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ISPs Suffer Major Hampshire Broadband Outage After Fibre Break UPDATE4

9th June, 2022 (27 Comments)

Customers of UK ISP Giganet in Hampshire, particularly those connecting through their Point of Presence (PoP) in the Winchester Exchange, are among those suffering from a major outage after “significant damage” was caused to one of Openreach’s main fibre spine cables by a “large excavation team” in Basingstoke.

CityFibre Commit GBP17m to Build Full Fibre Broadband in Havant

25th May, 2022 (5 Comments)

CityFibre has announced that they plan to invest £17 million in order to deploy their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network across “every home and business” in the Havant, Emsworth, Southbourne and Westbourne areas of Hampshire (England).

Toob Prep Full Fibre Broadband for 19000 Premises in Fareham

7th April, 2022 (9 Comments)

Alternative network ISP toob have today announced that they will invest £7 million to extend their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband infrastructure to cover 19,000 homes and businesses in the Hampshire (England) market town of Fareham.

Toob Bring FTTP Broadband to 18000 Southampton Council Residents

24th March, 2022 (0 Comments)

The Southampton City Council in Hampshire and UK ISP toob have today signed a new wayleave (legal land / property access) agreement, which will enable the provider to extend their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to cover 18,000 council residents in houses and flats.

Vodafone UK Name 7 New Rural Towns for OpenRAN 4G Network

10th March, 2022 (7 Comments)

Mobile operator Vodafone has today named some of the first rural towns in the UK to benefit from their planned rollout of 4G and 5G OpenRAN (O-RAN) technology, which is set to reach a total of 2,500 sites by the end of 2027 (here). The named communities have “traditionally struggled to receive good quality … mobile coverage“.

Government in GBP9m Boost to WightFibre’s Rural Broadband Rollout

3rd March, 2022 (4 Comments)

Infracapital-backed broadband ISP WightFibre, which is already investing £85m to deploy a 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across the Isle of Wight (South Coast of Hampshire), has received a £9m boost from the Government’s Building Digital UK programme in order to help extend local rural coverage.

Full Fibre UK ISP toob Keeps Gigabit Broadband Prices Frozen

22nd February, 2022 (11 Comments)

Gigabit broadband ISP toob, which is currently building a Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across parts of Hampshire and Surrey in England, has today become the latest provider to shun the recent inflation busting industry price hikes by reassuring customers that there will be “no in-contract price rises” on their service.

Full Fibre UK ISP Trooli Reportedly Preps GBP200m Equity Sale UPDATE

21st February, 2022 (5 Comments)

A new report claims that broadband ISP Trooli, which holds an ambition to reach a “minimum” of 1 million UK premises with their gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network by the end of 2024, is close to launching an equity sale process that could raise £200m and significantly accelerate their rollout target.

WightFibre Connects 10,000th Broadband ISP Customer

14th February, 2022 (2 Comments)

Infracapital-backed broadband ISP WightFibre, which is busy investing £85m to deploy a new 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across the Isle of Wight (South Coast of Hampshire, England), are celebrating today after they achieved an important milestone by connecting their 10,000th customer to the service.

WightFibre Named First UK ISP to Win Key Customer Service Award

27th January, 2022 (1 Comment)

Internet provider WightFibre, which is currently rolling out a new gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across the Isle of Wight (South Coast of Hampshire), appears to have become the first broadband ISP in the UK to secure the Institute of Customer Service‘s (ICS) ServiceMark with Distinction Accreditation.

Full Fibre ISP Trooli Adds New Locations to UK FTTP Rollout Plan

13th January, 2022 (9 Comments)

Broadband ISP Trooli, which aims to reach 1 million premises with their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network by the end of 2024 (mostly across Kent, East Sussex, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Suffolk), appears to have recently added a number of new locations to the “coming soon” section of their rollout plan.

Toob Gets GBP87.5m Funding to Boost UK FTTP Broadband Rollout

22nd December, 2021 (0 Comments)

New ISP toob, which is busy building a Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across parts of England, has today secured “up to” £87.5m of new funding from the Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income Fund and accelerated their target to reach 1 million UK premises by 2027 (previously it was 2031).

Grayshott Gigabit’s FTTP Broadband Network Goes Live in Surrey

20th December, 2021 (2 Comments)

Morden-based UK broadband ISP Grayshott Gigabit, which a few months ago (here) started to deploy a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across rural parts of East Hampshire, the Surrey Hills and surrounding areas, has finally started to go live for customers in the village of Hindhead (Surrey).

Openreach Erects Two Southampton Telegraph Poles in Wrong Place

30th November, 2021 (25 Comments)

Openreach has apologised after its engineers, which were busy deploying a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network in Southampton (Hampshire, England), accidentally erected two telegraph poles in the wrong location at Seacombe Green, much to the annoyance of local residents. But they’ll soon be moved.

Toob Adds GBP50 Amazon Voucher to FTTP Broadband Packages

18th November, 2021 (3 Comments)

New customers in areas covered by UK ISP toob, which is currently building a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network around parts of England, will from later this morning be able to benefit from an included £50 Amazon shopping voucher when they sign-up.

WightFibre’s Full Fibre Build Tops 30,000 Isle of Wight Premises

8th November, 2021 (4 Comments)

Broadband ISP WightFibre has revealed that their £85m project to deploy a new 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across the Isle of Wight (South Coast of Hampshire, UK) has now covered “over” 30,000 premises, which is up from 26,000 in April (here), albeit still short of their 41,000 goal for the end of 2021.

Residents in Southampton Street Angered by Toob’s Telegraph Poles

28th October, 2021 (34 Comments)

Some 40 residents of Ellis Road and Hinton Crescent in Southampton have criticised UK ISP Toob for extending a gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network into the area via telegraph poles instead of underground infrastructure, which they view as an “eyesore” and safety hazard.