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BT’s UK Plan to Rollout 2,000 Gigabit WiFi Street Hubs Hits Objections

26th May, 2025 (32 Comments)

A little over a year has passed since broadband and telecoms giant BT announced a 10-year project, which aimed to convert a further 2,000 of the operator’s legacy payphones and kiosks – across more than 200 UK towns and cities – into smart Street Hubs, starting this year (here). But objections by some local authorities are starting to mount.

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Gloucestershire UK Celebrate Over 98 Percent Superfast Broadband Cover

13th March, 2025 (4 Comments)

The Gloucestershire County Council (GCC) in England has today celebrated how their Fastershire programme, which was jointly conducted alongside Herefordshire Council, has now helped to enable 98.5% of properties in the county to access a “superfast broadband” (30Mbps+) connection, up from only 39% in 2012 and 36% in 2011.

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New West of England Digital Office Looks to Boost Broadband Investment

3rd February, 2025 (1 Comment)

The West of England Combined Authority, which is led by Mayor Dan Norris and represents the local authorities of Bristol, South Gloucestershire, and Bath and North East Somerset (BNES), has today invested £2.5m to deliver a “Digital Office” that it hopes will “unlock” a £1.3bn annual boost to the region’s economy “powered by private investment in better broadband and mobile connectivity“.

UK ISP Gigaclear Nearly Complete Fastershire FTTP Broadband Rollout UPDATE

27th September, 2024 (6 Comments)

Rural broadband ISP Gigaclear appears to have nearly completed their state aid supported contract under the Fastershire scheme, which originally instructed the operator to extend their gigabit-capable “full fibre” (FTTP) network to 70,000 of the hardest to reach premises in Gloucestershire and Herefordshire (this was revised upwards to 110,000 in 2020 – here).

Fibreray Group Takes Control of UK Altnet Broadband ISP RunFibre

21st August, 2024 (0 Comments)

Alternative network operator and UK ISP RunFibre, which had been building a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across rural parts of South Gloucestershire and North Wiltshire in England, has now been fully acquired by the Fibreray Group for an undisclosed sum. The operator is now looking toward an expansion of their gigabit broadband network.

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Openreach Top 1 Million FTTP Broadband Premises in South West

11th March, 2024 (13 Comments)

Network operator Openreach (BT) has today announced that their 1.8Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network has now covered over 1 million premises across the South West of England (i.e. Cornwall, Dorset, Devon, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire), which reflects an investment of over £300m.

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Gigaclear Win GBP16.6m East Gloucestershire UK Gigabit Broadband Rollout UPDATE

22nd February, 2024 (18 Comments)

The UK Government’s £5bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout scheme has today awarded the local £16.6m (state aid) contract for East Gloucestershire in England to ISP Gigaclear, which will aim to extend their full fibre network to around 4,400 additional premises in hard-to-reach rural areas.

Gigabit Broadband Anti-Poles Protest Turns Ugly in the Cotswolds

6th November, 2023 (35 Comments)

The deployment of a new gigabit-broadband network by FullFibre Ltd in the Cotswolds village of Broadway, as well as in nearby Willersey, reportedly resulted in ambulances and an arrest after residents made a strong protest against the UK operator’s plan to deploy telecoms poles in the area.

ISP Alncom Expands FTTP Broadband Coverage in Rural Alnwick

31st October, 2023 (2 Comments)

Broadband ISP Alncom has announced that they’ve begun the next phase of expanding their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across their home town of Alnwick, which is now working to cover the Barresdale, Windsor Gardens, Cedar Grove and Fairfields areas (parts of these are already live).

Rural UK ISP Airband Offers 4 Months Free Broadband – Black Friday

26th October, 2023 (0 Comments)

Rural broadband ISP Airband, which aspires to reach 600,000 UK premises via a mix of Wireless and Full Fibre (FTTP) networks by the end of 2025, has recently launched a new Black Friday promotion that offers new customers their first four months of service for free – saving up to £220.

RunFibre Honoured with Armed Forces Covenant Silver Award

25th September, 2023 (0 Comments)

Broadband ISP RunFibre, which is deploying a new 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across rural parts of South Gloucestershire and North Wiltshire in England, has been awarded the Armed Forces Covenant Silver Award in recognition of their commitment to supporting veterans, active-duty military personnel, and their families.

RunFibre Bring FTTP Broadband to Falfield in South Gloucestershire

3rd August, 2023 (2 Comments)

Broadband ISP RunFibre, which is building a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across rural areas of South Gloucestershire in England, has announced that they’re extending into the rural South Gloucestershire village of Falfield – home to a population of around 800.

RunFibre Put FTTP Live in Charfield West as Gloucestershire Villages De-scoped

26th April, 2023 (7 Comments)

Broadband ISP RunFibre, which is rolling out a gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across rural areas of South Gloucestershire (England), has announced that they’ve just gone live in the village of Charfield West. But on the flip side, they’ve had to remove several villages from their plan due to competition.

Gloucestershire UK Working to Boost Rural Broadband Grants

25th April, 2023 (0 Comments)

The Gloucestershire County Council (GCC) in England appears to be making progress on their plans to introduce a series of new digital and broadband grant schemes across the county, which will aim to help connect those who live in areas that currently lack access to “superfast broadband” (30Mbps+) connectivity.

RunFibre Put Full Fibre Live in Tiny Gloucestershire Village of Over

20th March, 2023 (4 Comments)

Broadband ISP RunFibre, which is deploying a Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across rural areas of South Gloucestershire (England), has announced that they’ve completed their gigabit voucher-supported build to 119 rural properties in the village of Over and its surroundings.

Rural UK ISP Alncom to Cover 50,000 Premises with FTTP Broadband

1st November, 2022 (0 Comments)

Alnwick-based broadband ISP Alncom has announced that they’ve secured enough funding to be able to expand the coverage of their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across 50,000 premises in the North East of England (up from 25,000), with a focus on Northumberland, County Durham and the Scottish Borders.

Truespeed Add 12 Areas in South West England to Full Fibre Build

1st November, 2022 (3 Comments)

Rural broadband ISP Truespeed, which is rolling out a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across parts of South West England, has today announced that they’re investing £22m to extend their deployment across 12 new locations in parts of South Gloucestershire, North Somerset and Bath.