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Full Fibre ISP Truespeed Extend Price Freeze and Add Social Tariff

18th January, 2023 (0 Comments)

Broadband ISP Truespeed, which is deploying a full fibre (FTTP) network across rural parts of South West England, has once again bucked the industry trend of inflicting substantial price hikes on customers by extending their previous price freeze into 2023 and launching a cheaper plan for “financially vulnerable” customers.

Rural Full Fibre ISP Truespeed Launch New Linksys WiFi 6 Router

14th December, 2022 (12 Comments)

Alternative network provider Truespeed, which is building a gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across rural parts of South West England, appears to be moving away from their heavily restricted routers of old and have today launched a new WiFi 6 router from Linksys and optional Mesh system.

Wessex Internet Engineer Running Fibre into Chamber

Devon and Somerset Update on Wessex Internet’s FTTP Rollout

29th November, 2022 (0 Comments)

The Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) programme has today issued a short progress update on their contract with UK ISP Wessex Internet, which has been tasked with deploying a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across some rural parts of the region.

Devon and Somerset UK Extend 4G Mobile Boost Scheme

21st November, 2022 (0 Comments)

The Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) project in England has received a further £250,000 of funding in order to extend their Mobile Boost Scheme, which works to improve rural 4G mobile (mobile broadband and voice) availability by offering vouchers (up to £1,200) to help deploy indoor mobile signal boosters.

Rural UK ISP Truespeed Introduce Jacob Rees-Mogg to Full Fibre

15th November, 2022 (13 Comments)

Alternative broadband provider Truespeed, which is building a new gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across rural parts of South West England, has today welcomed a visit by the UK Government’s former Secretary of State for Business, East Somerset MP Jacob Rees-Mogg.

Truespeed Add 12 Areas in South West England to Full Fibre Build

1st November, 2022 (3 Comments)

Rural broadband ISP Truespeed, which is rolling out a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across parts of South West England, has today announced that they’re investing £22m to extend their deployment across 12 new locations in parts of South Gloucestershire, North Somerset and Bath.

Rural ISP Truespeed Appoint New Chief Commercial Officer to Accelerate Growth

19th October, 2022 (0 Comments)

Full fibre broadband ISP Truespeed, which is rolling out a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across rural parts of South West England, has today appointed Nelson Missier to be their new Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) to “further strengthen our leadership team and accelerate company growth“.

Full Fibre UK ISP Wessex Internet Get Funding Boost from abrdn

27th September, 2022 (0 Comments)

Rural broadband ISP Wessex Internet, which is building a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across parts of Dorset, Wiltshire, Hampshire and Somerset in England, has today announced that they’ve secured a “major equity investment” from abrdn’s Core Infrastructure team to “accelerate” their rollout.

Truespeed’s FTTP Broadband Covers 50,000 Premises in South West

8th September, 2022 (3 Comments)

Broadband ISP Truespeed, which is building a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across rural parts of South West England, has today issued a progress update and confirmed that their infrastructure now covers 50,000 premises (with 11,500 live customers).

Truespeed Adopt ADTRAN for 10Gbps UK Broadband ISP Network

25th August, 2022 (4 Comments)

Broadband ISP Truespeed, which is building a gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across rural parts of South West England and beyond, has today announced that they’re adopting ADTRAN’s XGS-PON hardware to power their ongoing deployments. The technology is capable of delivering symmetric speeds up to 10Gbps.

Clarification: Jurassic Fibre’s 2,500 Live Full Fibre Premises Claim

12th August, 2022 (25 Comments)

Exeter-based broadband ISP Jurassic Fibre, which is rolling out a gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across the South West of England (Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, and Dorset), recently stated via social media that they now have a total of 2,500 live homes and businesses on their service. But this is incorrect.

900 Devon and Somerset UK Premises Benefit from 4G Mobile Boost

10th August, 2022 (9 Comments)

The Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) programme in England has announced that 900 homes and businesses have now benefitted from their Mobile Boost Scheme, which aims to improve rural 4G mobile (mobile broadband and voice) coverage by offering vouchers (up to £1,200) to help deploy indoor mobile signal boosters.

Grain Spotted Building FTTP Broadband in Weston-Super-Mare

3rd August, 2022 (2 Comments)

Broadband ISP and UK digital infrastructure builder Grain appears as if it will shortly add the seaside town of Weston-super-Mare in Somerset (England) to their rollout plan for a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network. The operator is currently building across 43 towns and cities.

Jurassic Fibre Appoints New CEO to Oversee Full Fibre Rollout

28th July, 2022 (7 Comments)

Exeter-based broadband ISP Jurassic Fibre, which is currently rolling out a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across South West England (Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, and Dorset), has today announced the appointment of Paul Hellings to replace Michael Maltby in the position of CEO.

Truespeed Connect 300 South West Businesses to Full Fibre

27th July, 2022 (0 Comments)

Broadband ISP Truespeed, which is deploying a gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across rural parts of South West England, has today announced that they’ve so far connected 300 businesses in the region to their new ultrafast broadband network.

Devon and Somerset UK Scrap Truespeed FTTP Broadband Contracts

22nd July, 2022 (26 Comments)

The state aid supported Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) programme has been hit by yet another controversy after it “terminated” two contracts with Bath-based broadband ISP Truespeed, which had suffered delays in its £6.7m (public investment) deal to deploy a full fibre network to cover 15,172 premises.

Devon and Somerset UK Issue July 2022 Airband FTTP Build Update

12th July, 2022 (11 Comments)

The Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) project and UK ISP Airband have today issued a new July 2022 update on their Phase 2 contract to deploy a gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across the region, which has so far covered 2,500 premises in hard to reach rural areas.