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Gigaclear Hand £90m FTTP Broadband Roll-out Contract to Complete Utilities

4th September, 2017 (8 Comments)

Rural fibre optic ISP Gigaclear has today handed the £90 million civil engineering contract for deploying their 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premise (FTTP) ultrafast broadband network into Gloucestershire and Herefordshire (England), which should reach “almost” 70,000 premises, to Complete Utilities.

Government Prep £10m Pilot of 1Gbps Full Fibre Broadband for 6 UK Areas

3rd September, 2017 (15 Comments)

The Government has chosen a Sunday to announce that they’ve committed £10m from a new fund to launch 6 local pilots of “full fibre” (FTTP/H) broadband / Ethernet networks, which aims to “test innovative ways” of using the service to connect businesses, homes and public sector sites.

More Openreach Overbuild Fun for B4RN’s 1Gbps FTTH Broadband in Cumbria

2nd September, 2017 (31 Comments)

Openreach has been criticised for a “criminal waste of taxpayers’ money” after their state aid supported roll-out of ‘up to’ 80Mbps capable FTTC broadband technology threatened to overbuild yet another one of B4RN’s community built 1Gbps FTTH/P networks, this time in Cumbria.

Business ISP Evolving Networks Deploy Bonded Fibre Optic FTTP Product

1st September, 2017 (30 Comments)

Now here’s a product that we didn’t expect. UK ISP Evolving Networks has deployed its first “bonded” Fibre-to-the-Premise (FTTP) connection to a business and they claim that part of the reason for this is because the existing network service is limited to an upload speed of 30Mbps.

Aberdeen University Study Highlights UK Rural vs Urban Broadband Digital Divide

1st September, 2017 (3 Comments)

The digital divide between UK rural and urban areas is not a new or unfamiliar problem, although a new study from academics at Aberdeen University in Scotland has warned that the issue “will persist for the foreseeable future,” unless public policy does more to embrace alternative network providers.

UK ISP Entanet and Cityfibre Prepare to Unveil New Full Fibre FTTP Services

31st August, 2017 (9 Comments)

Communications provider Entanet, which was acquired by urban fibre optic developer Cityfibre in July 2017 for a cash consideration of £29 million (here), will unveil a range of new “full fibre” (FTTP) based internet access and “unbeatable” business Ethernet services next month.

UK Gov Consult on 5 Year Tax Break for New “Full Fibre” Broadband Networks

30th August, 2017 (37 Comments)

The Government of the United Kingdom has this week started a new consultation on their proposal to introduce 100% business rates relief for new “full-fibre” (FTTH/P) broadband networks (estimated to be worth £60m), which will run from 1st April 2017 to 31st March 2022.

Northumberland UK and BT Launch £2.2m Rural Community Broadband Fund

29th August, 2017 (9 Comments)

The Northumberland County Council, which is currently working with Openreach (BT) to expand the coverage of “superfast broadband” (24Mbps+) connectivity to 95% of local premises by the end of 2017, has launched a new £2.2m community fund that could benefit a further 2,000 premises.

GTC Improves its FTTH Broadband Offer to New Build UK Home Developers

29th August, 2017 (1 Comment)

Utility infrastructure provider GTC (Brookfield Utilities UK) appears to have responded to Openreach’s (BT) increasingly attractive FTTP “full fibre” broadband offer for new build home developers by enhancing their rival proposition via the Home Builders Federation, which makes it more accessible.

Openreach Boosts UK Community Fibre Broadband Grants to £30,000

24th August, 2017 (17 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has announced that 160 homes at two villages in Devon (Hockworthy and Holcombe Rogus) have become the first to benefit from a boost to grant funding under the operator’s Community Fibre Partnerships scheme, which works with locals to roll-out new “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) networks.

Q2 2017 – BDUK Extend “Superfast Broadband” to 4.55 Million UK Premises

24th August, 2017 (8 Comments)

The Government’s £1.6bn+ Broadband Delivery UK programme has published its latest progress update to the end of June 2017, which confirms that the scheme has so far helped 4,551,226 extra premises across the United Kingdom to be put within reach of a fixed “superfast broadband” (24Mbps+) network.

Vodafone and Openreach Moot Joint UK FTTP Ultrafast Broadband Investment

23rd August, 2017 (10 Comments)

Last year “industry sources” indicated that Vodafone could be planning to build their own “full fibre” network in the United Kingdom (here). A new report claims that they are now in “early but serious” talks with Openreach (BT) about the prospect of a joint investment on a “large-scale” FTTP/H build.

Cornwall UK and BT Sign £17.6m Phase 3 FTTP Ultrafast Broadband Rollout

22nd August, 2017 (5 Comments)

The Superfast Cornwall project, which has a long term aspiration to deliver 99% coverage of “superfast broadband” (30Mbps+) by 2020, has today taken the next step by signing a new deal with Openreach (BT) that will put a further 7,000+ premises within reach of 1Gbps “full fibre” (FTTP) by 2019.

Cityfibre Unveil 1Gbps FTTP Business Network for Leicester and Nottingham

22nd August, 2017 (0 Comments)

Fibre optic (FTTP) infrastructure builder Cityfibre has today soft launched their new 1Gbps broadband and Ethernet network for SME businesses and public sector sites in the cities of Leicester and Nottingham, although local firms won’t be able to connect to the new service until this autumn.

Gigaclear Celebrates 5 Years of 1Gbps FTTP Broadband in Oxfordshire UK

22nd August, 2017 (2 Comments)

Fibre optic broadband provider Gigaclear has this month marked the fifth anniversary of their ultrafast 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premise (FTTP) network going live in the rural villages of Appleton and Eaton (Oxfordshire), which were among the first in England to get their service.

UPDATE2 KCOM Offer New Broadband-Only Packages and FTTP Trial Tiers

22nd August, 2017 (4 Comments)

Customers of KCOM in Hull (East Yorkshire) can now order a new range of broadband-only packages, which cost about 30% less than their standard price and claim to be “flexible plans” that “let you pick your data [allowance] and add a landline only if you need it.” But that’s not all..

Hyperoptic Discounts 1Gbps Business FTTP Broadband for Westminster Firms

16th August, 2017 (3 Comments)

Fibre optic ISP Hyperoptic has launched a new offer for businesses in Westminster (London), which combines a discount on their FTTP/B ultrafast broadband service with the Connect Westminster voucher scheme that offers up to £2,000 to help local SMEs get a faster service installed.