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New Build UK FTTH Broadband Provider IFNL Rebrands to OFNL

7th August, 2018 (1 Comment)

Fibre optic network builder Independent Fibre Networks Ltd. (IFNL), which deploys ultrafast broadband ISP services to new build UK home developments using Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) technology, has today rebranded to Open Fibre Networks Ltd. in order to “more closely reflect its position and offering in the market“.

City of London Corp Tackles Openreach’s FTTP Wayleave Concerns

6th August, 2018 (32 Comments)

The City of London Corporation has informed ISPreview.co.uk that they last week sent a letter to the heads of various agencies across the area. This seeks to encourage take-up of ultrafast FTTP broadband and highlights Openreach’s (BT) concern about the challenge of getting access permission from landlords.

New ISP Cambridge Fibre Offers Cheap 900Mbps FTTP Broadband

6th August, 2018 (14 Comments)

At the end of last year we revealed that a new UK ISP called Cambridge Fibre was preparing to deploy a multi-Gigabit capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network for homes and businesses in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire (here). The provider now appears to have begun their rollout and launched packages.

Welsh Village Left Waiting Months for Openreach to Finish FTTP

6th August, 2018 (35 Comments)

Residents in the rural village of Blaenffos (Pembrokeshire, Wales) have been left confused after a mix of admin delays, cost concerns and conflicting feedback from ISPs resulted in the local roll-out of a new ultrafast Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband network entering a lengthy state of limbo.

Scientists Stuff 661Tbps Down a Single Optic Fibre at High Efficiency

3rd August, 2018 (23 Comments)

A team of scientists from Japan and the EU have found a way to replace the use of many parallel lasers with a single frequency comb source, which has enabled them to push data at a speed of 661Tbps (Terabits per second) down a single-mode 30 core optical fibre cable.

£250m Raised to Fund Hyperoptic 1Gbps FTTP for 2 Million UK Premises

3rd August, 2018 (42 Comments)

City focused full fibre ISP Hyperoptic has today completed a major debt raise of £250 million via eight international banks, which finally gives them enough investment to fund their proposed roll-out to cover 2 million UK premises with their 1Gbps capable FTTP / FTTB broadband network by the end of 2022.

CBI Tells N.Ireland How to Spend £150m on Ultrafast Broadband

2nd August, 2018 (2 Comments)

A new report from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) chaired Northern Ireland Broadband Industry Forum (NIBIF) has set out how it thinks the UK Government’s £150m investment to help “provide ultra-fast broadband” (100Mbps+) should be spent. No big surprises inside.

First Draft – Openreach Offers Cheaper Access to its UK Cable Ducts

1st August, 2018 (2 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has today published the first Draft Reference Offer for their revised Physical Infrastructure Access (PIA) product, which as per Ofcom’s requirements is intended to make it cheaper and easier for ISPs to deploy their own “full fibre” broadband networks via existing cable ducts and telegraph poles.

IoD Seeks Solid Switch Off Date for UK Copper Telecoms Network

1st August, 2018 (11 Comments)

Last week the UK Government proposed an industry led “switchover” process to remove the old copper line (broadband and phone) telecoms network as “full fibre” (FTTP/H) is deployed, but it stopped short of setting a full switch-off date. Now the Institute of Directors has called for a solid date, possibly as early as 2025.

Full Fibre UK ISP Hyperoptic Discount Ultrafast Broadband Prices

1st August, 2018 (2 Comments)

City focused fibre optic broadband ISP Hyperoptic, which has so far deployed their 1Gbps capable FTTP/B network to over 400,000 premises in parts of 28 UK cities, will later this morning reduce the monthly cost of their top unlimited 150Mbps and 900Mbps packages by a few more pounds.

Cityfibre Attack Coppersaurus of Misleading Fibre Broadband Ads

31st July, 2018 (45 Comments)

Fibre optic network builder Cityfibre has today launched the Coppersaurus campaign, which aims to draw attention to the UK’s “prehistoric broadband” and support their court case to end “misleading” uses of “fibre” terminology in ISP adverts (i.e. when it’s used to describe slower hybrid copper and fibre connections).

Bexley in London Hails Openreach Plan for 25,000 FTTP Premises

30th July, 2018 (9 Comments)

The London Borough of Bexley has welcomed a new partnership agreement between its street works team and Openreach (BT), which looks set to see 25,000 homes around Crayford and Erith being upgraded to ultrafast Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP technology during 2018/19.

Prince of Wales Charity Identifies Broadband as a UK Rural Weak Spot

30th July, 2018 (13 Comments)

The Prince’s Countryside Fund is currently said to be working on a new ‘Village Survival Guide‘, which comes after the charity surveyed 3,000 people in rural parts of the United Kingdom and found that better broadband and mobile (4G) coverage was one of three changes that such communities desperately need.

BT – FTTP Broadband Covers 631K UK Premises and G.fast 1.12M

27th July, 2018 (20 Comments)

BT has published their latest results to the end of June (Q1 2018/19 financial), which report that the coverage of Openreach’s “ultrafast broadband” (100Mbps+ via FTTP and G.fast) network has reached 1.7 million UK premises. But sadly they’ve begun hiding their retail ISP customer figures.

Shetland Prep Second Attempt at £2m Full Fibre Broadband Bid

27th July, 2018 (4 Comments)

The remote Shetland Islands Council appears to be gearing up for a second attempt at bidding for money from the Government’s £190m Local Full Fibre Network (LFFN) fund, which if successful could be used to extend a new Gigabit “full fibre” (FTTP etc.) network to cater for the proposed space launch site.

First City of London Corp Social Housing Estates Get 1Gbps Broadband UPDATE

26th July, 2018 (0 Comments)

The City of London Corporation have announced that their new deal with UK ISPs Community Fibre, Hyperoptic and Vision Fibre Media has just resulted in two social housing estates (‘Avondale Square’ and ‘Southwark’) being upgraded to deliver a 1Gbps capable FTTH broadband network. Many more will follow.

New Guide for UK Street Works and FTTP Fibre Optic Delivery

26th July, 2018 (12 Comments)

One subtle development that appears to have been overlooked this week is the Government’s move to publish a new guide for civil engineering (street works), which sets the best practice when constructing the next generation of Gigabit capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) style broadband ISP networks.