As reported by The FT, London City Hall and the UK’s leading business groups have joined forces to ask Ofcom to implement an automatic compensation scheme for fixed business connectivity. Theo Blackwell MBE, Chief Digital Officer for London, said: “The quality of internet services in London is critically important to growth. As a regulator, Ofcom has … Read more
Sky and CityFibre have forged a new long-term partnership, set to bring Sky’s broadband services to the CityFibre network. CityFibre, which currently covers 3.8 million premises, aims to expand its network to at least 8 million over the coming years. Starting in 2025, Sky’s Full Fibre Broadband will be available to customers on CityFibre’s network, … Read more
Openreach has unveiled plans for a new symmetric 1Gbps broadband tier, expanding options for Communications Providers on its Full Fibre network. This service is set to launch in April 2025 and will be available in areas covered by Openreach’s “Type C” bid under the UK Government’s £5bn Project Gigabit initiative, focused on upgrading the hardest-to-reach … Read more
Zen Internet has become the first national ISP to sign a wholesale agreement with Trooli, an altnet with a full fibre network passing 370,000 homes and businesses. This is pretty big news… Previously, Zen only operated on Openreach and CityFibre. I’ve wondered for a while if Zen would continue to enter the altnet arena after … Read more
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
Freedom Fibre has just hit a major milestone, connecting over 20,000 homes across the North West and West Midlands to their full fibre network. With towns like Stoke-on-Trent, Crewe, Leek, Urmston, Northwich, and Whitchurch now benefiting, residents can access ultra fast full fibre (up to 1GB), thanks to Freedom Fibre’s cutting-edge XGS-PON technology (capable of … Read more
Sky News has just revealed that Sir Charles Dunstone, the entrepreneur behind TalkTalk, has secured a £400m refinancing deal to steer the company away from a looming debt default. The arrangement includes an immediate £65m injection from shareholders, followed by an additional £170m, with assets like Virtual1 (now moulded into the PXC brand) and customer … Read more
After three and a half years as CEO of B4RN, Michael Lee will be stepping down on September 1, 2024, as he relocates abroad due to his wife’s new work opportunity. Tom Rigg, who has been with B4RN since its founding and served as COO, will step into the CEO role. Michael will continue to … Read more
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