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Neos Networks Complete Latest Phase of UK Dark Fibre Expansion

24th January, 2023 (0 Comments)

Neos Networks has today announced that they’ve completed the latest phase of work to boost their full fibre, last mile, metro network expansion by delivering three new regional Metro Access Networks in Liverpool, Birmingham, and Manchester, along with phase one of its ongoing deployment in London.

London Business Fibre ISP Vorboss Appoints New Chairman

19th January, 2023 (0 Comments)

Network builder and UK ISP Vorboss, which is investing £250 million to deploy a 100Gbps capable dedicated full fibre broadband and Ethernet network for businesses in London (mostly around the central areas), has today appointed John Browett as their new Chairman.

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Proximity Data Centres to Deploy UK Network of Regional Internet Exchanges

19th January, 2023 (9 Comments)

One of the country’s fastest growing edge colocation data centre providers, Proximity Data Centres, has announced that they’re planning to roll-out of a new network of regional internet exchanges across the United Kingdom and Europe. Better network latency will be one of the key outcomes.

Cityfibre and UK ISP Vodafone Trial 2Gbps Home Broadband Speeds

4th January, 2023 (55 Comments)

Cityfibre has today issued an update on their project to upgrade their entire UK G-PON based Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to harness 10Gbps capable XGS-PON technology (here), which reveals that they’ve successfully completed a trial of 2Gbps home broadband speeds in York with ISP partner Vodafone.

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New AltNet Meliora Networks Plan to Build UK Full Fibre Network

20th December, 2022 (3 Comments)

A new alternative network (altnet) builder called Meliora Networks Limited has emerged on to the scene with a plan to rollout a hybrid Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) and gigabit-capable Full Fibre broadband network, which will focus on “areas of the UK that do not presently have access to next generation connectivity.”

Commsworld Bring Gigabit Broadband to 110 Northumberland Schools UPDATE

14th December, 2022 (2 Comments)

Scotland-based UK business broadband ISP Commsworld has reached a new agreement with Northumberland County Council in England, which will see them take responsibility for rolling out a new gigabit-capable full fibre network to connect 110 schools in the county.

Shetland Islands Council Seeks Strategy for Shetland Telecom

13th December, 2022 (1 Comment)

Shetland Telecom, which is the arms-length network operator that was originally set up by the Shetland Islands Council (Scotland) to develop local fibre optic infrastructure, is facing a review by the local authority after councillors found that the company lacked a clear strategy and could potentially do more to improve broadband.

Microsoft Acquires UK Innovator in Hollow Core Fibre Cables – Lumenisity

13th December, 2022 (4 Comments)

Global technology and software giant Microsoft has gobbled UK based Lumenisity, which was originally a spinoff from the Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) at the University of Southampton and specialises in developing the next generation of hollow core fibre (HCF) broadband cables.

Leicestershire Gets £1.55m to Connect 43 Public Sites to Gigabit Broadband

6th December, 2022 (8 Comments)

The Leicestershire County Council (LCC) in England has secured £1.55m of public funding from the UK government’s £5bn Project Gigabit programme in order to help it connect 43 public sectors sites (e.g. schools, council offices etc.) in rural areas to a new gigabit-capable full fibre broadband and Ethernet network.

Broadband ISP Ogi Invest £10,000 into Local Schools in Wales

24th November, 2022 (1 Comment)

Broadband ISP and full fibre network builder Ogi has today announced that they’ve begun a new pilot programme with schools in Wales, which is initially investing £10,000 to help local schools in the country bring STEM subjects (i.e. science, technology, engineering and mathematics) to life for pupils in years 5-9.

UK ISP Zen Internet Tries to Resolve Network Performance Issue UPDATE

18th November, 2022 (22 Comments)

Broadband ISP Zen Internet has today resolved a problem, which appears to have been occurring for almost two weeks, that caused some of their wholesale partners and related fibre (FTTC and FTTP) customers to suffer from performance problems (e.g. slower than expected speeds, poor latency and high packet loss).

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Northern Ireland Completes Major Local Full Fibre Network Project

17th November, 2022 (0 Comments)

The Full Fibre Northern Ireland (FFNI) Consortium, which is made up of 10 councils outside Belfast and the Business Services Organisation (BSO), has confirmed the completion of their project to rollout a new full fibre broadband network to connect 887 public sector sites. The network itself was built by UK ISP Fibrus.

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South Essex UK Towns to Benefit from New Open Access Full Fibre

17th November, 2022 (0 Comments)

The Association of South Essex Local Authorities (ASELA), which is a partnership of seven neighbouring councils, has announced a new project that will aim to build a 10km long stretch of an “open access” full fibre broadband network between the Thurrock and Brentwood areas.

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ISP Vorboss Launches 100Gbps Fibre for London Businesses

17th November, 2022 (8 Comments)

Network builder and UK ISP Vorboss, which is currently investing £250m to rollout “London’s only full-coverage fibre network dedicated to business” (they’ve already built over 500km of fibre since 2020), has today officially launched their new 100Gbps product for businesses in the city – at a cost of £2,999 +vat per month.

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Virgin Media Business Wholesale Upgrades Core UK Network

16th November, 2022 (0 Comments)

Broadband ISP Virgin Media Business (Wholesale) are rolling out an upgrade to their core UK National High Capacity Services (NHCS) network, which among other things will make their more affordable 10Gbps optical point-to-point data connections available to more businesses across the country.

UK Fibre Engineering Firm HG Comms Acquired by Vinci

8th November, 2022 (1 Comment)

Leicestershire-based telecoms support and civil engineer firm HG Comms Ltd (HGC), which works with a number of UK broadband operators in different capacities (e.g. Cityfibre), has announced that they’ve been acquired by global infrastructure giant Vinci for an undisclosed sum.

Openreach Launch Buy 3 Get 1 Free Offer on 10Gbps Cablelinks

7th November, 2022 (19 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has today announced the launch of an unusual supermarket style offer for UK ISPs that make use of their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) and other fibre-based broadband products, which involves selling their 10Gbps Cablelinks on a “Buy Three Get One Free” basis at wholesale.