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
In an exciting collaboration, Kloud9, the UK government, and Shropshire Council’s Connecting Shropshire programme have joined forces to bring lightning-fast gigabit broadband to nearly 200 homes and businesses nestled in the remote corners of Shropshire. This new milestone was achieved through the Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme, (a government lead scheme to help ISP’s bring full … Read more
More funding supplied to Quickline Communications from the Project Gigabit Scheme! has clinched its second contract under the government’s ambitious £5 billion Project Gigabit initiative. This latest achievement firmly establishes Quickline as one of the select few providers across England with multiple Project Gigabit contracts. Covering over 60,000 premises and backed by over £104 million … Read more
Freedom Fibre has begun works to introduce full-fibre connectivity to homes and businesses in North Shropshire, supported by the UK government’s ambitious £5 billion Project Gigabit initiative. Securing a chunky £24 million government contract in May 2023, Freedom Fibre committed to linking 12,000 rural premises. In an even more ambitious move, they have extended their … 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
Virgin Media O2 is shaking up the broadband game (well, within the support side) with the launch of an innovative new service aimed at boosting reliability without costing customers a penny extra. Enter “smart support” – a new product to nip network issues in the bud before they even become a headache. In a recent … Read more
Openreach, the powerhouse behind Northern Ireland’s broadband landscape, is making waves with a monumental commitment: an investment exceeding £100 million to expand and fortify its Ultrafast Full Fibre network. This ambitious endeavor aims to connect over 100,000 additional homes and businesses, stretching its reach into the farthest corners of rural Northern Ireland. Already, Openreach has … 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
Freedom Fibre is making waves again, this time with the launch of the Freedom Fund, a community initiative aimed at supporting good and green projects throughout North Shropshire. With a hefty £25,000 set aside, this fund is slated to inject much-needed resources into local initiatives. Opening its doors for applications on Friday, 05 April 2024, … Read more
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