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Herefordshire UK Expands 100Mbps Broadband via Fibre and Wireless

19th September, 2018 (0 Comments)

The state aid supported Fastershire project has announced that they’ve secured a further £5m of funding from the Government’s Rural Broadband Infrastructure Scheme (RBIS), which will be used to extend a new hybrid fixed wireless and fibre optic ultrafast broadband network to reach remote premises in 10 additional areas.

ISPs Telcom and Pinacl Join Forces to Bid on UK Full Fibre Contracts

25th June, 2018 (1 Comment)

UK ISPs Telcom Group and Pinacl Solutions have today announced that they’ve entered into an exclusive partnership, which will see the pair working together to bid on the government’s Local Full Fibre Network (LFFN) contracts and to launch a new Gigabit fibre optic “hypercity” in Newport and Bristol.

Cotswolds Villagers Vent Anger at Dangerous Gigaclear FTTP Rollout

14th June, 2018 (14 Comments)

Some residents in the rural Gloucestershire UK village of Chalford have vented anger at Gigaclear after the ISP’s roll-out of a new 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network allegedly damaged properties, caused “intolerable vibration” in some homes and a worker had their legs struck by a digger.

Truespeed CEO – We Hope to Reach 200,000 UK Premises with FTTP

26th May, 2018 (13 Comments)

The co-founder and CEO of UK ISP Truespeed Communications, Evan Wienburg, has told ISPreview.co.uk – as part of our new interview – that their “full fibre” (FTTP) broadband network in South West England has already covered 3,000 rural premises and they aspire to hit 200,000 by 2025.

7200 Hereford and Gloucestershire Premises to Get Fibre Broadband UPDATE

15th February, 2018 (9 Comments)

Openreach today confirmed they will deploy their “superfast fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) network to cover a further 7,200 homes and businesses in the UK counties of Herefordshire and Gloucestershire (completion by the end of 2019), which comes after BT signed a new £5.1m contract under the Fastershire project.

TrueSpeed Try to Beat BT with 200Mbps Guaranteed Broadband Speed

17th January, 2018 (9 Comments)

UK ISP TrueSpeed, which is deploying a Gigabit capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network into rural areas around South West England, has attempted to steal some of the thunder from BT’s new 100Mbps “speed guarantee” by showcasing their own 200Mbps “guarantee“.

TrueSpeed Target Next Rural South West Communities for FTTP Broadband

6th November, 2017 (0 Comments)

TrueSpeed Communications, which recently secured £75m of new investment (here) and is busy rolling out an FTTP ultrafast broadband network to rural areas in South West England (UK), has named some of the next areas that are likely to benefit from their future build phase.

UPDATE Rural Broadband ISP Voneus Acquires Rival Cotswold Wireless

18th October, 2017 (0 Comments)

Alternative ISP Voneus, which has deployed their ‘up to’ 100Mbps capable “Wireless Fibre To The Home” (WFTTH) broadband network into a number of UK rural areas, has announced the acquisition of rival provider Cotswold Wireless for an undisclosed sum.

Cityfibre Deal to Bring 1Gbps Fibre to Businesses in Cheltenham and Gloucester

2nd October, 2017 (0 Comments)

Cityfibre has today signed a new deal with Cheltenham-based ISP Bamboo, which will support the roll-out of their 500Mbps and 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to cater for businesses in the large town of Cheltenham and the city of Gloucester (Gloucestershire, England).

Gigaclear Hand £90m FTTP Broadband Roll-out Contract to Complete Utilities

4th September, 2017 (8 Comments)

Rural fibre optic ISP Gigaclear has today handed the £90 million civil engineering contract for deploying their 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premise (FTTP) ultrafast broadband network into Gloucestershire and Herefordshire (England), which should reach “almost” 70,000 premises, to Complete Utilities.

Alternative UK ISP Voneus Says Fast Broadband is a Basic “Human Right”

31st August, 2017 (6 Comments)

Alternative network provider Voneus, which has been busy delivering internet connections of up to 100Mbps into UK rural areas by using their ‘Wireless Fibre To The Home’ (WFTTH) service, has pledged to “ensure … fast broadband services become noticed as a basic ‘human right’“.

Virgin Media Extend 350Mbps Broadband to 3,500 Premises in Bradley Stoke

17th August, 2017 (15 Comments)

Some 3,500 additional premises in the South Gloucestershire (England) town of Bradley Stoke have benefited after Virgin Media announced that they had completed an extension of their 350Mbps capable cable (HFC EuroDOCSIS / FTTP) broadband and TV network in the area.

£3m South Gloucestershire BT Deal Targets Universal Superfast Broadband

20th July, 2017 (5 Comments)

The South Gloucestershire Council in England, which is already working with Openreach (BT) to extend “superfast broadband” (24Mbps+) coverage to 97% of the region by December 2017, has signed a new £3m contract that will benefit a further 4,300 premises (3,800 via FTTP).

TrueSpeed Get £75m Investment to Extend FTTP Broadband in the South West

11th July, 2017 (6 Comments)

Ultrafast “Full Fibre” ISP TrueSpeed Communications, which has been deploying a new 100Mbps+ Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to rural areas in North East Somerset (England), has managed to attract a huge investment of £75m from Aviva Investors to help expand their network.

Gigaclear Confirm Phase 2 FTTP Broadband Rollout in Gloucestershire UK

13th June, 2017 (6 Comments)

Fibre optic ISP Gigaclear has today announced which areas will be the first to benefit from the second phase of the Fastershire project in Gloucestershire, which will see their ultrafast 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premise (FTTP) network being extended to thousands of additional rural premises.

Herefordshire – 8000 Premises to Benefit from Gigaclear’s 1Gbps Broadband

18th April, 2017 (3 Comments)

The Herefordshire County Council in England has confirmed that its new state aid supported contract (Phase 2) with Gigaclear will help to put ultrafast Fibre-to-the-Premise (FTTP/H) broadband technology within reach of an additional 8,000 homes and businesses in the region.

£25K Business Broadband Grants for Herefordshire, Shropshire and Gloucestershire

22nd February, 2017 (0 Comments)

A new voucher scheme has been launched for businesses in Herefordshire, Shropshire, Gloucestershire and the Borough of Telford & Wrekin (England), which offers local SMEs up to £25,000 to help fund the installation of a 30Mbps+ “superfast” Next Generation Access (NGA) broadband connection.