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Hyperoptic Bring 1Gbps FTTP Broadband to Nottingham Council Residents

31st March, 2017 (1 Comment)

Urban fibre optic ISP Hyperoptic has signed a new supply agreement with Nottingham City Homes (NCH), which means that council residents at the Victoria Centre Flats and The Woodlands will soon be able to access ultrafast broadband via Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) technology.

Hyperoptic Survey Highlights Broadband Annoyances for UK House Movers

21st February, 2017 (9 Comments)

A new survey of 3,000 Brits by urban fibre optic ISP Hyperoptic has claimed that slow broadband speeds at peak-times (i.e. the busy evening period after work) are the top unexpected bugbear for people trying to move house, while flaky mobile signals and unresponsive landlords follow close behind.

O2 UK Claim Economic Benefits of 5G Mobile to Beat Fibre Broadband by 2026

16th February, 2017 (18 Comments)

Forget FTTC, G.fast, FTTH/P and other forms of fixed line “fibre broadband” connectivity. According to a new report from mobile operator O2, the economic benefits of future 5G based Mobile Broadband technology will overtake “fibre” by 2026.

UK Shunned by 2017 FTTH Ultrafast Broadband Country Ranking

15th February, 2017 (40 Comments)

The FTTH Council Europe, which campaigns for the adoption of Gigabit (1000Mbps+) capable Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH/P) broadband technology, has published its latest 2017 global ranking and once again the United Kingdom is nowhere to be seen. But good progress is being made.

ISP Hyperoptic Sees Progress with Newcastle’s 1Gbps Broadband Roll-out

14th February, 2017 (0 Comments)

Thousands of residents at a number of developments across Newcastle city centre in North East England can now get access to Hyperoptic’s “ultrafast” fibre optic (FTTP/B) broadband network, which offers download speeds of up to 1000Mbps.

Hyperoptic Bring 1Gbps FTTP to 865 Premises at Battersea Power Station

8th February, 2017 (3 Comments)

UK ISP Hyperoptic has announced that 865 residential units at Circus West Village, which is the first phase of a major new Battersea Power Station (BPS) redevelopment project in South West London, will be able to benefit from their 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premise (FTTP/B) broadband network.

Hyperoptic Brings 1Gbps FTTP Broadband to its First UK Housing Estate

30th January, 2017 (4 Comments)

Urban fibre optic ISP Hyperoptic has taken a break from deploying “hyperfast” broadband to big apartment or office blocks in the major UK cities. Instead they’ve begun rolling out their Fibre-to-the-Premise (FTTP) network to a housing estate in Hertfordshire’s Welwyn Garden City.

Copper Falls as Ultrafast Fibre Boosts Global Broadband Users to 823Million

26th January, 2017 (0 Comments)

A new report from Point Topic has revealed that the total number of world fixed broadband subscribers grew by 2.25% during Q3 2016 and now stands at 822.7 Million (up from 745m one year earlier), with the majority of growth being fuelled by pure fibre optic (FTTH/P) connectivity.

UK ISP Hyperoptic Cuts Ultrafast Fibre Optic Broadband Prices

6th January, 2017 (0 Comments)

New customers to Hyperoptic’s 1Gbps capable FTTB/P broadband network, which is available to a growing number of big residential and business buildings across 20 UK cities, look set to benefit after the ISP launch a new range of 12 month discounts on their various packages.

Ultrafast UK Fibre Optic ISP Hyperoptic Wins Broadband Pioneer Award

30th November, 2016 (0 Comments)

Internet provider Hyperoptic, which specialises in deploying 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premise / Building (FTTP/B) based broadband networks to big residential and business buildings in 20 UK cities, has won the “Broadband Pioneer” award at last night’s World Communications Awards.

UK ISP Hyperoptic Offers Extra 20% Discount on FTTB Ultrafast Broadband

25th November, 2016 (1 Comment)

At present new customers of Hyperoptic’s 1Gbps capable FTTB/P broadband network can already benefit from a 9 month discount, but now you can also get another 20% off that by using the promo code BLACK9 during the sign-up.

UPD Virgin Media’s Parent Commits to Gigabit Speed Broadband by 2018

24th November, 2016 (49 Comments)

Liberty Global, which is parent to UK cable operator Virgin Media, has today launched a new initiative called GIGAWorld that will help to promote their plans for rolling out Gigabit capable broadband (1000Mbps+) to the 12 European countries in which it operates (most could be done by the end of 2018).

Hyperoptic Begins 1Gbps FTTB Broadband Roll-out in Edinburgh

16th November, 2016 (1 Comment)

Earlier this year Hyperoptic announced that they’d be extending their 1000Mbps (1Gbps) capable Fibre-to-the-Premise / Building (FTTP/B) based ultrafast broadband network to 7 extra “hyper-cities” in the UK (here) and today the first buildings have now started to go live in Edinburgh (Scotland).

Pure Fibre Optic ISP Hyperoptic Offers Cheap Student Broadband Deal

30th August, 2016 (0 Comments)

ISP Hyperoptic, which is rolling out their 1Gbps (Gigabit per second) capable Fibre-to-the-Building (FTTP/B) broadband network to around 500,000 UK homes and offices in 20 cities across the United Kingdom, has today launched a cheaper package that’s specifically targeted at students.

Pure Fibre Optic FTTP Broadband Networks Cover 780,000 UK Premises

30th August, 2016 (9 Comments)

The spread of “ultra-fast” pure fibre optic broadband connections (FTTP/H) across the United Kingdom appears to have accelerated over the past year, with the latest estimate of premises passed delivering a total of 779,006 (up from 351,642 last year) and it’s set to reach around 4 million by 2020.

Community Fibre Aim Ultrafast Broadband for 500,000 London Homes

19th August, 2016 (0 Comments)

Little known ISP Community Fibre, which specialises in rolling out 1Gbps+ capable fibre optic broadband (FTTP/B) networks to parts of London, has revealed an aspiration to bring superfast Internet connectivity to 500,000 homes in the city where current fixed line speeds are slow.

£21m EU Investment Boosts Hyperoptic’s UK 1Gbps Broadband Roll-out

19th July, 2016 (2 Comments)

Independent ISP Hyperoptic, which is currently rolling out their own 1Gbps (Gigabit per second) Fibre-to-the-Premise (FTTP/B) broadband network to around 500,000 homes in 20 cities across the United Kingdom, has secured a huge £21m loan from the European Investment Bank.