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Full Fibre UK ISP Hyperoptic Launch Nokia Hyperhub Router

12th October, 2020 (20 Comments)

Gigabit broadband ISP Hyperoptic has today announced the introduction of a new “Hyperhub” router, the Nokia HA-140W-B, which promises a peak theoretical combined WiFi speed of 2.92Gbps but will only be available to new customers who take out one of their top 500Mbps of 1Gbps full fibre (FTTP/B) packages.

Full Fibre UK ISP Hyperoptic Appoints New Infrastructure Boss

7th October, 2020 (13 Comments)

Gigabit broadband ISP Hyperoptic, which has an ambition to cover 2 million UK premises with FTTB / FTTP by the end of 2021 and then 5 million by the end of 2024 (mostly in urban areas), has strengthened its executive team by appointing industry veteran Peter Ryan to be their new MD of infrastructure.

UK Trails as 10 Countries Pass 95 Percent Full Fibre Broadband Cover

10th September, 2020 (19 Comments)

A new report from global consultancy firm Arthur D. Little has revealed that 10 countries have now made “full fibre” (FTTP / FTTB) broadband ISP networks available to at least 95% of homes, although unsurprisingly the United Kingdom continues to be stuck at the back of the pack but we are showing rapid improvement.

Full Fibre UK ISP Hyperoptic Ranked in 2020 Tech Track 100

7th September, 2020 (0 Comments)

Full fibre broadband ISP Hyperoptic has, for the fourth year in a row, made it into the Sunday Times Tech Track 100 for 2020, which is a league table of Britain’s top 100 private technology companies with the fastest-growing sales over the latest 3 years. Sadly no other internet service providers made this year’s ranking.

Full Fibre UK ISP Hyperoptic Reintroduce Cheaper 30Mbps Plan

1st September, 2020 (7 Comments)

City focused full fibre (FTTP/B) broadband ISP Hyperoptic, which claims to cover well over 400,000 UK premises, will later this morning (after 10am) reduce some of their prices and also reintroduce a cheaper 30Mbps tier as their new entry-level option (this was previously replaced a year ago by their 50Mbps plan).

Full Fibre ISP Hyperoptic Trial Seamless Broadband Switching

10th August, 2020 (5 Comments)

UK ISP Hyperoptic, which has deployed their 1Gbps capable “full fibre” (FTTP/B) broadband network across large apartment and office buildings in various cities, has launched a new migration service that makes it cheaper and easier for them to switch people who are still stuck in an existing contract with another ISP.

Full Fibre ISP Hyperoptic Hails Top UK Net Promoter Score

7th August, 2020 (7 Comments)

Broadband ISP Hyperoptic, which is busy deploying their “hyperfast” (1Gbps) full fibre (FTTP/B) network out across large apartment buildings in various UK cities, has hailed itself as outperforming industry rivals after they secured a Net Promoter Score (NPS) of +51 (only around 10% of UK brands get an NPS of 40 or more).

Fibre ISP Hyperoptic Gifts Laptops and Broadband to Brummy Kids

1st August, 2020 (4 Comments)

Broadband ISP Hyperoptic UK claims to have provided a “significant donation” to support the Birmingham Education Partnership, which among other things provides laptops to disadvantaged children in Birmingham (c.5,000 children in the city have been unable to access remote learning opportunities during lockdown).

Hyperoptic Bring 1Gbps Broadband to Vulnerable Tenants in Edinburgh

23rd July, 2020 (0 Comments)

Full fibre broadband ISP Hyperoptic UK has reached a new agreement with LinkLiving and their partner Link Housing, Scotland’s second-largest social housing landlord, which will see them deploy their “gigabit-capable” (FTTP/B) network to homes for young adults who have recently been homeless in the city of Edinburgh.

Full Fibre UK ISP Hyperoptic Adds 30 Day Term Business Plans

20th July, 2020 (2 Comments)

UK ISP Hyperoptic, which has already deployed their FTTP/B broadband network to well over 400,000 UK premises (mostly large apartment blocks), has today extended their option of a rolling 30 day contract term to include business packages for the first time (i.e. customers now get contract options of 30 days or 12 – 24 months).

Fixed Broadband Growth Slows as Global Subscribers Top 1.13bn

16th July, 2020 (0 Comments)

New research from Point Topic has found that world fixed broadband subscribers grew by just 1.25% (13.9 million) in Q1 2020 to total 1.13 billion, but the main impact from COVID-19 won’t be understood until Q2 and Q3. Meanwhile almost every connection technology saw growth, except copper (ADSL etc.) lines that fell -10.3% year-on-year.

ISP Hyperoptic Donates IT Kit to Help Low-Income Households

7th July, 2020 (0 Comments)

Full fibre UK ISP Hyperoptic has announced that they’re donating IT equipment and dongles in Edinburgh (Scotland) to help enable 17 low-income households in the port district of Leith to get online and access essential services.

5,400 Sheffield Council Homes to Get 1Gbps Hyperoptic Broadband

2nd July, 2020 (4 Comments)

UK ISP Hyperoptic, which specialises in building 1Gbps capable “full fibre” (FTTP/B) broadband networks to large urban apartment buildings, has reached a new agreement in Sheffield that will see their service being expanded to cover 5,400 homes in the city council’s housing portfolio.

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44% of UK Online Multiplayer Gamers Still Complain About Lag

23rd June, 2020 (52 Comments)

A new survey of 1,000 UK video gamers, which was commissioned by full fibre broadband ISP Hyperoptic, has found that 44% of adult respondents named “the internet lagging” as the most infuriating aspect of online gaming, while 27% also complained about other players’ slow online speeds.

Full Fibre UK ISP Hyperoptic Offers 3 Months Free Speed Boost

16th June, 2020 (6 Comments)

New customers looking to take out a rolling monthly contract for Hyperoptic’s service, which has deployed their “full fibre” (FTTP/B) broadband ISP network to well over 400,000 UK premises (mostly large apartment blocks), may like to know that they can how benefit from a free 3 month speed boost as an added incentive.

Full Fibre ISP Hyperoptic Pull “UK’s fastest broadband” Claim

13th June, 2020 (26 Comments)

A complaint by full fibre broadband ISP Vodafone has prompted rival Hyperoptic to remove a statement on their website which, when written alongside their symmetric speed 1Gbps package, claimed that they offered the “UK’s fastest broadband.” The case was “informally resolved” through the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).

Full Fibre UK ISP Hyperoptic Launch Optional Price Promises

28th May, 2020 (1 Comment)

City focused FTTP/B broadband ISP Hyperoptic, which covers more than 400,000 UK premises with their 1Gbps capable network (mostly large apartment blocks), has today launched a new pricing plan, where customers can choose to lock-in a no-price-rise promise, free speed upgrade and the ability to cancel anytime with no exit fee.