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Engineers Over Fibre Chamber Openreach 2022

Connecting Devon and Somerset Update on Openreach FTTP Rollout

24th February, 2022 (0 Comments)

The state aid supported Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) broadband rollout programme has today issued an update on their £6m Fibre Extension Programme (FEP) contract with Openreach, which was originally due to complete by the end of 2021 but is still ongoing and has been extended to cover a further 100 homes.

Airband Update on Full Fibre Rollout in Devon and Somerset UK UPDATE

22nd February, 2022 (8 Comments)

The state aid supported Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) programme and UK ISP Airband have today issued a new winter 2022 progress update on their project to deploy a gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across the region, which aims to reach tens of thousands of rural premises.

Airband’s Pole Erections Failed to Follow Correct Procedure in Totnes UPDATE

16th February, 2022 (5 Comments)

Worcestershire-based UK broadband ISP Airband has reportedly admitted that it failed to follow the correct procedure when installing several new telegraph poles in the Devon town of Totnes, which caused upset among some local residents. The local erection of further poles is now said to be on-hold, at least temporarily.

Jurassic Fibre Christmas Tree Recycling Team

Jurassic Fibre Breaks from FTTP Rollout to Recycle XMas Trees

24th January, 2022 (3 Comments)

And now for something completely different. Broadband ISP Jurassic Fibre, which is building a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across parts of South West England, has volunteered staff and vans to assist in Hospiscare’s (charity) Christmas Tree Recycling fundraiser. A total of 1,200 trees were collected, raising £16K.

Vodafone Switches On UK’s First Scaled 5G Mobile OpenRAN Site

19th January, 2022 (8 Comments)

Mobile operator Vodafone, which last year announced plans to rollout OpenRAN (O-RAN) across around 2,600 sites in rural parts of Wales and South West England by 2027 (here), has today switched-on the UK and Europe’s first live – at scale – commercial 5G and 4G deployment of the new technology in the city of Bath (Somerset).

Truespeed Start 2022 with GBP100m Boost for UK Full Fibre Rollout

4th January, 2022 (7 Comments)

Alternative network ISP Truespeed, which until now has been fuelled by £75m from Aviva Investors to help build their 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network in Somerset (England), has today kicked off 2022 by securing another £100m from the same investor to help accelerate their expansion plans.

Netomnia UK Add Trowbridge and Frome to Gigabit Fibre Rollout

20th December, 2021 (6 Comments)

Full fibre builder Netomnia has today announced that the Wiltshire town of Trowbridge and the Somerset town of Frome will be next in line to benefit from their rollout of a new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network. This aims to cover 1 million UK homes and businesses by the end of 2023.

truespeed fibre optic cable install on road

Rural Broadband ISP Truespeed Start Glastonbury FTTP Rollout

14th December, 2021 (5 Comments)

Rural UK ISP Truespeed, which is fuelled by £75m from Aviva Investors and are building their own 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across Somerset, has today announced that they’re deploying across the festival town of Glastonbury. The neighbouring areas of Shepton Mallet and Street will also benefit.

Rural Broadband ISP Truespeed Appoints James Lowther as CEO

7th December, 2021 (5 Comments)

Alternative network UK ISP Truespeed, which is supported by £75m from Aviva Investors and has been busy building their own 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across Somerset, have today replaced their long serving CEO, Evan Wienburg, with James Lowther.

First Homes Live in ISP Wessex Internet’s Somerset FTTP Build

1st December, 2021 (0 Comments)

Rural UK ISP Wessex Internet has this week connected the first home in South Somerset to their new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network, which has been deployed as part of their state aid supported contract via the Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) programme.

Update on Airband’s UK Devon and Somerset Full Fibre Rollout

23rd September, 2021 (2 Comments)

The Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) programme has today issued a new post-summer progress update on ISP Airband‘s ongoing rollout of a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based ultrafast broadband (100Mbps+) network in the two counties, which ultimately aims to reach an extra 40,150 premises.

Devon and Somerset UK Extend Grants for 4G Mobile Boosters

22nd September, 2021 (6 Comments)

The Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) programme has recently extended its Mobile Boost Scheme, which aims to improve 4G mobile (mobile broadband and voice) coverage in rural parts of the two counties by offering vouchers worth up to £1,200 toward the cost of an indoor mobile signal booster from a registered supplier.

Wessex Internet Create 100 New Jobs to Boost Full Fibre Rollout

22nd September, 2021 (1 Comment)

UK ISP Wessex Internet, which is currently building a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to rural homes and businesses in Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire and Wiltshire (Southern England), has announced that they intend to create another 100 jobs in the region to help boost their rollout.

VX Fiber – What UK FTTP Broadband Projects Can Learn from Sweden

30th August, 2021 (22 Comments)

In a new ISPreview.co.uk interview the Chairman of Swedish operator VX Fiber, Mikael Sandberg, has helped to illuminate the “stark difference in attitude towards fibre in the UK compared with Sweden” and highlights some of the ways in which FTTP broadband deployments on this side of the channel could be improved.

Jurassic Fibre Extend FTTP Rollout in Somerset, Devon and Dorset

24th August, 2021 (16 Comments)

Broadband ISP Jurassic Fibre, which is currently deploying a 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across parts of South West England, has today announced a large expansion of their rollout to include multiple new locations across Somerset, Devon and Dorset.

Jurassic Fibre Target 50% Fall in Carbon Emissions Before 2030

19th August, 2021 (3 Comments)

Broadband ISP Jurassic Fibre, which is deploying a new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across parts of South West England, has teamed up with energy-saving consultancy Balanced Energy and set itself a series of green goals to reduce the company’s carbon emissions by 50% before 2030.

Gigaclear Bring FTTP Broadband to Castle Cary and Bruton

19th August, 2021 (4 Comments)

Rural broadband ISP Gigaclear has today announced that their UK rollout of a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network has started to reach two additional towns in Somerset (England), including Castle Cary (population of c.2,100) and Bruton (population of c.3,000).