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London UK FTTH ISP Community Fibre Doubles Broadband Speeds

17th April, 2018 (16 Comments)

Alternative network provider Community Fibre, which is currently deploying their Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH/P) network across large swathes of London, has doubled the speed of their ‘Basic’ and ‘Ultrafast’ broadband packages at no extra cost for both new and existing subscribers.

Community Fibre and Virtua UK Begin FTTP Partnership in London

16th April, 2018 (0 Comments)

Alternative network provider Community Fibre has sign a partnership with Virtua UK, which specialises in delivering broadcast, mobile telecoms, inbuild, consultancy and network solutions. The group will help the ISP to roll-out their new “full fibre” (FTTP/H) broadband network in London.

Industry Says UK Gov and Regulation is Key Barrier to Full Fibre Rollout

16th April, 2018 (23 Comments)

A recent debate of the Digital Infrastructure Panel (hosted by law firm Herbert Smith Freehills), which included representatives from ISPs BT, Hyperoptic and Virgin Media, has highlighted government policy and or regulation as the “key barrier” to large-scale investment in “full fibre” (FTTH/P) broadband.

INCA Claim Alternative UK FTTP Networks Reach 1 Million Premises

12th April, 2018 (2 Comments)

A new report created jointly by the Independent Networks Co-operative Association (INCA), UKWISPA and Point Topic has estimated that alternative network ISPs had expanded the reach of FTTP/H/B based “full fibre” ultrafast broadband networks to 998,500 premises at the end of 2017.

Community Fibre Prep 10Gbps Broadband for Wandsworth Businesses

12th April, 2018 (1 Comment)

Alternative UK ISP Community Fibre appears to be extending their “full fibre” (FTTP/H) broadband network in the London Borough of Wandsworth to include local a business district, as well as council homes, which is being undertaken alongside the local authority, BIID, OLBC etc.

Who is Building – UK Summary of Full Fibre Broadband Plans and Investment UPDATE18

5th April, 2018 (29 Comments)

The past 24 months have been awash with announcements about “full fibre” (FTTP/H) broadband network builds across the United Kingdom, which can sometimes make it a little bit difficult to keep track of all the developments (nice problem to have). So here’s a quick summary of the key plans.

Councils Demand Full Fibre Broadband Kitemark for UK New Build Homes

4th April, 2018 (16 Comments)

The Local Government Association, which represents roughly 370 councils across England and Wales, has called on UK property developers to introduce a new FTTP Kitemark so that the public can easily see when a new build home is able to access Gigabit capable “full fibre” broadband ISP connections.

Spring 2018 Price Drop from Hyperoptic’s UK Gigabit Home Broadband

3rd April, 2018 (0 Comments)

City focused fibre optic ISP Hyperoptic has discounted the price of their 30Mbps to 1000Mbps capable FTTP/B broadband packages for April 2018 (available around parts of 28 UK cities). On top of that they’re also offering free activation (saving £40) on their standalone broadband packages when used with the promo code SPRING40 during sign-up.

1Gbps FTTH ISP Community Fibre to Cover 2800 City of London Homes

20th March, 2018 (16 Comments)

Full fibre broadband ISP Community Fibre has today followed yesterday’s announcement (here) by signing a new agreement with the City of London Corporation, which will see their 1Gbps UK FTTH broadband network being extended to cover 2,800 residential properties in the area.

Community Fibre Sign 1Gbps Broadband Deal for 54K Southwark Premises

19th March, 2018 (5 Comments)

A second fibre optic ISP, Community Fibre, has this afternoon announced a separate agreement with the London UK borough of Southwark, which will see them deploying their 1Gbps FTTH broadband network to 54,000 properties owned by the local authority.

Hyperoptic Prep 1Gbps FTTP Broadband for 99000 Southwark Homes

19th March, 2018 (18 Comments)

The London borough of Southwark has signed a new deal with 1Gbps UK fibre optic broadband ISP Hyperoptic, which should result in around 53,000 council homes and 46,000 other homes in the area (at no cost to the taxpayer) gaining access to their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP/B) network.

Cityfibre Take Ads Watchdog to Court Over Fibre Broadband Promos

5th March, 2018 (64 Comments)

Fibre optic network builder Cityfibre has filed for a Judicial Review of last year’s decision by the UK Advertising Standards Authority, which ruled that it was “not materially misleading” for ISPs to describe slower hybrid fibre services (e.g. FTTC / HFC DOCSIS) as “fibre broadband.”

UK Fails to Enter 2018 FTTH Ultrafast Broadband Country Ranking

15th February, 2018 (66 Comments)

The FTTH Council Europe, which campaigns for the adoption of pure fibre optic based Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH/P/B) style ultrafast broadband technologies, has published their latest 2018 country ranking and sadly the United Kingdom remains notable for its continued absence.

Fibre Optic ISP Hyperoptic Trial Crazy Fast 10Gbps Home Broadband

13th February, 2018 (46 Comments)

City focused fibre optic UK ISP Hyperoptic, which claims to be the United Kingdom’s largest residential provider of Gigabit broadband connections (FTTP/B), have carried out a trial of the “fastest home broadband the country has ever seen” by testing a 10Gbps service at East Village (the London 2012 Athletes’ Village).

Global Fixed Broadband Subscribers Reach 913Million as Copper Wanes

30th January, 2018 (0 Comments)

The total number of world fixed broadband subscribers grew by 2.38% in Q3 2017 and now stands at 913.3 Million (up by nearly 70 million over the past year). Meanwhile the number of copper lines (ADSL etc.) fell by 6.3% over the past year and “full fibre” FTTH/P connections increased by 30.4%.

Broadband ISP Community Fibre Cover 10000 Wandsworth Council Homes

16th January, 2018 (0 Comments)

UK ISP Community Fibre has managed to hit their deployment target in the London Borough of Wandsworth by making a 1000Mbps capable ultrafast fibre optic (FTTP/H) broadband network available to 10,000 council homes in time for the end of 2017. Just another 10,000 left to go.

UK ISP Hyperoptic to Deploy 1Gbps Broadband for Chelsea Island

15th January, 2018 (1 Comment)

Urban fibre optic ISP Hyperoptic has announced that they’ve been selected to deliver 1Gbps capable broadband (FTTB/H) connectivity into the Chelsea Island development in London, which will feature 89 luxury apartments built by the Hadley Property Group.