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Metronet UK Bring Hybrid Fibre Optic and Wireless Network to Newcastle

2nd December, 2014 (0 Comments)

Manchester-based business ISP Metronet UK, which operates a carrier-grade hybrid superfast fibre optic and wireless broadband network, has announced the roll-out of their platform to cater for businesses in the north England city of Newcastle.

Gigaclear Deploy 1Gbps Broadband to 3 More Rural Oxfordshire UK Villages

1st December, 2014 (1 Comment)

Fibre optic ISP Gigaclear has announced that their 1000Mbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network is now available to three more rural Oxfordshire (England) villages, including Wootton, Standlake and Forest Hill.

GibFibreSpeed ISP Bringing 500Mbps FTTH Broadband to Gibraltar

1st December, 2014 (5 Comments)

The British overseas territory of Gibraltar, which sits on the southern end of Spain’s Iberian Peninsula in the warm Mediterranean sea, looks set to benefit from even faster broadband after a new ISP called GibFibreSpeed began promising local Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) connections with speeds of up to 500Mbps (Megabits per second).

WarwickNet Butts Heads with ITS Technology Broadband Rollout in Derby UK

27th November, 2014 (5 Comments)

Competition between smaller alternative network ISPs is rare because they tend to keep out of each other’s way. But that’s not always the case and is proven by WarwickNet’s move to start rolling out a new fibre optic broadband network to businesses on Derby’s (East Midlands, England) Pride Park, which comes shortly after ITS Technology announced a new fixed wireless network for the same area.

Spectrum Internet Builds Community FTTP Broadband in Shirenewton

26th November, 2014 (3 Comments)

Residents of a well sized rural village in Monmouthshire (Wales) called Shirenewton could soon be able to benefit from a superfast fibre optic connection via Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) technology, which is being rolled out by Cardiff-based ISP Spectrum Internet.

Gigaclear Target 1Gbps FTTP Broadband for Welland Valley Villages

21st November, 2014 (3 Comments)

Fibre optic (FTTP) broadband provider Gigaclear appears to be looking to expand its presence across Northamptonshire and into Leicestershire (England) by inviting a selection of communities in the Welland Valley area to register their interest in the service.

Network Rail UK to Wholesale Out Upgraded Fibre Optic Network

21st November, 2014 (2 Comments)

A proposal by Ofcom for granting Code Powers (i.e. easier approval of street works etc.) to help Network Rail upgrade their Dark Fibre and mobile communications infrastructure has confirmed that the national railway operator will also provide “wholesale services to other telecom operators“.

CityFibre, TalkTalk and Sky Broadband Setup Bolt Pro Tem for FTTP in York

14th November, 2014 (1 Comment)

The Joint Venture (JV) between CityFibre, TalkTalk and Sky Broadband, which aims to roll-out a 1000Mbps capable fibre optic (FTTP) broadband network to homes across the city of York and two further cities in the near future, has established a new company to help manage and oversee the project – Bolt Pro Tem Limited (company no. 08975479).

CityFibre Signs Fibre Optic Capacity Deal with EE and Three UK

13th November, 2014 (0 Comments)

CityFibre has today signed a major long-term fibre optic infrastructure deal with two national UK mobile network operators, EE and Three UK, which will involve the deployment of Dark Fibre backhaul connections to help cost efficiencies and boost capacity to mobile masts across the respective networks.

UPDATE BT’s 330Mbps FTTP Broadband Reaches 160,000 UK Premises

12th November, 2014 (36 Comments)

BTOpenreach, which maintains and upgrades BT’s national telecoms network across the United Kingdom, has confirmed to ISPreview.co.uk that its 330Mbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based fibre optic broadband technology is now available to 250,000 160,000 homes and businesses (premises passed footprint). Meanwhile FTTC might eventually be boosted to 100Mbps+.

Rural B4RN FTTH Network Shortlisted for Enterprise Project of the Year

12th November, 2014 (1 Comment)

The largely community funded and built B4RN (Broadband for the Rural North) project, which is currently rolling out a 1000Mbps capable Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH/P) broadband network in rural Lancashire, has been shortlisted by the forthcoming 2014 Techworld Awards event under the “Enterprise Project of the Year” category.

UPDATE ASA UK Allow BT to Describe FTTC as “Fibre Optic” Broadband

12th November, 2014 (52 Comments)

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has once again ruled that it’s perfectly fine for ISPs to describe hybrid-fibre broadband connections, such as those based off BT’s ‘up to’ 80Mbps capable Fibre-to-the-Cabinet (FTTC) technology, to describe such services as “fibre optic” even though they can also involve a significant amount of slower copper cable.

Ship Recovers Submersible Plough to Continue BT Scotland Fibre Optic Rollout

12th November, 2014 (0 Comments)

The cable laying ship Rene Descartes (Orange Marine), which almost two months ago lost a 8 tonne submersible plough (“Elodie“) worth £3.6m that was being used to deploy 20 new BT submarine fibre optic cables around the western side of Scotland’s Highlands and Islands region, has now fully recovered its hardware.

UK ISP TalkTalk Grows to 4.22m Broadband Users as York FTTP Build Starts

11th November, 2014 (5 Comments)

Low cost ISP TalkTalk has published their latest Q3-2014 (calendar) results, which saw broadband subscribers increase by +15,000 in the quarter to total 4,221,000 (up from +10k in Q2 and the same in Q1). Meanwhile the joint roll-out of their 1Gbps capable FTTP broadband network in York has finally started the build phase. A new Talk2Go app for iOS and Android is also out (i.e. mobile calls over a fixed line).

Interview – Hyperoptic Talks UK 1000Mbps Broadband Coverage, TV and Uptake

10th November, 2014 (6 Comments)

It’s been three years since Hyperoptic stepped out from the ashes of BE Broadband to became one of the first ISPs to build an ultrafast (1000Mbps) Fibre-to-the-Building (FTTP) broadband network for homes in London. Some doubted their prospects, but the gamble paid off and now the ISPs boss, Dana Pressman Tobak, has stopped back at ISPreview.co.uk to give us an update.

CityFibre Expand 1Gbps FTTP Broadband Network in Kirklees to Businesses

5th November, 2014 (2 Comments)

CityFibre has announced that their joint 80km pure metro fibre optic Public Service Network (PSN) in Kirklees (West Yorkshire, England), which was recently upgraded as part of a collaboration with Easynet (here), will soon be expanded upon to cater for local businesses as part of a new development.

Happy “Gimme Fibre Day” 2014

4th November, 2014 (26 Comments)

Advocates of true ultrafast fibre optic (FTTH/P/B) broadband connectivity from across the world have declared that today is officially Gimme Fibre Day 2014, which started last year as an annual event to help promote the benefits of related connectivity as the “only future-proof solution” for Internet access.