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Rural UK ISP Truespeed Build FTTP Broadband to 75,000 Premises

15th May, 2023 (11 Comments)

The latest network build update from alterative broadband ISP Truespeed, which is rolling out a new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to homes in the South West of England, has revealed that they’ve now covered 75,000 premises (up from 70k in April 2023) and are continuing to ramp-up.

AltNet ISP Wessex Internet Refreshes UK FTTP Broadband Plans

11th May, 2023 (6 Comments)

Broadband ISP Wessex Internet, which is building a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across rural parts of Dorset, Wiltshire, Hampshire and Somerset in England, appears to have recently refreshed some of their full fibre packages – offering faster plans for less money.

UK ISP Truespeed Names 5 New FTTP Broadband Rollout Areas

9th May, 2023 (13 Comments)

Bath-based broadband ISP Truespeed has today announced the next phase of full fibre network expansion across the South West of England, which will see them extend their 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) service to cover a further 5 locations – reflecting an investment of £24m to reach another 21,000 premises.

Ferns Group Join Openreach as Key Supplier in South of England

25th March, 2023 (2 Comments)

The Ferns Group, which is a Kent-based civil engineering firm that specialises in reinstatement works, has become the latest such company to sign a major £50m+ network services agreement with Openreach (there are actually several contracts involved). The deal mostly covers the South of England and may lead to bigger things.

AltNet ISP Giganet to Open UK Full Fibre Network to Wholesale

16th December, 2022 (7 Comments)

Fern Trading-backed broadband provider Giganet (Cuckoo) has revealed that they intend to open up their new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network, which is being rolled out across the South of England, to wholesale during 2023, so that other UK ISPs can sell services over it.

Lit Fibre Set to Go Live in 3 West Midlands Towns with FTTP Broadband

6th December, 2022 (0 Comments)

Network builder and broadband ISP Lit Fibre, which aims to reach 500,000 UK homes by 2026 with their new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network, has today confirmed that they will aim go live in the West Midlands (England) towns of Aldridge, Erdington and Kingstanding from spring 2023.

Lit Fibre Adds 6 New UK Towns to Full Fibre Broadband Rollout

8th November, 2022 (10 Comments)

Broadband ISP Lit Fibre, which aspires to cover 500,000 UK homes by 2026 with their new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network, has today announced that they’ve added the Wiltshire (England) town of Warminster and five new towns in the West Midlands to their rollout plan.

ISP Zzoomm Expands UK FTTP Broadband Rollout into Wiltshire

1st November, 2022 (1 Comment)

UK ISP Zzoomm has revealed that they’re expanding the rollout of their new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network further south to include the county of Wiltshire (England). The first location to benefit from this will be the town and civil parish of Calne.

Lit Fibre UK Add 3 More Towns to Full Fibre Broadband Rollout

14th October, 2022 (2 Comments)

Broadband ISP Lit Fibre, which aims to cover 500,000 UK homes by 2026 with their new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network, has today added three new towns in England to their rollout programme – Chipping Sodbury and Yate in South Gloucestershire and Warminster in Wiltshire.

ISP Giganet Expand UK Full Fibre Rollout to 2 Wiltshire Towns

30th September, 2022 (6 Comments)

Network operator and UK ISP Giganet has confirmed that their rollout of a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network has begun to be extended into the two Wiltshire (England) market towns and civil parishes of Marlborough and Devizes, which will benefit 21,500 homes at a cost of around £23m.

Full Fibre UK ISP Wessex Internet Get Funding Boost from abrdn

27th September, 2022 (0 Comments)

Rural broadband ISP Wessex Internet, which is building a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across parts of Dorset, Wiltshire, Hampshire and Somerset in England, has today announced that they’ve secured a “major equity investment” from abrdn’s Core Infrastructure team to “accelerate” their rollout.

Rural ISP Wessex Internet Tops 5000 Broadband Customers

30th May, 2022 (7 Comments)

Broadband ISP Wessex Internet, which is currently rolling out a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across parts of South and South West England (Dorset, Wiltshire and Somerset), has revealed that they’re now home to 5,000 customers, including one who just got free broadband for life.

Complaints Prompt Inspections of CityFibre’s Swindon Full Fibre Build

30th May, 2022 (6 Comments)

The Swindon Borough Council has confirmed that “all works” by CityFibre, which is currently investing £40m to deploy a new 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network across the Wiltshire town, will be “inspected for defects shortly“. The move was prompted by “numerous” complaints.

Rural ISP Wessex Internet Appoint New Chief Technical Officer

4th April, 2022 (0 Comments)

Dorset-based UK ISP Wessex Internet, which is currently rolling out a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across parts of South and South West England (mostly Dorset, Wiltshire and South Somerset), has today appointed Geraint Evans to be its new Chief Technical Officer (CTO).

BDUK Publish Next Batch of Gigabit Broadband Coverage Reviews

29th March, 2022 (6 Comments)

The Building Digital UK team has today published another batch of Public Reviews (PR) for Surrey, Lancashire, Wiltshire and South Gloucestershire (inc. Swindon), Derbyshire, East Sussex and Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire and Milton Keynes under the Government’s £5bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout.

Frustration in Swindon UK as CityFibre Keep Blocking Driveways

14th March, 2022 (15 Comments)

CityFibre’s £40m investment to deploy a new 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network across the Wiltshire town of Swindon, which began in late 2020 (here), has in recent weeks generated a few complaints after contractors blocked some residents inside their homes – often without prior notice.

Openreach Engineers Repair Storm Damage 2022

Wiltshire UK Council Accidentally Cuts Local Broadband Cables UPDATE

23rd February, 2022 (13 Comments)

The Wiltshire Council (WC) in England has apologised to residents of around 100 homes in the rural villages of Ablington and Figheldean after their contractors accidentally cut one of Openreach’s (BT) core broadband and phone cables, which has left locals disconnected for much of the past week.