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Hyperoptic Still Expect to Make FTTB Available in 10 UK Cities Before 2014

9th September, 2013 (0 Comments)

London-based ISP Hyperoptic has confirmed that they still expect to start deployment of a “hyper-sonic” 1000Mbps capable fibre optic broadband (FTTH/B) service as many as 10 new UK cities by the end of 2013 2014 when they hope to reach 80,000 homes.

UPD Fibre GarDen Make Progress on Broadband Plan for Garsdale and Dentdale

2nd September, 2013 (0 Comments)

The Fibre GarDen (altnet ISP) project, which aims to build a new fibre optic superfast broadband (30Mbps+) network to help connect homes in Garsdale and Dentdale (Cumbria, England), has now had its application to run an Enterprise Investment Scheme approved by HM Revenue & Customs.

UK Map Suggests Superfast Broadband Coverage Still on Target for 2015

22nd August, 2013 (12 Comments)

Telecoms analyst Point Topic has today published a new report on broadband coverage across the United Kingdom, which predicts that superfast (30Mbps+) availability could hit 90.8% by the end of 2015. ISPreview.co.uk has also been able to obtain an exclusive map that splits the presence of fibre FTTx and cable (DOCSIS) networks.

Analyst Predicts EU Superfast Broadband Coverage to Miss its 2020 Target

20th August, 2013 (26 Comments)

A new study has claimed that Europe will fail to make superfast broadband (30Mbps+) ISP speeds available to 100% of households by 2020. But it will achieve 90% coverage and most of that will be due to the mass adoption of hybrid-fibre (e.g. FTTC and cable) technologies that combine fibre optic with existing copper or coax cables.

Scotlands North Isles Could Build a Faster Community Broadband Network

17th August, 2013 (13 Comments)

Broadband connectivity on Shetland might be gradually improving, thanks to a new undersea fibre optic link and investment, but many residents of the smaller surrounding islands (Yell, Unst and Fetlar) continue to suffer from slow connectivity (sub-1Mbps) and BT has yet to clarify its commitment. The solution could be a new community initiative.

B4RNs Lancashire FTTH Broadband Network Aided by FREE 4×4 Land Rover

12th August, 2013 (2 Comments)

The roll-out of B4RN’s (Broadband 4 Rural North) 1000Mbps capable and community-built Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) broadband network in rural Lancashire (England, UK) has been given a boost after the team won a FREE Land Rover Freelander 2 4×4 vehicle to help their efforts.

UPD Fibre Optic ISP Hyperoptic UK Joins BDUK Broadband Voucher Scheme

5th August, 2013 (7 Comments)

Hyperoptic, which specialises in offering “hyper-sonic” fibre optic (FTTH/B) broadband internet speeds of 1000Mbps (Megabits) to high-rise buildings and apartment blocks around UK cities (e.g. London), has confirmed that it too has become a registered partner of the Connection Vouchers Scheme.

CityFibre UK Expand 1Gbps FTTH Network in Bournemouth to Businesses

5th August, 2013 (0 Comments)

CityFibre has announced that its 1000Mbps capable fibre optic (FTTH/P) network in the south coast town of Bournemouth (England) will now been made available to local businesses, which mirrors a similar launch in the city of York earlier this year.

CityFibre Bring Fibre Optic Broadband to Student Buildings in York UK

30th July, 2013 (0 Comments)

Fibre optic network developer CityFibre, which builds ultra-fast broadband networks in big towns and cities around the United Kingdom, has teamed up with multi-tenant accommodation provider Keycom to connect a student accommodation building in the city of York (England) to its local FTTP/H network.

UPD Rural Ards Peninsula in N.Ireland Clones B4RN to Prep 1Gbps Fibre Project

29th July, 2013 (11 Comments)

A new group called Lightstream Community Fibre (LCF), which appears to have cloned B4RN’s network approach in Lancashire (England, UK), has been setup to help bring a 1000Mbps capable Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) based broadband network to rural parts of the Ards Peninsula (County Down) in Northern Ireland.

Gigaclear Opens UK Rural Fibre Optic Broadband Network to More ISPs

26th July, 2013 (6 Comments)

Gigaclear, which has installed several 1000Mbps capable fibre optic broadband (FTTP) networks in rural communities around England, has partnered up to adopt Fluidata’s Service Exchange Platform (SEP) that should give those covered by the operators network a greater choice of around 50 ISPs.

A Need for 1Gbps Broadband by 2020 Could Deepen the UK Digital Divide

24th July, 2013 (38 Comments)

Telecoms analyst firm Point Topic has today published a short health check of the United Kingdom’s drive towards making superfast broadband (25-30Mbps+) speeds available across the country, which warns that the future demand for 1000Mbps (Gigabit) broadband connections will widen the digital speed divide between urban and rural areas. So is it time for FTTH?

OECD Report Finds UK Fibre Optic Broadband Growth Hit 172% in 2012

19th July, 2013 (8 Comments)

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, which covers 34 countries that claim to support democracy and a market economy, has reported that the United Kingdom experienced an annual growth rate of 172% for true fibre optic broadband (FTTH/P/B) ISP connections.

FTTH Council Criticises Poor Superfast Broadband Progress in Europe

17th July, 2013 (27 Comments)

The FTTH Council Europe, which campaigns for the adoption of a fully fibre optic telecoms and internet infrastructure, has heavily criticised Europe’s “lacklustre performance” after a recent progress update showed that the EU was still a long way from achieving their Digital Agenda targets for superfast broadband.

KC Bring Lightstream Fibre Optic Broadband to 20k Premises in Hull UK

11th July, 2013 (1 Comment)

The incumbent ISP for Hull and East Yorkshire in England, KC, has revealed that the roll-out of its new superfast fibre optic (FTTH and FTTC) based Lightstream broadband service has expanded to reach more than 20,000 homes and businesses in the region.

UPD Alcatel-Lucent on G.Fast and Vectoring 2 for Future 1Gbps FTTC Broadband

9th July, 2013 (8 Comments)

Alcatel-Lucent has posted some tantalising details from its recent trial of future G.Fast and prototype Vectoring 2.0 technology at Telekom Austria, which could one day push today’s up to 80Mbps capable FTTC (VDSL2) broadband ISP lines to deliver speeds of up to 1100Mbps (1.1Gbps).

Timico CTO Calls for BT Split and National UK FTTP Broadband Network

9th July, 2013 (10 Comments)

The Co-Founder and CTO of UK ISP Timico, Trefor Davies, has called for “government intervention” to split off the “rural bits” of BTOpenreach’s network (BT can keep the urban bits that compete with Virgin Media) and to help rollout a truly national ultrafast fibre optic (FTTP) service to every home and business.