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Freedom Fibre Raise GBP100m to Accelerate UK Full Fibre Rollout

24th May, 2022 (0 Comments)

Network operator Freedom Fibre (FF) has today secured a major £84m investment boost from infrastructure investor Equitix, alongside a £16m Santander debt facility, to help fund the expansion of their new 10Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network across semi-rural parts of North England.

FullFibre Ltd Bring FTTP Broadband Build to Rural Herefordshire

24th May, 2022 (0 Comments)

Network builder FullFibre Limited, which is currently deploying their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP network across numerous locations in England, has reached an agreement with the Fastershire programme that will see their rollout extend into rural parts of Herefordshire.

2022 Full Fibre Country Ranking Sees UK Overtake Germany

24th May, 2022 (6 Comments)

The FTTH Council Europe has today released their annual ranking of the European countries with the strongest subscriber penetration and annual growth of gigabit-capable “full fibre” (FTTP/H/B) broadband ISP networks. Happily, the UK continues to show exceptional growth, and has managed to leapfrog over Germany.

CityFibre UK Scoops FTTH Council Europe’s Operator Award

24th May, 2022 (2 Comments)

The FTTH Council Europe, which is currently holding its annual conference in Vienna (Austria) this week, has today announced the winners of three awards that reflect those who have made “outstanding contributions” to the acceleration of FTTP/B deployment in Europe. One of the headline ‘Operator Award‘ winners was CityFibre.

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Ofcom and BT Reportedly Prep Contingency Plans for AltNet Flops

24th May, 2022 (16 Comments)

A new newspaper report claims that “runaway inflation” is threatening to cause a “wave of bankruptcies” among the new generation of alternative full fibre (FTTP) broadband ISP networks, which is said to have triggered Ofcom into drawing up contingency plans with BT for how to handle the fallout, should smaller players start to fail.

Quickline Refreshes Brand, Moves HQ and Set to Double Staff

23rd May, 2022 (1 Comment)

UK ISP Quickline, which runs a mix of Full Fibre (FTTP) and Fixed Wireless (FWA) broadband networks across parts of Lincolnshire, Lancashire and Yorkshire, has refreshed their branding, moved their HQ to East Yorkshire and confirmed that their workforce will double again to 200 (it’s already doubled to 100 in the last six months).

ISP Air Broadband Joins MS3’s New FTTP Broadband Network

23rd May, 2022 (2 Comments)

UK ISP Air Broadband, which offers broadband packages over multiple different Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) networks (e.g. CityFibre, FullFibre Ltd, OFNL, Prime Fibre, Lila / VXFIBER, Connect Fibre and Gigaclear), has today added MS3 to that list in the North of England.

ISP Lothian Broadband Celebrate 2000th Customer in Scotland

20th May, 2022 (1 Comment)

Internet provider Lothian Broadband, which is extending their 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to cover 70,000 premises across rural parts of East and Mid Lothian, has announced that they’ve exceeded 2,000 active customers for the first time across their fibre and fixed wireless networks in Scotland.

Ofcom Spring 2022 Study – Gigabit Broadband Covers 66 Percent of UK

20th May, 2022 (16 Comments)

Ofcom’s latest Spring 2022 report into fixed broadband and mobile coverage has revealed that “full fibre” (FTTP) now reaches 33% of the UK (up from 28% in Sept 2021), while 19.3 million homes (66%) are within reach of a gigabit-capable network (up from 47%). Geographic 5G coverage has also improved.

Freedom Fibre Welcomes 1000th UK FTTP Broadband Customer

20th May, 2022 (3 Comments)

Network provider Freedom Fibre (FF), which is currently working to roll out a new 10Gbps capable FTTP broadband service – supported by investment from UK ISP partner TalkTalk – across semi-rural parts of North England, are today celebrating the successful connection of their 1,000th customer.

Connect Fibre FTTP to Go Live in Cambridgeshire’s Sutton-in-the-Isle

20th May, 2022 (0 Comments)

Cambridgeshire-based UK ISP Connect Fibre (Fibre Assets Ltd.), which aims to build a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to cover 100,000 premises across the East of England, has announced that their first non-trial build in the village of Sutton-in-the-Isle will start connecting homes in June.

Grain Reveal Next 9 UK Towns and Cities for Gigabit Broadband

19th May, 2022 (3 Comments)

Broadband ISP Grain has today published the next batch of 9 UK towns and cities – including some inner-city areas of existing builds – where they expect to roll out their new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network, which includes places such as Luton and Seaham.

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UK Full Fibre Growth Stays Strong as Global Broadband Lines Hit 1.27bn

19th May, 2022 (0 Comments)

The latest research from Point Topic has found that world fixed broadband lines grew by 1.53% (19.247 million) in Q4 2021 to end the year on a total of 1.274 billion connections, while the quarterly growth rate of “full fibre” (FTTP/B) networks in the UK remained strong at 12.5% (albeit down from 14.8% in Q2 2021).

G.Network Top 400,000 Full Fibre Premises in London as CEO Exits

19th May, 2022 (11 Comments)

Sasho Veselinski, the CEO and Co-founder of UK gigabit-broadband builder and ISP G.Network, has decided to step down from the business for personal reasons. The provider is currently investing £1bn to deploy a new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across London and beyond (here).

Broadway Partners Become One of the First Carbon Neutral UK ISPs

19th May, 2022 (11 Comments)

Rural-focused full fibre and wireless network operator Broadway Partners – supported by retail ISP Broadway Broadband – today states that they have become one of the first UK internet service providers to be certified by Carbon Neutral Britain – an initiative that allows individuals and businesses to offset their environmental impact.

Netomnia Reveal GBP39m Gigabit Broadband Build in Liverpool

19th May, 2022 (19 Comments)

Network builder Netomnia – supported by UK broadband ISP YouFibre – has today announced their first deployment across a major city, which will see them invest £39m to cover homes and businesses across Liverpool (Merseyside) with a new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network.

Box Broadband Aim to Install Router in 30% of Surrey and Sussex Homes

18th May, 2022 (15 Comments)

Surrey-based ISP Box Broadband, which was last year acquired by CommunityFibre (here) and is busy rolling out a full fibre (FTTP) network across parts of South England, has revealed that it “aims to install a Box Broadband router in 30 per cent of homes” across Surrey and Sussex within the next three years.