to upgrade 69 key public sector sites with “future proofed” broadband connectivity.

talktalk business logo 2017

18th September, 2025 (2 Comments)

Business Ethernet and broadband ISP TalkTalk Business (TTB), which was demerged from the TalkTalk Group in 2023 and thus hasn’t mirrored the new branding from their consumer division, has today announced that they’ve restructured their operations function and appointed Dean Giblin to be their Director of Operations to “enhance client-centricity“.

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wales map point uk

16th September, 2025 (0 Comments)

The Swansea Bay City Deal’s Digital Infrastructure Programme has announced the completion of a £150,000 project to deploy a new full fibre broadband network across Margam Park (Neath Port Talbot) in South Wales, which will also reach homes in the surrounding area.

fibre optic blue light abstract 2017-gigapixel

11th September, 2025 (1 Comment)

Connectivity provider Neos Networks, which runs one of the biggest 34,000km long and 400Gbps capable business fibre networks in the UK – spanning 550 exchanges, 90+ data centres and 600+ Points of Presence (PoPs), has boosted their partnership with broadband ISP Zen Internet by providing a 400Gbps upgrade between Manchester and London.

Openreach exchange closure

9th September, 2025 (19 Comments)

Network access provider Openreach (BT) has revealed to broadband ISPs that they will begin the next phase of their UK exchange closure programme in Q3 2025/26 (i.e. roughly this time next year), which will impact a further 12 exchanges. This follows their initial closure pilot with 3 exchanges (Deddington, Ballyclare and Kenton Road), which has nearly completed.

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Openreach exchange engineer testing fibre

8th September, 2025 (1 Comment)

Network access provider Openreach (BT) has notified UK ISPs about the launch of a rental discount offer on their 1Gbps Ethernet Access Direct (EAD) product for Local Access and Standard Access for new service provisions within the Central London Area (CLA).

2025 Openreach engineer testing connections in exchange PR 200125

3rd September, 2025 (26 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has warned broadband and phone providers impacted by three of their pilot UK exchange closures – Deddington, Ballyclare and Kenton Road – that they only have c.90 days left to identify their risk cohorts (e.g. telecare customers) and migrate them. The network operator said they were growing “increasingly concerned” about the pressure on their resources from ISPs leaving it too late.

zen internet uk isp

13th August, 2025 (0 Comments)

As first hinted at last week (here), broadband ISP Zen Internet has today revealed details of their new “strategic partnership” with Sky Business Wholesale (Comcast). The move gives Zen’s partners (other ISPs etc.) and direct business customers access to Sky’s Ethernet-enabled exchange footprint.

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Vorboss-Engineers-Talking-2024

11th August, 2025 (33 Comments)

London-focused ISP Vorboss, which runs a 100Gbps speed fibre optic network in the UK’s capital city, has told Ofcom that reclassifying the UK’s market for high capacity leased lines to include “LeasedLine Equivalents” (LLEs), such as XGS-PON technology (underpins many FTTP broadband networks), would be “misguided, confusing, and ultimately detrimental“.

fibre optic cables on pcb circuit board 123rf

8th August, 2025 (6 Comments)

Rochdale-based ISP Zen Internet has today announced that ITS Technology‘s business-focused UK full fibre network is now live on their Fibre Hub, which forms part of their recently agreed partnership (here) and essentially aggregates access to a number of full fibre broadband networks for partner providers. But that’s not the only development that Zen has announced.

Vorboss-Engineer-Looking-Across-Street-2024

21st July, 2025 (2 Comments)

London-focused network operator and ISP Vorboss, which runs a 100Gbps speed full fibre network in the UK’s capital city, has today announced the expansion of their managed service and cybersecurity offerings via two strategic acquisitions – Optimity (managed services) and 40fi (cybersecurity), and an investment in Layer8 (network management for commercial real estate).

Inside Openreach Fibre Exchange 2023

12th July, 2025 (23 Comments)

Network operator Openreach (BT) are testing a relaxation of their FTTP broadband Priority Exchange Stop Sell rules and Copper line re-arrangement in the Kenton Road Exchange area. This is one of the three exchanges taking part in their initial pilot project to test approaches, before eventually closing c.4,600 of their legacy exchanges from 2030 onwards.

Bundle of optical fibers with lights in the ends lay on keyboard.

9th July, 2025 (0 Comments)

The Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) and Neos Networks have today confirmed the completion of their £7.25m “GigaHubs” project, which has now connected 192 public sector sites (schools, hospitals etc.) to a new 1,500km long gigabit-capable full fibre broadband network.

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