Emily Turner 
After three and a half years as CEO of B4RN, Michael Lee will be stepping down on September 1, 2024, as he relocates abroad due to his wife’s new work opportunity. Tom Rigg, who has been with B4RN since its founding and served as COO, will step into the CEO role. Michael will continue to … Read more
Eastbourne-based full fibre network operator and ISP, Lightning Fibre, has announced a wholesale agreement with CityFibre, enabling Lightning Fibre to expand its reach and offer its full fibre broadband services to customers across Brighton & Hove and Worthing. Stefan Stanislawski, CEO at Lightning Fibre, said: “Customers across Eastbourne, Hastings, Heathfield and Hailsham are already making … Read more
Research from Virgin Media O2 shows that poor connectivity is driving a rural exodus, with over a third of rural residents considering moving to urban areas in the next year. A staggering 66% of young people plan to leave due to limited career opportunities, poor services, and inadequate internet access. Jules Hudson, TV presenter, highlights … Read more
Thanks to a multi-million investment by Openreach, over 43,000 homes and businesses in Reading can now access some of the fastest and most reliable broadband in Europe. This new Full Fibre network, currently under construction, will soon allow thousands more properties to upgrade to ultrafast speeds. Despite its benefits, only 14% of eligible residents have … Read more
GoFibre, celebrating a year of its GoFurther Fund, has awarded grants to three charities in Aberdeenshire and Angus. Each charity received £3,000 from the £50,000 fund aimed at transforming local lives through work experience opportunities, skills development, health promotion, and climate change initiatives. The Haven in Aberdeenshire, Kirrie Connections, and North East Sensory Services in … Read more
Nexfibre Publishes Latest Nationwide Rollout Update, Announces Plans for 2025 In its latest quarterly update, nexfibre reports nearly 1.3 million premises passed and reveals build locations for 2025 and early 2026, with high volumes of construction planned in Eastbourne, Weymouth, Nantwich, and North Wales. nexfibre, has published its latest quarterly update on the nationwide rollout … Read more
Quickline has secured two significant Project Gigabit contracts, worth £190 million, to upgrade broadband for 108,000 rural homes and businesses in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. This move solidifies Quickline’s position as a key player in delivering gigabit-capable broadband to hard-to-reach areas. The initiative will also expand Quickline’s commercial network to 107,000 more premises.CEO Sean Royce highlighted … Read more
Zentive and Splynx have joined forces to bring an easy-to-manage One Touch Switch (OTS) solution to UK customers. For those that are unaware, Splynx Is a network management tool popular in Europe, which also includes a billing solution. They serve a number of ISP’s in the UK. Zentive are one of TOTSCO’s approved Managed Access … Read more
A large fine of £17.5 million has been laid on the telecom giant after a massive network disruption in June 2023 left 14,000 emergency calls unanswered. This 10.5-hour outage exposed some serious flaws in BT’s operations. The issue stemmed from a server configuration error that wreaked havoc on BT’s emergency call handling system. Ofcom’s investigation … Read more
