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Virgin Media Brings FTTP Broadband to Village via Gigabit Wireless

26th June, 2019 (10 Comments)

A new trial has enabled cable operator Virgin Media UK to deploy a 1Gbps (150Mbps upload) capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / RFoG) broadband network into the Berkshire village of Greenham near Newbury, which was made possible by feeding the network via a 10Gbps high-capacity millimetre wave (mmW) radio link.

Tackling the 330Mbps Speed Limit in Some Openreach FTTP Areas UPDATE

26th June, 2019 (59 Comments)

One of the little known gripes against Openreach’s on-going UK rollout of “gigabit capable” Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP technology is that some newly deployed areas are still limiting the network to a top download speed of 330Mbps (50Mbps upload), rather than supporting 1Gbps speeds.

Ex-Tele2 Director Joins Gigaclear as Chief Marketing Officer

25th June, 2019 (9 Comments)

Rural focused full fibre ISP Gigaclear, which has an ambition to deploy a 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to cover 500,000 UK premises by the end of 2022, has appointed James Lowther to be its new Chief Marketing Officer (CMO).

Full Fibre UK ISP Hyperoptic Open Digital Skills Academy in Southwark

25th June, 2019 (1 Comment)

City-focused full fibre broadband ISP Hyperoptic has today launched its first Digital Skills Academy for local people in Southwark (London), which they say will enable 50 “volunteer champions” to be given free training and support so that they can then help to develop the digital skills of other residents in the borough.

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H1 2019 – UK Top 10 Fastest National Broadband and Mobile ISPs

24th June, 2019 (20 Comments)

As the first half of 2019 comes to an end we’ve taken a look back to see how average broadband download and upload speeds have changed across the top fastest national fixed line ISPs and 4G mobile operators. Overall the picture is one of gradual improvement, thanks to rising take-up of faster connections.

Spectrum Internet Bring FTTP Broadband to Old School Lane, Bristol

21st June, 2019 (11 Comments)

Residents living on Old School Lane (Clifton) in the city of Bristol (South West England) can now access a Gigabit capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network after ISP Spectrum Internet extended their network into the area, albeit with a little help from the Government’s Gigabit Vouchers.

Ofcom UK Examines the Cost of Deploying Full Fibre Broadband

21st June, 2019 (3 Comments)

Ofcom has today opened an interesting new consultation, which asks for industry feedback on their approach to modelling the costs of building “full fibre” networks across the United Kingdom (i.e. those used to support mobile 5G services, business connectivity or FTTH broadband for homes etc.).

Cornwall UK Sets Aside £5.8m to Extend Superfast Broadband

20th June, 2019 (45 Comments)

The Cornwall County Council in South West England has agreed to create the “Superfast 3 – Inclusive Growth” broadband project at a total cost of £5.835m, which could extend the reach of “superfast broadband” (30Mbps+) to “at least” 2,700 additional premises (mostly homes and 546 businesses).

Rural UK ISP Gigaclear Discounts Ultrafast Broadband FTTP Prices

20th June, 2019 (13 Comments)

Anybody lucky enough to be covered by Gigaclear’s rural Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network may like to know that they’ve significantly discounted the price of their symmetrical 300Mbps and 900Mbps speed (average) packages, which also come with free activation (usually £30-£120) and installation.

Pictured – UK ISP Sky Broadband’s New SR203 Wireless Hub Router UPDATE

20th June, 2019 (41 Comments)

Customers taking part in Sky Broadband’s new SOGEA product trial are also being provided with a new router (SR203), which is probably the long awaited successor to their current Sky Q Hub (ER110) device and will most likely be shipped alongside future G.fast and FTTP based “ultrafast broadband” packages (possibly FTTC).

North Wales Sets Out Gigabit Full Fibre Plan to Connect Public Sites

19th June, 2019 (6 Comments)

The North Wales Economic Ambition Board (NWEAB) has today set out its plan for investing up to £7m from Wave 3 of the UK Government’s Local Full Fibre Networks (LFFN) programme, which will see Gigabit capable fibre and “ultrafast broadband” services being used to connect up to 400 further public sector sites.

Full Fibre ISP Zzoomm Preps UK Rollout with £2.5m Supply Deal

19th June, 2019 (13 Comments)

Oxford-based ISP Zzoomm, which was setup earlier this year by Gigaclear’s founder (here) and aims to cover 1 million UK homes with a 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network by the end of 2024 (here), has signed its next big supplier agreement with Hexatronic worth £2.5m.

SSE Enterprise Telecoms and Cityfibre Agree UK Fibre Partnership

18th June, 2019 (3 Comments)

Fibre optic network builders Cityfibre and business connectivity provider SSE Enterprise Telecoms have today signed a new strategic partnership, which extends their existing relationship by allowing both sides to take more advantage of each other’s respective networks and services.

Openreach to Trial FTTP Exchange Upgrade Process and Digital Voice

18th June, 2019 (20 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has announced two new UK technology trials (i.e. an FTTP Exchange Upgrade process and Digital Voice services) for premises in Salisbury (Wiltshire) and Mildenhall (Suffolk), which forms part of their wider efforts to move toward an All-IP and national “full fibre” broadband ISP network.

Rural ISP TrueSpeed Prep Dedicated 10Gbps Broadband for Homes

17th June, 2019 (27 Comments)

Rural full fibre UK ISP TrueSpeed, which is busy rolling out a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across parts of South West England (e.g. Somerset), has today announced somewhat of a first by pledging to offer an Active Ethernet network that delivers a “dedicated” 10Gbps link to every individual customer.

Boris Johnson Pledges Full Fibre for All UK by 2025 – Doesn’t Say How UPDATE

17th June, 2019 (44 Comments)

In-between skipping TV leadership debates the current front-runner to be the United Kingdom’s next Prime Minister, Boris Johnson MP, has made the rather striking pledge toward “delivering full fibre [broadband] to every home in the land” by 2025. Naturally he fails to say how this would be funded or even possible.

Openreach to Trial Symmetric 1Gbps UK FTTP Broadband Speeds

17th June, 2019 (13 Comments)

At present the two fastest packages on Openreach’s (BT) Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP network are asymmetric options, which offer peak download speeds of 500Mbps or 1000Mbps and uploads of 165Mbps or 220Mbps respectively. The good news is that symmetrical speeds are coming.