Zzoomm Add Askern in South Yorkshire to FTTP Broadband Build
Alternative UK network builder and broadband ISP Zzoomm has today announced that they’ve added the South Yorkshire (England) town of Askern to their rollout plan for a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP.) network. The operator will invest £1.6m to cover 3,000 homes and businesses in the location. Surrounded by the South Yorkshire countryside, Askern will join […]
Essex UK Council Boost Gigabit Broadband Vouchers up to £8.5K
The Essex County Council in England has committed £700,000 from their budget to help top-up the funding provided under the UK Government’s rural focused Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme (GBVS), which means that poorly served homes can now get up to £8,500 toward installing a gigabit-capable connection from an ISP. The GBVS scheme normally offers vouchers […]
Rural UK Broadband ISP and FTTP Builder GoFibre Appoints CEO
Independent rural broadband ISP GoFibre (BorderLink) has announced the appointment of Neil Conaghan as their new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The move is part of the provider’s effort to expand their full fibre (FTTP) network to cover 500,000 premises (here) in the North of England and Scottish Borders by around the end of 2025. Changes […]
1p Mobile UK Introduces Plans with Bigger Data Allowances
Mobile operator 1p Mobile has recently introduced a couple of new Pay Monthly plans to complement their usual Pay As You Go (PAYG) offerings, which will now bundle in up to 200GB (GigaBytes) of monthly data (mobile broadband) alongside the usual pledges of “no contract“, “no credit checks” and unlimited calls / texts. The operator […]
OneWeb and Airtel Africa partner to deliver telecoms services across Africa
NEWS The Distribution Partnership Agreement will see OneWeb provide connectivity services to government and enterprise customers across parts of Africa Today, OneWeb has announced a new distribution deal with Airtel Africa, giving the telco access to their growing low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellite constellation to provide connectivity to customers. The strategic agreement focusses on using the LEO satellites to deliver connectivity to government and enterprise customers, especially those in...
UK Fibre Engineering Firm HG Comms Acquired by Vinci
Leicestershire-based telecoms support and civil engineer firm HG Comms Ltd (HGC), which works with a number of UK broadband operators in different capacities (e.g. Cityfibre), has announced that they’ve been acquired by global infrastructure giant Vinci for an undisclosed sum. The purchase is said to have been undertaken and completed by Cobra IS, a Vinci […]
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Lit Fibre Adds 6 New UK Towns to Full Fibre Broadband Rollout
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. Installation in Warminster is already said to be “well underway” and […]
Netomnia Detail FTTP Broadband Build for Manchester and Aylesbury
Alternative network operator Netomnia – supported by UK ISP YouFibre – has revealed more details of their plan to extend a gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to the city of Manchester and the Buckinghamshire town of Aylesbury. The two projects represent a combined investment of up to £31.8m. The operator, which has already covered 265,000 […]
Alternative Full Fibre ISP BeFibre Refreshes its Branding
Broadband ISP BeFibre, which alongside UK network partner Digital Infrastructure is deploying a new gigabit speed full fibre network across towns in several counties (e.g. Essex, Cheshire, Derbyshire, Gloucestershire, Lincolnshire and Yorkshire etc.), has today launched somewhat of a brand refresh and new simplified logo. The new branding, which has been pieced together by The […]