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BDUK and Gigaclear Modify Oxfordshire UK Project Gigabit Broadband Rollout

16th February, 2026 (3 Comments)

Abingdon-based broadband ISP Gigaclear, which has so far built their full fibre (FTTP) network to cover 612,000 premises (inc. 160,000 customers) across rural England, have modified their Project Gigabit roll-out contract for South Oxfordshire (Lot 13.01) – reducing its coverage target from c.5,500 to 5,034 premises and public subsidy from £17.04m to £15.49m.

Rural England ISP Gigaclear Discounts 900Mbps Broadband to Just £24

12th February, 2026 (0 Comments)

Abingdon-based alternative broadband provider Gigaclear, which has built their full fibre (FTTP) network to cover 612,000 premises in rural parts of England and is home to c.160,000 customers, has this week slashed the price of their top 900Mbps (avg. speed) product from £39 a month to just £24 for new customers “until further notice“.

Gigaclear Makes Progress on Cotswolds Project Gigabit Broadband Build

30th January, 2026 (5 Comments)

Rural broadband ISP Gigaclear, which has so far deployed their full fibre (FTTP) network to cover 612,000 UK premises (inc. 160,000 customers), has just put their new network live in the Cotswolds village of Kemble. The deployment forms part of Project Gigabit’s £10.81m East Gloucestershire (Lot 18) contract to upgrade 3,547 premises in hard-to-reach areas.

Creditors Allegedly Set to Take Control of Rural UK Broadband ISP Gigaclear

19th January, 2026 (55 Comments)

A major newspaper has claimed that creditors of the indebted Abingdon-based alternative broadband ISP Gigaclear, which has built a full fibre (FTTP) network across 612,000 premises in rural parts of England and is home to c.160,000 customers, are set to take control of the business after an attempt to sell the company failed.

Business ISP Exascale Launches UK Consumer Broadband Brand

5th January, 2026 (9 Comments)

Communications provider and UK network builder Exascale, which has deployed their own gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to a few thousand premises in part of Telford and Wrekin, has quietly launched a more consumer focused broadband brand that will sell packages via several fibre networks.

Rural UK Broadband Altnet Gigaclear Secures £80m Funding from Banks

3rd December, 2025 (8 Comments)

Abingdon-based broadband ISP Gigaclear, which has built a full fibre (FTTP) network across 612,000 premises in rural parts of England and is home to c.160,000 customers, has today announced that they’ve secured “at least” £80m in new funding from its consortium of existing banks. The provider now claims to be “fully funded to deliver its plans“.

Gigaclear Call for Openreach Changes to Bring Gigabit Broadband to UK Rural Areas

10th November, 2025 (13 Comments)

Abingdon-based alternative broadband ISP Gigaclear, which has built a full fibre (FTTP) network across 612,000 premises in rural parts of England (inc. 160,000 customers), has responded to Openreach’s recent threat to scale-back their own fibre roll-out (here) by calling for “fair regulation between the incumbent and altnets to level the playing field“.

Broadband ISP Gigaclear Kicks Off UK Black Friday Discounts

3rd November, 2025 (0 Comments)

Abingdon-based rural broadband ISP Gigaclear, which covers 612,000 premises (c.160,000 customers) across parts of England via their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network, has launched a range of new Black Friday discounts that look set to be available for new customers to order until 2nd December 2025.

Rural UK Broadband Altnet Gigaclear Hunts Buyer to Tackle £1bn Debt

1st November, 2025 (36 Comments)

A new report has claimed that Abingdon-based broadband ISP Gigaclear, which has built a full fibre (FTTP) network across 612,000 premises in rural parts of England and is home to c.160,000 customers, have begun the process of hunting for a buyer as one of the preferred options for tackling their £1bn debt mountain.

Gigaclear Start East Gloucestershire UK Project Gigabit Broadband Rollout

9th October, 2025 (2 Comments)

Rural broadband provider Gigaclear, which has already deployed their full fibre (FTTP) network to cover 612,000 UK premises, has this morning finally announced the start of their roll-out under Project Gigabit’s East Gloucestershire (Lot 18) contract. The £10.81m deployment is currently expected to help upgrade 3,547 premises in hard to reach areas.

Broadband ISP Aquiss Launch UK FTTP Broadband Packages via Gigaclear

3rd October, 2025 (5 Comments)

Shropshire-based UK ISP Aquiss this week appears to have added yet another alternative network to their platform after reaching an agreement to sell packages to homes and businesses covered by Gigaclear’s full fibre (FTTP) lines, which primarily cover rural premises across various parts of England.

VeloxServ Add Gigaclear’s Rural UK Broadband Network to Wholesale Platform

2nd October, 2025 (0 Comments)

The independent wholesale broadband and leased-lines aggregator, VeloxServ, has today announced that they’ve added Gigaclear’s rural full fibre broadband network to their platform as part of a new supplier partnership. The move gives partners (ISPs etc.) access to yet another alternative network, the fourth new supplier partner they’ve onboarded in 2025.

Rural UK ISP Gigaclear Adopts AI to Improve Customer Broadband Installs

17th September, 2025 (12 Comments)

Abingdon-based broadband ISP Gigaclear, which has built their full fibre (FTTP) network to cover 600,000 premises (mostly in remote rural parts of England) and is home to 150,000 customers, has today announced that they’ve adopted Vyntelligence’s AI video technology – the first UK retail fibre provider to do so – to improve customer installation journeys by reducing unnecessary work.

Gigaclear’s East Gloucestershire FTTP Broadband Rollout Contract Shrinks

6th August, 2025 (7 Comments)

The UK government has posted a Project Gigabit contract modification that shrinks Gigaclear’s £16.6m contract for rural parts of East Gloucestershire (Lot 18), which originally aimed to expand their gigabit-capable broadband network to 4,400 additional premises. But the change shrinks the value of this contract to £10.81m “due to removal of 899 premises” from its scope.

Gigaclear 2023 Engineer Working on Cabinet

Rural Full Fibre Broadband ISP Gigaclear Appoint Two New UK Directors

1st August, 2025 (10 Comments)

Abingdon-based alternative broadband ISP Gigaclear, which has deployed their full fibre (FTTP) network to cover 600,000 premises (mostly in remote rural parts of England), has today announced that they’ve appointed two new Directors to their board – Stephanie Liston, Chair of the Jersey Competition Regulatory Authority (JCRA), and Catherine Colloms, former Openreach executive.

Ofcom Fine UK Broadband ISP Gigaclear £122k Over Calling Info Failure

30th July, 2025 (10 Comments)

The UK telecoms and media regulator has today fined alternative rural broadband ISP Gigaclear £122,500 after they were found to have failed to “provide accurate and reliable caller location information to emergency services,” which could have made it more difficult for the police, fire and ambulances to find callers.

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Neos Networks Completes Oxfordshire UK GigaHubs Full Fibre Build

9th July, 2025 (0 Comments)

The Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) and Neos Networks have today confirmed the completion of their £7.25m “GigaHubs” project, which has now connected 192 public sector sites (schools, hospitals etc.) to a new 1,500km long gigabit-capable full fibre broadband network.