Jonny Rae 
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
It’s happened! TalkTalks wholesale arm has now been rebranded to PlatformX Communications, and we absolutely love it! Just look at this naughty brand. They’ve taken a completely different stance in a traditional market, and this is exactly what we like to see. The larger wholesale brands have very much stayed the same over the last … Read more
In the UK, it’s not clear what the difference is between fibre and full fibre, and that’s not the consumers’ fault. When we first rolled out fibre in the UK, we should have been shouting from the hill tops that we’re rolling out “part fibre” or “fibre to the cabinet” or “nearly fibre”.That’s where the … Read more