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Quickline, the rural broadband provider, has once again emphasized its commitment to a two-year price freeze, providing customers with assurance in the face of increasing costs. BT recently announced a significant annual price increase of 14.4%, and other major broadband providers in the UK are expected to follow suit with price hikes in the coming … Read more
CityFibre, the UK’s second-largest Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network provider, has announced that its FTTP network footprint has reached over 2 million premises in the country. This significant milestone puts the company in a strong position to maintain its position as the second-largest FTTP network in the UK. CityFibre’s FTTP network has been expanding rapidly, with the … Read more
The UK government has introduced new laws requiring all new homes in England to be built with gigabit broadband connections, while landlords will be legally obligated to future-proof new homes for gigabit broadband as standard practice during construction. These changes to the Building Regulations 2010 will ensure that connection costs are capped at £2,000 per … Read more
Openreach, the UK’s largest broadband network provider, has reported a 2.5% increase in broadband traffic across the country during 2022. The figures are based on millions of homes and businesses using large providers such as BT, Sky, TalkTalk, Vodafone, and Zen. The growth is attributed to live online streaming of football matches, people turning to … Read more
Liberty Global, the owner of Virgin Media, and InfraVia Capital have shut down their joint venture in Germany, helloFiber, which was launched in 2021. The project aimed to roll out fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) networks across Germany, but staff were made redundant prior to Christmas, resulting in the closure of the venture. While the closure of a … Read more
Quickline’s innovative hybrid full fibre and 5G fixed wireless broadband rollout has tripled broadband speeds for more than 50,000 rural homes across the UK in 2022. The last year has seen almost 100 mast sites go live in North and West Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, upgrading internet speeds for over 2,000 rural communities. This is a … Read more
The latest report on broadband coverage in the United Kingdom for the second half of 2022 indicates that the deployment of full-fibre (FTTP) internet service provider networks has increased substantially, with coverage now reaching 45.13% of premises. This represents a significant rise from the 37.61% coverage reported in the first half of 2022. Furthermore, the … Read more
The article discusses the various spikes in internet usage that occurred in 2022, as reported by internet service provider Zen Internet. The article notes that Zen Internet saw its highest data spike in December 2021, and this was repeated in December 2022 with a spike that was 21% higher than the previous year. The article … Read more
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