Managed communications provider and broadband ISP Air IT, which has made a lot of acquisitions in the past year or so and is being backed by August Equity, have today appointed James Steventon to be their new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Steventon joins the business to support their future growth and acquisition strategy, having scaled […]
Crafting the perfect digital foundation: DE-CIX and the importance of regional expansion
It is well established that the coronavirus pandemic has served as a catalyst for enormous digitalisation all over the world, leaving enterprises, governments, and individuals more reliant on connectivity than ever before.
Underpinning this vital global connectivity are internet exchange points (IXPs), physical locations containing network switches that route traffic between different internet service providers’ networks. Currently, even the most advanced markets in the world rely on a small number of these IXPs…
UK ISP Shell Energy Adds GBP50 Bill Credit to FTTP Broadband Plans
Energy provider and UK ISP Shell Energy has enhanced the existing discount on some of their full fibre (FTTP) broadband packages (specifically the 500Mbps and 900Mbps plans) by adding a £50 bill credit for new customers. The new offer is expected to run until 3rd July 2022. Shell’s broadband packages all include a wireless router, […]
Study – UK Falls to Rank 92nd Cheapest in the World for Broadband
A new Cable.co.uk study has tested fixed broadband ISP packages from 220 countries to create a global price comparison, which finds that the UK ranks just 92nd cheapest (down sharply from 67th last year) with an average monthly cost of $39.01 (£29.66), but we drop to 101st (down from 93rd) when ranked by average cost […]
ISP TalkTalk Acquires UK High Bandwidth Wholesalers Virtual1
UK broadband ISP TalkTalk has today given their business and wholesale connectivity division a boost by entering into an agreement to acquire Virtual1 for an undisclosed sum. The deal will help to grow their scale as a national provider of Ethernet (EAD / leased line) solutions and to strengthen its capabilities. According to the announcement, […]
County Broadband Get GBP100m to Extend FTTP in East England
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 […]