Emily Turner 
CityFibre has now provided superfast full fibre access to over 25,000 homes (approximately 86% of residential properties and most businesses) in Kettering. They began building in 2022 and allocated £17 million to the project. To date, the total amount of fibre cable laid equates to over 162 kilometres! They’ve hit their target of passing over … Read more
nexfibre, the giant open access (network only, with ISP’s providing internet on top) “altnet” (altnertive network to Openreach), has just unveiled its latest plans to connect over 30,000 premises in Sedgefield to their ultra fast FTTP network. This strategic investment forms part of nexfibre’s plan to extend its reach to over 40,000 premises throughout Durham … Read more
Big news is coming from CityFibre this morning. They hit a pretty impressive milestone of connecting 400,000 customers and more importantly, announced a positive EBITDA for their first quarter of 2024! The sales performance of CityFibre’s Internet Service Provider (ISP) partners has shown remarkable improvement, with customer connections surpassing 400,000, a staggering 77% increase year-on-year. … Read more
Freedom Fibre has taken a proactive step to keep Shropshire clean by distributing litter pick kits across North Shropshire. Freedom Fibre, the rapidly growing altnet, is currently in the process of rolling out its lightning-fast full-fibre broadband network to residences and businesses throughout North Shropshire. The network is pretty well known for community projects. Their … Read more
Brsk continues to build at an impressive pace, with the altnet announcing their addition of 30,000 properties each month, bringing their total to 500,000 properties passed as of last week! While some “altnets” may be slowing down on the build side, the same cannot be said for Brsk. Operating in the West Midlands and the … Read more
Vorboss, the go-to provider of direct internet connectivity solutions for businesses across London, is urging Ofcom to implement an automatic compensation system tailored for business clients. Back in 2019, Ofcom rolled out automatic compensation measures for consumers, which not only boosted compensation payouts but also spurred quicker resolutions to connectivity issues. Vorboss contends that now … Read more
Cuckoo, the broadband disruptor known for entering the market to “fix a broken industry,” today announced the appointment of Sarah Howells as Managing Director. Sarah, previously Cuckoo’s Chief Customer Officer, will now take on the newly created role. Sarah will be in charge all customer-facing operations, encompassing Sales, Customer Service, User Experience, Digital, Brand, Marketing, … Read more
CityFibre, the UK’s largest independent full fibre platform, has wrapped up its full fibre installation project across multiple neighborhoods in Wolverhampton. With homes and businesses now marked ‘Ready For Service,’ over 90,000 residents can opt for top-tier digital connectivity options available in the area. This achievement marks a significant step forward in CityFibre’s mission to … Read more
nexfibre, the rapidly growing “altnet”, has just announced its connection to over 2000 premises in Loughborough to its full-fibre network. This investment is part of their broader plan to reach over 22,000 premises across Leicestershire, in partnership with their build partner and anchor tenant, Virgin Media O2. This development in Loughborough highlights the progress nexfibre … Read more
