Growth
More positive news from Freedom this morning! These guys are absolutely on a roll. Going somewhat “under” our radar until early 2024, they’re moving at a rapid pace in the right direction! Their wholesale offering is the talk of the town, and now they have announced a huge Project Gigabit rollout to bring ultra-fast full … Read more
Grain has just hit a major milestone – over 30,000 customers are now connected to their full fibre network. Grain is growing fast, that’s for sure. They have infrastructure in over 50 towns, like Carlisle, Birmingham, Blackpool, Bolton, Bradford, Grimsby, Hartlepool, Hull, Liverpool, Manchester, Middlesbrough, Newcastle, North Shields, Oldham, and Sunderland. Grain receives lots of … Read more
Vorboss, the “altnet” supplying chunky, affordable ethernet to London businesses, has again received recognition from the City of London Corporation as part of the Considerate Contractor Scheme for delivering “exemplary” work. In a nutshell, they’re smashing it when it comes to laying fibre in central London, which, for any engineer or network supplier, knows this … Read more
Kloud9 announces another plan to connect up to 400 properties to ultrafast full fibre, in collaboration with BDUK, in a rural Shropshire village. Although the numbers seem small, Kloud9 is excelling in the rural space and collectively making significant strides in connecting the “forgotten” rural spots in the north. We wrote about Kloud9 for the … Read more
Ogi, the “altnet” bringing ultrafast full fibre to Welsh residents (on a completely separate note, I love how Ogi’s domain uses .wales), has announced the success of reaching two-thirds of its planned “first phase” rollout. This means that one in five “properties passed” have signed up to use one of their full fibre packages. Ogi … Read more
ClearFibre, part of the Telcom Group, has today announced the completion of its first phase build to bring superfast full fibre to Cardiff. Many residents of Cardiff will now be able to order full fibre, up to 1GB, from ClearFibre. Chris Baldock, Executive Chairman at ClearFibre, commented: “We are proud to be a part of this … Read more
nexfibre, the giant open access (network only, with ISP’s providing internet on top) “altnet” (altnertive network to Openreach), has just unveiled its latest plans to connect over 30,000 premises in Sedgefield to their ultra fast FTTP network. This strategic investment forms part of nexfibre’s plan to extend its reach to over 40,000 premises throughout Durham … Read more
Big news is coming from CityFibre this morning. They hit a pretty impressive milestone of connecting 400,000 customers and more importantly, announced a positive EBITDA for their first quarter of 2024! The sales performance of CityFibre’s Internet Service Provider (ISP) partners has shown remarkable improvement, with customer connections surpassing 400,000, a staggering 77% increase year-on-year. … Read more
Openreach is rallying the residents and businesses on the outskirts of Middleton to support a bid to bring ultrafast, ultra-reliable full-fibre broadband to approximately 120 local properties. Through the initiative, by leveraging free government broadband vouchers, the community can usher in this cutting-edge technology and start reaping its benefits within the next 12-18 months. If … Read more
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