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Welsh Gov Consults on Gigabit Broadband Coverage in Wales

24th August, 2021 (1 Comment)

The Welsh Government has today launched a new Open Market Review (OMR) for Wales, which aims to identify any existing or planned commercial coverage of gigabit broadband ISP networks. The review will help to establish the areas where public investment may be needed to deploy the service.

Broadband ISP Ogi Pick Nokia to Supply Full Fibre Rollout in Wales

24th August, 2021 (1 Comment)

UK ISP Ogi (Spectrum Internet), which is currently investing £200m (here) to rollout a Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to 150,000 premises in South Wales by 2025 (first phase), has today officially chosen Nokia to be their key technology partner (strategic supplier) for network kit etc.

ISP Ogi Grows to 100 Employees for Full Fibre Rollout in Wales

19th August, 2021 (2 Comments)

UK ISP Ogi (Spectrum Internet), which is being backed by investment from Infracapital, has today announced that they’ve grown to employ 100 people. The new staff will help to support the first phase of their £200m project (here) to rollout a Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to 150,000 premises in South Wales by 2025.

Wales Mandates Gigabit Ready Broadband for New Social Housing

18th August, 2021 (5 Comments)

The Welsh Government (WG) has just published an updated version of their quality requirements for any new affordable homes that are funded by the WG itself (e.g. social housing), which among other things will require that they must now be made “ready” for gigabit-capable broadband ISP connections.

BSG Study Examines Gigabit Broadband for Remote UK Rural Areas

16th August, 2021 (7 Comments)

The Broadband Stakeholder Group, which is a think-tank that advises the UK Government, has today published new research from Analysys Mason that examines some of the commercial and technical practicalities of providing faster broadband coverage to areas in the UK that are hardest to reach.

SWS Broadband Unveil Expanded FTTP Rollout for Shropshire UK

16th August, 2021 (0 Comments)

UK ISP SWS Broadband (Rural Broadband Solutions Plc), which predominantly serves rural premises in parts of Shropshire (England) and Wales, has today announced an expanded 3-year plan to deploy a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to cover over 50,000 properties within Shropshire alone (including 15,000 connected).

Openreach Rivals Warn Ofcom NOT to Allow Big Fibre Price Cut

16th August, 2021 (49 Comments)

Alternative UK network providers have heavily criticised Ofcom’s provisional decision not to oppose Openreach’s (BT) proposal for a “major” price cut to their wholesale Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband products, which they warn could impact competition by discouraging ISPs from adopting rival networks.

WeFibre Unveil FTTP Rollout for Northumberland, Cumbria and Wales

16th August, 2021 (6 Comments)

UK ISP WeFibre (Telcom Group), which recently raised £63m of funding from Gresham House, has today announced its plan to “aggressively” rollout a new gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to rural areas across Northumberland, Cumbria, North West England, as well as Central and North Wales.

Ofcom Provisionally Clears Openreach FTTP Broadband Price Cut

6th August, 2021 (14 Comments)

As expected Ofcom, the UK telecoms regulator, has today launched a final consultation on Openreach’s (BT) recently proposed plan to introduce a “major” change to the wholesale pricing of their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband products for ISPs (details), which could result in cheaper prices for consumers.

Avonline Networks Confirm 5 Year Ogi FTTP Rollout Deal in Wales

2nd August, 2021 (0 Comments)

Civil engineering firm Avonline Networks has today confirmed what we revealed back in June (here), which is that they have secured a 5-year contract to help UK ISP Ogi (formerly Spectrum Internet) rollout a new gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband service across South East Wales. But we do get a bit more detail.

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Gov Publish Next Phase of UK Rural Gigabit Broadband Rollout Plan

2nd August, 2021 (32 Comments)

The UK Government will today publish the next phase (inc. Phase 1a, 1b and 2) of their £5bn Project Gigabit programme, which in this batch aims to spread 1Gbps capable broadband ISP networks to a further 1.85 million rural premises (2.2 million confirmed so far) across 26 counties in England. Gigabit vouchers have also been boosted.

Openreach Restores Services After BT Exchange Fire in Bangor

30th July, 2021 (0 Comments)

Some broadband ISP and phone services in parts of Bangor (Gwynedd, North Wales) were disrupted yesterday after a fire broke out in BT’s exchange building at around 5:40pm, which perhaps mercifully sits just down the road from the local fire station and thus the incident was quickly brought under control. Nobody was hurt.

Ofcom Tells BT to Improve 10Mbps UK Broadband USO Quotes

16th July, 2021 (32 Comments)

Ofcom’s investigation into BT’s compliance with their obligations under the new Universal Service Obligation (USO) for broadband has concluded that “some customers have been asked to pay materially higher amounts than they should have been.” As a result, they’ve asked the ISP to make a few improvements.

Clarifying WeFibre’s FTTP Rollout Intentions for Llanon in Wales UPDATED

12th July, 2021 (16 Comments)

A new report suggests that UK ISP WeFibre (Telcom) may have dropped the rural Ceredigion (Wales) village of Llanon from their gigabit voucher supported Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband rollout plan, which occurred after Openreach (BT) announced that they’d cover the community. But the situation may not be so clear-cut.

2021 H1 – UK Gigabit Broadband Coverage Reaches 42 Percent

7th July, 2021 (21 Comments)

The latest independent study of UK broadband coverage for H1 2021 has estimated that “full fibre” (FTTP) ISP networks have now increased their reach to 24.33% of premises (up from 19.2% in H2 2020), while 41.72% are within reach of “gigabit” speeds (up from 37.4%) and 66.9% can get 100Mbps+ (up from 64.3%).

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BDUK Tweak Gigabit Broadband Voucher Rules Around Eligibility

3rd July, 2021 (11 Comments)

The Government’s Building Digital UK team has tweaked the eligibility rules for rural gigabit vouchers in order to balance against the issues caused when parts of the UK are placed under a Public Review as part of the £5bn Project Gigabit programme, which can cause in-scope premises to suddenly become ineligible for vouchers.

Openreach Unveil Major FTTP Pricing Offer for UK Broadband ISPs UPDATE

1st July, 2021 (50 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has today unveiled a “major” change to the pricing of their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband products, which aims to give UK ISPs not only cheaper services but also “long-term price certainty” through a series of new commitments. But in return, providers must push FTTP wherever they can.