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Sheffield is the Latest City to See Hyperoptic 1Gbps Broadband Go LIVE

25th November, 2015 (2 Comments)

Pure fibre optic ISP Hyperoptic has today confirmed that their 1000Mbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network is now live in the South Yorkshire (England) city of Sheffield, with two developments in the city centre being the first to benefit (Pearl Works and Mandale House).

GTC Deploy 300Mbps Broadband to Cumbria’s Story Homes Development

19th November, 2015 (0 Comments)

Utility infrastructure provider GTC, which last year made their 300Mbps Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) network the standard broadband technology across all of their future new build homes (here), has confirmed that they’re now rolling out to the new Story Homes development in West Cumbria (England).

Village Networks in Illegal State Aid Complaint vs Aylesbury Vale Broadband

16th November, 2015 (22 Comments)

The publicly funded Aylesbury Vale Broadband project, which is deploying a Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) network across the rural Buckinghamshire (England) villages of North Marston and Granborough, is facing an official complaint from a nearby wireless ISP.

Fibre Optic ISP Hyperoptic Gains Q-Mark Fire Stopping Installation Cert

10th November, 2015 (0 Comments)

Broadband ISP Hyperoptic, which is currently deploying 1000Mbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) networks around 12 UK cities, has today become the first such provider to be awarded the Q-Mark Fire Stopping Installation certification from local and international body BM TRADA.

Gigaclear Expands 1Gbps Broadband to 4,000 Hertfordshire UK Homes

6th November, 2015 (3 Comments)

Fibre optic ISP Gigaclear has today unveiled a new £4 million plan that will expand the commercial coverage of their 1000Mbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to 4,000 homes and businesses in parts of rural Hertfordshire (England).

Gigaclear Begin Rollout of 1Gbps FTTP Broadband in West Berkshire UK

5th November, 2015 (1 Comment)

Fibre optic ISP Gigaclear has today officially begun the roll-out of their new 1000Mbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to parts of remote rural West Berkshire in England, which should benefit around 12,000 homes and businesses by the end of 2017.

Gigaclear Details Full Gloucestershire FTTP Broadband Rollout Schedule

5th November, 2015 (1 Comment)

Gigaclear has already started the build of their new 1000Mbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network in rural Gloucestershire (England) and they’ve now published the full roll-out schedule for that deployment, which should benefit 6,495 premises by the end of May 2017.

Advocates of Fibre Optic Broadband Hail Gimme Fibre Day 2015

4th November, 2015 (48 Comments)

Do you want to see the United Kingdom replacing all of its ageing copper telecoms cable with high-capacity pure fibre optic lines (FTTH/P), which can delivery ultrafast Gigabit broadband speeds? If so then you should probably lend your support to today’s annual Gimme Fibre Day 2015 event.

B4RN Refresh Site and Add 1Gbps Rural FTTH Broadband Rollout Plan

26th October, 2015 (2 Comments)

The community driven B4RN project, which is building a 1000Mbps capable fibre optic broadband (FTTH/P) network to thousands of premises around rural Lancashire in England (inc. parts of Yorkshire and Cumbria), has launched a new website and revealed their future roll-out plan.

London’s Broadband Connectivity Rating Scheme Goes LIVE

23rd October, 2015 (0 Comments)

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, and WiredScore have this week introduced a new “Connectivity Ratings Scheme,” which awards big buildings in the city with a rating of either Platinum, Gold, Silver or Certified (aka – Bronze) depending upon the quality of its broadband and Internet connectivity.

Gigaclear Starts Build of 1Gbps Broadband Network in Gloucestershire

22nd October, 2015 (5 Comments)

Fibre optic ISP Gigaclear has announced the start of construction on their new 1000Mbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network in rural Gloucestershire (England) and the Cotswolds, which should reach 6,495 additional premises in the county by the end of 2017.

ISP Gigaclear Brings 1Gbps FTTP Broadband to 10000 Rural UK Premises

21st October, 2015 (4 Comments)

Fibre optic ISP Gigaclear, which specialises in deploying 1000Mbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband services to rural communities across the United Kingdom, has officially expanded their network to cover 10,000 premises and they intend to hit 20,000 by the end of 2015.

BT and Alcatel-Lucent Hit 5600Mbps Broadband Using XG-FAST Tech

20th October, 2015 (61 Comments)

Forget BT’s plan to deploy “ultrafast” 300-500Mbps capable G.fast broadband technology to 10 million UK premises by 2020 (here). Today the operator has joined with Alcatel-Lucent to test future XG.FAST (G.fast2) technology, which under lab conditions has just pushed aggregate speeds of 5.6Gbps over 35 metres of copper cable.

Global Fixed Broadband Lines Top 700 Million as Fibre Takes Over

16th October, 2015 (0 Comments)

New data reveals that the world is now home to a total of 700 million broadband Internet lines (Q2 2015) and the dominance of pure copper line (ADSL) connections has now been replaced by significantly faster fibre optic (FTTH/P) and hybrid fibre (FTTC/x) services. But the regional picture is mixed.

ISP Hyperoptic Goes Live with 1000Mbps Broadband in Birmingham

16th October, 2015 (2 Comments)

Pure fibre optic ISP Hyperoptic has announced that their Gigabit (1000Mbps) Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network is now live in the city of Birmingham, with Queens College Chambers being the first residential development in the middle of the city to benefit.

Aylesbury Vale Broadband to Connect First 100Mbps FTTH Customers

16th October, 2015 (17 Comments)

The £1.5m Aylesbury Vale Broadband project, which is currently deploying an ultrafast Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) network to the rural Buckinghamshire (England) villages of North Marston and Granborough, has announced that their first customers will go live next month.

North East Somerset ISP TrueSpeed Bring 100Mb FTTP Network to Priston

9th October, 2015 (1 Comment)

TrueSpeed Communications (formerly Wansdyke Telecom), which earlier this year pledged to roll-out a new 1Gbps capable pure fibre optic (FTTP) broadband network to parts of rural North East Somerset and possibly Wiltshire, has announced that Priston will be the first village to benefit.