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Nexfibre Publishes Latest Nationwide Rollout Update, Announces Plans for 2025

Nexfibre Publishes Latest Nationwide Rollout Update, Announces Plans for 2025 In its latest quarterly update, nexfibre reports nearly 1.3 million premises passed and reveals build locations for 2025 and early 2026, with high volumes of construction planned in Eastbourne, Weymouth, Nantwich, and North Wales. nexfibre, has published its latest quarterly update on the nationwide rollout … Read more

Quickline Secures Two Major Contracts Worth £190m for Rural Broadband Upgrade

Quickline has secured two significant Project Gigabit contracts, worth £190 million, to upgrade broadband for 108,000 rural homes and businesses in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. This move solidifies Quickline’s position as a key player in delivering gigabit-capable broadband to hard-to-reach areas. The initiative will also expand Quickline’s commercial network to 107,000 more premises.CEO Sean Royce highlighted … Read more

CityFibre Expands Full Fibre Broadband to Over 30,000 in Eastbourne

CityFibre has extended its high-speed, reliable broadband to over 30,000 homes and businesses in Eastbourne. CityFibre has completed upgrades in Sovereign Harbour, Friday Street, and Langney, with Meads, Roselands, and Old Town next. Adrian Smith, CityFibre’s Partnership Manager for East Sussex, stated: “Our Eastbourne build is at an exciting stage, providing more residents with unparalleled … Read more

BT Faces £17.5 Million Fine From Ofcom for Emergency Call Failures

A large fine of £17.5 million has been laid on the telecom giant after a massive network disruption in June 2023 left 14,000 emergency calls unanswered. This 10.5-hour outage exposed some serious flaws in BT’s operations. The issue stemmed from a server configuration error that wreaked havoc on BT’s emergency call handling system. Ofcom’s investigation … Read more

Ofcom Puts A Stop To mid-contract price rises Linked To Inflation

Ofcom has rolled out new consumer protection rules requiring telecom providers to clearly state any future price rises in pounds and pence in their contracts. This move is set to provide customers with more certainty and transparency about their telecom bills. Why the Change? In recent years, many UK phone, broadband, and pay TV companies … Read more

BeeBu Teams Up with MS3 Networks to Expand Full Fibre Coverage

BeeBu is partnering with leading Internet Service Providers (ISPs) nationwide to offer affordable, full fibre broadband services to millions of homes. Today, BeeBu announced its availability on the MS3 Network, connecting Hull, North Lincolnshire, and East Yorkshire. If you weren’t aware, BeeBu recently launched as the new UK ISP “disruptor”. Promoting full fibre, nationally using … Read more

Pulse Fibre Launches New Wholesale Platform

Pulse Fibre has just launched its new wholesale platform, now available to all internet service providers (ISPs). This platform offers ISPs access to incremental properties beyond existing Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) networks. Pulse is entering the wholesale space with an interesting USP of being able to offer up to 10Gbps from day one. Although many homeowners may … Read more

UK Ranks 35th In The World For Average Broadband Speed

A recent study by Cable.co.uk reveals that the UK is still lagging behind other countries in full fibre broadband penetration and average internet speeds. The data is analysed from around 1.5 billion broadband speed tests worldwide; the UK currently sits 35th in the table. Although, over the past twelve months, the UK has rolled out … Read more

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