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Two Puffins are First to Test Shetland Telecoms Fibre Optic Broadband Service

14th May, 2012 (3 Comments)

Shetland Telecom, which was established by the Shetland Islands Council (SIC) to help deliver superfast broadband services across 90% of the remote Shetland Islands (North of Scotland, UK) by March 2016, has successfully connected its first “test customers” to the link in the form of two cute Puffins (Tammie and Norie).

New Video Shows 1Gbps B4RN Broadband Network in Lancashire Being Built

14th May, 2012 (26 Comments)

The B4RN (Broadband 4 Rural North) project, which recently began work on a new service that aims to connect thousands of rural homes in northern Lancashire UK via a unique 1Gbps (Gigabits per second) capable FTTH broadband ISP network (here), has posted a lovely new video of their fibre optic infrastructure being built.

Irish Fibre Optic Broadband ISP Magnet Networks to Launch UK 100Mb Service

8th May, 2012 (1 Comment)

Dublin-based ISP Magnet Networks, which operates a superfast broadband service in Ireland using Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) technology, has entered the UK market by acquiring a 90% stake in internet provider Velocity 1 and signing a new TV distribution deal with Sky. The first rollout will begin in Wembley City and Greenwich Penninsula (London).

LSE Identifies GBP1.1bn Shortfall in UK Governments Broadband Funding

3rd May, 2012 (6 Comments)

A new study from the London School of Economics (LSE) has estimated that the UK governments plan to make superfast broadband (24Mbps+) ISP services available to 90% of “people in each local authority area” by 2015 is now at risk due to a significant shortfall of £1.1 billion.

CityFibre and Fujitsu Join Forces to Deploy Fibre Optic Broadband in UK Cities

1st May, 2012 (9 Comments)

CityFibre Holdings, which builds Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) style fibre optic infrastructure, has announced a new engineering agreement with Fujitsu that will progress their plans for deploying ultrafast broadband (100Mbps+) services “throughout the UK’s second tier cities” to reach 1 million homes and 50,000 businesses.

Europe Aims to Cut Superfast Broadband Rollout Costs by 25%

27th April, 2012 (15 Comments)

The European Commission (EC) has today opened a new consultation that aims to cut the costs of broadband investment by 25% and thus make it cheaper to deploy new networks for “high speed internet” in the EU. Priority will be given to reducing the costs associated with civil engineering (i.e. digging up roads to lay fibre optic cable), which can account for up to 80% of the total cost.

Fixed Telecom Operators to Spend GBP33bn on Fibre Optic Rollouts by 2017

27th April, 2012 (0 Comments)

Consultancy firm Analysys Mason has estimated that fixed telecoms operators, specifically those in developed countries (Central and Eastern Europe, developed Asia–Pacific, North America and Western Europe), will over the next 5 year period (between 2012 and 2017) spend £33 billion (USD53.5bn) on the roll-out of new superfast fibre optic broadband networks (e.g. FTTH).

Rural Hampshire UK Village Gets 40Mb Broadband via a Public Service Network

26th April, 2012 (3 Comments)

Residents of the aptly named rural village called Little London in Hampshire (England, UK), which could previously only receive internet download speeds of around 0.5Mbps (Megabits per second), can now access superfast broadband of up to 40Mbps thanks to a clever use of the local fibre optic Public Service Network (PSN).

BT Openreach Invites UK ISPs to Join Trial of 330Mbps Fibre Optic Broadband

24th April, 2012 (43 Comments)

BTOpenreach, which manages access to BT’s national UK telecoms and internet access infrastructure, has begun inviting ISPs (i.e. those that are members of the NGA Industry Group) to take part in its first official trial of “premium” ultrafast 330Mbps (Megabits per second) capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband speeds (likely to be advertised as a clean “300Mbps“).

Cybermoor Moots Gigabit Broadband Speeds for Alston Moor in Cumbria UK

23rd April, 2012 (1 Comment)

The Cybermoor Networks project, a partially community built fibre optic broadband network for the residents and businesses of Alston Moor in rural Cumbria (England, UK), has signed a new infrastructure upgrade deal with Calix that will enhance the current service and could potentially bring ultrafast Gigabit broadband ISP speeds to the area.

1Gbps Capable Home Fibre Optic Broadband ISP Services Show Global Growth

18th April, 2012 (10 Comments)

A new study from Telecom ThinkTank and RVA Market Research for the FTTH Council has revealed an interesting investigation into why a small but increasing number of broadband ISPs around the world are starting to introduce 1Gbps (Gigabits / sec [i.e. 1000Mbps]) capable fibre optic (FTTH , FTTP) internet connections for home users.

BT Confirms 97 Percent of Lancashire UK to Get its Superfast Broadband

3rd April, 2012 (10 Comments)

BT and the Lancashire County Council (LCC) have announced that 97% of homes and businesses in the UK county will be able to receive the telecom operators superfast broadband (FTTC , FTTP) ISP services by the end of 2014 (subject to the timing of State Aid approval) after both parties agreed the new £62.5 million project.

Shetland Islands Connect Local Superfast Fibre Optic Link to SHEFA2 Cable

2nd April, 2012 (2 Comments)

Shetland Telecom, which was setup by the Shetland Islands Council (SIC) to develop better telecom and superfast broadband internet access services in the remote Shetland Islands (North of Scotland, UK), has successfully connected up its new fibre optic infrastructure to the undersea SHEFA-2 cable that links the Faroe Islands to mainland Scotland (UK).

B4RN Begins First Dig of New 1Gbps FTTH Broadband Network in Lancashire UK

31st March, 2012 (1 Comment)

Just after midday today the B4RN (Broadband 4 Rural North) project, which hopes to connect thousands of rural homes in north Lancashire UK via a unique “hyper-fast” 1Gbps (Gigabits per second) capable fibre optic (FTTH) broadband ISP network, will officially begin construction with a ceremonial “breaking of the sod” event (Jubilee Tower – 1pm).

CityFibre Reveals Plan for Ultrafast City Wide FTTH Broadband Service in York

27th March, 2012 (0 Comments)

CityFibre Holdings, a UK fibre optic infrastructure developer for business, public sector and consumer purposes, has announced that it plans to expand upon their existing network in the city of York by launching a city-wide Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) style ultrafast broadband ISP service for local homes and businesses.

KC Claim Residents of Beverley Now Receive the Fastest Speeds in the UK

6th March, 2012 (1 Comment)

KC, the incumbent internet and phone provider for Hull and East Riding (Yorkshire, UK), has claimed that the ongoing roll-out of their new Lightstream fibre optic broadband service (FTTH / FTTC), which kicked off last month, has managed to connect over 500 customers in the market town of Beverley. As a result the town is now said to have “the fastest speeds in the country“.

Report Claims No Killer App Justifies the Need for Ultra Fast FTTH Broadband

6th March, 2012 (4 Comments)

Consultancy firm Analysys Mason, which was recently appointed by six French governmental and public bodies to conduct a prospective study on the services that would justify the need for ultra-fast fibre optic broadband technology (e.g. 100Mbps+ FTTH), has today published its conclusions. The results, which found that “no killer application justifies the need” for ultra-fast fibre (except perhaps IPTV), might also have some relevance for the UK market.