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ISP Exascale Gives FREE Mesh WiFi to All New Full Fibre Homes

26th May, 2020 (6 Comments)

UK ISP Exascale, which is in the early process of building a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to reach premises around Telford in Shropshire (with Wolverhampton in the West Midlands and Cheltenham in Gloucestershire to follow), is to start installing a free Mesh WiFi system for all new home customers.

O2 UK Consortium Secures Big West Midlands 5G Project Contract

27th March, 2020 (7 Comments)

West Midlands 5G, which is one of the groups responsible for helping to deliver the UK’s first government-backed 5G testbed, has awarded a major contract to a consortium led by O2. Under this deal the mobile operator will build 5G accelerators that could benefit up to 2,000 businesses in Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Coventry.

Cityfibre Secures Gigabit Full Fibre Deal for Wolverhampton

6th February, 2020 (11 Comments)

Cityfibre has secured the contract to roll-out a new “full fibre” (Dark Fibre) network to connect 170 public sector sites (e.g. schools, libraries and offices) across the West Midlands city of Wolverhampton. The deal is being supported by £4.9m of public funding under the UK Gov’s Local Full Fibre Network (LFFN) scheme.

ISP Exascale Target Wolverhampton and Cheltenham for FTTP Build

1st November, 2019 (0 Comments)

UK ISP Exascale, which recently started deploying a new gigabit-capable “full fibre” (FTTP) broadband network to homes and businesses Telford (Shropshire), also appear to be preparing to conduct a similar rollout around “out of town” locations in Wolverhampton (West Midlands) and Cheltenham (Gloucestershire).

ISP Grain Connect Build 1Gbps Fibre for Perry Barr in Birmingham

30th October, 2019 (0 Comments)

UK ISP Grain Connect has announced a new agreement with the Birmingham City Council (West Midlands), which will see them rollout a “hyperfast” gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across the future Perry Barr Residential Scheme (i.e. a development of 1,400 new build homes and apartments).

RootMetrics Benchmarks 5G Mobile Speeds in Birmingham UK

28th October, 2019 (5 Comments)

RootMetrics has today published their first tentative report into the initial availability and mobile broadband performance of 5G Mobile networks in the West Midlands city of Birmingham, which sees EE delivering the fastest data speeds and strongest coverage.

Cityfibre Boost 1Gbps FTTH Broadband Rollout in Coventry UK

8th July, 2019 (2 Comments)

Cityfibre has announced that their £60m rollout of a new 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) broadband network in the West Midlands city of Coventry, which is supported by UK ISP partner Vodafone, has moved into several new areas of the city (Bablake, Radford and Henley) and added a new contractor.

UK ISP Exascale Extend MPLS Network to Wolverhampton and Telford

2nd May, 2019 (0 Comments)

Business ISP Exascale has announced that “unprecedented demand” during Q1 2019 has caused them to extend their carrier grade MPLS network to Wolverhampton and Telford, which they say will support a range of “competitively priced” uncontented gigabit Point-to-Point Ethernet and contended FTTP services in selected areas.

First Homes in Coventry UK Connect to Vodafone Gigabit Broadband

4th March, 2019 (29 Comments)

Cityfibre has announced that the first homes on their new £60m and 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) broadband network in the West Midlands city of Coventry have now gone live via UK ISP partner Vodafone. The aim is to cover “almost every home” in the city by the end of 2021.

Cityfibre Begin 1Gbps FTTP Home Broadband Build in Coventry UK

13th November, 2018 (4 Comments)

Fibre optic network builder Cityfibre has announced that they’ve begun construction of their new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network in the city of Coventry, which alongside ISP partner Vodafone will aim to cover “almost every home” in the city by the end of 2021.

Openreach Name Coventry as Next UK City for FTTP Broadband

2nd October, 2018 (18 Comments)

Telecoms giant Openreach (BT) has today announced that the city of Coventry in the West Midlands of England will be the next to benefit from their “Fibre First” programme, which aims to deploy 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP technology to cover 3 million premises by the end of 2020.

UK ISP Syscomm Launch 330Mbps G.fast for West Midlands SMEs

2nd May, 2018 (0 Comments)

Coventry-based business ISP Syscomm has today become the latest to launch a new range of 330Mbps (50Mbps upload) capable G.fast broadband packages, which will be aimed at SMEs across Coventry, Warwickshire, Leicestershire and Birmingham.

Cityfibre Links Doctors Surgeries in Coventry UK to 1Gbps Full Fibre

4th January, 2018 (2 Comments)

Fibre optic infrastructure developer CityFibre has announced that their Gigabit capable fibre optic Ethernet and broadband (FTTP) network in the West Midlands city of Coventry, which serves local businesses and public sector sites, is now been used to connect the majority of local GP practices.

Councils Issue 500 Gigabit Broadband Vouchers to UK Businesses

22nd December, 2017 (4 Comments)

Business ISP WarwickNet claims to be one of the first to issue a Gigabit Broadband Voucher under the Government’s new £2m pilot, which offers vouchers worth up to £3,000 to help businesses in four parts of the UK to get a 1000Mbps+ capable broadband service installed.

Onecom Offers FREE Business FTTP Fibre Broadband Installs in Coventry

13th February, 2017 (0 Comments)

Business ISP Onecom has launched a new “Lighting Up Coventry” campaign for businesses in the West Midlands city, which offers installation worth £2,000 at no charge to any business that takes their “ultra-fast” (up to 1Gbps) Fibre-to-the-Premise (FTTP) broadband.

30,000 Premises in Coventry to Get Virgin Media’s 300Mbps Broadband

23rd November, 2016 (1 Comment)

Virgin Media (Liberty Global) has today announced that the city of Coventry in the West Midlands (England) will be the next to benefit from the on-going expansion of their TV and 300Mbps capable ultrafast broadband and TV network, with 30,000 additional homes and businesses set to be covered.

WarwickNet Expand FTTC and FTTP Broadband for Coventry Businesses

30th August, 2016 (9 Comments)

UK ISP WarwickNet, which builds its own 100Mbps+ alternative fibre optic broadband networks to connect disadvantaged businesses, has announced that three new Street Cabinets will soon go live to cater for 100+ businesses around Torrington Avenue in Coventry (West Midlands, England).