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Gigaclear Raise £111m for 1Gbps Rural Broadband to 150,000 UK Premises

5th May, 2017 (10 Comments)

Fibre optic broadband ISP Gigaclear has raised £111 million in new equity funding to help achieve the current target of making their 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premise (FTTP/H) network available to 150,000 premises in UK rural areas by around 2020 (mostly in England).

UPD Gigaclear Hail 10,000 UK Customers on Rural FTTH Broadband Network

28th April, 2017 (13 Comments)

Gigaclear, which specialises in rolling out ultrafast Gigabit Fibre-to-the-Premise (FTTP/H) broadband networks to rural parts of England, has today celebrated the news that their ever expanding service has managed to attract some 10,000 customers.

Cityfibre Turnover Grows to £15.4m as FTTP Serves 3962 UK Customer Premises

25th April, 2017 (1 Comment)

Alternative fibre optic network builder Cityfibre has posted their final results to the end of 2016, which reveals that their “completed” cable duct and fibre optic network (FTTP) footprint has increased to 3,383km (up from 743km in 2015) and they now serve 3,962 customer premises (up from 1,200).

Gov Seek Directors for UK Telecoms Delivery to Oversee 5G and Fibre Rollout

24th April, 2017 (3 Comments)

The Government’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has today put out three new job offers for directors’ to help oversee the implementation of their telecoms, broadband “Local Full Fibre Networks” (FTTH/P) and future 5G mobile strategy for the United Kingdom.

GTC Add 5th ISP to FTTH Broadband Network for New Build UK Homes

24th April, 2017 (0 Comments)

Utility infrastructure provider GTC (Brookfield Utilities UK) has announced that their ultrafast 300Mbps Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH/P) network, which is deployed for new build homes in the United Kingdom, has added a fifth ISP, Pure Broadband, to its open-access platform.

UPDATE Ofcom Makes BT’s UK Cable Ducts and Poles Accessible to FTTP Rivals

20th April, 2017 (8 Comments)

The UK communications regulator, Ofcom, has today set out their final plans for opening up Openreach’s (BT) national network of telegraph poles and underground cable ducts so that they can be used by rival ISPs in order to deploy ultrafast “full fibre” broadband (FTTH/P) services.

Scotland’s Newest Town of 3,000 Premises to Get 1Gbps Broadband

18th April, 2017 (6 Comments)

The £800 million Countesswells Development, which involves the creation of a new town with 3,000 homes and various spaces for business / schools near to Aberdeen, has claimed that it will also be the “first community in Scotland” to provide residents with access to “hyperfast” 1Gbps broadband.

A Brief Price Comparison of UK FTTP / FTTH Ultrafast Broadband ISPs

15th April, 2017 (20 Comments)

Over the next few years we expect to see the number of premises covered by ultrafast Fibre-to-the-Premise (FTTP/H) networks in the United Kingdom rise from nearly 1 million today to around 5 million+, but which ISPs provide this service and what do you get for your money? We take a quick look.

£116bn Needed to Deploy Ultrafast FTTH Broadband Across the EU by 2025

12th April, 2017 (11 Comments)

The FTTH Council Europe has revised downward last year’s Comsof estimate for the cost of deploying ultrafast Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH/P) based broadband networks across the EU (currently this still includes the UK) by 2025, which makes it €137 billion (£116bn) instead of €156bn (£132bn).

Hyperoptic – 1Gbps Broadband for Thousands of Thurrock Social Housing Tenants

11th April, 2017 (1 Comment)

Urban fibre optic ISP Hyperoptic has today reached yet another social housing agreement, which means that “thousands” of homes in Thurrock (Essex) will soon gain access to their ultrafast 1Gbps capable FTTP/B based broadband network. A special £9 a month 5Mbps option will also be offered.

Rural FTTH Broadband ISP Gigaclear Opens New Office to Support Growth

4th April, 2017 (3 Comments)

Rural fibre optic ISP Gigaclear has opened expanded office space at Abingdon Business Park (Oxfordshire), which should enable them to cope with plenty of new staff and support their ever growing roll-out of ultrafast Fibre-to-the-Premise (FTTP/H) based broadband networks across England.

ASA UK Finally Opens Investigation into “Fibre Broadband” Advertising by ISPs

4th April, 2017 (49 Comments)

Fans of accurate definitions may be pleased to note that the Advertising Standards Authority has finally agreed to review the often confusing way in which ISPs promote “fibre broadband” packages. This can be applied to both slower hybrid fibre (FTTC) and ultrafast full fibre optic (FTTH/P) services.

April Fool – Adverts Watchdog Starts “Real Fibre Optic” Campaign at the UN

1st April, 2017 (6 Comments)

The United Kingdom’s national telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has joined forces with the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) to formally support a new resolution at the United Nations that would require all countries in the world to adopt a single definition for “fibre optic broadband“.

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.

UPD Ofcom Start Battle Over the Price of BT 40Mbps UK Fibre Broadband Lines

31st March, 2017 (25 Comments)

The price that ISPs and consumers pay for access to a 40Mbps FTTC superfast broadband line on Openreach’s (BT) network in the United Kingdom is set to fall after the telecoms regulator, Ofcom, launched a new review of the wholesale local access market. Quality of service standards will also be improved.

Optic Networks Ltd Plans UK 10Gbps Home Fibre Optic Broadband Roll Out

16th March, 2017 (6 Comments)

A Bristol-based startup called Optic Networks (UK) Ltd. has today floated their ambition to roll-out a new 10Gbps (Gigabits per second) capable fibre optic broadband network in the United Kingdom, which would aim to serve “large areas of tenanted and owned high rise multi dwelling units.”

Aylesbury Vale Broadband and Gigaclear in Buckinghamshire FTTP Overbuild

15th March, 2017 (12 Comments)

The £700K publicly funded (loan) Aylesbury Vale Broadband project in rural Buckinghamshire has pulled out of their ultrafast FTTP/H roll-out in Great Brickhil after Gigaclear confirmed that they were about to start work. Meanwhile the two are set to go head-to-head in the village of Soulbury.