Quickline Communications, East Yorkshire’s leading rural broadband provider, has teamed up with Hull City Football Club as a commercial partner for the remainder of the 2024/25 season. The collaboration promises engaging initiatives for fans, including giveaways, competitions, and community events. To kick things off, Quickline will treat supporters to free drinks at the Sheffield Wednesday … Read more
Quickline has launched its full-fibre broadband across rural West Yorkshire, bringing gigabit-capable speeds to villages like Streethouse, New Sharlston, Emley, and Upper Cumberworth through the government’s Project Gigabit. Around 600 homes and businesses in these areas now have access via government funding, with a further 1,100 connected through Quickline’s own network expansion. This rollout targets … Read more
Wessex Internet, the Dorset-based rural broadband provider, has connected its 10,000th customer, Dan Phillips from Hampshire, who was thrilled to win 10 years of free gigabit broadband as part of the celebration. The award-winning ISP is set to grow its customer base by 60% this year, with over 30,000 properties ready for connection and 53,000 … Read more
Quickline is celebrating the arrival of its full fibre broadband across rural Yorkshire and Lincolnshire with a special festive competition. Communities like Woodsetts, Graizelound, and Wroot now have access to gigabit-capable speeds, part-funded by the government’s Project Gigabit. To mark the milestone, winners of Quickline’s prize draw will enjoy a VIP reception and winter illuminations … Read more
In this episode, I sit down with the industry GOAT—Richard Tang. Richard has successfully built an ISP that operates in the consumer, B2B, and wholesale spaces, generating over £120M in revenue with an incredibly strong and unique culture. We discuss the Zen journey and Richard’s vision for getting Zen to where it is today, the … Read more
Brsk has announced that it is expanding its network to connect rural areas in West Yorkshire with high-speed full-fibre services. Around 10,000 premises across Denholme, Haworth, Crossroads, Wilsden, and Cullingworth will gain access to speeds of up to 2Gbps, addressing the limited and costly broadband options currently available. Regional Head Darryl Nieuwenhuizen said: “We have … Read more
Zzoomm has reached 15% market penetration in the towns of Penistone, Sherburn-in-Elmet, Sandbach, and High Green & Chapeltown, despite these networks being newly established. Recently, the company celebrated 20%+ penetration in several other towns, including Hereford and Thirsk, demonstrating its rapid uptake. As we know, a penetration rate of 20% is celebrated within the industry, … Read more
The National Wealth Fund (NWF) has stepped up its commitment to Netomnia with an additional £25 million loan, enhancing a previous £75 million loan from the UK Infrastructure Bank. This brings NWF’s total support to £100 million for Netomnia’s ambitious expansion of its high-speed broadband network. So far, this funding has connected over 100,000 premises, … Read more
Richard Tang, CEO of Zen Internet, sits down with Guy Miller, CEO of MS3. Here are the highlights from the conversation: To start, of course, they talk about Hull’s telecom market. Hull was completely different from the way the rest of the UK operated when it came to telecoms. For decades, KCOM held a monopoly … Read more
