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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).

Devon and Somerset UK Seek Larger Gigabit Broadband Vouchers

29th June, 2021 (6 Comments)

The Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) programme has today issued its response to the UK Government’s consultation on upgrading broadband for “Very Hard to Reach Premiuses” (VHTRP), which calls for larger Gigabit Broadband Vouchers to support rural builds and warns against moving away from “future proof” fibre solutions.

Jurassic Fibre Extend Gigabit Broadband to the Sidmouth Area

18th June, 2021 (7 Comments)

Alternative UK network ISP Jurassic Fibre, which is deploying a 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across parts of Somerset, Devon and Dorset (here), has finally confirmed that their next rollout location will be the coastal town of Sidmouth and its surrounding villages.

CityFibre UK Starts 1Gbps Fibre Broadband Rollout in Bath

7th June, 2021 (10 Comments)

CityFibre has today announced the start of their “city-wide” £25m investment to deploy a new 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network across the Somerset city of Bath, but they’ll be entering into an increasingly competitive market with several other gigabit-capable rivals.

Rural UK ISP Truespeed Confirm Start of Full Fibre Build in Bath

4th June, 2021 (4 Comments)

Alternative network ISP Truespeed, which is supported by £75m from Aviva Investors, has confirmed that they’ve started work on their build of a new gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network in the Somerset city of Bath, which will also include the surrounding areas of Keynsham, Saltford and South Widcombe.

Jurassic Fibre Extending Full Fibre to Wincanton in Somerset

1st June, 2021 (10 Comments)

Alternative UK network ISP Jurassic Fibre has announced that the next location to benefit from their ongoing rollout of a new gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network will be the small South Somerset (England) town of Wincanton, as well as some of its surrounding areas.

Wessex Internet Begin South Somerset FTTP Broadband Rollout

14th May, 2021 (7 Comments)

Rural UK ISP Wessex Internet has this week started to deploy a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband network in rural parts of South Somerset, which forms part of their state aid supported contract under the Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) programme.

Misguided 5G Vandals Wreck Broadband Service in Rural Somerset

11th May, 2021 (0 Comments)

Rural homes and businesses around the Norwood Park area of Somerset (England), specifically those connected to the local network run by UK ISP Voneus, lost their internet connection over the weekend after a group of “misguided 5G protestors” damaged broadband equipment while mistaking it for a mobile mast.

virgin media fibre trench and cable duct

Jurassic Fibre and Virgin Media May Battle Over Full Fibre in Bridgwater

8th May, 2021 (18 Comments)

Alternative UK network ISP Jurassic Fibre, which at the end of last year announced that their 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network would be deploying across the Somerset market town of Bridgwater (here), may soon face off against a new deployment from rival operator Virgin Media in the same location.

CEO of Wessex Internet, Hector Gibson Fleming

Rural UK ISP Wessex Internet Refreshes its Brand and Website

7th April, 2021 (1 Comment)

Blandford-based ISP Wessex Internet, which has built its own Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) and Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband networks across rural parts of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire and Wiltshire, has today launched a refresh of its brand with both a new logo and website to support the change.

Macquarie Capital Boost Investment in UK Broadband ISP Voneus

25th March, 2021 (0 Comments)

Fixed wireless and full fibre broadband ISP Voneus, which is now targeting future expansion into a potentially addressable market of 1.6 million UK homes (up from 900,000 previously), has announced that Macquarie Capital are increasing their ownership stake in the business and thus boosting their FTTP rollout.

Full Fibre Ltd Name Next 11 UK Towns for FTTP Broadband

22nd March, 2021 (10 Comments)

Full Fibre Limited, which is currently building a new 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP network to cover “at least” 500,000 UK premises by 2025, has today named the next batch of 11 rural and semi-urban towns to benefit from their rollout (reflecting a coverage increase of c.100,000 premises).

Devon and Somerset UK Update on Phase 2 Full Fibre Rollout

12th March, 2021 (9 Comments)

The Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) programme has today issued a progress update on their new Phase 2 contracts with ISPs Airband, Wessex Internet and Truespeed, which are worth a combined £80m (including £23.6m of public investment) and aim to improve broadband coverage to 56,396 premises (mostly rural areas).

Jurassic Fibre Connects 1000th Customer to its FTTP Broadband

4th March, 2021 (0 Comments)

UK ISP Jurassic Fibre (JF), which is currently deploying a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across rural communities in Devon and Somerset, last week announced that they had connected their 1,000th customer (a Honiton-based business called MC2 Audio).

Rural ISP Wessex Internet Cuts UK Full Fibre Broadband Prices

1st March, 2021 (0 Comments)

Alternative network (altnet) provider Wessex Internet, which has built Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) and Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband services across rural parts of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire and Wiltshire, is set to launch a new range of faster services and cheaper pricing on 1st April 2021 following a major package refresh.

CDS Updates on UK ISP Airband’s Devon FTTP Broadband Rollout

23rd February, 2021 (2 Comments)

The Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) programme has today issued a progress update on Airband’s deployment of a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based ultrafast broadband (100Mbps+) network in North Devon, which has just gone live in Kentisbury Ford as part of the Fibre Extension Programme (FEP).

wessex internet fibre team in field tractor

Rural UK ISP Wessex Internet Doubles Staff Ahead of FTTP Build

23rd February, 2021 (0 Comments)

Alternative network ISP Wessex Internet, which has built a mix of fixed wireless and Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband infrastructure across rural parts of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire and Wiltshire, has doubled its staff over the past year to reach a total 81 people.