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BT Etc EV Charger from UK Street Cabinet Plugged into Car

BT Start UK Trial to Convert Broadband Street Cabinets into EV Chargers

8th January, 2024 (49 Comments)

UK ISP BT and its digital incubation team, Etc. (that is their actual name), has this morning kicked off the first pilot of an Electric Vehicle (EV) charger that has been repurposed from one of Openreach’s old street cabinets, which was “traditionally used to store broadband and phone cabling“. Up to 60,000 more could follow.

AltNet UK Broadband Engineers Unfairly Accused of Exposing Sites to Cyber Attack UPDATE2

2nd January, 2024 (38 Comments)

A major UK newspaper has suggested that some alternative broadband operators, many of which are deploying new gigabit-capable full fibre ISP networks, are being “lazy” by failing to hand over information about “when and where they are working on BT’s network“, which allegedly risks “exposing hospitals and banks to cyber attacks“.

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How NOT to Fix a Broken Home Fibre Optic UK Broadband Cable

29th December, 2023 (17 Comments)

Some of us may take this for granted, but it’s easy for regular consumers to overlook that fixing a broken fibre optic cable on your property is NOT the same as the old approach for re-wiring network cables. Put simply, in most cases, you should not attempt to correct a broken fibre yourself. But you can learn.

Openreach Confirm More UK Ethernet, PIA and Dark Fibre Price Rises

19th December, 2023 (14 Comments)

Network access provider Openreach (BT) has just announced the second batch of annual price increases, albeit this time focused more on their wholesale Ethernet (EAD, EBD etc.), OSA, Excess Construction Charges (ECC), Dark Fibre and Physical Infrastructure Access (PIA) products for UK ISPs, businesses and other networks.

BDUK Publish Evaluations of UK Gigabit Broadband Programmes

14th December, 2023 (1 Comment)

The Government’s executive Building Digital UK agency has today published a series of reports that evaluate different parts of their gigabit and full fibre broadband upgrade programmes, albeit broadly all focused on dark fibre style deployments to connect public sector sites (e.g. schools, council offices, hospitals etc.).

Adtran Hints at Openreach’s UK Plan for 10Gbps Broadband UPDATE

12th December, 2023 (31 Comments)

The EMEA CTO of network technology firm Adtran, Ronan Kelly, has today done an interesting video interview with Richard Tang, CEO of UK broadband ISP Zen Internet, which reveals a little bit more about Openreach’s future plan to upgrade their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network with 10Gbps capable XGS-PON.

Full Fibre Business ISP Vorboss to Deploy Vorspin Cargo e-Bike UPDATE

6th December, 2023 (10 Comments)

Network builder and UK broadband ISP Vorboss, which is investing £300 million to deploy a new 100Gbps full fibre network – dedicated to business – across central London, are preparing to introduce their own-designed “Vorspin” (working title – may change) cargo e-bike around the city in order to support their network rollout.

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The Common Wholesale Platform and Fibre Cafe Join Forces

29th November, 2023 (0 Comments)

The Common Wholesale Platform (CWP), which is a non-profit member-owned organisation that helps alternative broadband networks to provide wholesale services to the UK ISP market, has agreed a strategic partnership with Strategic Imperatives’ new Fibre Café connectivity aggregation platform.

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Oxfordshire UK’s GigaHubs Full Fibre Build Nears Completion

27th November, 2023 (0 Comments)

The Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) in England has issued a progress update on their ongoing £7m project to deploy a new gigabit-capable full fibre broadband network to over 175 public sector sites (schools, hospitals etc.), which reveals that 171 of the sites have been completed, while a further 22 sites are now due to be upgraded by 2024.

London Business ISP Vorboss Does 10Gbps for £150 a Month UPDATE

21st November, 2023 (3 Comments)

Network builder and UK broadband ISP Vorboss, which is investing £300m to build their 100Gbps full fibre network – dedicated to business – across central London (they’ve built over 500km of fibre since 2020), has launched a new product called ‘Retail Connect’ – offering speeds up to 10Gbps to the city’s “glass-front” retail outfits from just £150 a month.

Commsworld to Complete Renfrewshire Network and WiFi Upgrades

20th November, 2023 (2 Comments)

Business UK broadband ISP Commsworld has revealed that they’re due to complete a major £15 million network and IT upgrade of Renfrewshire Council’s Wide Area Network (WAN), which forms part of the Connectivity as a Service (CaaS) contract that was signed a few years ago to help modernise local public sector sites.

Business ISP Spitfire Extend UK Wholesale Partnership with CityFibre

16th November, 2023 (8 Comments)

Business communications and broadband ISP Spitfire has today announced an extension of their existing partnership with UK network operator CityFibre, which will enable them to sell the operator’s layer 2 business Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband product to customers.

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New Delivery Options for Openreach’s Full Fibre Infrastructure Build

15th November, 2023 (3 Comments)

Network operator Openreach (BT) has introduced new delivery options for their commercial UK Full Fibre Infrastructure Build (FFIB) product, which are intended to “improve operational effectiveness leading to reduced mean time to deliver” when getting related sites into a Customer Ready for Service (CRFS) state.

Go Fibre and Upp Adopt New UK Full Fibre Street Cabinets

15th November, 2023 (7 Comments)

Network technology firm Xantaro has revealed that they’ve launched a new “turnkey street cabinet” solution, which is designed to support UK alternative networks with their rollout of gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband infrastructure, and it’s already been adopted by ISPs GoFibre and Upp (now acquired by nexfibre).

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Neos Networks Brings Gigabit Upgrade for UK ISP Internet Central

15th November, 2023 (1 Comment)

Business ISP Internet Central, which is one of the UK’s oldest internet providers, has announced that Neos Networks are helping the provider to upgrade their network capacity and capabilities into the gigabit broadband era across the Midlands and Northwest of England.

Bus and Cycleways in Cambridgeshire UK Help Spread Full Fibre

3rd November, 2023 (3 Comments)

The Connecting Cambridgeshire programme in England, which is led by the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority, has today highlighted another example of how their “Dig Once” policy is helping to accelerate the roll-out of gigabit broadband – by ensuring new bus and cycleways are pre-built with fibre ducting.

Telcom Opens UK Full Fibre and Wireless Network to Wholesale UPDATE

1st November, 2023 (5 Comments)

The Telcom Group (ClearFibre, WeFibre, HyperCity etc.), which via its UK sub-brands operates various fixed wireless (FWA) and 10Gbps capable “full fibre” broadband and Ethernet networks across parts of England, has today opened their networks up to wholesale via the launch of GigaBritain™ to channel partners.