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Openreach Extends Full Fibre Connectivity to Lincolnshire Village

Over 820 homes in North Kelsey, South Kelsey, Howsham and Moortown are now connected to Openreach’s new ultrafast, ultra-reliable high speed full fibre broadband. Thanks to an investment by Openreach, homeowners in these remote towns are now saying goodbye to crawling, intermittent FTTC/ADSL2+ connections. The massive project, which took around 6 months to complete, saw … Read more

Spring Fibre Strengthens Leadership with New Strategy & Commercial Director

Altnet Spring Fibre, today announced the addition of Alex Stevanović, to its leadership team as Strategy & Commercial Director. Spring Fibre is a fast growing altnet in a market that is ripe for consolidation, and this marks its first senior appointment into a team that has organically expanded the network reach with the plan to … Read more

nexfibre Hits Milestone with 800,000 Premises Ready for Service

nexfibre, the next-generation fibre network operator, has today published its latest quarterly rollout update – which confirms that it now has more than 800,000 premises passed and ready for service (RFS). This update details the significant progress nexfibre continues to make in deploying its full-fibre network across the UK and that it is on track … Read more

Quickline Secures Government Contract to Expand Rural Connectivity Across West Yorkshire and York Area

Quickline Communications, a leading rural broadband firm, has landed a major contract as part of the government’s £5bn Project Gigabit initiative. The deal allows the business to deliver a full fibre network to more than 28,000 rural homes and businesses, including some of the hardest-to-reach communities in North and East Yorkshire and West Yorkshire and … Read more

Openreach Initiates Ultrafast Broadband Deployment in Kirkintilloch

Openreach is commencing work this week to build a new Ultrafast broadband network offering speeds of up to 330Mbps* in Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire – the first area in Scotland to be announced as part of the company’s countrywide investment to reach three million homes and business. The new network will mean local people could be … Read more

Nexfibre announces £1bn investment in broadband infrastructure in 2024

nexfibre, the next generation, full fibre network provider, has today announced it will invest £1bn in broadband infrastructure this year as part of its plans to drive long-term competition in the fibre access market, on a national scale. This provides a major boost to the UK’s digital infrastructure, helping the Government fulfil its gigabit broadband … Read more

Lightning Fibre’s Charity Abseil Raises £1300 for Rockinghorse Children’s Charity

Lightning Fibre, the Eastbourne-based Full Fibre ISP, has once again shown their continued support for the Rockinghorse Children’s Charity with yet another fundraising event that managed to raise over £800. The daring deeds of Lightning Fibre’s Sales and Marketing Director Rob Reaks and Marketing Assistant Emmy Pollard saw the telecoms company supporting the Sussex based … Read more

Gigabit Networks Forges Path into Scottish Market through CityFibre Partnership

Gigabit Networks has announced its expansion into Scotland in collaboration with CityFibre, marking a significant milestone for the company as it ventures into new territory. With this development, Gigabit Network partners gain the capability to provide CityFibre services in key Scottish cities including Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Renfrewshire. Gigabit Networks has both a direct ISP offering … Read more

Exascale’s Fibre Initiative Empowers Telford-Based Charity’s Redevelopment Project

Exascale has embarked on a collaborative effort with the Shrewsbury & Newport Canals Trust, a charitable organization located in Telford, to introduce fibre connectivity to the Wappenshall Junction redevelopment project. The project will rejuvenate the Canal basin area by providing communal spaces and an onsite café for the community’s benefit. CEO of Exascale, Thomas Bibb, … Read more

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