Jonny Rae 
If you didn’t know, a couple of times a year, thinkbroadband.com releases a document named “The State of Broadband” report, which provides some key metrics in the full fibre world. Specifically, they feed “RFS” data from all the major networks, so they can provide the most accurate report on how large an “alt net” footprint … Read more
News this morning confirms that TAL has acquired the remaining CityFibre and Full Fibre networks-based customers from Gigabit Networks, adding an additional 2,300 customers to the TAL brands. Initially, TAL had struck a deal with Gigabit for a portion of CityFibre customers, but as of this morning, the remaining customers have now been migrated into … Read more
https://youtu.be/VBKvINP_5Uo Let’s rewind a bit… Last month, I had Will Goodall, Head of Wholesale for GigaBritain, in our studio to discuss everything channel-related and, of course, the new GigaBritain brand and how they’re supporting resellers with all things connectivity. During our conversation, we touched on their Wireless Ethernet offering. Being the inquisitive soul that I … Read more
Five of the UK’s largest alternative fibre network operators—nexfibre, AllPoints Fibre, Community Fibre, Gigaclear, and the newly-merged Netomnia and Brsk—have formed the PIA Coalition to push for fairer access to Openreach’s physical infrastructure. This move is aimed at addressing significant pricing disparities that place alternative network operators at a disadvantage. According to the coalition, these … Read more
In one of its largest deals yet, Commsworld will extend its digital infrastructure services for Glasgow City Council. This includes managing Local Area Networks, Wi-Fi, firewalls, security, and remote access, building on their existing robust WAN and IP telephony services. Having previously transformed Glasgow into a ‘Gigabit City,’ Commsworld provided 525 WAN connections, high-speed internet … Read more
July has seen a bumper month for Home Telecom, securing 3,800 new broadband customers, with 50% (1,980) also choosing to take out a new energy supply. Home Telecom has been servicing a niche within the rented property arena for the past thirteen years by structuring competitive partnerships with the UK’s largest letting agents and referencing … Read more
Cornwall-based broadband provider Wildanet has announced a groundbreaking partnership with global telecoms giant Nokia to speed up the deployment of its gigabit-enabled Full Fibre network across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. This collaboration leverages Wildanet’s local expertise and Nokia’s international experience in major network deployments. Justin Clark, Wildanet’s Chief Strategy & Technology Officer, said: … Read more
BeeBu is partnering with leading Internet Service Providers (ISPs) nationwide to offer affordable, full fibre broadband services to millions of homes. Today, BeeBu announced its availability on the MS3 Network, connecting Hull, North Lincolnshire, and East Yorkshire. If you weren’t aware, BeeBu recently launched as the new UK ISP “disruptor”. Promoting full fibre, nationally using … Read more
A recent study by Cable.co.uk reveals that the UK is still lagging behind other countries in full fibre broadband penetration and average internet speeds. The data is analysed from around 1.5 billion broadband speed tests worldwide; the UK currently sits 35th in the table. Although, over the past twelve months, the UK has rolled out … Read more