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KC Detail Fibre Optic Broadband Rollout for 5,000 East Hull Premises

12th November, 2015 (0 Comments)

The incumbent East Yorkshire (England) telecoms operator, KC, has confirmed that 5,000 homes and businesses in East Hull have just been added to their on-going “Lightstream” fibre optic broadband (FTTP/C) roll-out project, which aims to reach more than 105,000 premises passed by March 2017.

BTOpenreach Bring 330Mbps FTTP Broadband to 3,650 Swindon Homes

12th November, 2015 (6 Comments)

It’s sometimes easy to forget that BTOpenreach still has the largest “ultrafast” 330Mbps capable fibre optic broadband (FTTP) network in the United Kingdom (details) as they rarely promote it, but there are exceptions, such as in the case of 3,650 new houses and flats being built in Swindon.

ISP TalkTalk Falls to 4.1M On-net Broadband Users and Offers Incentives

11th November, 2015 (5 Comments)

After the recent cyber-attack TalkTalk, which dubiously skipped their previous Q2 2015 report (here), has today published a financial update for Q3 2015 (calendar) and revealed that they’ve lost -80K broadband subscribers in the past 6 months to make for a total of 4.1 million (on-net).

Fibre Optic ISP Hyperoptic Gains Q-Mark Fire Stopping Installation Cert

10th November, 2015 (0 Comments)

Broadband ISP Hyperoptic, which is currently deploying 1000Mbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) networks around 12 UK cities, has today become the first such provider to be awarded the Q-Mark Fire Stopping Installation certification from local and international body BM TRADA.

Gigaclear Expands 1Gbps Broadband to 4,000 Hertfordshire UK Homes

6th November, 2015 (3 Comments)

Fibre optic ISP Gigaclear has today unveiled a new £4 million plan that will expand the commercial coverage of their 1000Mbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to 4,000 homes and businesses in parts of rural Hertfordshire (England).

Gigaclear Begin Rollout of 1Gbps FTTP Broadband in West Berkshire UK

5th November, 2015 (1 Comment)

Fibre optic ISP Gigaclear has today officially begun the roll-out of their new 1000Mbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to parts of remote rural West Berkshire in England, which should benefit around 12,000 homes and businesses by the end of 2017.

Gigaclear Details Full Gloucestershire FTTP Broadband Rollout Schedule

5th November, 2015 (1 Comment)

Gigaclear has already started the build of their new 1000Mbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network in rural Gloucestershire (England) and they’ve now published the full roll-out schedule for that deployment, which should benefit 6,495 premises by the end of May 2017.

Nottinghamshire UK Details Extended “Fibre Broadband” Rollout Plan

5th November, 2015 (0 Comments)

The Better Broadband for Nottinghamshire scheme in England has revealed a more detailed roll-out plan for their second state aid supported “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) contract with BTOpenreach, which will extend the service to another 17,000 premises by Spring 2018 (98% coverage).

Advocates of Fibre Optic Broadband Hail Gimme Fibre Day 2015

4th November, 2015 (48 Comments)

Do you want to see the United Kingdom replacing all of its ageing copper telecoms cable with high-capacity pure fibre optic lines (FTTH/P), which can delivery ultrafast Gigabit broadband speeds? If so then you should probably lend your support to today’s annual Gimme Fibre Day 2015 event.

North Yorkshire UK Makes Progress on Phase 3 Fibre Broadband Plan

3rd November, 2015 (5 Comments)

The Superfast North Yorkshire scheme in England, which is working with BTOpenreach to make FTTC/P based superfast broadband (24Mbps+) services available to around 90% of local premises by late 2016, looks to have finally agreed some solid details for a future expansion to reach 95%.

Scotland Reveals Next 40 Communities for “Fibre Broadband” Upgrades

26th October, 2015 (20 Comments)

The Digital Scotland scheme, which is working alongside BT to roll-out “high-speed fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) networks to 85% of premises in Scotland by the end of 2015/16 and 95% by the end of March 2018, has today named the next 40 communities (20,000 premises) to benefit.

B4RN Refresh Site and Add 1Gbps Rural FTTH Broadband Rollout Plan

26th October, 2015 (2 Comments)

The community driven B4RN project, which is building a 1000Mbps capable fibre optic broadband (FTTH/P) network to thousands of premises around rural Lancashire in England (inc. parts of Yorkshire and Cumbria), has launched a new website and revealed their future roll-out plan.

London’s Broadband Connectivity Rating Scheme Goes LIVE

23rd October, 2015 (0 Comments)

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, and WiredScore have this week introduced a new “Connectivity Ratings Scheme,” which awards big buildings in the city with a rating of either Platinum, Gold, Silver or Certified (aka – Bronze) depending upon the quality of its broadband and Internet connectivity.

Gigaclear Starts Build of 1Gbps Broadband Network in Gloucestershire

22nd October, 2015 (5 Comments)

Fibre optic ISP Gigaclear has announced the start of construction on their new 1000Mbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network in rural Gloucestershire (England) and the Cotswolds, which should reach 6,495 additional premises in the county by the end of 2017.

ISP Gigaclear Brings 1Gbps FTTP Broadband to 10000 Rural UK Premises

21st October, 2015 (4 Comments)

Fibre optic ISP Gigaclear, which specialises in deploying 1000Mbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband services to rural communities across the United Kingdom, has officially expanded their network to cover 10,000 premises and they intend to hit 20,000 by the end of 2015.

Cheshire UK Begins Expanded Phase 2 BT “Fibre Broadband” Rollout

21st October, 2015 (0 Comments)

At the end of last year the Connecting Cheshire project in England signed a new £6m Superfast Extension Programme contract to bring BT’s “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) services to a further 10,000 premises by summer 2017 (here). Work on this has now started, with a rough roll-out plan also being published.

Cityfibre Waives up to GBP2500 in Fibre Optic Connection Fees

20th October, 2015 (3 Comments)

Cityfibre, which is deploying ultrafast Gigabit-capable fibre optic (FTTP) broadband networks across a growing number of UK cities, has moved to soften the loss of the Government’s Connection Voucher scheme by waiving their connections fees for three weeks.