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Home Broadband ISP iTalk Raises Prices for UK Consumers

24th April, 2023 (1 Comment)

Internet service provider iTalk has recently become the latest broadband ISP to raise prices across their range of ADSL, FTTC and FTTP based internet and phone packages for consumers, which are all powered via Openreach’s national network. The change applies to their standard monthly prices and doesn’t impact existing first-term discounts.

Rural UK ISP Truespeed Connects 15,000 Full Fibre Customers

21st April, 2023 (0 Comments)

Bath-based alternative network ISP Truespeed, which is building a new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across rural parts of South West England, has today reported that their network is now home to 15,000 customer connections (up from 13k in February 2023).

Openreach Quietly Reopens UK Fibre Community Partnerships

21st April, 2023 (12 Comments)

Good news. Openreach has quietly re-opened their Fibre Community Partnership (FCP) scheme, which works with disadvantaged communities (e.g. rural villages) around England, Wales and Scotland to help co-fund the deployment of new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP networks.

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Connexin Ranked 16th Fastest Growing Tech Company at Northern Tech Awards

21st April, 2023 (4 Comments)

The 2023 Northern Tech Awards has ranked broadband ISP and network builder Connexin as the 16th (out of 100) Fastest Growing Technology Company in the North. The provider is currently building a 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network (here) across parts of Hull and Yorkshire in England.

ISP Glide Upgrade UK BT Exchange Kit for Multi-Gigabit Speeds

20th April, 2023 (5 Comments)

UK ISP Glide Group, which is busy extending their full fibre broadband network (leased lines and FTTP etc.), has announced that they’re upgrading more of their “legacy network” kit in BT exchanges across the country to “improve hardware, reduce electricity consumption and enable their network to support [10-100Gbps speeds]“.

Virgin Media UK’s XGS-PON Full Fibre Upgrade to Go Live Later in 2023

20th April, 2023 (77 Comments)

The Director of Fixed Infrastructure, Engineering and Delivery at broadband ISP Virgin Media UK (VMO2), Matt Tully, has revealed that their upgrade from legacy Hybrid Fibre Coax (HFC) infrastructure to 10Gbps capable XGS-PON based Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) lines will start to go live for homes “later this year“.

Virgin Media O2 to Boost UK Fibre and 5G Rollout via Mast Sale

20th April, 2023 (20 Comments)

Broadband ISP and mobile giant Virgin Media (VM O2) have reportedly started the process that could lead to them selling off all or part of their stake in the UK’s largest mobile tower network, which could fetch around £750m (half its stake). The funding would then be used to help fuel their full fibre (XGS-PON) and 5G mobile rollout.

2023 Full Fibre Country Ranking Sees UK Coverage Accelerate vs EU39

19th April, 2023 (11 Comments)

The FTTH Council Europe has today released their 2023 ranking of the European countries with the strongest take-up and annual growth of gigabit-capable “full fibre” (FTTP/H/B) broadband ISP networks. Once again, the United Kingdom continues to see exceptional growth (42% in homes passed) over the past year.

FTTH Council Europe Hands Openreach the Full Fibre Operator Award

19th April, 2023 (28 Comments)

The FTTH Council Europe‘s annual conference in Vienna (Austria) has today announced the winners of their 2023 awards, which among other things saw national UK network operator Openreach being named as the winner of their ‘FTTH Operator Award‘.

Connexin Launch SmartHome App to “boost broadband experience”

19th April, 2023 (4 Comments)

Network operator and UK ISP Connexin, which is investing £80m from Whitehelm Capital (PATRIZIA) to roll out a 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across parts of Hull and Yorkshire (here), has today launched a new SmartHome app for all new customers (it can be downloaded immediately after installation).

VIDEO – Quickline and Zen Internet CEOs Debate Openreach FTTP Price Cuts

19th April, 2023 (38 Comments)

The debate over whether or not Openreach’s proposed “Equinox 2” discount scheme for their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP products is anticompetitive has just been well summarised by the bosses of broadband ISP Zen Internet and Quickline, which in a new video argue from different sides of the fence.

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ThinkCX Reveal Subscriber Take-Up Rates for UK FTTP AltNet Providers

18th April, 2023 (16 Comments)

Telecoms analysts at global market intelligence firm ThinkCX have published a new Altnet Investment Scorecard, which attempts to identify the “winners and losers” in the UK’s rollout of full fibre broadband ISP networks by identifying the accomplishments of alternative networks in signing up actual new customers.

Gigabit Broadband ISP YouFibre Tops 30,000 UK Customers

18th April, 2023 (17 Comments)

Gigabit broadband ISP YouFibre, which sells plans via Netomnia and Cityfibre’s respective Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) networks across different parts of the United Kingdom, has today reported that they now have a total customer base of 30,000 (up from 22,000 at the start of 2023).

MS3 Adds 22 New Full Fibre Rollout Locations in Yorkshire UK UPDATE

17th April, 2023 (9 Comments)

Asterion-backed operator MS3, which aims to build a 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / XGS-PON) broadband ISP network to cover 500,000 premises across the North of England by the end of 2025 (here), has today announced 22 new build locations for Yorkshire. Some 100,000 premises have already been covered.

Shell Energy UK Slash Full Fibre Broadband Prices for New Users

17th April, 2023 (0 Comments)

New customers who take one of Shell Energy’s full fibre (FTTP) broadband plans, which are based off Openreach’s UK network, may like to know that the ISP has just cut another £5 off the monthly price for their first 18 month minimum contract term. The new promotion is expected to be available to order until 2nd May 2023.

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Summary of ISP Choices on CityFibre’s UK FTTP Broadband Network

14th April, 2023 (57 Comments)

CityFibre has spent the past few years building their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to 2.6 million premises (2.3m Ready for Service) and slowly solidifying their position as the UK’s third-largest infrastructure player after Openreach (BT) and Virgin Media. Suffice to say, it’s time for a summary of ISP choices on their network.

London Full Fibre ISP G.Network Tests Nokia’s 25Gbps PON Tech

13th April, 2023 (8 Comments)

London-focused UK gigabit-broadband ISP G.Network, which claims to be investing around £1bn to deploy a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across the city, has become the latest internet provider to “successfully demonstrate” Nokia’s 25G PON technology running on their network.