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76,000 Extra Premises in Northern Ireland to Get FTTP Broadband

18th November, 2020 (11 Comments)

Northern Ireland’s Department for the Economy (DfE) has today confirmed what we first revealed in September (here), which is that alternative network ISP Fibrus have secure the £165m Project Stratum contract and will be extending “superfast broadband” (30Mbps+) coverage to 76,000+ extra rural premises by March 2024.

BT Issues Report on Progress Against the UK Broadband USO

30th October, 2020 (27 Comments)

UK ISP BT has just issued their first biannual report on the progress they’ve made toward delivering the 10Mbps Universal Service Obligation (USO) for broadband, which highlights some of the known challenges. Overall they’ve so far handled 9,000 applications and 512 confirmed orders, resulting in a USO build for 4,000+ homes.

BT to Build UK’s First 5G Private Network in Belfast Harbour

27th October, 2020 (4 Comments)

BT has today announced that they will build and manage one of the UK’s “first” live 5G Private Network (5GPN) across Belfast Harbour in Northern Ireland, which will deliver a secure and ultrafast mobile broadband platform to reach the Port’s main operational areas.

Ofcom Opens Probe into BT Compliance with Broadband USO UPDATE

15th October, 2020 (17 Comments)

Ofcom has this morning opened an investigation to examine whether or not BT is complying with their obligations under the new UK Universal Service Obligation (USO), which requires them to help deliver at least a 10Mbps broadband download speed, upon request, to those in poorly served areas.

Government Pledge to Help Tackle Huge Broadband USO Costs UPDATE

9th October, 2020 (45 Comments)

The UK Government’s Digital Minister, Matt Warman, has called on Ofcom and BT to find a “resolution” to the situation with the new Universal Service Obligation (USO) for broadband, which results in some homes being quoted tens or even hundreds of thousands of pounds to get a 10Mbps+ capable ISP connection.

N.Ireland Fixed Wireless ISP Air Fibre Hoists the For Sale Sign

8th October, 2020 (6 Comments)

Fixed wireless ISP Air Fibre, which delivers a broadband network to connect premises across some of the most challenging parts of Northern Ireland and recently opened a new office in Enniskillen, has confirmed to ISPreview.co.uk that they are indeed on the market for sale.

Spend on UK Home Telecoms Services Falls as Broadband Speeds Rise

30th September, 2020 (9 Comments)

Ofcom has today published their annual 2020 Communications Market Report (CMR), which reveals the latest information about the take-up, revenue and impact of fixed line broadband, phone, mobile, TV and radio services across the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales and N.Ireland).

Fibrus in £14m FTTP Rollout for the Causeway Coast and Glens

24th September, 2020 (2 Comments)

Northern Ireland focused ISP Fibrus looks set to complement their expected Project Stratum contract win (here) by pumping £14m into deploying their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across premises (homes and businesses) in the Causeway Coast and Glens area.

Openreach Hails 50 Percent Full Fibre Cover in Northern Ireland

22nd September, 2020 (22 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has today hailed the efforts of 750 engineers who have helped them to extend their commercial rollout of 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP technology, which now covers over 50% of Northern Ireland (420,000 premises); considerably more than Scotland, Wales or England.

Fibrus Win Contract for N.Ireland Superfast Broadband Project UPDATE

14th September, 2020 (24 Comments)

Multiple credible sources have informed ISPreview.co.uk that the Northern Ireland Executive are set to announced that alternative network ISP Fibrus has beaten BT (Openreach) to be chosen as the main supplier for their £165m Project Stratum programme, which will extend “superfast broadband” (30Mbps+) coverage.

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Gov Hails £22m Top-up for UK Rural Gigabit Broadband Vouchers

12th September, 2020 (22 Comments)

The UK Government has today announced that their Rural Gigabit Voucher scheme has been given a £22.2m top-up boost by a total of 17 local councils in England, which has increased the size of their vouchers and meant that more homes and businesses can now potentially get a 1Gbps capable broadband ISP network installed.

Ofcom – Full Fibre Broadband Grows to Cover 14% of the UK

10th September, 2020 (13 Comments)

Ofcom has today released their Summer 2020 update for UK broadband and mobile networks, which reveals that “full fibre” (FTTP) coverage has grown to 14% or 4.2 million premises (up from 12% in Jan 2020) and 2% (590,000 premises) are still unable to get speeds of 10Mbps+. Geographic 4G coverage is now 67% (unchanged).

The High Cost of Broadband for USO Excluded UK Communities

30th August, 2020 (57 Comments)

The elephant in the room of the UK Government’s broadband centric Universal Service Obligation (USO) has always been the fact that it isn’t truly “universal” and tens of thousands of premises have fallen outside of its scope. In other words, getting a minimum speed of 10Mbps can become very expensive for some.

Openreach’s First Demand Led N.Ireland CFP Extends FTTP to Edenderry

28th August, 2020 (34 Comments)

The entire village of Edenderry in County Down has just become Openreach’s (BT) first demand-led Community Fibre Partnership (CFP) in Northern Ireland, which has enabled the entire community to be covered by their 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network.

Rise in Impact from Full to Capacity UK FTTC Broadband Cabinets

17th August, 2020 (27 Comments)

The latest independent data has predicted that 2.07% (up from 1.8% in May 2020) of UK premises could be affected by full to capacity FTTC (VDSL2) based “fibre broadband” street cabinets on Openreach’s (BT) network (this can stop you from ordering a new service), but some areas are being hit harder than others.

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Big UK Rule Changes to Boost Gigabit Broadband and 5G Rollout

22nd July, 2020 (30 Comments)

The UK Government has today confirmed a series of changes to both the Electronic Communications Code (ECC) and Mobile infrastructure planning, which when taken together are intended to help boost the on-going deployment of both “gigabit-capable” broadband and 5G mobile networks (as well as the Shared Rural Network).

ISP Fibrus Commit £21m to Rollout FTTP Broadband in Mid Ulster

21st July, 2020 (1 Comment)

Belfast-based UK ISP Fibrus, which is currently deploying a new “gigabit-capable” Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) broadband network in Northern Ireland and was recently gobbled up by Infracapital, has announced that they’ve committed £21m to extend their network into parts of Mid Ulster.