Upp Pick Nokia to Help Deliver its UK FTTP Broadband Network
Network operator Upp has announced that they’ve chosen Finnish telecoms firm Nokia to be the delivery partner for a huge chunk (c. 400,000 premises) of their project, which is working to rollout a new gigabit-capable full fibre broadband ISP network across the East of England. Upp – supported by investment from LetterOne – is investing […]
Iliad and Fastweb sign wholesale FTTH agreement
News Iliad has signed a deal with Fastweb which will give the former access to its FTTH network on a wholesale basis. Iliad, owned by French entrepreneur Xavier Niel, first entered the Italian fixed-broadband market in January this year. The group has already signed similar wholesale-access deals with FiberCop and Open Fiber. With the combination of these agreements iliad is targeting full coverage of 10 million houses in Italy by the start of 2023. Fastweb celebrated the addition of another...
Netomnia Claims First Full Fibre AltNet with Presence in All Four UK Countries
Alternative network builder Netomnia – supported by broadband ISP YouFibre – has today announced that their gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / XGS-PON) network has now covered a total of 265,000 premises (up from 210k in August) and become the “first alt-net with presence in all four countries in the United Kingdom.” The announcement largely reflects […]
Ofcom Autumn 2022 Study – UK Gigabit Broadband Hits 68% Cover
Ofcom’s autumn 2022 report into fixed broadband and mobile coverage has found that “full fibre” (FTTP) now reaches 37% of the UK, while 20.2 million homes (68%) are within reach of a gigabit-capable network and 48-64% of premises can now get outdoor 5G coverage by at least one operator. The regulator’s latest report is based […]
Sky high – CMA damning verdict on Viasat – Inmarsat merger
NEWS Investigation by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has found the proposed merger between California-based satellite operator Viasat and UK based Inmarsat would remove key competitor from the aviation market and may result in higher priced and lower quality on-board wi-fi for consumers. The CMA started their investigation into the deal back in August, as reported by Total Telecom, after the companies suggesting their complementary assets that would be used to create a...
Swish Fibre List 36 New Yorkshire UK Areas for Full Fibre Rollout
Fibre broadband builder and UK ISP Swish Fibre, which is busy deploying their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to cover 250,000 premises across the Home Counties of England, has recently added another 36 new locations to their rollout plan for Yorkshire (conducted via their Swish Fibre Yorkshire subsidiary). The operator, which is being supported by £225m […]
Full Fibre ISP Wildanet Opens New Westbourne HQ in Cornwall
Rural broadband ISP Wildanet, which is investing £50m to rollout a new gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) and fixed wireless (FWA) network across parts of Cornwall and Devon in South West England (here), has this week opened its new Westbourne House headquarters in Liskeard (Cornwall). The operator, which is backed by the Gresham House British Strategic […]
Verizon Business & Extreme Networks to deliver wireless solutions at Liverpool FC
News Verizon Business and Extreme Networks, Inc. have announced a partnership to deploy wireless connectivity solutions at Liverpool FC’s Anfield Stadium. Extreme Networks, a global leader is cloud networking, had previously announced that it had secured a deal with Liverpool FC earlier this year. The deployment is scheduled to begin later this year and will include innovations including Extreme Wi-Fi 6 access points delivering low latency Wi-Fi connectivity. Enhanced connectivity across the...
Full Fibre ISP 4th Utility Calls on UK Councils to Set Digital Strategies
The boss of broadband ISP 4th Utility, which is deploying a new 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to some homes (SDU) and large residential blocks (MDU), has warned that the UK may be “sleepwalking into a crisis“, after it was revealed (here) that half of councils do not have a digital strategy. Admittedly, Digital Strategies […]
How will the cost-of-living crisis affect UK fibre operator strategies?
VIEWPOINT Fibre prices are increasing and this may be partly due to demand and partly due to a rise in energy costs. Optical fibre networks consume less energy than copper-based broadband networks. That’s a fact. However, creating the glass fibre strands from raw materials in the first instance is an energy intensive process. Research shows that rising energy costs are already impacting the cost of fibre. Fibre prices in Europe have risen from USD 3.70 to USD 6.30 per fibre km. Fibre spot...