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Cityfibre to Roll-out Fibre Optic Broadband to 500 UK Business Parks

29th November, 2016 (3 Comments)

Urban fibre optic network developer Cityfibre has today announced that their Gigabit (1Gbps+) capable Fibre-to-the-Premise (FTTP) Ethernet and broadband network will be rolled out to around 500 business parks across its footprint of 40 cities in the United Kingdom, which could benefit 22,000 SMEs.

Aylesbury Vale Broadband Begins FTTH Roll-out to Oving and Stewkley

28th November, 2016 (2 Comments)

The publicly funded Aylesbury Vale Broadband project has this week started the next phase of expansion in rural Buckinghamshire (England), which will expand their 300Mbps capable Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH/P) network to the villages of Oving and Stewkley.

MS3 Starts Build of Trial FTTH Ultrafast Broadband Network in Hull UK

25th November, 2016 (7 Comments)

Communications provider MS3 has today begun the roll-out of their new “ultrafast” Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH/P) based broadband network in West Hull (East Yorkshire, England), which is supported by an initial investment of £500K and will cover a trial area of roughly 1,200 homes.

TrueSpeed Hints At Expansion of FTTP Broadband to More UK Counties

11th November, 2016 (0 Comments)

Fibre optic ISP TrueSpeed has hinted to Ofcom that its 150Mbps Fibre-to-the-Premise (FTTP) broadband network, which is currently rolling out to parts of the Chew Valley in rural North East Somerset (England), could also be expanded into Devon, Wiltshire, Herefordshire and Gloucestershire.

SSE Telecoms in 7 Year Network Sharing Deal with Updata and Capita

8th November, 2016 (0 Comments)

The enterprise division of SSE Telecoms today claims to have shaved two years off their on-going ‘Project Edge‘ fibre optic network expansion in the United Kingdom, which has been achieved by signing a 7-year network sharing deal with Updata and Capita plc.

Cityfibre Finally Starts Build of 1Gbps FTTP Broadband Network in Glasgow

8th November, 2016 (0 Comments)

After a long delay Cityfibre has today confirmed that their contractors have started to build Phase One of a new Gigabit capable fibre optic broadband (FTTP) network in the centre of Glasgow (Scotland), which will be connected up to an existing 31km long network in the city and serve local businesses.

UPDATE OTA Reveal Final Stumbling Blocks for BT’s UK Dark Fibre Product

2nd November, 2016 (3 Comments)

Openreach (BT) hope to publish a final reference offer for their new Dark Fibre Access (DFA) product by the end of 2016, which will give rival ISPs “physical access” to their fibre optic cables. But a recent progress update reveals that disagreements over contracts, repair times and fees have yet to be resolved.

Voneus Brings 100Mbps Fibre Optic Broadband to Rural Miserden

1st November, 2016 (8 Comments)

Homes in the rural Gloucestershire village of Miserden have apparently been taken out of the broadband “dark ages” after a little known VoIP provider called Voneus built a new fibre optic (FTTP/H) and wireless network into the area, which has made speeds of 100Mbps available to residents.

GTC Unveil UltraStream 300Mb FTTH Broadband Network for New Builds

26th October, 2016 (0 Comments)

A touch of confusion rang out this morning after utility infrastructure provider GTC “unveiled” its “UltraStream300” Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) broadband network solution for UK house builders to use. Except they’ve already been offering a 300Mbps FTTH solution like this since 2014.

West Sussex UK Moot County-Wide 1Gbps Fibre Optic Broadband Roll-out

14th October, 2016 (7 Comments)

The West Sussex County Council has proposed a new “Gigabit West Sussex” framework that will shortly start seeking suppliers to help it “bring ultrafast [FTTP/H broadband] to as many parts of the County as possible,” starting with a contract to deploy a new Dark Fibre network in Adur & Worthing.

UPD Study Challenges Ofcom’s Strategy to Grow New Broadband Networks

13th October, 2016 (2 Comments)

A new BT commissioned report from Analysys Mason has perhaps unsurprisingly warned that Ofcom’s effort to encourage alternative network (AltNet) ISPs to build rival ultrafast broadband networks, such as by opening up access to Openreach’s cable ducts, may fail to achieve the desired result.

BT and Toshiba Demo Secure UK Quantum Communications

13th October, 2016 (6 Comments)

Telecoms giant BT and Japanese electronics firm Toshiba have today teamed-up to demonstrate the future of secure data communication via quantum cryptography, which works by delivering secret keys over fibre optic cables via the “smallest possible packets of light.”

TrueSpeed’s 150Mbps FTTP Broadband Reaches More Somerset Villages

13th October, 2016 (0 Comments)

Fibre optic ISP TrueSpeed Communications has confirmed that their roll-out of a symmetric 150Mbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network in the rural Chew Valley area of North East Somerset (England) is now in the process of reaching three more local communities.

Cityfibre Confirms Town of Bracknell to Become its Next UK “Gigabit City”

12th October, 2016 (0 Comments)

Cityfibre has today announced that the Berkshire town and civil parish of Bracknell will become their next “Gigabit City“, which means that an existing fibre optic network in the area is being re-purposed in order to supply local businesses with 1Gbps capable / FTTP style broadband.

Cityfibre Name Sheffield, Rotherham and Doncaster as Next Gigabit Cities

11th October, 2016 (0 Comments)

Fibre optic network developer Cityfibre has today confirmed that the South Yorkshire (England) cities and towns of Sheffield, Rotherham and Doncaster will be the next to benefit from their 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premise (FTTP) style network.

Cityfibre Expand Fibre Optic Network Deals with Onecom and euNetworks

3rd October, 2016 (0 Comments)

Fibre optic (FTTP) network builder Cityfibre has announced the first capacity sale on its Manchester network to euNetworks and they’ve separately expanded their relationship with business ISP Onecom to add more customers on their new networks in Coventry, Leicester and Nottingham (England).

Cityfibre Deploys Gigabit FTTP Broadband Network in Northampton UK

22nd September, 2016 (0 Comments)

Alternative network provider Cityfibre has today confirmed that the large county town of Northampton in Northamptonshire (East Midlands of England) has become its next “Gigabit City“, with their 45km long fibre optic (FTTP) network going live for local businesses today.