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A Question of Eligibility as N.Ireland’s Fibre Rollout Skips Homes

18th November, 2021 (6 Comments)

The £165m state aid supported Project Stratum deployment in Northern Ireland, which is helping to spread a gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network to a further 76,000 premises in rural areas (84,500 if you include the expansion), has come under fire for how it appears to skip some nearby homes.

Toob Adds GBP50 Amazon Voucher to FTTP Broadband Packages

18th November, 2021 (3 Comments)

New customers in areas covered by UK ISP toob, which is currently building a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network around parts of England, will from later this morning be able to benefit from an included £50 Amazon shopping voucher when they sign-up.

Emtelle Chosen to Supply Upp’s UK FTTP Broadband Rollout

17th November, 2021 (0 Comments)

Broadband ISP and network builder Upp, which is investing £1bn to rollout a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to 1 million UK premises in Eastern England by 2025, has today chosen Emtelle to become their main supplier of fibre optic network kit until March 2026.

Openreach Officially Name the Next 170 UK FTTP Rollout Areas

17th November, 2021 (92 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has today officially added another 170 new towns and villages (covering 1.5 million premises) to the UK rollout plan of their 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network, which are all the same as those we published last month (here). The news comes as they reach 6 million premises passed.

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Wireless UK ISP APC Solutions to Start Building FTTP Broadband

16th November, 2021 (0 Comments)

Wireless network and IT services provider APC Solutions (APC Communications Solutions), which also runs the Essex (England) focused ISP Essex WiFi, has revealed that they intend to expand into building their own gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband services.

Vodafone UK Grows to 962k Fixed Broadband ISP Customers

16th November, 2021 (6 Comments)

ISP and mobile operator Vodafone UK has today published their latest quarterly results (financial Q2 FY22), which reveals that their fixed broadband base added another +22,000 customers (vs +29k in the previous quarter) to make for a total base of 962,000. But their mobile base sat unchanged on 16,994,000.

Estate Agents Find Full Fibre May Help to Drive UK House Sales

16th November, 2021 (12 Comments)

A new survey of 294 UK estate agents, which was conducted by telecoms equipment manufacturer Omdia on behalf of Huawei, has found that the desire for “high-quality broadband” continues to be a significant factor for home buyers and access to gigabit-capable “full fibre” (FTTP) ISP connections seems to be particularly important.

ISP Shell Energy to Launch Cheap UK Full Fibre Broadband Plans UPDATE

16th November, 2021 (14 Comments)

Energy provider and UK ISP Shell Energy will later this morning launch their first Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband packages, which will offer speeds of between 100Mbps and up to 900Mbps+ on Openreach’s national network (currently covering around 6 million premises).

Fujikura Subsidiary AFL Opens First UK Site to Make New Fibre Cable

15th November, 2021 (2 Comments)

AFL, a subsidiary of Fujikura in Japan, has today officially opened a new facility in Swindon (Wiltshire) that will become their first factory in the UK and Europe to produce a “new” type of fibre optic broadband cable, which is being used by network operators like Openreach (BT) to support their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) rollout.

Netomnia Get GBP123m Funding for UK FTTP Broadband Rollout

15th November, 2021 (5 Comments)

Netomnia has today announced that they’ve successfully secured £123 million of funding to support the ongoing UK rollout of their 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network (XGS-PON), which only started fairly recently and aims to cover 1 million homes and businesses by the end of 2023.

Next UK Infrastructure Assessment to Focus on Gigabit Broadband Takeup

15th November, 2021 (5 Comments)

The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has today revealed the topics that will sit at the heart of their next (second) major assessment of the UK’s long-term infrastructure priorities, to be published in 2023, which among other things looks set to shift the focus on gigabit broadband from build to take-up.

3,835 UK Schools are in Postcodes with No Access to Full Fibre

14th November, 2021 (40 Comments)

New data from the UK Government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and Schools Minister, Robin Walker, has revealed that 3,835 schools are in postcodes “that do not have access” to full fibre broadband connectivity “or are currently not in areas of proposed commercial build within the next five years“.

Quantum Fibre Builds FTTP to First 5,000 Lincolnshire Premises

13th November, 2021 (7 Comments)

UK ISP Quantum Fibre Broadband (formerly Quantum Air Fibre), which last year set itself a target to cover 120,000 homes in Lincolnshire (England) with a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network, has announced that they’ve now covered 5,000 premises and expect to reach 10,000 in Q1 2022.

FullFibre Ltd Begin North Midlands FTTP Broadband Rollout UPDATE

13th November, 2021 (1 Comment)

Network builder FullFibre Limited has announced that their new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network has started to be deployed across the first areas of the North Midlands, with construction starting in the Staffordshire town of Leek. The neighbouring town of Cheadle will follow next week.

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The EU Publishes 2021 Broadband Connectivity Progress Study

12th November, 2021 (10 Comments)

After a long delay due to COVID-19, the European Commission has today published their annual 2021 Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI), which reveals how the EU’s fixed line broadband ISP and mobile networks compare. The UK was removed from this edition due to Brexit, so we’ve used Ofcom’s data to compare.

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Openreach to Pilot National UK Exchange Closure Plan in 5 Areas

12th November, 2021 (14 Comments)

Last year Openreach (BT) began consulting on their plans to close 4,600 exchanges across the United Kingdom as part of their move from copper to fibre optic based broadband ISP lines. The operator has today begun to consult on the first 5 pilot exchanges to go through this new mass-migration process.

CityFibre Set GBP32m Full Fibre Rollout for Redcar and Hartlepool

12th November, 2021 (4 Comments)

CityFibre has today committed £32m to support the rollout of a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network across both the North Yorkshire (England) seaside town of Redcar and the large port town of Hartlepool in County Durham. The move should complement their existing Tees Valley build in Middlesbrough.