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YouFibre’s FTTP Broadband Goes Live in Barrow and Houghton

29th September, 2021 (0 Comments)

UK ISP YouFibre has announced that the first customers can now connect to their new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network in the two towns of Barrow-in-Furness (Cumbria) and Houghton-le-Spring (Tyne and Wear), which has been built by network partner Netomnia.

ISP InTouch Systems Joins CityFibre’s UK Full Fibre Network

28th September, 2021 (0 Comments)

Norfolk-based broadband ISP InTouch Systems, which also runs two fixed wireless providers – ITSwisp and WiSpire, has today become the latest internet provider to hop on to CityFibre’s growing Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) platform – starting with their networks in Lowestoft and Norwich.

CityFibre Expand Bechtel Deal to Support UK FTTP Broadband Rollout

28th September, 2021 (0 Comments)

Fibre optic network builder CityFibre has today expanded their existing “strategic alliance” with Bechtel, which already helps the operator to manage their huge infrastructure deployment projects. The move formalises a 5-year extension to the existing partnership.

Ofcom Finalise One Touch Switching for UK Broadband and Phone UPDATE

28th September, 2021 (4 Comments)

Ofcom has today decided to adopt the new ‘One Touch Switch‘ (OTS) process for customers of fixed line phone and broadband ISPs, which will make it easier for you to switch between providers on physically separate networks (e.g. Openreach’s full fibre to CityFibre or Virgin Media etc.). But you’ll have to wait until April 2023 to use it!

FullFibre Ltd Sees Broadband Network Pass 15,000 UK Premises

28th September, 2021 (1 Comment)

Network builder FullFibre Limited, which aims to deploy a new gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network to cover “at least” 500,000 UK premises by 2025, has revealed that they’ve now covered 15,000 UK premises.

Wildanet Extend Full Fibre Rollout in Cornwall UK to Callington

27th September, 2021 (1 Comment)

Rural broadband ISP Wildanet, which earlier this year started their £50m rollout (here) of a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network in the Cornwall town of Liskeard (inc. surrounding areas within the PL14 postcode), has confirmed that the next town to benefit will be Callington.

Voneus Extend 300Mbps Broadband to Buckinghamshire Villages

27th September, 2021 (0 Comments)

Rural UK ISP Voneus, which is backed by Macquarie Capital and busy deploying its own fixed wireless (FWA) and full fibre (FTTP) networks, is currently linking a number of new villages up to their FTTP broadband network in Buckinghamshire – including Dinton, Nether Winchendon, Upper Winchendon, Cuddington and Haddenham.

Labour Conference Backs Free Full Fibre Broadband for All UK Again

27th September, 2021 (76 Comments)

Delegates at the UK Labour Party’s annual conference have passed a key motion on public ownership, which technically commits the party to nationalise the “broadband-relevant parts of BT” (Openreach) and “deliver free full-fibre broadband to all by 2030.” It also adds a new “jobs guarantee” to protect workers. Easy to say, hard to do.

AJ Technology (Kloud9) Set to Expand UK FTTP Broadband Rollout UPDATE

26th September, 2021 (2 Comments)

A little known company called AJ Technology, which runs UK ISP Kloud9, has revealed that they intend to expand their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network in Greater Manchester and bring it to more homes and businesses across “predominantly rural and urban areas in Northern England.”

Solution Found to Tackle UK Gigabit Voucher Concerns by AltNets

24th September, 2021 (12 Comments)

The CEO of alternative full fibre broadband ISP B4RN, Michael Lee, has revealed that the UK Government (DCMS / Building Digital UK) are proposing “Voucher Priority Areas” as a semi-solution to the disruption caused by their new £5bn Project Gigabit programme in rural parts of Cumbria and Northumberland.

Broadband ISP TalkTalk Take Significant Stake in Freedom Fibre UPDATE

24th September, 2021 (1 Comment)

Low cost UK internet and phone provider TalkTalk has this week become a company with “significant control” over alternative network operator Freedom Fibre (FF), which is currently building a new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to homes in semi-rural parts of Cheshire and Lancashire (England).

First Customers Live on YouFibre’s FTTP Network in Spalding

23rd September, 2021 (1 Comment)

UK ISP YouFibre has announced that the first customers are now live on their new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network in the Lincolnshire (England) market town of Spalding, which is being built with support from network partner Netomnia and their contractors.

Update on Airband’s UK Devon and Somerset Full Fibre Rollout

23rd September, 2021 (1 Comment)

The Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) programme has today issued a new post-summer progress update on ISP Airband‘s ongoing rollout of a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based ultrafast broadband (100Mbps+) network in the two counties, which ultimately aims to reach an extra 40,150 premises.

ISP Gigaclear Finished 2020 with 175,000 UK Full Fibre Homes

23rd September, 2021 (15 Comments)

Rural broadband ISP Gigaclear, which aims to build their gigabit Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to cover 500,000 UK properties by 2023, has published their annual accounts to 31st December 2020 and revealed that their network passes 175,000 properties (up 46K since 2019), as well as 36,000 customers (up 49%).

Broadband ISP Voneus Acquire Welsh Rival IRG Computers

23rd September, 2021 (0 Comments)

Wireless and full fibre UK ISP Voneus, which is backed by Macquarie Capital, has continued to expand its operations in South Wales by acquiring IRG Computers, which is the company behind ResQNet – a wireless internet provider that serves rural areas across parts of Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and the Swansea Valleys.

Rural UK ISP Gigaclear Launch 500Mbps Broadband at GBP27

22nd September, 2021 (22 Comments)

Rural broadband provider Gigaclear, which has already built a gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across 230,000 premises in England, has launched a “new” 500Mbps package and until 30th September 2021 this will be discounted to just £27 per month for 18 months (£59 thereafter).

Wessex Internet Create 100 New Jobs to Boost Full Fibre Rollout

22nd September, 2021 (1 Comment)

UK ISP Wessex Internet, which is currently building a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to rural homes and businesses in Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire and Wiltshire (Southern England), has announced that they intend to create another 100 jobs in the region to help boost their rollout.