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Spectrum Internet Says Government Broadband Rollout is “5 years too late”

5th October, 2015 (4 Comments)

The Managing Director of Cardiff-based ISP Spectrum Internet, Giles Phelps, has told ISPreview.co.uk as part our exclusive interview that the Government’s roll-out of superfast broadband is “about 5 years too late” and that future projects should focus on ultra-fast FTTH/P broadband with fixed wireless for remote rural areas.

Mini Interview – The Impact of Gigaclear’s 1Gbps Broadband in Northmoor

30th September, 2015 (9 Comments)

Last year hundreds homes in the rural West Oxfordshire parish of Northmoor celebrated the arrival of Gigaclear’s new 1000Mbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network. Today we’ve done a quick follow-up interview with the ISP and a local councillor to see what kind of impact it’s had.

A Snapshot of World VDSL vs Cable vs Fibre Optic Broadband Growth

28th September, 2015 (1 Comment)

Analyst firm IDATE recently updated its World FTTx Database, which provides for an interesting snapshot of the different fixed line technologies that countries around the world are using for “superfast broadband“. Suffice to say that Europe and the UK love hybrid-fibre (VDSL / FTTC).

Sky Confirm First Customers Live on 940Mbps Broadband in York UK

28th September, 2015 (9 Comments)

As expected Sky Broadband has today echoed last week’s news from TalkTalk (here) and Cityfibre, which confirmed that the first trial customers are now live on their joint “ultrafast” 940Mbps capable Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH/P) network in the city of York (North Yorkshire).

First Trial Users Live on Sky and TalkTalk’s 940Mbps Broadband in York

23rd September, 2015 (17 Comments)

As expected TalkTalk has confirmed that the first trial customers are now live on their joint 940Mbps capable Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH/P) broadband network in the city of York, which is being built alongside Sky Broadband and Cityfibre. An early 2016 commercial launch has also been set.

ISP Hyperoptic Begins Rollout of 1000Mbps Broadband in Glasgow City

17th September, 2015 (3 Comments)

Pure fibre optic ISP Hyperoptic has today announced that their Gigabit (1000Mbps) capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network is now being deployed to the city of Glasgow in Scotland, with the first homes to benefit existing inside the ‘Glasgow Harbour’ urban regeneration area.

UPDATE Footpath Fix for Sky Broadband and TalkTalk’s York FTTH Rollout

14th September, 2015 (8 Comments)

Deploying a new ultrafast (940Mbps capable) fibre optic broadband network in urban areas is never easy, as demonstrated by Cityfibre’s joint roll-out of a new Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH/P) service with Sky Broadband and TalkTalk in York where some areas could need corrective work.

Ultrafast Fibre Optic FTTH Broadband Services Cover 351,000 UK Premises

14th September, 2015 (1 Comment)

The latest information on the availability of true ultrafast fibre optic broadband (FTTH/P/B) services, most of which are capable of delivering Gigabit class speeds (1000Mbps), has estimated that some 351,642 premises in the United Kingdom are now within reach of such a service (up from 251,522 last year).

20K Council Homes in Wandsworth to Get 1000Mbps Fibre Broadband

4th September, 2015 (4 Comments)

The London Borough of Wandsworth has joined forces with a little known ISP called Community Fibre in order to create what could be one of the fastest council estates in the United Kingdom, with residents in a north Battersea estate receiving broadband download speeds of up to 1086Mbps.

SMEs to See Median Broadband Speed Demand of Just 8.1Mbps by 2025

3rd September, 2015 (20 Comments)

The Broadband Stakeholders Group, which advises the Government on broadband matters, has published a new report that aims to predict the future requirements of small UK businesses (SMEs). The conclusion finds that SMEs will see median downstream demand rise from 5Mbps in 2015 to just 8.1Mbps by 2025, but the overall picture is more complex.

UPDATE Price Details for Sky Broadband’s 940Mbps FTTH Service in York

2nd September, 2015 (19 Comments)

Sky Broadband appears to have quietly unveiled the pricing for their forthcoming “Sky Ultra Fibre Optic” service in the city of York (England), where they’re working alongside Cityfibre and TalkTalk to roll-out a new 940Mbps capable Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH/P) network. Oddly, line rental still exists.

UK People Could Spend GBP14K More on Homes with 100Mb Broadband

28th August, 2015 (26 Comments)

A new survey of 3,000 Brits commissioned by Hyperoptic, which is deploying “hyperfast” (1000Mbps) Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP/H) broadband services around a number of UK cities, has claimed that people would spend 8% (+£14,000) more on a new home if it came with a 100Mbps+ connection.

Gigaclear Confirms First Cotswolds Homes for 1Gbps FTTP Broadband

26th August, 2015 (10 Comments)

UK ISP Gigaclear, which recently won the contract to ensure that 6,495 additional rural premises in Gloucestershire (England) are able to receive “ultra fast” Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband by the end of 2017, has announced that Seven Springs in Cockleford will be the first to benefit.

Aylesbury Vale Broadband Project Starts Rollout of Fibre Optic Network

10th August, 2015 (1 Comment)

Residents in the rural Buckinghamshire (England) villages of North Marston and Granborough could soon be connecting to ultrafast broadband speeds after the £1.5m Aylesbury Vale Broadband project finally began digging its new fibre optic cable into the ground, which should take around 4 weeks to complete.

Fibre Optic ISP Gigaclear in Odd UK Satellite Broadband Supply Deal

5th August, 2015 (4 Comments)

Most people are probably familiar with Gigaclear as an ISP that has put huge investment towards delivering ultrafast 1000Mbps capable fibre optic broadband (FTTH/P) services into rural areas, but a new deal with Europasat (SSW) will soon also see them supporting the roll-out of inferior Satellite.

Sometimes Being Stuck with Only Ultrafast FTTP Broadband is Expensive

5th August, 2015 (2 Comments)

In theory having access to order a native 330Mbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) service over BTOpenreach’s national UK network should be a good thing, but sometimes if it’s your only option for a faster connection then it can also become very.. very expensive.

France Rules Against Misuse of “Fibre Optic Broadband” in ISP Adverts

29th July, 2015 (9 Comments)

The debate over whether or not broadband ISPs that don’t sell a pure “fibre optic” (FTTH/P) broadband connection should be allowed to use such terminology in their adverts is nothing new, but a new ruling by the Government of France shows that some countries are taking a stand.