Rural focused UK ISP County Broadband has announced a major £100 million funding boost from existing backer Aviva Investors, which will enable them to target their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to cover 500,000 premises across the East of England by the end of 2027. The provider, which since 2018 has been supported by an initial […]
Giganet Open Dedicated Full Fibre Training Centre in Hampshire
Broadband ISP Giganet, which is spending £250m to build a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to 300,000 premises across the South of England (here), has today opened a new training centre in the Whiteley area of Hampshire (England) to help “unlock gigabit-capable full fibre broadband across the UK“. At present a lot of network builders, […]
Rural ISP Wessex Internet Appoint New Chief Technical Officer
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). Geraint is said to be bringing over 30 years of experience […]
Connecting Germany: Building the fibre that underpins 5G
Can you introduce yourself and your current role?
I have been chairman of the management board of the leading Bavarian fiber networks provider M-net since December 2018 and member of the board at the German fiber association Bundesverband Glasfaseranschluss e. V. (BUGLAS) since May 2019. In my role at M-net…
Brsk Sees FTTP Broadband Build Reach 27000 Homes in England
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. The operator first began their rollout last year […]
TIM starts formal talks with CDP for building Italian single network
This week, Italy’s largest operator TIM has announced that it has signed a non-disclosure agreement with state investment bank Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) to begin official talks for the merger of their fibre network with that of rival Open Fiber.
The government-owned CDP, which owns a 60% stake in Open Fiber and a 10% stake in TIM, has long been in favour of such a merger.
The idea of merging the two companies&rsquo…
Five More Broadband ISPs Sign Scotland’s Full Fibre Charter
The Scottish Government (SG) has announced that five more broadband network providers have committed to supporting Scotland’s Full Fibre Charter, including Borderlink, Cloudnet, Hyperoptic, Lothian Broadband and Virgin Media (VMO2). The charter consists of a series of pledges to help extend full fibre coverage. The original Charter launched in December 2020 and was initially only […]
Government Tells Big UK ISPs to Promote Social Broadband Tariffs
The Government’s Culture Secretary, Nadine Dorries, has increased the pressure on big UK ISPs by calling on them to put more effort into promoting the existence of cheaper “social tariffs” for home broadband, which are usually offered to those who may be unemployed or on certain benefits. A number of broadband ISPs currently offer low […]
ISP Sky Broadband to Launch Gigafast 900Mbps Fibre Package
Credible sources have informed ISPreview that UK ISP Sky Broadband (Comcast, Sky TV) are about to launch a new 900Mbps “Gigafast” package for homes, which will continue to be based off Openreach’s 1000Mbps (115Mbps upload) capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) product tier and should cost £55 per month. As before, you’ll only be able to take this […]
Clarifying Virgin Media Policy on Exit Charges for Off Net Home Moves
Some of Virgin Media’s (VMO2) UK broadband and TV customers have complained that the ISP, which recently scrapped exit fees for those that move into off-net areas (here), is now sending mixed messages by failing to clearly communicate the change and instead stating that Early Disconnection Fees (EDFs) “may” apply. The change, which was introduced […]