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MS3 Expands FTTP Broadband Build to 3 Lincolnshire Towns

12th May, 2022 (2 Comments)

Hessle-based network provider MS3, which is backed by infrastructure fund Asterion and is working to deploy a new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network in the North of England (here), has added the three Lincolnshire towns of Scunthorpe, Grimsby and Cleethorpes to their build plan.

KCOM Cuts Price and Makes Broadband Social Tariff More Accessible

10th May, 2022 (2 Comments)

Hull-based ISP KCOM, which serves 250,000 premises across East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire in England with their full fibre (FTTP) network, has today announced that they’re making it “easier and quicker” for struggling families to access its low-cost “Flex” social tariff by moving the application online and reducing the price.

Cloud Gaming UK ISP ZYBRE Goes Live on MS3’s FTTP Network

9th May, 2022 (9 Comments)

Cloud gaming ISP ZYBRE has announced that their broadband packages are now available to homes covered by MS3‘s new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network in the North of England (details), which is starting in Hull but eventually aspires to cover 500,000 premises within the next four years.

New Full Fibre Network from Stix Internet Goes Live in Yorkshire

5th May, 2022 (1 Comment)

Fixed wireless UK ISP Stix Internet has announced that the first rural homes and businesses have just gone live on their new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network near to Huddersfield in West Yorkshire (England), which is being supplied to consumers via their Northern Fibre sub-brand.

FullFibre Ltd Extend FTTP Broadband Build to 22 New UK Towns

4th May, 2022 (14 Comments)

Exeter-based network builder FullFibre Limited has today announced that their UK rollout of a gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP network has been expanded to a fourth region, which will see them spreading across the North Midlands and Yorkshire – starting with 22 new locations.

Broadband ISP KCOM Appoints Tim Shaw as its New CEO

20th April, 2022 (0 Comments)

Hull-based ISP KCOM, which is deploying a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire in England (here), has today replaced their previous Chief Executive Officer (CEO) – Dale Raneberg – with the current MD of their Wholesale & Networks division, Tim Shaw.

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Rotherham Scraps Plan for Free Wi-Fi Network in Town Centre

14th April, 2022 (2 Comments)

The Rotherham Council in South Yorkshire (England) has scrapped its original 2018 plan to deploy a free public WiFi (wireless broadband) network to serve the town centre area, which occurred after the chosen supplier went through some unspecified changes and showed a “general lack of engagement” in progressing the contract.

Trial Runs UK Fibre Broadband Cable via Yorkshire Water Mains

6th April, 2022 (13 Comments)

The UK Government has today announced the start of their new “Fibre in Water” trial, which will test the deployment of Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband cables through 17km of live drinking water mains between Barnsley and Penistone (Yorkshire). In theory, this could help to cut the cost of rural broadband delivery and reduce leaks.

BeFibre Reveal UK FTTP Broadband Rollout Plan for Whole of 2022

6th April, 2022 (5 Comments)

ISP BeFibre and its network building sister brand Digital Infrastructure have today revealed the next set of locations to benefit from their UK rollout of a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network, which will see the operator deliver 200,000 Ready for Service premises (RFS) by the end of 2022.

Brsk Sees FTTP Broadband Build Reach 27000 Homes in England

4th April, 2022 (1 Comment)

UK ISP Brsk has today confirmed that the rollout of their new gigabit-capable and “open access” Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network, which is most active around parts of Greater Manchester, Lancashire and West Yorkshire, has just reached 27,000 homes passed with 2,000 customers live in under 10 months.

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Broadband ISP Quickline to Upgrade UK Wireless Links to 10Gbps

29th March, 2022 (2 Comments)

UK ISP Quickline, which operates a mix of full fibre (FTTP) and Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) broadband networks across parts of Lincolnshire, Lancashire and Yorkshire, has revealed that they plan to upgrade their existing Microwave capacity links to support data speeds of 10Gbps (Gigabits per second) over distances of 10-12km.

Former O2 UK COO Joins MS3 as Chairman to Support Full Fibre Build

21st March, 2022 (1 Comment)

Hull-based alternative network operator MS3, which is busy building a new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network to serve over 500,000 premises across the North of England (here), has today appointed the former COO of O2, Derek McManus, to be its new Chairman (effective from 1st April 2022).

Connexin Appoints MD for its Consumer and Business Division

21st March, 2022 (2 Comments)

Broadband ISP Connexin, which recently started work on their £80m investment to build a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across parts of Hull and East Yorkshire (here and here), has today appointed the former CEO of Kelly Group, Simon Burckhardt, to be the new Managing Director of its Consumer, Business and Enterprise division (CBE).

ISP Fibrus List Next UK Towns for 2022 FTTP Broadband Rollout

18th March, 2022 (1 Comment)

Alternative network ISP Fibrus, which is busy deploying a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across Northern Ireland and Northern England, has today revealed the next batch of “commercially funded” towns and villages to benefit from the rollout of their new “hyperfast full fibre” network in 2022.

New ISP Hull Fibre Joins MS3’s FTTP Broadband Network

14th March, 2022 (2 Comments)

A new ISP called Hull Fibre has today become the latest internet provider to offer gigabit-capable broadband services to homes via MS3’s wholesale-only Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network, which is currently busy building across parts of Hull and the North of England. But they’ve got some bugs to fix.

Vodafone UK Name 7 New Rural Towns for OpenRAN 4G Network

10th March, 2022 (7 Comments)

Mobile operator Vodafone has today named some of the first rural towns in the UK to benefit from their planned rollout of 4G and 5G OpenRAN (O-RAN) technology, which is set to reach a total of 2,500 sites by the end of 2027 (here). The named communities have “traditionally struggled to receive good quality … mobile coverage“.

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Connexin Launch 2Gbps Home Broadband on Hull UK Network

9th March, 2022 (26 Comments)

Broadband ISP Connexin, which recently began work on their £80m project to build a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to unseat KCOM’s “broadband monopoly” in Hull and East Yorkshire (here and here), has today launched a new 2000Mbps (2Gbps) trial package for local homes.