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abrdn Boosts Investment in Airband to Drive Rural Broadband Growth in West of England

Up to now, abrdn has allocated over £200 million to the improvement of Airband’s offering. Airband currently reaches around 315,000 premises, and it has over 230,000 premises that are “Ready For Service” (can be connected), in seven counties in the West of England, including Devon, Somerset, Oxfordshire, Cheshire, Shropshire, Herefordshire, & Wales. Airband has connected … Read more

Another ISP to Support buy Outs. Vodafone launches “The Great British Telecoms Switch”

Switching to Vodafone’s Full Fibre 900 broadband just got easy! They’re offering up to £100 to cover exit fees, making it much more attractive for customers to switch. Its clear that Vodafone is on a mission to bolster their FTTP offering, and this latest campaign could bring much bigger volumes. Vodafone, currently operating on both … Read more

CityFibre Acquires Lit Fibre. Let The Games Begin!

CityFibre gains an additional 200,000 passed premises following its acquisition of Lit Fibre, with the ambition to build a further 100,000 using the Lit Fibre resource. This acquisition, structured on a share-based arrangement, will result in Newlight Partners (the current owners) holding a minority stake (2%) in CityFibre. This will be the first of many … Read more

TalkTalk Wholesale’s rebrand is on-point. Here’s why…

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

new one touch switch launch date annouced.

We are excited to find out that the revised go-live date for the One Touch Switch platform is set for September 12, 2024. Extensive consultations with various communication providers and stakeholders across industry segments have led TOTSCO to this date, believing that it is achievable by all parties involved. Although we understand some CPs would … Read more

MS3 Blog: Spotlighting Gender Diversity

Roughly 50% of workers in the UK are women, according to Tech UK. However, that percentage drops to slightly under half, at 24%, in tech roles. It is the responsibility of businesses to hire, develop, and maintain a diverse staff in order to close the gender gap. In advance of International Women’s Day (IWD) on … Read more

Industry call for tougher sentences following attacks on critical fibre infrastructure

Innovative fibre network providers – Ogi and Vorboss – are leading an industry call for tougher sentencing laws, following a spate of attacks on critical internet infrastructure across the UK. A series of severe, targeted attacks on full fibre networks – from rural Wales to the City of London – has cut off homes, businesses … Read more

Virgin Media Brings High-Speed Broadband to 14,000 Homes and Businesses in Alfreton

This is an excellent news update direct from the heart of Alfreton! More than 14,000 homes and businesses in Alfreton now have access to ultra-fast broadband services, thanks to Virgin Media. This tremendous network growth is all thanks to nexfibre, the network on a mission to change lay fibre at outstanding rates. They have invested … Read more

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