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Squirrel Internet Launch 2.3Gbps Broadband Package via Freedom Fibre

31st July, 2025 (1 Comment)

Broadband ISP Squirrel Internet has introduced their first 2.3Gbps (2300Mbps) speed unlimited usage packages for UK homes via Freedom Fibre’s network, which will set those able to access such services back just £55 per month on a 24-month minimum term.

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Rural UK Full Fibre Networks County Broadband and Truespeed to Merge

18th July, 2025 (9 Comments)

Alternative network provider and UK ISP Truespeed has today confirmed that they’ve “agreed in principle” to merge with County Broadband in order to create a single operator covering 177,000 premises (RFS) and 40,000 customers. Both operators have built full fibre (FTTP) broadband networks across various rural parts of England.

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Freedom Fibre Launch New 2500Mbps Broadband Tier for UK ISPs

15th July, 2025 (8 Comments)

Network operator Freedom Fibre, which has so far grown their FTTP (XGS-PON) based gigabit broadband network to cover 350,000 premises across various parts of England and North Wales, has today made a new 160Mbps and faster 2.5Gbps (2500Mbps) tier available to their broadband ISP partners at wholesale.

Wireless ISP Symmetris Broadband Merges into Sister Provider WiSpire

6th June, 2025 (0 Comments)

Fixed wireless access UK ISP Symmetris Broadband, which together with their partners have already deployed a number of networks across rural parts of Norfolk and Suffolk in England (including some FTTP via the Gigabit Village off-shoot), appears to have recently been merged into sister operator WiSpire (both are associated to InTouch Systems).

CityFibre UK Complete Primary £30m FTTP Broadband Rollout in Ipswich

21st May, 2025 (0 Comments)

Network operator CityFibre, which has so far built their 2.5Gbps speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network to cover 4.4 million UK premises (4.2m Ready for Service), have today confirmed the completion of their “primary” £30 million build in the Suffolk (England) town of Ipswich.

Project Gigabit Broadband Contract Tweaks for Wildanet, CityFibre, Fibrus and Quickline UPDATE

19th March, 2025 (1 Comment)

For the second time this week (here), the Government (DSIT) has published another round of contract modification notices for several of Wildanet, Fibrus, CityFibre and Quickline’s state aid funded Project Gigabit broadband roll-outs across several regions – North Yorkshire, Cornwall, Cumbria, Suffolk, Hampshire and Norfolk. The tweaks change both the level of public funding and premises target.

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Gov Expand CityFibre’s Project Gigabit Broadband Rollouts in 9 UK Contracts UPDATE2

6th February, 2025 (5 Comments)

The Government’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has published contract modification notices for CityFibre’s state aid funded Project Gigabit broadband roll-outs across four regions – Hampshire (Lot 27), Suffolk (Lot 2), Cambridgeshire (Lot 5) and Norfolk (Lot 7). The changes increase the level of committed public funding and often also the contracted scope.

Neos Networks Helps LightSpeed Expand UK FTTP Broadband Network

16th January, 2025 (1 Comment)

Alternative network operator and ISP LightSpeed Broadband, which has built a gigabit-capable (FTTP) network across 250,000 premises in the East of England, has today signed a new agreement that will enable them to expand their services by gaining access to Neos Networks dark fibre, 100Gbps and 10Gbps optical links, and backhaul services etc.

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CityFibre’s Project Gigabit Broadband Network in Suffolk UK Goes Live

12th December, 2024 (4 Comments)

CityFibre has today announced that the first customers have gone live on their new full fibre (FTTP) broadband ISP network in Suffolk (England), which is being built as part of their £100m state aid supported Project Gigabit contract (Lot 2) – this aims to reach more than 79,500 extra homes and businesses across hard-to-reach rural areas of the county.

Altnet ISP LightSpeed Broadband Cuts UK Prices in Half for Black Friday

13th November, 2024 (0 Comments)

New customers looking to join alternative network provider LightSpeed Broadband, which has built a gigabit-capable broadband (FTTP) network across 250,000 premises in the East of England, may like to know that the ISP are offering 50% off the price of all 24-month packages from 150Mbps up to 2000Mbps (the discount period lasts for 12-months).

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Essex UK Gang Jailed for £1m Theft of Openreach Broadband Cables

1st November, 2024 (10 Comments)

The Essex Police, which had been investigating thefts of copper broadband and phone cables from Openreach (BT) across several counties in England, have announced that a gang of four men have been jailed for a combined total of 14 years. The men were responsible for stealing almost £1m worth of the operator’s telecoms cables.

LightSpeed Broadband Open UK FTTP Network to Wholesale

16th September, 2024 (7 Comments)

Network operator and UK ISP LightSpeed Broadband, which claims to have already built their gigabit-capable broadband (FTTP) network to cover 250,000 premises in the East of England and West Midlands, has today opened their network up for use by rival ISPs and businesses via a new wholesale division – LightSpeed Networks.

Openreach Deny Driver Insurance Claim Delayed Village Pole Repair UPDATE

17th July, 2024 (15 Comments)

Homes in the Suffolk (England) village of Felsham have been left without access to broadband and phone services for over a week because, allegedly, Openreach (BT) are unable to fix the problem – a damaged telecoms pole that was struck during a car accident on Cockfield Road – until they’ve received “an estimate” from the driver’s insurance company.

Skyline Networks to Boost UK Fibre and Wireless Broadband Deployments

15th July, 2024 (1 Comment)

Business focused broadband ISP Skyline Networks appears to be gearing up for an expansion of their fibre optic and Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) network, which is already delivering gigabit-capable broadband and Ethernet (leased line) style services to parts of Suffolk, Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Norfolk.

LightSpeed Broadband Expand UK FTTP Cover and Launch 2Gbps UPDATE

19th June, 2024 (22 Comments)

Alternative network operator and ISP LightSpeed Broadband, which was last year acquired by Kompass Kapital (here) after suffering job cuts and a build slowdown in the East of England (here), has today relaunched itself with a new 2Gbps full fibre package, branding, home security solution and network expansion plans.

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Virgin Media and Nexfibre’s FTTP Reaches 25,000 Extra Lowestoft Homes

18th June, 2024 (2 Comments)

Network operator nexfibre has today confirmed that they’ve expanded their 2Gbps speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / XGS-PON) broadband network, alongside partner UK ISP Virgin Media (VMO2), to cover an additional 25,000 premises in the seaside town of Lowestoft in Suffolk (England).

Full Fibre Altnet LightSpeed Broadband Shifts UK HQ to Peterborough

11th May, 2024 (8 Comments)

Network operator and UK ISP LightSpeed Broadband, which was last year acquired by Kompass Kapital (here) after suffering job cuts and a slowdown of their full fibre (FTTP) build in the East of England (here), has announced that they’re shifting their HQ from Spalding (Lincolnshire) to Peterborough (Cambridgeshire).