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Ofcom Rejects Openreach Request to Tweak UK QoS Targets UPDATE

30th October, 2023 (0 Comments)

Ofcom has today decided NOT to change how it calculates one of Openreach’s regulated Quality of Service (QoS) standards for Ethernet and Dark Fibre repairs, which would have replaced the current “on-time repair” (OTR) target with a “mean time to repair” (MTTR) alternative.

ITS Technology’s UK Full Fibre Rollout Gets £100m Funding Boost

24th October, 2023 (3 Comments)

The ITS Technology Group, which runs 36 wholesale full fibre broadband and Ethernet networks (“Faster Britain“) across urban parts of the UK for businesses and ISPs to harness, has today announced that they’ve secured £100m of debt financing from global investment firm Avenue Capital Group to help support their plans.

Full Fibre UK Provider Telcom Group Acquires London ISP Luminet

24th October, 2023 (0 Comments)

Network operator Telcom Group (ClearFibre, WeFibre, HyperCity etc.), which via its UK sub-brands is building various 10Gbps capable “full fibre” broadband and Ethernet networks across the Midlands and North West of England, has today announced the successful acquisition of fixed wireless and high-speed fibre network provider Luminet.

ITS Technology Partners Evolve to Help Upgrade UK Fibre Networks

23rd October, 2023 (3 Comments)

The ITS Technology Group, which operates 36 wholesale full fibre broadband and Ethernet networks (“Faster Britain“) across urban parts of the UK for businesses and ISPs, has partnered up with Evolve to help it employ the latest technology as they upgrade their old GPON network to be 10Gbps (symmetrical) capable.

Broadband ISP Ogi Boost Data Capacity to Wales via New Fibre Route

17th October, 2023 (9 Comments)

Alternative network builder and broadband ISP Ogi, which is being backed by Infracapital to help deploy a multi-Gigabit capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across South Wales, has today announced that they’ve nearly completed Phase One of a new diverse fibre route into Wales that will boost data capacity and resilience.

Fibre Operator Neos Networks Expands its UK Data Centre Estate

17th October, 2023 (0 Comments)

Network operator Neos Networks, which operates one of the fastest growing and highest capacity 34,000km long business fibre networks in the UK – spanning 550 exchanges and 676 Points of Presence (PoPs), has today expanded its data centre estate with two high profile sites added in London and Manchester.

IFB Sign Contract to Help Bring Full Fibre to 50 Aberdeen Education Sites

13th October, 2023 (2 Comments)

Aberdeen-based UK broadband and I.T solutions provider Internet for Business (IFB) has secured a new contract worth £300,000 that will see them support and deliver the rollout of a new full fibre network in the Scottish city, which aims to bring multi-gigabit speeds to 50 key Aberdeen City Council (ACC) education locations.

UK ISP Glide Reports Strong Increase in Data Consumption

5th October, 2023 (3 Comments)

Business and residential ISP Glide Group, which is busy expanding their full fibre broadband network across more of the UK (leased lines and FTTP etc.), has reported a surge in network demand with its data revealing a 25% increase in network volume compared to the same period last year.

Openreach UK Preparing to Launch Ethernet Access Direct 2.0

18th September, 2023 (14 Comments)

Network access provider Openreach (BT) are gearing up to launch a new high-speed Ethernet Access Direct (EAD) v2.0 product for businesses and UK ISPs in the future – estimated for early FY25/26 (i.e. the current details are highly tentative), which will introduce various improvements and new data speed profiles.

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UK ISP Vorboss Discount 10Gbps Price for Small London Businesses

12th September, 2023 (1 Comment)

Network builder and UK broadband ISP Vorboss, which is investing £300m to deploy their 100Gbps full fibre network – dedicated to business – across central London (they’ve already built over 500km of fibre since 2020), has launched a big discount on their 10Gbps tier for start-ups, schools, NGOs and SMEs etc.

UK ISP Glide to Open New Office in Wembley Park, London

23rd August, 2023 (0 Comments)

Internet and network provider Glide Group, which is currently extending their full fibre broadband network (leased lines and FTTP etc.) to serve more UK homes and businesses, has today unveiled a new office situated in Wembley Park. The goal is to better augment its connectivity offerings throughout London.

FibreSpeed Network in North Wales Plans for Post 2025 Future

20th August, 2023 (12 Comments)

The 411km long FibreSpeed network, which is owned by the Welsh Government – albeit now operating as an independent business – and reflects a high-capacity fibre optic communications and broadband network that spans across North Wales, has launched a new Prior Information Notice (PIN) to help plan its future beyond 2025.

Business ISP Connectus Secure Safe Contractor Accreditation for Fibre Build

15th August, 2023 (4 Comments)

Business focused UK ISP and Managed Service Provider (MSP) Connectus, which is also busy building a gigabit-capable full fibre broadband network to several sites, has been awarded Safe Contractor accreditation following a lengthy and detailed audit of all their existing safety systems.

Full Fibre UK ISP Brsk Pick Neos Networks to Boost Network Capacity

8th August, 2023 (1 Comment)

Network builder and broadband ISP Brsk, which has already deployed their gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to cover 266,000 UK premises (rollout plan), has today confirmed that they’ve chosen Neos Networks to provide them with diverse national backhaul services as they expand their coverage.

TalkTalk Extends UK Partnership with Business ISP Gamma

4th August, 2023 (6 Comments)

The wholesale division of broadband ISP TalkTalk has this week announced that they’ve signed a new agreement with business provider Gamma Communications, which will extend their existing “25-year partnership” to run for another three years until at least April 2026.

Neos Networks Bring National 400Gbps Services to UK Businesses

2nd August, 2023 (14 Comments)

Network operator Neos Networks, which operates one of the fastest growing and highest capacity business fibre networks in the UK – spanning 34,000km, 550 exchanges and 676 Points of Presence (PoPs), has today launched its new national 400Gbps Optical Wavelength services across 26 data centres (they have a total of 90 on-net).

Broadband ISP Giganet Probes Degraded UK Service Problem UPDATE2

25th July, 2023 (3 Comments)

Internet provider Giganet are today reporting that they’re investigating a problem across their national UK network, which may be causing some leased lines (Ethernet) and full fibre (FTTP) broadband customers to experience degraded service quality.