Jonny Rae 
This is pretty awesome. Full Fibre installations can be a real pain! There’s multiple ways to bring full fibre to a new premises, using existing infrastructure (ducting & poles) or new. When using existing infrastructure to pull the full fibre cable, you can often come up against blockages. The ducting itself could have collapsed ( … Read more
This is actually no surprise. Jeremy has always been extremely vocal about what TOTSCo could do better. He has always been the one to ask the difficult questions in the monthly meet-ups TOTSCo hosts. To be honest, he has the best ideas to combat the problems the One Touch Switching Company faces. So when we … Read more
Yesterday, we released our latest episode of the Fibrenews Podcast, which featured Ian Dunstan, a reseller/MSP based in Exeter. Ian has been operating Cobalt (his business) for the last 20 years and has a full scope of customers (1–500 users) across multiple products (voice, connectivity, & IT). I (Jonny Rae) (about yay-high, brown hair, devilishly … Read more
Kloud9, the ISP, which operates on its own network (AJ Technology), is set to deliver superfast full fibre to another property in the heart of Manchester, through a partnership with Salboy. For anyone not from the north, Salboy is a large property development outfit that builds modern and stunning high-worth homes across the UK. On … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vca9EgYQj6g Now, this is a hot topic within the broadband and comms world at the moment and has been for the past three years plus. So first, let’s understand all the different phrases and buzz words used around this industry change. Below are the different phrases and the number of monthly searches each phrase gets … Read more
Residents of Stocksfield and Mickley are now surfing the digital waves at lightning speed, thanks to the recent installation of full fibre broadband in these rural Northumberland villages. Since the tail end of summer 2022, Fusion Fibre Group (formerly known as FACTCO), in collaboration with Northumberland County Council, has been on a mission to future-proof … Read more
When we stated on the Fibrenews podcast, that Nigel Barnett was on an acquisition mission, we meant it! Another two bases were added to the TAL group. Telecom Acquisitions Limited (TAL) has agreed partnerships with ISPs No One Internet, and Link Broadband to acquire their customers signed up to the CityFibre network. TAL CEO Nigel … Read more
Freedom Fibre seem to be on a mission this year. Its clear the company is in “hyper focus” mode since the merger of VX fibre as we see new partners onboarding left, right and centre! It’s great to see the company expanding at such a pace. The combined network now offers 285,000 premises passed, so … Read more
Cuckoo’s Openreach/TalkTalk base has been acquired by Home Telecom (part of the Telecom Acquisitions Group). An undisclosed number of customers will now be served via Home Telecom. Here’s our take on the major announcement. Cuckoo stands out from the crowd with its unique branding and “high level” of support for customers seeking a more personal … Read more
