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Gigaclear and EE Examine World Cup Impact on UK Internet Traffic

5th July, 2018 (12 Comments)

Rural fibre optic broadband ISP Gigaclear has claimed that fever over the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia is turning into “white-hot rage over terrible internet connections.” Meanwhile mobile operator EE saw broadband usage “drop drastically” throughout all matches, while 4G mobile traffic did the opposite.

ITS Technology Secure More Funding to Fuel UK Full Fibre Network

5th July, 2018 (0 Comments)

The ITS Technology Group, which has built a mix of fibre optic and wireless broadband ISP networks around the UK, has secured another round of investment from private equity firms. The new funding will be used to support the growth and commercialisation of their “full fibre” network in metro and rural areas.

Scientists Use Fibre Optic Broadband Cables to Detect Earthquakes

5th July, 2018 (0 Comments)

Underground optical fibre networks aren’t just brilliant at delivering ultrafast broadband ISP speeds to UK homes. A team of German scientists have found that they can also be used to detect Earthquakes, as well as other seismic signals from hammer shots, passing cars or wave movements in the ocean.

BDUK Dispute Leaves Cumbria Villages Waiting for Faster Broadband

5th July, 2018 (21 Comments)

A dispute between Openreach (BT), the Government’s Broadband Delivery UK programme and the local authority’s Connecting Cumbria project appears to be stalling a plan that could otherwise see fixed line “superfast broadband” (24Mbps+) ISP services extended to a number of previously excluded villages.

CableLabs Spec Brings Terabit Fibre Optic Speeds to Access Networks

2nd July, 2018 (0 Comments)

CableLabs, which is best known for creating the DOCSIS standard that underpins modern cable networks (e.g. Virgin Media in the UK), has today released two new specifications that bring “hyper speed” Point-to-Point Coherent Optics technology to the access network and that means more capacity.

Lancashire Council Stall B4RN’s 1Gbps Broadband Build for Schools

2nd July, 2018 (96 Comments)

The B4RN (Broadband for the Rural North) ISP project, which has been deploying a 1Gbps community built and funded Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) network to rural UK homes since 2012, appears to have hit a snag with Lancashire County Council hampering their UK rollout in both Caton and Halton.

Openreach Name Exeter as Next City for FTTP Ultrafast Broadband

29th June, 2018 (37 Comments)

The city of Exeter in Devon (England) has today been confirmed by Openreach (BT) as the 9th urban location where their “Fibre First” programme will aim to roll-out 1Gbps (Gigabit) capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based ultrafast broadband ISP technology, which aims to cover 3 million UK premises by the end of 2020.

Aylesbury Vale Broadband Fallout Claims Scalps of Senior Councillors

29th June, 2018 (10 Comments)

The troubled Aylesbury Vale Broadband project in Buckinghamshire, which was supported by Aylesbury Vale District Council via a £1.44m publicly funded commercial loan before being sold to UK ISP Gigaclear, last night contributed to the resignation of AVDC’s Leader, Neil Blake, as well as his wife (Cllr Janet Blake).

ISPs Approved for Cityfibre’s Full Fibre Network in West Sussex UK

28th June, 2018 (0 Comments)

Cityfibre has announced that two ISPs (Exa Networks and JSPC Computer Services) have been approved to provide education and business connectivity services over their forthcoming Gigabit capable fibre optic (FTTP / Ethernet) network in West Sussex, which is being built as part of a new contract with the county council.

Hyperoptic Target 1Gbps FTTB Broadband for 100K Premises in Brent

27th June, 2018 (27 Comments)

Urban fibre optic UK ISP Hyperoptic, which has already deployed their 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Building (FTTP/B) network to over 400,000 premises in parts of 28 UK cities, has announced that 100,000 homes and businesses in the London Borough of Brent will soon become the next to benefit.

Cheshire East UK Claims 95% Superfast Broadband Coverage

26th June, 2018 (9 Comments)

The state aid fuelled Connecting Cheshire project, which is working with Openreach (BT) to extend the local reach of “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) ISP networks to an additional 100,000 premises by the end of 2018 (98% coverage), has announced that 95% of Cheshire East can now access “superfast” speeds of 24Mbps+.

SSE Enterprise Telecoms New Network Offers 100Gbps to BT Exchanges

26th June, 2018 (7 Comments)

Comms provider SSE Enterprise Telecoms has today introduced a new technology platform with Infinera, which harnesses the XTM series for metro fibre optic networks and claims to create a “credible UK alternative to costly new cable laying projects” by offering a resilient “dark fibre-like” network to businesses.

Community in Wales Builds Own FTTP Ultrafast Broadband Network

25th June, 2018 (9 Comments)

The Welsh Government has today celebrated the success of a community project, which with a little help from public subsidy (vouchers) and local volunteers has managed to build their own 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP network to homes in the rural village Michaelston y Fedw.

ISPs Telcom and Pinacl Join Forces to Bid on UK Full Fibre Contracts

25th June, 2018 (1 Comment)

UK ISPs Telcom Group and Pinacl Solutions have today announced that they’ve entered into an exclusive partnership, which will see the pair working together to bid on the government’s Local Full Fibre Network (LFFN) contracts and to launch a new Gigabit fibre optic “hypercity” in Newport and Bristol.

IoD Calls on Openreach to Abolish Infrastructure Access Costs for ISPs UPDATE2

25th June, 2018 (3 Comments)

The Institute of Directors, which represents roughly 35,000 business leaders and directors, has proposed that one way to boost the national UK rollout of fibre optic broadband services would be for Openreach (BT) to abolish the access costs for ISPs seeking to tap into their network infrastructure.

Cityfibre Delist from London Market as Bidco Finish £537.8m Buy

22nd June, 2018 (1 Comment)

Urban focused fibre optic (FTTP/H) network builder Cityfibre has officially removed itself from the London Stock Exchange’s international AIM market for smaller companies, which occurs at the same time as Connect Infrastructure Bidco conclude their £537.8m acquisition of the company.

Gigaclear CEO Matthew Hare Exits as ISP Aims for 350K FTTP Premises

22nd June, 2018 (14 Comments)

The CEO of alternative network ISP Gigaclear, Matthew Hare, has today announced that he is stepping down after 8 years of building Gigabit capable fibre optic (FTTP) broadband networks to rural parts of the UK. The company’s Chief Operating Officer (COO), Mike Surrey, will become its interim CEO.