Lightning Fibre, the Eastbourne-based full-fibre provider, recently connected its first customer in Worthing, marking an expansion into West Sussex. Founded in 2018, the company uses its own FTTP infrastructure alongside third-party networks to serve East Sussex and Kent. Known for reliability and fast symmetric speeds, Lightning Fibre won the ISPA Award for Best ISP in … Read more
The Fibre Cafe has today announced that UK B2B ISPs Redcentric and Talk Straight are the latest to join their solution in a move that enables both companies to leverage the platform’s unified interface into the UK’s growing FTTx ecosystem, gaining a strategic advantage and unlocking new opportunities in the wholesale market. Together, Talk Straight … Read more
Richard Tang, CEO of Zen Internet, sits down with Guy Miller, CEO of MS3. Here are the highlights from the conversation: To start, of course, they talk about Hull’s telecom market. Hull was completely different from the way the rest of the UK operated when it came to telecoms. For decades, KCOM held a monopoly … Read more
Ogi has teamed up with Amazon to introduce a Welsh language feature in the latest eero wifi software. This is a big step forward in enhancing the broadband experience for Welsh-speaking users across the country. If you weren’t aware, Ogi is wales leading “altnet” and if you look on any of their content, its always … Read more
Pulse Fibre is ramping up its network expansion with Adtran’s 10G XGS-PON platform, bringing gigabit speeds to 250,000 homes across the UK. This partnership ensures reliable, early-stage broadband connectivity for new builds, supporting systems like EV chargers and smart home setups. Robert Buckingham, Pulse Fibre’s Operations Director, emphasized the use of “Construction Mode” for seamless … Read more
LilaConnect has now passed 80% of premises in Stoke-on-Trent, equating to 103,784 residential and commercial properties across the city! This means that every one of those properties can now access superfast full fibre. They have been working alongside the government as part of the Silicon Stoke Prospectus. Originally published in 2021, Stoke-on-Trent City Council (SoTCC) … Read more
Cuckoo, one the UK’s top “broadband disruptors”, has today signed a new sponsorship deal with British Bobsleigh. They supported the team last year, and the team had their most successful season yet! Cuckoo hopes to be the new lucky egg (we can’t take the glory for that pun – that was the Cuckoo’s content team) in Team … Read more
In this episode of the Ask Anything series, we dive deep with Dave Tomlinson, the Operations Director at Telcom. With over two and a half years under his belt, Dave has been instrumental in reshaping the company’s operations, overseeing everything from service delivery to fleet management. Being part of the Ask Anything series, we don’t … Read more
The latest interview, led by Richard Tang (CEO of Zen Internet), is with Katie Milligan, CCO at Openreach. In the latest interview, key insights emerged regarding the importance of diversity in leadership within the tech industry. Katie discussed in detail how the need for more women in tech and leadership roles and how achieving a … Read more
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