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Full Fibre ISP KCOM Sells National UK ICT Business to Nasstar

25th June, 2021 (3 Comments)

Hull-based UK broadband ISP KCOM has followed last month’s sale of their off-net Eclipse Internet base (here), which went to the Global 4 Group, by selling off its national ICT business to Nasstar, which is an established managed services specialist provider.

ISP Quickline Confirm GBP500m UK Ultrafast Broadband Rollout

11th June, 2021 (0 Comments)

UK ISP Quickline, which specialises in deploying “full fibre” FTTP and Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) networks around Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, has today confirmed their new plan to invest £500m on a deployment of “ultrafast and gigabit-capable broadband” connectivity across rural Northern England and beyond.

KCOM Adds a Few New Communities to FTTP Broadband Rollout

2nd June, 2021 (0 Comments)

Hull-based UK ISP KCOM has today added a small batch of new communities to their ongoing rollout of a new gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network in East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire, which forms part of their wider £100 million investment drive.

KCOM Sells UK Broadband ISP Eclipse Internet to Global 4 Group

21st May, 2021 (23 Comments)

Hull-based UK broadband ISP KCOM, which was gobbled up by Macquarie Infrastructure for £627m in 2019 (here), appears to have sold their off-net Eclipse Internet base to the Global 4 Group for an undisclosed sum. By the looks of it the provider will now make a return under the Eclipse Broadband name.

ISP KCOM Boosts Speeds on UK FTTP Home Broadband Packages

19th May, 2021 (6 Comments)

People connecting to KCOM’s gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network in East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire will be pleased to note that the ISP will today launch a new range of packages with faster download and upload speeds. The standard prices have also been tweaked (some are cheaper, some are not).

ISP KCOM Lets New Customers Try 900Mbps Full Fibre for £25

15th May, 2021 (14 Comments)

Hull-based UK ISP KCOM has recently launched a special promotion for those living in their new “full fibre” network coverage areas around East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire, which gives new customers the freedom to try every broadband speed at just £25 a month for the first 6 months of service (from 900Mbps to 75Mbps).

Ofcom 2021 Study Ranks Mobile and Broadband ISPs by Quality

7th May, 2021 (2 Comments)

Ofcom has published their 2021 survey of UK broadband ISP and mobile service quality, call waiting times, complaints and install times among the largest providers. Overall TalkTalk attracted the lowest satisfaction for broadband (77%), while Three UK did the same for mobile (86%). Generally, customer service has taken a COVID-19 hit.

KCOM Pilots New Wholesale Full Fibre Products for UK ISPs UPDATE

4th May, 2021 (7 Comments)

Hull-based UK ISP KCOM, which is currently busy expanding the reach of their new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to thousands more premises across East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire, has begun to pilot a new wholesale solution for ISPs in their new build areas.

ISP KCOM Confirm Next 1Gb FTTP Broadband UK Rollout Areas

30th April, 2021 (7 Comments)

Hull-based UK ISP KCOM has recently announced the another set of locations in East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire that will soon benefit from the £100m expansion of their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network, which is expected to cover “tens of thousands more homes and businesses.“

Northleaf Capital Acquire Majority Stake in UK ISP Quickline

24th April, 2021 (2 Comments)

Broadband ISP Quickline (Quickfire), which specialises in deploying “full fibre” FTTP and Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) broadband networks around Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, has set a target of covering 500,000 premises with their network after Northleaf Capital Partners acquired a majority stake in the company.

Former KCOM Boss Appointed CEO of Broadband ISP Quickline

30th March, 2021 (0 Comments)

UK ISP Quickline (part of Bigblu), which specialises in deploying FTTP and Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) broadband networks around Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, has appointed the former Managing Director of KCOM in Hull, Sean Royce, to help lead them forward as their new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

MS3 Prepare 70km Rollout of Full Fibre Broadband in Hull UK

25th February, 2021 (5 Comments)

Communications provider MS3, which runs an independent Dark Fibre and business focused broadband network in Hull (East Yorkshire), has informed us that they are about to embark on a 70km long “city-wide expansion” of their “full fibre” network and this will also be used to serve local homes.

ISP KCOM Discounts Broadband in New Full Fibre Build Areas

19th January, 2021 (8 Comments)

Hull-based UK ISP KCOM, which serves broadband and phone users across their network in East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire, has launched a new “January Sale” that discounts selected Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) prices by up to 26%. The catch is that you have to be within one of their new network extension areas.

Ofcom Updates Scorecards for Comparing Mobile and Broadband ISPs

14th January, 2021 (6 Comments)

Ofcom and the UK Regulators Network (UKRN), which includes data from CCW, FCA, Ofgem and Ofwat, have today published an updated series of scorecards that are intended to help consumers compare several key performance areas from the largest broadband, mobile, phone, energy, water and financial providers.

InternetTY Bring 1Gbps Broadband to Village of Ulceby, North Lincs

29th December, 2020 (0 Comments)

New UK ISP InternetTY (aka – Internet ThankYou), which is deploying a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to 12,000+ premises in “rural and semi-urbanised areas” (starting in Staffordshire and North Lincolnshire, England), has now gone live in the village of a Ulceby.

ISP KCOM Removes Home Broadband Data Caps for Christmas

16th December, 2020 (2 Comments)

Hull-based UK ISP KCOM, which serves broadband and phone customers across their network in East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire, has decided to remove all of the data caps from their usage restricted internet access packages (mostly older legacy plans, as “unlimited” is more common) between now and 31st January 2021.

KCOM and Grain Connect Sign Deals to Use DZS Full Fibre Kit

10th December, 2020 (0 Comments)

Fibre optic supplier DZS appears have become one of the success stories in the post-Huawei era. The company has recently agreed new supply deals with a number of UK broadband ISPs, including KCOM and Grain Connect, which will help the providers to rollout their 1Gbps+ Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) networks.