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Swish Fibre Reveals Next 22 UK Towns for 10Gbps Broadband

10th June, 2020 (55 Comments)

New ISP Swish Fibre, which last year began work to extend their 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to cover 250,000 premises across the Home Counties (i.e. just outside London), has today unveiled a full list of 33 poorly served towns (22 new additions) where their service is due to be rolled out next.

ISP Trooli Covers 26,000 UK Premises with FTTP Broadband

4th June, 2020 (3 Comments)

Fibre optic UK ISP Trooli (CallFlow), which has spent the past year quietly deploying a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband service across parts of Kent and Hampshire, have announced that their network has now built 200km of optical fibre to cover 26,000 premises (i.e. completed on target).

ISP Trooli Secure Extra £5m for UK Full Fibre Broadband Rollout

7th February, 2020 (6 Comments)

Fibre optic UK broadband ISP Trooli (CallFlow), which last year secured €30m from European investors (here) and extended their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to reach 10,000 homes and businesses (mostly in Kent and Hampshire), has today gained a further £5m of funding via a senior facility agreement with NatWest Bank.

Nextgenaccess in HS1 Concession Deal to Deploy Fibre for Kent

13th November, 2019 (0 Comments)

Fibre optic network builder Nextgenaccess has signed a new 20-year concession agreement with High Speed 1, which should support a track-side rail deployment of new fibre to help bring “essential ultra-fast broadband” within easy reach of Kent local authorities, ISPs, mobile operators and business communities (at no cost to taxpayer).

Pine Media Deploy FTTP Broadband to 11000 Sheffield UK Premises

12th November, 2019 (4 Comments)

Alternative network UK ISP Pine Media have confirmed that their new 1000Mbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network has now covered a total of 11,000 premises in Sheffield and they have big rollout plans for the future, including in rural parts of South Yorkshire and Derbyshire.

ISP Trooli Cover 10000 UK Premises with 1Gb FTTP Broadband

1st October, 2019 (8 Comments)

Alternative full fibre UK broadband ISP Trooli (CallFlow), which is supported by €30m from European investors (here) and aims to cover 500,000 premises across the South East of England by the end of 2024, has grown their network coverage to 10,000 premises and been awarded Path to Collaboration (PTC) by Openreach (BT).

Kent UK Extend Fibre Broadband Rollout and Boost Gigabit Vouchers

11th September, 2019 (3 Comments)

The Kent County Council in England has confirmed that 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband from Openreach (BT) is set to reach an additional 5,000 rural premises. On top of that they’ve boosted the value of the UK Government’s rural Gigabit broadband vouchers from £1,500 to £2,500 per household.

BitStreme ISP Brings 1Gbps Fibre and Wireless to Bedfordshire UK

10th July, 2019 (0 Comments)

UK ISP BitStreme (BitBahn.io) has today announced that they’ve launched their new 1Gbps capable hybrid fibre optic and Microwave wireless broadband network to cover three locations around Bedfordshire, which will very soon be followed by additional areas in Essex and Kent.

Full Fibre ISP Trooli Ploughs £3.5m into Marketing for UK Network

3rd July, 2019 (7 Comments)

Alternative full fibre (FTTP) broadband ISP Trooli (CallFlow), which last month secured nearly £27m (€30m) from European investors (here) and aims to cover 500,000 premises across the South East of England by the end of 2024, has signed a £3.5m deal with marketing firm Cheeky to help promote their new network.

ISP Trooli Secures Nearly £27m for UK Full Fibre Broadband Rollout

5th June, 2019 (14 Comments)

Alternative full fibre UK ISP Trooli has today secured around £26.6 million (€30m) of funding from European investors, which they say will help them to start building a new Gigabit capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to 500,000 premises across the South East of England within 5 years.

Orbital Net (Vfast) Boss on 100Mbps Wireless Trial and Future Challenges

15th October, 2018 (0 Comments)

The boss of UK ISP Orbital Net (Vfast), Darren Brown, has today spoken to ISPreview.co.uk about how they’re testing a new 100Mbps service and his concern that fixed wireless broadband provision is “often overlooked by government“. Despite this he is happy to support the idea of a full fibre (FTTP) USO.

New Full Fibre Broadband ISP Trooli Starts Rural UK Rollout in Kent

5th June, 2018 (11 Comments)

Alternative network provider Call Flow Solutions has today taken the wraps off their new UK ISP brand, Trooli, which has spent the past few months gathering private investment and quietly rolling out a new Gigabit capable rural Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based ultrafast broadband network in Kent (England).

Gigaclear Spend £6.2m to Extend 1Gbps FTTP Broadband in Kent

24th May, 2018 (14 Comments)

Rural fibre optic UK ISP Gigaclear has announced that they’ve invested a further £6.2 million (£8m total so far) to expand their existing Gigabit capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP/H) broadband network to reach more than 4,500 additional homes and businesses in West Kent (England) by the end of 2020.

Kent UK Plan Vouchers and £4.5m BT Deal to Help Rural Broadband

11th May, 2018 (4 Comments)

The Kent County Council has unveiled how it will aim to improve local coverage of fixed line “superfast broadband” (24Mbps+) networks beyond the current 95%, which will involve a £4.545m (gainshare) extension of the existing BT (Openreach) contract and a new ‘Kent Voucher Scheme’.

ISP Onecom Acquires the UK Customer Base of True Telecom

2nd February, 2018 (0 Comments)

Business ISP Onecom has today confirmed that they’ve acquired some 3,000 customers from troubled broadband and phone provider True Telecom, which entered administration during November 2017 (here) after a series of fines and financial troubles hit the company.

Administrators Find Buyer for ISP True Telecom’s UK Customer Base

9th January, 2018 (0 Comments)

Troubled Kent-based broadband and phone provider True Telecom, which entered administration in November 2017 (here), has found a buyer for its customer base but not the company itself. The administrators report also reveals that HMRC sought £722,916 from the company as part of a winding-up petition.

Ofcom Slaps UK ISP True Telecom with £300k Fine for Mis-Selling

17th November, 2017 (1 Comment)

Troubled phone and broadband ISP True Telecom, which went into administration at the end of last month (here), has now been hit with yet another major problem after Ofcom slapped them with a £300,000 fine for mis-selling their landline telephone services to over 100 people.