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Rival UK ISP Fibrus Criticises BT Over Broadband Price Hikes

21st January, 2022 (0 Comments)

The CEO of Infracapital backed broadband ISP Fibrus, Dominic Kearns, has said he’s “horrified” at BT’s recent 9.3% price hike (here) and, unlike the incumbent, pledges that they “will not be putting our prices up.” The provider is currently building a new full fibre network across parts of Northern Ireland and Northern England.

Project Stratum’s N.Ireland FTTP Rollout Adds Another 8500 Premises UPDATE

17th January, 2022 (9 Comments)

The £165m state aid supported Project Stratum scheme in Northern Ireland, which is working with UK ISP Fibrus to spread a gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network into rural areas, has just re-announced a network expansion that will add another 8,500 premises to the coverage and a big rollout delay.

Audit Office Casts Doubt Over Value of N.Ireland Broadband Contract UPDATE

14th December, 2021 (8 Comments)

The Northern Ireland Audit Office (NIAO) has today raised concerns over the number of properties that will be covered by the £165m state aid supported Project Stratum rollout in Northern Ireland, which highlights that some premises may have been “commercially viable” for FTTP broadband delivery without subsidy.

Project Stratum FTTP Rollout in N.Ireland Hits 15,000 Premises

29th November, 2021 (0 Comments)

The £165m state aid supported Project Stratum rollout in Northern Ireland, which is working with UK ISP Fibrus to spread a gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to a further 76,233 premises in disadvantaged rural areas by March 2024 (84,500 if you include the expansion), has just completed 15,000 premises.

A Question of Eligibility as N.Ireland’s Fibre Rollout Skips Homes

18th November, 2021 (6 Comments)

The £165m state aid supported Project Stratum deployment in Northern Ireland, which is helping to spread a gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network to a further 76,000 premises in rural areas (84,500 if you include the expansion), has come under fire for how it appears to skip some nearby homes.

Project Stratum FTTP Rollout in N.Ireland Adds 8500 Extra Premises

24th August, 2021 (7 Comments)

The Government’s Building Digital UK (DCMS) team has today announced that their £5bn Project Gigabit programme will supply an extra £25m for the Project Stratum contract in Northern Ireland, which will enable the rollout of Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP technology to reach an additional 8,500 premises.

Fibrus FTTP Broadband Build in N.Ireland Tops 58,000 Premises

16th August, 2021 (8 Comments)

Infracapital backed UK ISP Fibrus has today announced that their new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network in Northern Ireland has now passed 58,000 premises, which reflects progress under both their commercial rollout and the £165m (public funding) Project Stratum (here) contract.

Broadband ISP Fibrus Extend FTTP Rollout to Northern England

27th July, 2021 (5 Comments)

Belfast-based ISP Fibrus, which has spent the past couple of years deploying a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across Northern Ireland, has today announced that their build is being extended to include 300,000 premises in the North of England (i.e. Cumbria, Northumberland and North Yorkshire).

Small Full Fibre Rollout Expansion for Project Stratum in N.Ireland

15th April, 2021 (0 Comments)

The Building Digital UK programme is reportedly preparing to approve a small funding boost for the Project Stratum deployment in Northern Ireland, which will see the chosen supplier (Fibrus) build their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network to a couple of thousand extra premises.

First Broadband Customers Live on N.Ireland’s Project Stratum

9th March, 2021 (15 Comments)

The Northern Ireland Executive (DfE) has today announced that the first customers have now gone live on the new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network, which is being built with state aid support from the £165m Project Stratum programme.

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Full Fibre Coverage Checker Live for N.Ireland’s Project Stratum

12th January, 2021 (0 Comments)

The Northern Ireland Executive (DfE) has today announced that a new address level postcode checker is now available, which enables people to check eligibility and availability for when the new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network will reach them under the £165m Project Stratum rollout.

Fibrus Downgrade FTTP Broadband Speeds After Capacity Woes

11th December, 2020 (11 Comments)

Belfast-based UK ISP Fibrus, which is deploying a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across Northern Ireland, have embarrassingly had to inform some of their customers in the South Down constituency that their speeds will need to be significantly downgraded due to a lack of network capacity.

Fibrus in £14m FTTP Rollout for the Causeway Coast and Glens

24th September, 2020 (2 Comments)

Northern Ireland focused ISP Fibrus looks set to complement their expected Project Stratum contract win (here) by pumping £14m into deploying their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across premises (homes and businesses) in the Causeway Coast and Glens area.

Fibrus Win Contract for N.Ireland Superfast Broadband Project UPDATE

14th September, 2020 (15 Comments)

Multiple credible sources have informed ISPreview.co.uk that the Northern Ireland Executive are set to announced that alternative network ISP Fibrus has beaten BT (Openreach) to be chosen as the main supplier for their £165m Project Stratum programme, which will extend “superfast broadband” (30Mbps+) coverage.

ISP Fibrus Commit £21m to Rollout FTTP Broadband in Mid Ulster

21st July, 2020 (1 Comment)

Belfast-based UK ISP Fibrus, which is currently deploying a new “gigabit-capable” Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) broadband network in Northern Ireland and was recently gobbled up by Infracapital, has announced that they’ve committed £21m to extend their network into parts of Mid Ulster.

ISP Fibrus Commits to Help N.Ireland Hit 100% FTTP Broadband

17th June, 2020 (2 Comments)

Belfast-based UK ISP Fibrus, which recently began the £85m+ roll-out of a new 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) broadband network in Northern Ireland and aims to cover 145,000 premises by around 2024 (here), has now committed to help ensure that 100% of homes can access such services by the end of 2025.

N.Ireland FTTP Broadband ISP Fibrus Acquired by Infracapital

6th May, 2020 (5 Comments)

Belfast-based UK ISP Fibrus, which recently started the £85m+ roll-out of a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) broadband network in Northern Ireland and aims to cover 145,000 premises by around 2024 (here), has been acquired by the infrastructure equity investment arm of M&G Plc – Infracapital.