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SSE Telecoms to Unbundle 40 BT Exchanges and Use Openreach Dark Fibre

16th May, 2017 (3 Comments)

The enterprise division of SSE Telecoms has announced that their on-going ‘Project Edge‘ fibre optic network expansion in the United Kingdom will soon unbundle another 40 BT Exchanges in “prime business areas” and leverage Openreach’s new Dark Fibre Access (DFA) service.

BT Lose Appeal Over Ofcom Demand for £22m Ethernet Interest Payment

5th May, 2017 (0 Comments)

After years of fighting, the Court of Appeal has rejected BT’s most recent attempt to stop a ruling by Ofcom over the rate of interest payable in respect to their past overcharging for Ethernet services, which could force them to pay £22m+ to rivals. Next stop.. Supreme Court?

ISP G.Network Preps 1Gbps Fibre Optic Network for Central London SMEs

5th May, 2017 (1 Comment)

A new business ISP called G.Network has revealed that they’re in the “early stages” of developing a new 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to serve small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in central London, which will harness Openreach’s (BT) existing cable ducts (PIA).

Altnet Business Broadband ISP Metronet UK Rebrands to M24Seven

2nd May, 2017 (5 Comments)

The alternative hybrid fibre optic and wireless data network ISP Metronet UK, which serves several major urban areas around the United Kingdom, has re-branded to M24Seven after last year’s £47.5m acquisition of rival provider M247. Ex-Sky man Mike Darcey has also become their new Chairman.

UPDATE Ofcom Makes BT’s UK Cable Ducts and Poles Accessible to FTTP Rivals

20th April, 2017 (8 Comments)

The UK communications regulator, Ofcom, has today set out their final plans for opening up Openreach’s (BT) national network of telegraph poles and underground cable ducts so that they can be used by rival ISPs in order to deploy ultrafast “full fibre” broadband (FTTH/P) services.

UK ISP WarwickNet Connects 168 Business Parks to Alternative Broadband

20th April, 2017 (0 Comments)

Alternative network provider WarwickNet (CableCom) has announced that they’ve expanded their superfast and ultrafast broadband / Ethernet platform to businesses at 32 sites in a single month (168 total), serving more than 5,500 business premises across the UK (1,400 active customers).

UPD ISP TalkTalk Business Adopt BT Openreach Dark Fibre After CMA Ruling

10th April, 2017 (0 Comments)

UK Internet provider TalkTalk Business has today confirmed that they will be one of the first ISPs to adopt Openreach’s (BT) proposed ‘Dark Fibre Access‘ product, which follows a key ruling by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) that will affect how the service is priced.

Ofcom Slaps BT with £42 Million Fine for Delayed UK Leased Line Installs

27th March, 2017 (21 Comments)

BT has set aside £300m to repay ISPs, such as TalkTalk and Vodafone, after an investigation by Ofcom found that their network arm (Openreach) had cut compensation payments to other telecoms providers for late installs of high-speed business lines (Ethernet). BT must thus pay a £42m fine.

ISP Claims UK Lost £7bn in 2016 Due to Business Broadband Outages

24th March, 2017 (15 Comments)

A new survey of 500+ British businesses, which was commissioned by broadband ISP Beaming, has estimated that the UK economy could have lost as much as £7bn in lost productivity during 2016 because of Internet connectivity outages at 77% of businesses.

Business Broadband ISP Metronet UK Gobbles Venus’s London Fibre Network

7th March, 2017 (1 Comment)

Metronet UK, which has built its own hybrid fibre optic and wireless data network in several urban areas around the United Kingdom, has today acquired rival ISP Venus Business Communications. Venus operates a 10Gbps Dark Fibre network that covers “all of central London and the City“.

BT Openreach Cuts UK 100Mbps and 1Gbps Ethernet Prices

1st March, 2017 (59 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has today announced another round of sharp Ethernet (EAD, WES, WEES and BES) price reductions for their business customers and ISPs, which will be introduced from 1st April 2017 and apply to a number of their 100Mbps and 1Gbps speed products.

UK ISP WarwickNet Bring Ultrafast Broadband to Businesses in Milton Keynes

16th February, 2017 (0 Comments)

Alternative network provider WarwickNet (CableCom) has announced the imminent completion of 12 new Street Cabinets in Milton Keynes (Buckinghamshire, England), which will be used to bring ultrafast capable fixed line broadband services to local business parks and industrial estates.

First “Businesses” Live on Cityfibre’s Gigabit FTTP Network in Northampton

26th January, 2017 (0 Comments)

It’s been four months since Cityfibre’s 45km Gigabit capable fibre optic (FTTP) network went live in the Northamptonshire town of Northampton and the operator has today announced that the first “businesses” are finally live, but the only one they’ve named is their own ISP partner DBfB.

BT Openreach Sets UK ISP Dark Fibre Access Trial for August 2017

24th January, 2017 (3 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has informed Ethernet offering ISPs that they intend to run a provision trial of their new Dark Fibre Access (DFA) product between August and September 2017, which is right before it’s officially due to launch on 1st October 2017.

WarwickNet Bring Faster Broadband to Bedford’s Elm Farm Industrial Estate

23rd January, 2017 (0 Comments)

Business ISP WarwickNet, which was last week acquired by CableCom (here), has today announced that their alternative fibre optic based fixed line broadband network has been expanded to cover the Elm Farm Industrial Estate in Bedford.

Alternative UK Broadband ISP WarwickNet Acquired by CableCom

17th January, 2017 (0 Comments)

In a surprise announcement WarwickNet, which has made its name by building alternative fibre optic based broadband networks (FTTC, FTTP and Leased Lines etc.) to UK business parks, industrial estates and multi-tenancy buildings, has been gobbled up by Somerset-based ISP CableCom.

BT Openreach Slash Legacy Ethernet Leased Line Prices

22nd December, 2016 (2 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has announced that the service rental and migration prices for their old legacy Ethernet lines (WES, WEES and BES), specifically those that offer data speeds of 1Gbps or slower, will be significantly reduced from 1st April 2017. But only for existing customers.