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Jurassic Fibre Extend FTTP to 4 New Devon and Somerset Areas

13th November, 2020 (0 Comments)

Full fibre UK broadband ISP Jurassic Fibre has today announced that their new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network, which is supported by an investment of £250m from Fern Trading Limited, is being extended again to reach Barnstaple, Wellington, West Hill and Marsh Green in Devon and Somerset (England).

Jurassic Fibre Add Yeovil to Somerset FTTP Broadband Rollout

7th October, 2020 (10 Comments)

Full fibre UK broadband ISP Jurassic Fibre has today announced that the South Somerset town of Yeovil, which is home to a population of 45,000 people, will be one of the next to benefit from their ongoing deployment of a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network.

Truespeed Bring FREE Full Fibre to 50 Bath and Somerset Schools

22nd September, 2020 (0 Comments)

Some 50 schools in rural parts of Bath and Somerset will soon gain access to “free ultrafast broadband connectivity for life,” which stems from UK ISP Truespeed and their on-going deployment of a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network in the area.

Jurassic Fibre Prep 1Gbps Broadband for Honiton and Taunton

16th September, 2020 (11 Comments)

Full fibre UK broadband ISP Jurassic Fibre, which plans to cover 350,000 premises with a 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network in South West England (here and here), has confirmed that they’ll start to expand outside of Devon and into Somerset, with Honiton and Taunton being the next two areas to benefit.

Jurassic Fibre Preps FTTP Broadband for Somerset and Dorset

9th September, 2020 (16 Comments)

Full fibre ISP Jurassic Fibre, which aims to cover 350,000 UK premises with a 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across South West England (here and here), looks set to imminently expand beyond their initial deployment area in Devon by reaching into Somerset and Dorset.

Westnetworks and FACTCO Hint at New UK FTTP Broadband Plans

24th August, 2020 (4 Comments)

Apparently you can never have too many alternative full fibre broadband ISP networks, so here are two more with separate plans to expand across the United Kingdom in the near future – Westnetworks Innovations (WestWiFi) and FACTCO (Ecodial). Both providers already have some presence in the market.

VIDEO Full Fibre Ltd Highlight Broadband Rollout in Shrewsbury

28th July, 2020 (1 Comment)

New UK operator Full Fibre Limited, which last year started building a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband network (here) – aimed at “rural and semi-urban areas” around Devon, Surrey, Somerset, Gloucestershire and Herefordshire, has done a new video to showcase their progress in Shrewsbury.

8200 Extra Devon and Somerset Premises to Get Fibre Broadband

10th July, 2020 (8 Comments)

The troubled Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) project has signed two extension contracts with UK ISP Airband and telecoms giant BT (Openreach), which will see a further 8,200 premises gaining access to faster “fibre broadband” (mostly full fibre FTTP) connections by the end of 2021.

Rural ISP Truespeed Begin FTTP Broadband Build in City of Wells

17th June, 2020 (14 Comments)

Rural full fibre UK ISP TrueSpeed, which is deploying a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across parts of South West England (Somerset), have begun their planned build to cover 6,000 properties and 1,000 businesses in the tiny cathedral city of Wells.

Rural UK ISP Truespeed Appoint New CFO to Accelerate Growth

3rd June, 2020 (3 Comments)

Rural ISP TrueSpeed, which is backed by an investment of £75m from Aviva Investors and is deploying a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across South West England (mostly Somerset), has today appointed Paul Burridge as their new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to help accelerate their plans and future growth.

UK ISP Voneus Brings Superfast Broadband to Somerset Villages

2nd June, 2020 (3 Comments)

After a four year campaign for better internet connectivity two villages in rural Somerset (England) – Wanstrow and Batcombe – will soon be able to receive a 30-50Mbps capable “superfast broadband” speed, which is all thanks to a new Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) network from UK ISP Voneus.

ISP Truespeed Build Full Fibre Broadband to Saltford in Somerset

28th May, 2020 (5 Comments)

Rural full fibre UK ISP TrueSpeed, which is backed by an investment of £75m from Aviva Investors and has been deploying a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across Somerset in South West England for the past few years, appears to now be extending into the large village of Saltford.

Nextgenaccess Complete Full Fibre Between Bristol and Wales

30th April, 2020 (0 Comments)

Fibre optic UK network builder Nextgenaccess, which is supported by an investment of £22m from the UK National Digital Infrastructure Fund (NDIF) to help spread its 10Gbps broadband to businesses, has today confirmed the completion of their new 67km high capacity carrier-neutral fibre network between Bristol and Wales.

Rural ISP Truespeed Appoint Ex-KCOM Man to Build Wholesale

29th April, 2020 (9 Comments)

Rural UK full fibre broadband provider Truespeed, which is currently rolling out a new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across parts of South West England (e.g. Somerset), has today appointed one of KCOM’s former veterans – Henry West – to join its executive team as Commercial Director.

Rural UK ISP Gigaclear Brings FTTP to 10,000 Essex Premises

23rd April, 2020 (8 Comments)

Full fibre ISP Gigaclear has announced that their on-going roll-out of a 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network in Essex (England) has now covered 10,000 premises, which includes 1,153 homes and businesses that were added in just the last month alone. A further 20,000 are due to be covered by December 2021.

ISP Jurassic Fibre Update on East Devon FTTH Broadband Rollout

9th March, 2020 (6 Comments)

Full fibre UK ISP Jurassic Fibre, which toward the end of 2019 began to roll-out a new 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network in South West England (here), has issued an update on their progress and to announce the next set of deployment locations in East Devon.

Devon and Somerset UK Launch New Broadband Procurement

25th February, 2020 (9 Comments)

After another slight delay the Connecting Devon and Somerset project last week launched their new procurement process (previously due by end of 2019), which aims to find a supplier that can help them to roll-out “superfast broadband” (30Mbps+) across the remaining poorly served homes and businesses in both counties.