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Schools Broadband Secures Hampshire Future Network Contract

20th January, 2022 (0 Comments)

A specialist ISP for the UK education market, Schools Broadband (Talk Straight Ltd.), has secured a new 4-year framework contract from the Hampshire County Council (HCC) – this will see them supply Managed Internet Access Services for Schools, Academies and Educational Establishments in the county.

Jisc Pick Neos Networks for 100Gbps Network in North West England

18th January, 2022 (0 Comments)

Jisc, which provides network and IT services to education institutions, has chosen Neos Networks to deliver their new Dark Fibre network, which will serve their sites (e.g. Universities and Research Centres) in the North West of England with data speeds of up to 100Gbps (Gigabits per second).

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A Snapshot of Openreach’s UK Network Traffic – Past 13 Months UPDATE

27th December, 2021 (28 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has kindly provided ISPreview.co.uk with some new network traffic data, which shows the average monthly UK data consumption of broadband users across their network for the past 13-months – from September 2020 to October 2021. Interestingly, traffic actually declined through the spring and summer.

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.

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TNP Win Full Fibre WAN Contract for Service and Support in Trafford

15th December, 2021 (1 Comment)

Network services provider TNP (The Networking People) has today secured a key 3-year Wide Area Network (WAN) service delivery and support contract, which should ensure that Trafford becomes one of the first boroughs in Greater Manchester to begin “mainstream use” of the area’s new state aid funded full fibre network.

Neos Networks to Boost UK Full Fibre Coverage in Several Areas

14th December, 2021 (1 Comment)

Neos Networks has today made two announcements on their UK fibre coverage, which will see them connect up 200+ public sector sites (councils, hospitals etc. – many in rural areas) in Oxfordshire and boost their full fibre, last mile, metro network expansion across the capital (London), Liverpool, Birmingham and Manchester.

Glide Bring 10Gbps Fibre to Coventry, Leicester, Nottingham and Birmingham

7th December, 2021 (1 Comment)

Business and residential ISP Glide Group, which is currently extending their full fibre broadband network across more of the UK (leased lines and FTTP etc.), has today announced that they’ll upgrade their existing “fibre infrastructure” in Coventry, Leicester, Nottingham and Birmingham to support symmetric 10Gbps speeds with low latency.

Neos Networks Finish UK Expansion to Unbundle 550 BT Exchanges

30th November, 2021 (6 Comments)

Neos Networks has today announced that they’ve completed the latest key phase of their UK network investment programme, Project Edge, which means that they’ve now unbundled a total of 550 BT exchanges and will reach a “full fibre” footprint of more than 34,000km before the end of the year. Next stop.. 700 exchanges.

ISP Telcom Group Launch Fibre Engineer Training Programme

25th November, 2021 (6 Comments)

Manchester-based ISP Telcom Group (Pioneer, ClearFibre and WeFibre), which is building a gigabit-capable “full fibre” broadband and Ethernet network across the North West of England and Midlands, has today – via its social initiative (Recode) – launched the new ‘Telecoms Engineer Bootcamp‘ to help train up and recruit new fibre engineers.

3,835 UK Schools are in Postcodes with No Access to Full Fibre

14th November, 2021 (40 Comments)

New data from the UK Government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and Schools Minister, Robin Walker, has revealed that 3,835 schools are in postcodes “that do not have access” to full fibre broadband connectivity “or are currently not in areas of proposed commercial build within the next five years“.

ITS Technology Builds Full Fibre to 10 New Locations in England

3rd November, 2021 (6 Comments)

The ITS Technology Group, which is currently deploying a number of gigabit-capable “full fibre” broadband and Ethernet networks as part of their ongoing ‘Faster Britain‘ project, has today announced a list of ten new locations where businesses are set to benefit from their expansion programme.

ISP Alncom and Commsworld Partner to Boost UK FTTP Rollout

26th October, 2021 (0 Comments)

Rural UK ISP Alncom, which is currently building a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across rural parts of Northumberland and Durham in England, has partnered up with business ISP Commsworld to help boost their rollout and network performance.

Chip Shortage Delays Hit Openreach Gfast and Ethernet Installs

25th October, 2021 (15 Comments)

New UK customers of Openreach’s hybrid fibre G.fast broadband ISP and specific optical fibre (OSEA 6500 Filter Connect and OSEA Lite) products may face delays in getting related services provisioned, which comes after the operator suffered a shortage of electronic components in its supply chain (e.g. modems).

Virgin Media Business UK Secure Berkshire Full Fibre Contract

19th October, 2021 (3 Comments)

UK ISP Virgin Media Business (VMO2) has secured a major new state aid supported contract from the West Berkshire Council (WBC) in England, which will see them deploy a new “full fibre” broadband and Ethernet network to connect more than 80 public sites (schools, GPs and public libraries etc.) by March 2022.

Full Fibre UK ISP Hyperoptic Improves Support for Biz Customers

13th October, 2021 (0 Comments)

Broadband ISP Hyperoptic, which is deploying a new gigabit-capable full fibre network across parts of 43 UK towns and cities, has launched an additional support function for new business customers. Each customer will now be assigned a named advisor so that they receive a more personal service and timely updates on their installations.

MLL Telecom Signs Managed Fibre Deal with East Sussex Council

12th October, 2021 (0 Comments)

Business UK ISP MLL Telecom has won a 10-year managed network services contract with East Sussex County Council (ESCC), which is valued at over £20m and will see them replace the existing Link Consortium this year and streamline the procurement of a wide range of Full Fibre managed network services.

Exascale Prep West Midlands Dark Fibre Rollout with ClearComm

8th October, 2021 (0 Comments)

Shropshire-based UK ISP Exascale, which is building a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across parts of the West Midlands, has agreed a long-term strategic partnership with civil engineering firm ClearComm to construct a new diverse ducted Dark Fibre metro network in Telford & Wrekin.