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Cityfibre and Gigaclear Sign Deal to Boost Ultrafast Rural Broadband

1st July, 2016 (0 Comments)

Urban fibre optic (FTTP/H) network builder Cityfibre has today announced a strategic partnership with rural ISP Gigaclear. The deal is designed to “dramatically accelerate” the roll-out of next generation “ultrafast” Internet access to hundreds of thousands of rural homes and businesses across the UK.

UPDATE Gigaclear Plans 1Gbps Broadband for Part of the Blackdown Hills

27th June, 2016 (3 Comments)

Ultra-fast fibre optic ISP Gigaclear have announced that they are “set to bring” their 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to at least part of the vast rural Blackdown Hills area, which straddles the border between Somerset and Devon in England.

Gigaclear Reach First 1000 Gloucestershire Premises with FTTP Broadband

23rd June, 2016 (0 Comments)

Rural ISP Gigaclear has confirmed that their Fastershire Phase 2 project, which is funded by £3m of state aid from Broadband Delivery UK and £7m from the provider itself, has already put its 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network within reach of 1,000 extra premises in Gloucestershire (England).

Gigaclear Target 100000 Rural Premises for FTTP Broadband by End 2017

20th June, 2016 (2 Comments)

Fibre optic ISP Gigaclear, which is deploying an ultrafast Gigabit capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to rural communities around the United Kingdom, has confirmed that they now aim to cover 100,000 homes and businesses by the end of 2017.

UPD Fibre Break Hits Gigaclear’s Gloucestershire Fibre Optic Network

14th June, 2016 (7 Comments)

The on-going state aid supported deployment of Gigaclear’s new 5Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premise (FTTP) broadband network in rural Gloucestershire (England) has suffered a blip today after their main fibre optic cable in the area was damaged, resulting in a loss of service for some locals.

Fibre Optic ISP Gigaclear Improves Rural UK Customer Support

9th June, 2016 (4 Comments)

Gigaclear, which deploys Gigabit class FTTP broadband to rural areas across the United Kingdom, claims that it can now answer 90% of calls within just 30 seconds after adopting new technology. The upgrade is necessary because they expect to quadruple their customer base in the next 12 months.

Cotswolds Broadband Start FTTP and Wireless Rollout in West Oxfordshire

12th May, 2016 (7 Comments)

The Cotswolds Broadband project, which last year won the contract to roll-out a new mixed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) and wireless superfast broadband network to rural premises in West Oxfordshire (England), has this week officially started its 12 month construction phase.

Gigaclear Secure GBP24m to Expand Rural 5Gbps FTTP Broadband Rollout

5th April, 2016 (4 Comments)

UK ISP Gigaclear, which is rolling out an ultrafast 5Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to rural communities across the United Kingdom, has today announced yet another equity investment boost of £24m that will be used to help further expand their coverage.

Gigaclear Bring 5Gbps FTTP Broadband to 10,000 Oxfordshire Properties

17th March, 2016 (32 Comments)

Rural ISP Gigaclear has confirmed that their ultrafast 5Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP/H) broadband network will soon have reached a total of 10,000 homes and businesses in Oxfordshire (England) when their local roll-out completes with the final few communities.

Gloucestershire Council Suspend Broadband Funding for the Cotswolds

5th March, 2016 (4 Comments)

At least part of the on-going effort to roll-out superfast broadband (24Mbps+) services in the Cotswolds, which is a rural area that predominantly straddles both Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire, has been halted after Gloucestershire Council suspended £500,000 of its joint funding.

Gigaclear and Hyperoptic Highlight Problems with UK Broadband and BT

4th February, 2016 (27 Comments)

Pure fibre optic ISPs Gigaclear and Hyperoptic have offered a unique insight into the current challenges with rolling out new ultrafast broadband infrastructure across the United Kingdom, not least in regards to the difficulties of going up against a state aid supported BT and the question of whether or not to separate Openreach.

Rural Broadband ISP Gigaclear Gets 25m Euro Loan to Expand Network

13th January, 2016 (15 Comments)

Ultrafast fibre optic ISP Gigaclear, which is rolling out a 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to rural communities across the United Kingdom, has bagged some additional investment in the form of a €25m loan.

The Best UK Home Broadband ISPs for 2016 – ISPreview.co.uk Picks

4th January, 2016 (24 Comments)

What’s more important, service quality or price? If only it were that simple. Choosing the right broadband ISP is never easy, not least because service performance and cost can vary due to a variety of often very muddy factors, but hopefully our annual editors pick might help to simplify the options.

First Epping Forest Home is LIVE on Gigaclear’s FTTP Broadband Network

21st December, 2015 (24 Comments)

After just three weeks of deployment Gigaclear has today confirmed that the first property (a house in the Ongar village of Bobbingworth) on their new 1000Mbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network in the Epping Forest area of Essex (England) is now connected.

UK Gov Gifts Extra £2m for 100Mbps Broadband in Rural Gloucestershire

17th December, 2015 (2 Comments)

The UK Government has allocated £2 million of additional public investment from a new fund to help improve the coverage of ultrafast broadband (100Mbps+) services in rural areas around Gloucestershire (England), with a particular focus on poorly served parts in the Forest of Dean.

First West Berkshire Premises Live on Gigaclear’s 1Gbps FTTP Broadband

16th December, 2015 (0 Comments)

A local retailer and restaurant in Hungerford are two of the first premises in West Berkshire (England) to benefit from the roll-out of Gigaclear’s new 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network, which aims to cover around 12,000 homes and businesses by the end of 2017.

First Ultrafast 1Gbps Gigaclear Broadband Cabinet Live in Gloucestershire

8th December, 2015 (3 Comments)

Fibre optic ISP Gigaclear has confirmed that their first 1000Mbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based cabinet is now live as part of the £10m Fastershire contract (here), which aims to reach an extra 6,495 premises in rural Gloucestershire (Cotswolds) by the end of May 2017.