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BT Openreach UK Demo 100Gbps “Hyperfast” FTTP Consumer Broadband

12th June, 2017 (14 Comments)

Openreach (BT) and Huawei have today offered a glimpse of a “hyperfast” future by conducting a live demo of their Fibre-to-the-Premise (FTTP/H) “consumer broadband” network running at an eye watering 100Gbps (Gigabits per second), but you won’t be able to get this at home anytime soon.

BT Update on LR-VDSL Broadband Speeds, XdB, FTTP and FTTC Progress

8th June, 2017 (20 Comments)

A recent meeting between ISPs and BT has yielded fresh information on the expected performance of Openreach’s new Long Reach VDSL (FTTC) broadband tech, as well as some updates on their XdB trials, FTTP roll-out progress and a few hints about other changes.

BT Expect “Majority” of Future Fibre Rollout in Northumberland to Use FTTP

6th June, 2017 (38 Comments)

Mole ploughs to fishing rods, those are just some of the methods that Openreach (BT) have been using to roll-out “high-speed fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) across Northumberland. The operator has today also revealed that 1Gbps capable FTTP “will make up the vast majority” of their future deployment.

Hyperoptic Build 1Gbps Broadband to 20 Property Developments in Croydon

2nd June, 2017 (0 Comments)

UK ISP Hyperoptic has now expanded their ultrafast Fibre-to-the-Building (FTTB/P) network into the London borough of Croydon, with 20 large residential apartment buildings (Multi-Dwelling Units) being among the first to benefit and 10 more undergoing installation or being planned for the future.

Fibre Optic Builder Cityfibre Secures Full ISO Certification in Key Areas

1st June, 2017 (0 Comments)

Fibre optic network builder Cityfibre, which has established a number of largely business and public sector focused FTTP broadband and Ethernet networks around UK cities, today claims to have “achieved full ISO certification in all core management systems” and all within the space of just 12 months.

UPDATE BT Detail Coverage for the First 330Mbps G.fast Broadband Pilot Areas

31st May, 2017 (53 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has today officially started to switch-on the pilot locations for their new 330Mbps capable G.fast broadband technology, which has spent the past few months being deployed to 138,000 UK premises. As part of that we’ve also got some new coverage details.

Gigaclear Connect 5,000 West Berkshire Properties to FTTP Broadband

30th May, 2017 (1 Comment)

Rural ISP Gigaclear has announced that some 5,000 properties in West Berkshire have gained access to their new 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network, which is being rolled out under the Superfast Berkshire project as part of a state aid supported contract.

Villagers in Poulshot Block BT from Building New Poles for “Fibre Broadband”

26th May, 2017 (63 Comments)

Residents in the village of Poulshot (Wiltshire) reportedly used their cars to block an Openreach (BT) contractor after they began erecting 5 new telegraph poles for superfast broadband in a conservation area, which a local Parish council chairman said was done without prior consultation.

UK Cable and “Fibre Broadband” Lines Overtake Pure Copper DSL Services

26th May, 2017 (2 Comments)

A new update from Point Topic has summarised the latest data from ISPs in the United Kingdom, which found that faster Cable (DOCSIS) and “fibre” (FTTC/P/H/B) based broadband lines have finally overtaken older / slower pure copper Digital Subscriber Line (e.g. ADSL) services.

Q1 2017 – Gov Project Extends Superfast Broadband to 4.42 Million UK Premises

25th May, 2017 (14 Comments)

The latest Q1 2017 figures from the Government’s £1.6bn+ Broadband Delivery UK project has revealed that some 4,426,493 additional premises across the United Kingdom can now order a “superfast broadband” (24Mbps+) service as a result of their joint investment with local councils and the private sector.

New Report Reveals Ways to Cut the UK Rollout Cost of Full Fibre Broadband

23rd May, 2017 (3 Comments)

The Broadband Stakeholder Group, which is a think-tank for the UK Government, has published a new report from Analysys Mason that proposes a number of changes for making it easier and cheaper for telecoms operators to deploy ultrafast 5G Mobile and “full fibre” (FTTP/H) broadband networks.

Openreach Introductory Pricing for 160Mbps and 330Mbps FTTP Broadband

19th May, 2017 (25 Comments)

In keeping with today’s earlier G.fast announcement (here), Openreach (BT) has also confirmed the introductory pricing for their two matching Fibre-to-the-Premise (FTTP) based broadband speed tiers: 160Mbps (30Mbps upload) and 330Mbps (50Mbps upload).

UK ISP Hyperoptic Cut Extra 10% Off Ultrafast Broadband and Phone Prices

19th May, 2017 (0 Comments)

New subscribers to Hyperoptic‘s ultrafast (up to 1Gbps) fibre optic broadband (FTTP/B) network, which is available to parts of 21 UK cities, can get an extra 10% off their current internet and phone bundles until 27th May 2017 by using the promo code FLASH10 during sign-up.

880 New Tornagrain Homes in Scotland Get GTC’s 300Mbps FTTH Broadband

16th May, 2017 (1 Comment)

Utility infrastructure builder GTC (Brookfield Utilities UK / IFNL) has announced that the initial phase of 880 new homes being constructed in Tornagrain, which is the Highlands newest town near Inverness (Scotland), will benefit from their 300Mbps Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH/P) broadband network.

Hyperoptic Bring 1Gbps Broadband to 100+ Manchester Housing Developments

12th May, 2017 (1 Comment)

It’s been three years since Hyperoptic first began to deploy their 1Gbps fibre optic (FTTP/B) broadband network around the city of Manchester and today the ISP has announced that over 100 housing developments are now live, with a further 60 set to follow over the next six months.

Worcestershire UK Tenders for New £2.62m Superfast Broadband Rollout

12th May, 2017 (0 Comments)

The Worcestershire County Council in England recently slipped under our radar when they issued a tender for Phase 3 of the Superfast Worcestershire project, which will commit up to £2,627,415 of public funding to expand the local availability of “superfast broadband” (30Mbps+).

BT Reach 9.3 Mill UK Broadband Subs as Openreach Moot “large scale” FTTP

11th May, 2017 (39 Comments)

The BT Group has released their latest quarterly report (Q1 2017 calendar), which saw their retail broadband base reach a total of 9,276,000 subscribers (up by 29K vs 83K in Q4 2016) and Openreach has begun a consultation on the “potential benefits and costs of a large-scale FTTP deployment.“