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ITU Gain Consent for New 40Gbps Ultrafast FTTH Broadband Standard

2nd March, 2016 (39 Comments)

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has gained first-stage approval (“consent“) for a new set of international Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH/P) broadband standards, which can support both 40Gbps speeds (NG-PON2) and symmetrical 10Gbps speeds (XGS-PON).

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1000ft Masts for Financial Trades Could Boost Broadband in Kent

1st March, 2016 (10 Comments)

Vigilant Global and New Line Networks (NLN) have proposed to build two new 1,000ft (304 metres) tall and 3 metre wide towers in the South Thanet area of Kent (England) in order to make large financial trades fractionally faster, but they could also be used to improve local broadband connectivity.

Wessex Internet Approved for USC Broadband Subsidy, Plans Expansion

1st March, 2016 (0 Comments)

Rural ISP Wessex Internet (M12 Solutions) has confirmed that their hybrid superfast fibre optic and wireless broadband network, which operates in North Dorset, South Wiltshire and East Somerset (England), is now an approved supplier for the £60m “2Mbps for all” rural broadband subsidy (USC).

Remote Fair Isle Homes to Get Faster Broadband After GBP247K Grant

1st March, 2016 (0 Comments)

Residents of the tiny Fair Isle community, which sits around halfway between mainland Shetland and the Orkney islands (Northern Scotland), look set to benefit from faster Internet connectivity after Community Broadband Scotland (CBS) awarded a grant of £247,000 to the area.

IoD Demands 10,000Mbps Ultrafast Broadband to Cover UK by 2030

29th February, 2016 (39 Comments)

Not an iceberg’s chance in hell. The Institute of Directors, which represents around 35,000 business leaders and directors, has called on the Government to go beyond their current ambition to deliver a Universal Service Obligation of 10Mbps broadband for all by 2020 and take us to 10,000Mbps by 2030.

A Closer Look at Ofcom’s Proposed BT Openreach Duct and Pole Access

28th February, 2016 (22 Comments)

One of the key changes in last week’s Strategic Review, which saw Ofcom move to increase the separation between BT and the division responsible for its UK phone and broadband network (Openreach), was the proposal to introduce a new wholesale Duct and Pole Access (DPA) solution to help ISPs build alternative networks.

Swansea Propose Better Broadband as Part of GBP500m City Deal

24th February, 2016 (1 Comment)

The city and county of Swansea (Wales) has today proposed a new £500m City Deal to the Government that could improve local health, business, energy and broadband services, not least by supporting a new transatlantic fibre optic cable with North America.

ITS Technology Opens UK Ultrafast Fibre Networks to Wholesale

24th February, 2016 (0 Comments)

The ITS Technology Group has made their growing collection of “ultrafast fibre networks“, which are spread out in various locations across the United Kingdom, available to partners as part of a wholesale solution and on a 45 day lead time for service.

HS2 Select Committee Calls for Train Project to Improve UK Broadband

23rd February, 2016 (13 Comments)

The High Speed Rail Committee has published its final report and called on the Government’s expensive High Speed Two (HS2) project, which aims to build a new rail link between London and the Midlands, to do more to improve broadband connectivity along the route.

Priston in North East Somerset to Get 100Mbps FTTP Broadband in April

23rd February, 2016 (27 Comments)

North East Somerset (England) ISP TrueSpeed Communications (formerly Wansdyke Telecom) has confirmed to ISPreview.co.uk that their new symmetric 100Mbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network should be going live in the rural village of Priston during April 2016.

WarwickNet Expand Faster Broadband to 3 Berkshire Business Sites

18th February, 2016 (0 Comments)

Business ISP WarwickNet has announced that they’ve expanded their faster broadband network to three sites in Berkshire (England) to help local firms: Winnersh Triangle in Wokingham, as well as the Bennet Road and Cradock Road areas in Reading.

UPDATE UK Still Absent on World Ultrafast FTTH Broadband Ranking

17th February, 2016 (14 Comments)

The FTTH Council Europe, which campaigns for the adoption of ultrafast Gigabit (1000Mbps+) capable Fibre-to-the-Home broadband technology, has published its latest global ranking of FTTH/P/B progress and unsurprisingly the United Kingdom still doesn’t even make it to the list.

ISP Aylesbury Vale Broadband Extends 300Mbps FTTH to Granborough

17th February, 2016 (4 Comments)

The publicly funded Aylesbury Vale Broadband project, which last year rolled out a 300Mbps Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) network to the rural Buckinghamshire (England) village of North Marston, has this week announced that they’ve commenced the 3km extension to reach Granborough.

GTC Bring FTTH Broadband to New Homes in London and High Wycombe

16th February, 2016 (0 Comments)

Utility infrastructure provider GTC has announced that their 300Mbps capable Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) broadband network is being deployed across two new build developments in London and High Wycombe, which should benefit 445 homes.

Hyde Group Housing Association and Hyperoptic Rollout 1Gbps Broadband

15th February, 2016 (0 Comments)

Fibre optic ISP Hyperoptic has joined forces with the Hyde Group, which is a United Kingdom focused Housing Association with 50,000 homes under its banner, in order to roll-out their ultrafast 1000Mbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to related residents.

B4RN Bring 1Gbps Broadband to 1,600 Rural Homes in North England

15th February, 2016 (18 Comments)

It’s fast approaching three years since the community built and funded B4RN (Broadband for the Rural North) project first picked up shovels and began building their own ultrafast 1000Mbps Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) network to parts of rural Lancashire, Cumbria and Yorkshire.

UK Scientists Squeeze 1.125Tbps Through a Single Fibre Optic Receiver

12th February, 2016 (3 Comments)

A team of researchers working out of the University College London have given fibre optic communications technology a further boost by achieving the highest data throughput ever reported (1.125 Terabits per second) for a single coherent optical receiver.