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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.

100Mbps Wireless Broadband Arrives in Stone – Gloucestershire Village

20th February, 2017 (24 Comments)

Residents of Stone in Gloucestershire (England), which is a rural village and home to over 700 people, can now gain access to superfast broadband speeds of up to 100Mbps after Oxford ISP Rural Broadband teamed-up with Wireless Excellence to install a new wireless network.

Gigaclear Scoop Gloucestershire and Herefordshire Broadband Contracts

7th February, 2017 (20 Comments)

As predicted last month (here) the Gloucestershire and Herefordshire county councils in England have agreed to hand a major new broadband roll-out contract to rural ISP Gigaclear, which will deploy their “ultrafast” 1Gbps FTTP network to thousands of additional homes and businesses.

UPDATE Gloucestershire and Herefordshire Moot Big Broadband Extension

25th January, 2017 (4 Comments)

Rural fibre optic ISP Gigaclear looks set to grab yet another major state aid supported contract under the joint Fastershire project for Gloucestershire and Herefordshire in England, which is currently busy rolling out “fast broadband” services to “all who need it” by 2018.

1Gbps FTTP Broadband for More of Gloucestershire and Herefordshire

2nd December, 2016 (16 Comments)

The joint State Aid fuelled Fastershire project for Gloucestershire and Herefordshire in England has announced that rural ISP Gigaclear is now the preferred bidder for the next £4.54m phase of their local broadband roll-out, which will benefit over 2,600 remote premises.

TrueSpeed Hints At Expansion of FTTP Broadband to More UK Counties

11th November, 2016 (0 Comments)

Fibre optic ISP TrueSpeed has hinted to Ofcom that its 150Mbps Fibre-to-the-Premise (FTTP) broadband network, which is currently rolling out to parts of the Chew Valley in rural North East Somerset (England), could also be expanded into Devon, Wiltshire, Herefordshire and Gloucestershire.

Voneus Brings 100Mbps Fibre Optic Broadband to Rural Miserden

1st November, 2016 (8 Comments)

Homes in the rural Gloucestershire village of Miserden have apparently been taken out of the broadband “dark ages” after a little known VoIP provider called Voneus built a new fibre optic (FTTP/H) and wireless network into the area, which has made speeds of 100Mbps available to residents.

Gigaclear’s 1Gb FTTP Broadband Covers 3,000 Gloucestershire Premises

6th October, 2016 (2 Comments)

Rural ISP Gigaclear has confirmed that their State Aid supported Fastershire Phase 2 roll-out of 1Gbps (1000Mbps+) capable Fibre-to-the-Premise (FTTP) broadband in Gloucestershire, which is focused upon the Cotswolds area, has now reached the half-way point with 3,000 premises passed.