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Fusion Fibre Light Up Sotcksfield and Mickley!

Residents of Stocksfield and Mickley are now surfing the digital waves at lightning speed, thanks to the recent installation of full fibre broadband in these rural Northumberland villages. Since the tail end of summer 2022, Fusion Fibre Group (formerly known as FACTCO), in collaboration with Northumberland County Council, has been on a mission to future-proof … Read more

It Begins! Family Receives First Full Fibre Connection In New Forest Thanks To Wessex Internet!

Gillian and Jeff Bailey, residents of Martin in Hampshire, are among the first in the New Forest to experience the lightning-fast benefits of ultrafast full fibre broadband courtesy of Wessex Internet, all thanks to Project Gigabit, the government’s initiative aimed at bringing top-spee full fibre broadband to remote communities. With a chunky £14 million investment … Read more

Gigaclear Celebrates Reaching Two Significant Milestones – 100,000 Customers And 500,000 Premises Passed!

There’s no stopping the rural full fibre provider Gigaclear as they hit 100,000 connected customers! There are only a handful of ‘altnets’ that surpass the 100,000 connected customer mark, and Gigaclear can now proudly wear that badge. Not only that, the network & ISP have now passed 500,000 properties! It’s clear that this altnet is … Read more

More Deals Done! TAL Secures Two More Bases On The Cityfibre Network

When we stated on the Fibrenews podcast, that Nigel Barnett was on an acquisition mission, we meant it! Another two bases were added to the TAL group. Telecom Acquisitions Limited (TAL) has agreed partnerships with ISPs No One Internet, and Link Broadband to acquire their customers signed up to the CityFibre network. TAL CEO Nigel … Read more

OG’s – Wessex Internet, Secures £18M Goverment Funded Gigabit Project

Wessex Internet clinches an £18 million government-backed Project Gigabit deal to bring lightning-fast connectivity to approximately 14,500 residences and enterprises in South Wiltshire. Rural South Wiltshire is set to undergo a digital revolution with the signing of a significant contract aimed at upgrading the county’s network as part of Project Gigabit—a £5 billion government initiative … Read more

Home Telecom’s Strategic Move: Understanding the Acquisition of Cuckoo’s Openreach Base

Cuckoo’s Openreach/TalkTalk base has been acquired by Home Telecom (part of the Telecom Acquisitions Group). An undisclosed number of customers will now be served via Home Telecom. Here’s our take on the major announcement. Cuckoo stands out from the crowd with its unique branding and “high level” of support for customers seeking a more personal … Read more

Virgin Media O2 Changes The Game with Fiber-Smart Poles To Enhance 5G Roll out

Virgin Media O2’s deployment of 4G and 5G “smart poles” (lamp post sized poles next to a street cab) on top of its existing fibre network marks a significant development in telecommunications infrastructure in the UK. These smart poles are placed beside the VMO2’s existing national fibre network cabinets. Of course, Virgin, being the size … Read more

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

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