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A Spider Surprise for One of Openreach’s Engineers in Staffordshire

14th January, 2025 (18 Comments)

Spiders have an awkward habit of getting pretty much everywhere imaginable, which is probably down to their deep connection to the web. But spare a thought for one of Openreach’s UK broadband engineers in the Staffordshire village of Hixon who, while working on top of a telecoms pole, had to do a bit of extra debugging after opening up a cable box to find this surprise.

Virgin Media UK and Nexfibre Expand Full Fibre to 13,000 Homes in Stoke

20th December, 2024 (6 Comments)

Broadband operator nexfibre, which shares some of their UK parentage with retail ISP partner Virgin Media (O2), has today announced that they’ve made their 2Gbps speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / XGS-PON) broadband network available to more than 13,000 additional homes in the city of Stoke-on-Trent (Staffordshire, England).

InternetTY Build FTTP Broadband to 12,000 Lincolnshire UK Premises

11th December, 2024 (0 Comments)

UK ISP InternetTY (aka – Internet ThankYou), which in 2020 began deploying a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to “rural and semi-urbanised areas” across Staffordshire and Lincolnshire, has revealed that they now cover around 12,000 premises in North Lincolnshire and Lincolnshire.

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ITS Technology to Build New 50km Newcastle-under-Lyme Fibre Network

17th October, 2024 (1 Comment)

The Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council in Staffordshire (England) has recommended that the ITS Technology Group, which operates wholesale full fibre broadband and Ethernet networks (“Faster Britain“) across urban parts of the UK, be appointed to build up to 50km of a new fibre network to help reach poorly served areas.

80 Percent of Stoke Covered by Freedom Fibre’s FTTP Broadband

10th October, 2024 (2 Comments)

ISP LilaConnect, which following the VX FIBER UK acquisition is now part of Freedom Fibre‘s gigabit-capable full fibre (FTTP) broadband network (here), has today revealed that their fibre coverage in the Staffordshire (England) city of Stoke-on-Trent has now expanded to pass 80% of local premises (103,784).

LilaConnect Extend FTTP Broadband Network in Staffordshire UK

9th April, 2024 (4 Comments)

Alternative broadband provider LilaConnect, which following the recent VXFIBER acquisition is now part of UK network operator Freedom Fibre (here), has announced that they’ve expanded the live coverage of their existing full fibre (FTTP) networks in the Staffordshire (England) city of Stoke-on-Trent and the town of Leek.

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Newcastle-under-Lyme Plans New 50km Full Fibre Network

11th March, 2024 (2 Comments)

The Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council in Staffordshire (England) has announced a new project that will seek to build up to 50km of new gigabit-capable fibre broadband infrastructure to help connect local businesses, public sector and community sites in poorly served parts of the town centre.

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Connect Fibre Win Derbyshire UK Gigabit Broadband Rollout Contract

15th December, 2023 (1 Comment)

The UK Government’s £5bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout scheme has today announced that they’ve awarded the regional £33m (state aid) rollout contract for Derbyshire (LOT 3) in England to ISP Connect Fibre, which will aim to extend their full fibre network to an additional 17,000+ premises in hard to reach rural areas.

Gigabit Broadband Contracts Awarded for Oxfordshire and Staffordshire UK UPDATE

25th November, 2023 (10 Comments)

The UK Government’s £5bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout scheme has today announced two new contracts, which sees ISP Gigaclear awarded £26.5m to cover around 10,000 rural premises in North and South Oxfordshire. At the same time, Connect Fibre has scooped a £16.5m deal to cover 6,000 premises in North East Staffordshire.

Zzoomm Bring 2Gbps Broadband to Codsall in Staffordshire UK

24th October, 2023 (8 Comments)

Broadband ISP and network builder Zzoomm has today announced their new multi-gigabit capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network is about to start going live in the large Staffordshire (England) village of Codsall, which is currently home to a population of almost 8,000 people.

Exascale Expand FTTP Broadband to South of Telford and Wrekin

11th September, 2023 (4 Comments)

Shropshire-based UK ISP and alternative network provider Exascale, which has already built their own gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to around 2,000 premises (mostly around Telford and Wrekin), has announced that they’re moving their network build further south.

Exascale Expand West Midlands Full Fibre Rollout and Upgrades ONT

11th August, 2023 (9 Comments)

Shropshire-based UK ISP and alternative broadband provider Exascale has today provided ISPreview with an update on the latest locations to benefit from their rollout of a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network in the West Midlands. The provider has also changed the Optical Network Terminals (ONT) they use.

Full Fibre Operator VX FIBER Pauses UK Rollout and Cuts Jobs

22nd June, 2023 (21 Comments)

More bad news for alternative networks today. Swedish provider VXFIBER, which alongside subsidiary and ISP LilaConnect had recently been busy rolling out several new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP networks in the UK, has confirmed to ISPreview that they’ve paused the rollout.

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Over 350 Public Sites in the Midlands to Get Full Fibre Broadband

30th March, 2023 (8 Comments)

The Nottinghamshire County Council (NCC) in England has been chosen to lead a new £8m “GigaHubs” project that will rollout a gigabit-capable full fibre broadband network to reach a total of more than 350 public buildings (schools, council offices, hospitals etc.) across the Midlands.

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More UK ISPs Join FullFibre Limited’s New Broadband Network

15th December, 2022 (0 Comments)

Network operator FullFibre Limited, which is building a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across various parts of England, has today announced that two more ISPs have joined their wholesale network – Link Broadband and OctaPlus.

Netomnia Detail FTTP Rollout for Stafford, Wednesbury and Walsall

18th November, 2022 (9 Comments)

Alternative network provider Netomnia – supported by UK ISP YouFibre – has today revealed new details on their plan to rollout a gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / XGS-PON) broadband network to homes and businesses across the West Midlands towns of Stafford, Wednesbury and Walsall.

FullFibre Ltd Puts Gigabit Broadband Live in 3 UK Locations

24th October, 2022 (4 Comments)

Network builder FullFibre Limited has announced that their new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based gigabit broadband ISP network has finally gone live in the towns of Alfreton (Derbyshire), Evesham (Worcestershire) and Cheadle (Stoke on Trent) – including some surrounding areas.