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Bus and Cycleways in Cambridgeshire UK Help Spread Full Fibre

3rd November, 2023 (3 Comments)

The Connecting Cambridgeshire programme in England, which is led by the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority, has today highlighted another example of how their “Dig Once” policy is helping to accelerate the roll-out of gigabit broadband – by ensuring new bus and cycleways are pre-built with fibre ducting.

Council Suspend MS3’s Full Fibre Poles Rollout in Hedon Over Safety

2nd November, 2023 (17 Comments)

The East Riding of Yorkshire Council (ERYC) in England appears to have handed anti-pole campaigners in Hedon a small, if most likely only temporary, victory by suspending MS3‘s deployment of a new 10Gbps capable full fibre (FTTP) broadband ISP network in the area over “allegations of unsafe work activity.“

BT Group Add Record 860,000 FTTP Broadband Premises to UK Coverage

2nd November, 2023 (34 Comments)

The BT Group has published their latest H1 FY24 results to September 2023, which reveals that Openreach’s full fibre (FTTP) broadband ISP network added a record of 860,000 premises to their coverage (up from 718k last quarter) and now covers 11.85 million premises, with a further 6m where initial build is underway.

Telcom Opens UK Full Fibre and Wireless Network to Wholesale UPDATE

1st November, 2023 (5 Comments)

The Telcom Group (ClearFibre, WeFibre, HyperCity etc.), which via its UK sub-brands operates various fixed wireless (FWA) and 10Gbps capable “full fibre” broadband and Ethernet networks across parts of England, has today opened their networks up to wholesale via the launch of GigaBritain™ to channel partners.

Virgin Media O2 Add 251k FTTP Premises and Sells UK Tower Stake

1st November, 2023 (15 Comments)

Broadband ISP and mobile giant VMO2 (Virgin Media and O2) has published their Q3 2023 results, which sees their UK full fibre (FTTP) coverage via nexfibre expand to another 250,800 premises (up from 175.5k in Q2) and their fixed broadband base rise to 5,708,100 (up by 40.8k in Q3 vs -15.3k in Q2). VMO2 has also sold a 16.67% stake in Cornerstone for £360m.

October 2023 BT Progress Update on 10Mbps UK Broadband USO

1st November, 2023 (11 Comments)

UK ISP BT has published their latest biannual (October 2023) update on the progress they’ve made in delivering Ofcom’s flaky 10Mbps Universal Service Obligation (USO) for broadband. The operator has so far built a USO connection to over 7,681 premises (up from 7,000 in Apr 2023), with 185 further builds in progress (down from 800).

5,000 Extra Doncaster Homes Get Virgin Media O2’s Full Fibre

1st November, 2023 (12 Comments)

Broadband ISP Virgin Media UK (VMO2) and nexfibre have confirmed that an additional 5,000 homes and businesses in the South Yorkshire (England) city of Doncaster have now been reached by their new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / XGS-PON) network.

ISP Alncom Expands FTTP Broadband Coverage in Rural Alnwick

31st October, 2023 (2 Comments)

Broadband ISP Alncom has announced that they’ve begun the next phase of expanding their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across their home town of Alnwick, which is now working to cover the Barresdale, Windsor Gardens, Cedar Grove and Fairfields areas (parts of these are already live).

Openreach Bring FTTP Broadband to Most Haunted Village in Britain

31st October, 2023 (9 Comments)

Given that today is Halloween, it seems only fitting for Openreach (BT) to announce that they’ve just deployed their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network to the village of Pluckley in Kent (England), which has been named by the Guinness World Records as the most haunted village in Britain.

Quickline’s UK Full Fibre Engineers Rescue Man from River Trent

31st October, 2023 (7 Comments)

Two engineers working for UK broadband ISP Quickline, which is rolling out a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to 96 rural locations (55,000 premises) across North East England, have been praised after their quick-thinking saved the life of a man who fell into the River Trent.

Virgin Media O2 Close to Selling UK Masts Stake to GLIL Infrastructure

31st October, 2023 (4 Comments)

Virgin Media and O2 have reportedly entered “exclusive talks” that could see them selling off a big stake in the UK’s largest mobile tower network to GLIL Infrastructure. The deal is said to value this part of their business at around £2.5bn, with any proceeds helping to fund their full fibre (FTTP) broadband and 5G mobile roll out.

Full Fibre UK ISP Fibrus and eero Router Partnership Adds Echo Dots

30th October, 2023 (7 Comments)

Infracapital-backed broadband ISP Fibrus, which is building a 10Gbps capable full fibre (FTTP) network across Northern Ireland and North England, has today expanded their collaboration with Amazon’s eero mesh WiFi devices by “[offering] customers eero Built-in capable routers” at no extra cost and a FREE echo dot (5th gen).

G.Network Partners Islington Council and GLA to Extend Full Fibre

30th October, 2023 (8 Comments)

Broadband ISP G.Network, which is rolling out a new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to homes and businesses across parts of London, has agreed a new partnership (wayleave) with Islington Council and the Greater London Authority (GLA) to cover “thousands” of additional homes and reduce disruption.

The Misery of Diminishing Choice in G.fast UK Broadband Areas

28th October, 2023 (69 Comments)

Hundreds of thousands of premises on Openreach’s increasingly forgotten G.fast (SOGFAST) broadband network are being left to suffer the misery of diminishing ISP choice as providers scrap their old packages in favour of newer, faster and more reliable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) services. But those who can’t access full fibre are being left neglected.

AltNet ISP Grain Cuts Jobs and Slows UK FTTP Broadband Rollout UPDATE2

27th October, 2023 (27 Comments)

Alternative network operator and broadband ISP Grain (Grain Connect) has today become the latest UK builder of Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) infrastructure to announce some job cuts and a “temporary” reduction in the level of their network expansion, which will continue until they’re able to secure more investment.

Openreach Hyper-Care Trial to Tackle Lengthy UK FTTP Orders

27th October, 2023 (8 Comments)

Network access provider Openreach has begun a new “hyper-care” trial that is designed to help improve the handling of Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband orders that have been in the tail (waiting to be delivered) for more than 100 calendar days, which will essentially put those orders through a special review.

Virgin Media O2 Engineer Talking to Woman

20,000 Extra Homes in Sheffield Get Virgin Media’s Full Fibre

27th October, 2023 (4 Comments)

Broadband ISP Virgin Media UK (VMO2) and nexfibre have today announced the completion of yet another network expansion, which sees an additional 20,000 homes and businesses in the South Yorkshire (England) city of Sheffield being covered by their 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / XGS-PON) network.