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Government Offers GBP382K to Fibre GarDen Project in Cumbria UK

11th July, 2014 (2 Comments)

After a period of uncertainty the community owned co-operative Digital Dales (Fibre GarDen) project, which hopes to build a new fibre optic (FTTP) based superfast broadband (50-100Mbps) network in rural parts of Garsdale and Dentdale (Cumbria, England), might finally be back on track thanks to an offer of £382,500 in public funding.

World Record as Alcatel-Lucent Push 10Gbps Broadband Down Copper Lines

9th July, 2014 (22 Comments)

Telecom giant Alcatel-Lucent appears, perhaps to the dismay of fibre optic campaigners, to have given the traditional copper telephone line a new lease of life after its Bell Labs research division claimed to set a new world record by delivering “ultra-broadband” speeds of 10,000Mbps (Megabits per second) over the aging infrastructure using a prototype technology called XG-FAST (G.fast2?).

Copper Lines Decline as Global Fixed Broadband Lines Top 690M

3rd July, 2014 (10 Comments)

The latest Q1-2014 global broadband report from UK telecoms analyst Point Topic has revealed that the world is now home to 690.1 million fixed line broadband subscribers (+1.9% in the quarter), which is up from +0.4% recorded at the end of 2013. It’s also the first quarter where the market share for older copper line broadband connections (e.g. ADSL, SDSL) has dipped below 50%.

UK Could Fall Behind Ireland as Vodafone Rollout 1Gbps FTTB Broadband

3rd July, 2014 (13 Comments)

According to ComReg, the Irish telecoms regulator, 43% of fixed broadband customers in Ireland receive sub-10Mbps speeds. But all that could change after Vodafone teamed up in a 50:50 Joint Venture with state-owned electricity firm ESB to splash €450m (£358m) on a nationwide roll-out of 1000Mbps capable Fibre-to-the-Building (FTTB) technology. We can only hope they do the same here.

Gigaclear Target 50000 UK Rural Homes for 1Gbps FTTP Broadband by 2015

2nd July, 2014 (39 Comments)

Rural-focused fibre optic (FTTP) broadband ISP Gigaclear has secured private investment worth £7.75 million to help fund the next phase of its growth and a roll-out of 1000Mbps (Megabits per second) capable Internet access into more areas, which could reach 15,000 premises by the end of 2015 and go much further in the future.

Metronet UK Set to Expand Hybrid Fibre Optic and Wireless Network

30th June, 2014 (0 Comments)

Business ISP Metronet UK, which is based in Manchester (England) and runs a carrier-grade hybrid superfast fibre optic and wireless broadband network, has announced plans for a further geographic expansion of its network after the management team completed a £45m secondary buyout of the business with support from ISIS Equity Partners.

UPD BT Subsea Fibre Optic Cables Begin to Connect Rural West Scotland

26th June, 2014 (6 Comments)

BT, as part of the wider Digital Scotland project, has started laying the first batch of 20 new submarine fibre optic cables (400 kms in total) around the western side of Scotland’s Highlands and Islands region. The work involves a special cable-laying ship and is being supported by Global Marine Systems, Orange Marine and A-2-Sea Solutions.

JT Connect 8479 Customers to its Jersey Fibre Optic Broadband Network

26th June, 2014 (1 Comment)

The latest update from JT Global (Jersey Telecom) has revealed that 8,479 customers have now subscribed to the operators 1000Mbps capable Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) broadband ISP network on Jersey (Channel Islands), which is up from 7,600 in March 2014.

UK ISP Hyperoptic Launch Half Price 1000Mbps Home Broadband Service

23rd June, 2014 (16 Comments)

Hyperoptic, which is busy rolling out a 1000Mbps (Megabits per second) capable Fibre-To-The-Home / Building (FTTH/B) network across big residential and office buildings in the UK cities of London, Cardiff, Bristol, Reading, Manchester, Liverpool and Leeds, will today cut the price of their “hyper-sonic” packages in half for the first 6 months of service.

UK Utility Provider GTC Launch 300Mbps FTTH Broadband as Standard

20th June, 2014 (2 Comments)

Multi-utility infrastructure provider GTC has today officially launched its 300Mbps (Megabits per second) Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) network, which will become their standard technology of choice across all future new build homes in the United Kingdom.

UK ISP Fluidata to Wholesale ITS Technology’s Fibre Broadband Infrastructure

19th June, 2014 (3 Comments)

Business ISP Fluidata has signed a new deal to wholesale out access to ITS Technology Group’s “ultra high speed broadband infrastructure“, which include its networks in Hammersmith, Fulham and the Fibre Garden project in Cumbria (England).

UK ISP TalkTalk Boosts Broadband Network Capacity with Zayo Deal

12th June, 2014 (1 Comment)

Budget Internet provider TalkTalk has agreed to an extension of its existing network capacity contract with international bandwidth infrastructure provider Zayo Group, which should boost the ISPs broadband capacity in the United Kingdom and improve connectivity with New York and Europe.

CityFibre Target 20 UK Cities and 1Million Premises for 1Gb Broadband by 2016

10th June, 2014 (9 Comments)

Fibre optic network developer CityFibre appears to have set itself the difficult task of rolling out their 1000Mbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP/H/T) network to reach 1 million homes, businesses and public sector sites by 2016, which will take place in 20 cities across the United Kingdom.

All New Berkeley UK Homes to be Fibre Optic Broadband Compatible

9th June, 2014 (13 Comments)

Property developer Berkeley Group has become one of the first house builders to announced that it will seek to provide all new homes in the United Kingdom with “fibre optic broadband” infrastructure by 2016.

Interview – CityFibre Talk 1Gb FTTP Rollout with Sky Broadband and TalkTalk

9th June, 2014 (17 Comments)

The Director of Strategy and Policy at urban fibre optic developer CityFibre, Mark Collins, has today revealed more to ISPreview.co.uk about their Joint Venture plans with Sky Broadband and TalkTalk to roll-out an “ultra-fast” 1000Mbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP/H) broadband network for UK homes in three cities, starting with York.

UK ISP Gigaclear Appoint “Fibre Pioneer” Charles McGregor as Chairman

5th June, 2014 (4 Comments)

Rural-focused fibre optic (FTTP) broadband provider Gigaclear has created the new role of Chairman and appointed Charles McGregor, the co-founder of Fibernet (later acquired by Global Crossing), to fill the position.

CityFibre Acquires 140km Metro Fibre Optic Network in Coventry UK

3rd June, 2014 (5 Comments)

Fibre optic infrastructure developer CityFibre have signed a strategic partnership with Coventry City Council in England, which has enabled the firm to acquire Coventry’s 140km metro fibre network (Coventry CORE). The network will now be upgraded and extended in order to make broadband speeds of 1000Mbps available to local businesses.