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Fibre GarDen Calls a HALT to Rural Cumbria FTTP Broadband Project

16th October, 2015 (63 Comments)

Going nowhere fast. The Digital Dales (Fibre GarDen) project, which had been hoping to deploy a 100Mbps FTTP broadband network to 580 premises in the rural Cumbria (England) villages of Garsdale and Dentdale, has today ground to a halt over funding problems.

ISP Hyperoptic Goes Live with 1000Mbps Broadband in Birmingham

16th October, 2015 (2 Comments)

Pure fibre optic ISP Hyperoptic has announced that their Gigabit (1000Mbps) Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network is now live in the city of Birmingham, with Queens College Chambers being the first residential development in the middle of the city to benefit.

UPDATE2 BT Resuscitate 330Mbps Fibre-on-Demand Broadband in Wales

10th October, 2015 (66 Comments)

BTOpenreach has told ISPreview.co.uk that their premium “ultrafast” 330Mbps capable Fibre-on-Demand (FoD / FTTPoD) broadband service has now become available for all exchanges in Wales (albeit only for those who can already receive an FTTC line), but you still can’t order it.

North East Somerset ISP TrueSpeed Bring 100Mb FTTP Network to Priston

9th October, 2015 (1 Comment)

TrueSpeed Communications (formerly Wansdyke Telecom), which earlier this year pledged to roll-out a new 1Gbps capable pure fibre optic (FTTP) broadband network to parts of rural North East Somerset and possibly Wiltshire, has announced that Priston will be the first village to benefit.

First Customers Live on BT 500Mbps G.fast Broadband Trial in Newcastle

9th October, 2015 (6 Comments)

As expected BT has today confirmed that their second major trial of future G.fast broadband technology (ITU G.9701), which will initially offer speeds of up to 330Mbps (50Mbps upload) before rising to 500Mbps over the next decade, has begun in Gosforth (Newcastle, North England).

Vodafone Signs Deal to Access Cityfibre’s UK Fibre Optic Network

6th October, 2015 (2 Comments)

Fibre optic developer Cityfibre has today signed the first deal under a new Master Services Agreement (MSA) with Vodafone, which will give the mobile giant access to their various networks across the United Kingdom.

Hampshire UK Reveals New Phase 2 Fibre Broadband Rollout Areas

5th October, 2015 (0 Comments)

The Hampshire Superfast Broadband project in England has revealed a roll-out plan (locations and time-scales) for their new extension contract with BT, which will push superfast broadband (24Mbps+) out to another 34,500 premises (“at least” 95% of the local population) by “mid 2019 or earlier“.

Spectrum Internet Says Government Broadband Rollout is “5 years too late”

5th October, 2015 (4 Comments)

The Managing Director of Cardiff-based ISP Spectrum Internet, Giles Phelps, has told ISPreview.co.uk as part our exclusive interview that the Government’s roll-out of superfast broadband is “about 5 years too late” and that future projects should focus on ultra-fast FTTH/P broadband with fixed wireless for remote rural areas.

Half a Million Extra Premises in Wales Reached by Superfast Broadband

30th September, 2015 (4 Comments)

The state aid supported Superfast Cymru project has today announced that they’ve helped to put an additional 504,352 premises within reach of “superfast broadband” (30Mbps+) services, which equates to coverage of 79% across Wales.

Mini Interview – The Impact of Gigaclear’s 1Gbps Broadband in Northmoor

30th September, 2015 (9 Comments)

Last year hundreds homes in the rural West Oxfordshire parish of Northmoor celebrated the arrival of Gigaclear’s new 1000Mbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network. Today we’ve done a quick follow-up interview with the ISP and a local councillor to see what kind of impact it’s had.

A Snapshot of World VDSL vs Cable vs Fibre Optic Broadband Growth

28th September, 2015 (1 Comment)

Analyst firm IDATE recently updated its World FTTx Database, which provides for an interesting snapshot of the different fixed line technologies that countries around the world are using for “superfast broadband“. Suffice to say that Europe and the UK love hybrid-fibre (VDSL / FTTC).

Sky Confirm First Customers Live on 940Mbps Broadband in York UK

28th September, 2015 (9 Comments)

As expected Sky Broadband has today echoed last week’s news from TalkTalk (here) and Cityfibre, which confirmed that the first trial customers are now live on their joint “ultrafast” 940Mbps capable Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH/P) network in the city of York (North Yorkshire).

First Trial Users Live on Sky and TalkTalk’s 940Mbps Broadband in York

23rd September, 2015 (17 Comments)

As expected TalkTalk has confirmed that the first trial customers are now live on their joint 940Mbps capable Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH/P) broadband network in the city of York, which is being built alongside Sky Broadband and Cityfibre. An early 2016 commercial launch has also been set.

UPDATE3 BT Unveil Universal 5-10Mb Broadband and 500Mb G.fast Rollout

22nd September, 2015 (121 Comments)

As predicted yesterday BT has today announced a new roll-out plan for delivering faster broadband (at least 5-10Mbps) connections to the hardest to reach final 5% of premises in the United Kingdom (mostly rural homes) and an aim to push “ultrafast” 300-500Mbps G.fast to 10 million premises.

BT Reminds Northampton – We Also Connect Businesses to Fibre Broadband

18th September, 2015 (0 Comments)

BT’s state aid supported roll-out of “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) services has sometimes been criticised for not giving enough attention to businesses, perhaps fearful for the loss of any lucrative leased line revenues. As such they’re keen to tout some recent improvements at Northampton’s Waterside Enterprise Zone.

UPDATE A Quick Update on BT’s G.fast and FOD2 Ultrafast Broadband Trial

17th September, 2015 (45 Comments)

At the end of last month BTOpenreach began connecting customers to their large-scale 6-9 month trial of 500Mbps capable NGA2 G.fast broadband technology and 1Gbps Fibre-on-Demand (FOD2) in the market town of Huntingdon (Cambridgeshire). Now we have the first official progress update.

ISP Hyperoptic Begins Rollout of 1000Mbps Broadband in Glasgow City

17th September, 2015 (3 Comments)

Pure fibre optic ISP Hyperoptic has today announced that their Gigabit (1000Mbps) capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network is now being deployed to the city of Glasgow in Scotland, with the first homes to benefit existing inside the ‘Glasgow Harbour’ urban regeneration area.