Home » UK ISP News Archive » Article Tag: FTTP (6886 Posts)

Articles for Category Tag - FTTP

UK FTTP ISP Gigaclear Starts Rollout of 1Gbps Broadband in Essex

1st December, 2015 (3 Comments)

Fibre optic ISP Gigaclear has begun construction of their £7.5 million project to deliver a new 1000Mbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network in Essex (England), which should benefit 4,500 premises in the Epping Forest area by the end of 2017.

Ofcom Redefine Ultrafast Broadband as 300Mbps, But Only 2% Coverage

1st December, 2015 (27 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator has today published its Connected Nations 2015 report and confirmed that 83% of premises are now within reach of a fixed line superfast broadband (30Mbps+) service (up from 75% in 2014), with take-up reaching 27% (up from 22%). But they also changed the definition of “ultrafast” speeds from 100Mbps+ to 300Mbps+.

IFNL Says All New UK Homes Need a Pure Fibre Optic Broadband Service

30th November, 2015 (8 Comments)

The Wholesale Manager of Independent Fibre Networks Ltd. (IFNL), Graeme Scott, has told ISPreview.co.uk as part of our latest interview that “all new homes” should benefit from a “21st Century fibre solution and not a 19th Century copper connection” as is currently installed in most UK homes.

UK ISP Hyperoptic Launches Black Friday Sale of Ultrafast Broadband

27th November, 2015 (7 Comments)

Pure fibre optic ISP Hyperoptic, which is rolling out a 1000Mbps capable broadband network to homes and businesses in 12 of the United Kingdom’s major cities, will this morning introduce a temporary Black Friday sale of their packages that should run until Monday.

CityFibre Commits to Build Glasgow an Ultrafast Fibre Optic Network

26th November, 2015 (0 Comments)

Network developer Cityfibre, which is currently rolling out ultrafast Gigabit-capable fibre optic (FTTP) broadband networks across a growing number of UK cities, has announced that Glasgow in Scotland will become the next to benefit from early in 2016.

4,600 Extra Oxfordshire UK Premises to Benefit from “Fibre Broadband”

26th November, 2015 (3 Comments)

A third £5.58m state aid supported contract has been signed with BTOpenreach this week for the county of Oxfordshire (England), which will extend the local availability of superfast capable “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) services to an extra 4,600 homes and business.

Sheffield is the Latest City to See Hyperoptic 1Gbps Broadband Go LIVE

25th November, 2015 (2 Comments)

Pure fibre optic ISP Hyperoptic has today confirmed that their 1000Mbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network is now live in the South Yorkshire (England) city of Sheffield, with two developments in the city centre being the first to benefit (Pearl Works and Mandale House).

Superfast North Yorkshire Broadband Project Boosts Economy by £220m

24th November, 2015 (6 Comments)

A new report predicts that the Superfast North Yorkshire project, which is working with BT to make FTTC/P based superfast broadband (25Mbps+) services available to around 90% of local premises by late 2016 and possibly 95% within a few years (details), could boost the local economy by £220m.

UPD2 Public Accounts Committee Seek Clarity on Welsh Broadband Plan

24th November, 2015 (4 Comments)

The National Assembly for Wales, specifically its Public Accounts Committee (PAC), has criticised the state aid fuelled Superfast Cymru project with BT for failing to provide full and clear information about the Welsh roll-out plan for “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) services.

Cumbria’s Fibre GarDen Broadband Project in New Contractor Dispute

23rd November, 2015 (0 Comments)

The row over Fibre GarDen’s (Digital Dales) failure to roll-out an ultrafast FTTP broadband network to the rural Cumbria (England) villages of Garsdale and Dentdale has deepened today after the project said that ITS Technology Group was likely to be of “breach of contract” over their gap funding deal.

ITS Tech Offer to Buy Struggling Fibre GarDen Cumbria Broadband Project

20th November, 2015 (0 Comments)

The ITS Technology Group has offered to buy the Digital Dales (Fibre GarDen) project, which was hoping to deploy an ultrafast FTTP broadband network to the rural Cumbria (England) villages of Garsdale and Dentdale until it was stalled by funding problems and a contractor dispute (here and here).

A Snapshot of Home Broadband Traffic on Gigaclear’s FTTP Network

18th November, 2015 (19 Comments)

Rural fibre optic ISP Gigaclear, which this week announced plans to launch a new 5000Mbps service during early 2016 (here), has today revealed a few interesting bites of information about data traffic on their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network.

Hull ISP KC Business Offers GBP1000 Installation Discount

18th November, 2015 (5 Comments)

The business division of Hull’s incumbent telecoms operator, KC, has confirmed that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that wish to connect with their new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based Lightstream broadband network can now get an installation discount of up to £1,000.

Wowzers – UK ISP Gigaclear Trial 5000Mbps Fibre Optic Broadband Service

17th November, 2015 (28 Comments)

Forget the battle over that 10Mbps USO or the Government’s 24Mbps+ “superfast” target and who cares about “ultrafast” 100Mbps+ speeds? Yes you can forget all that because rural fibre optic ISP Gigaclear are about to add a 5000Mbps (5Gbps) broadband package to their options.

Openreach Publish Basic Stats for their Fibre Broadband Network

13th November, 2015 (17 Comments)

BTOpenreach, which is responsible for maintaining / managing access to BT’s national UK telecoms and broadband network, has added a new “Fibre Index” page to their website that adds a small amount of extra information about broadband usage on their network.

Cheshire UK Secures GBP3.4m Clawback Boost for Better Broadband

13th November, 2015 (2 Comments)

The county of Cheshire in England, specifically the Connecting Cheshire project that is working to deploy “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) services to reach the vast majority of the region by summer 2017, has confirmed that clawback from BT will return £3.4m to help further boost coverage.

BDUK and BT Push Superfast Broadband to 3.31 Million Extra UK Premises

12th November, 2015 (32 Comments)

The Government’s Broadband Delivery UK initiative, which is primarily working with BT to make fixed line superfast broadband (24Mbps+) services available to 95% of the United Kingdom by 2017/18, has ended Q3 2015 by confirming that 3,311,843 extra premises have now benefited from the effort.