Infrastructure
WightFibre, the Isle of Wight’s leading broadband provider, is making a significant impact with its full-fibre broadband rollout. With 70,000 homes passed and over 21,000 delighted customers connected (making that an impressive penetration rate), WightFibre is rapidly transforming the Isle of Wight into a true Gigabit Island. Breaking Down the Numbers: Looking Ahead: John Irvine, … Read more
nexfibre, has just announced that it will be connecting 15,000 premises in High Wycombe and Marlow to its full fibre network. This expansion is part of a partnership with build partner and anchor tenant Virgin Media O2. This latest investment highlights nexfibre’s ongoing efforts to deploy its advanced full-fibre network across the UK. Recently, nexfibre … Read more
BT Group has implemented energy-saving ‘cell sleep’ technology across its EE mobile sites nationwide, following successful trials in each of the UK’s home nations. This innovative technology uses machine learning to predict periods of low demand and puts certain 4G LTE capacity carriers to sleep when they’re not needed. The ‘cell sleep’ software automatically wakes … Read more
Exciting news from Canterbury! nexfibre, has kicked off build activity to connect over 13,000 premises in Canterbury to its full-fibre network. This initiative is part of their partnership with build partner and anchor tenant, Virgin Media O2. The investment in Canterbury is a clear indicator of the progress nexfibre is making in deploying its next-gen … Read more
Over the past 18 months, Scottish independent broadband provider GoFibre has achieved a significant milestone. Now, over 100,000 homes and businesses across Scotland and northern England can connect to GoFibre’s ultra-fast and reliable broadband network. GoFibre is on a mission to close the digital divide in Scotland, focusing on rural and hard-to-reach areas. Recent research … Read more
nexfibre, the mega “altnet”, has just announced that it’s connecting over 2,000 homes and businesses in Loughborough to its state-of-the-art full-fibre network. This move is a part of their broader plan to reach more than 22,000 premises across Leicestershire, in collaboration with their build partner and anchor tenant, Virgin Media O2. This investment in Loughborough … Read more
Openreach engineers have started building a new ultrafast broadband, full fibre network in Northallerton. This full fibre upgrade will enable thousands of locals to connect multiple devices at gigabit speeds, helping businesses trade online and compete for years to come. The new technology is more reliable, resilient, and future-proof, offering fewer faults and consistent speeds … Read more
Zzoomm’s gigafast Full Fibre broadband network has passed 200,000 ready-for-service properties across 29 locations in its latest milestone. Three things we love about Zzoomm: To give a rough overview of where these guys have been building, here’s a snip from their coverage map… Now, here are some comments from Matthew Hare, Chief Executive: “We have … Read more
B4RN (Broadband 4 the Rural North) is continuing to extend its network in the North, focusing on more “hard-to-reach” locations and announcing further plans to expand across Northumberland and County Durham. The “Community Benefit Society” business has already connected 13,000 customers and passed over 25,000 properties. Although, compared to other “altnets,” the number of properties … Read more
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