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Virgin Media O2 launches UK’s first 2Gbps residential broadband

Ryan Daws — Wed, 07 Feb 2024 11:44:23 +0000

Virgin Media O2 has become the first major UK broadband provider to launch a residential 2Gbps service, dubbed Gig2, and introduce symmetrical download and upload speeds across all speed tiers as an optional add-on for customers. The new blisteringly fast Gig2 broadband service, which offers speeds more than 28 times faster than the UK average,... Read more »

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Connected Nations: UK full-fibre broadband reaches 17M homes

Ryan Daws — Tue, 19 Dec 2023 15:54:21 +0000

A record-breaking 17 million UK homes now have access to full-fibre broadband, according to Ofcom’s latest Connected Nations report released today. The report highlights the advantages of full-fibre broadband, emphasising its increased reliability and resilience compared to traditional copper-based networks. 4.6 million households have already made the switch. Analysis indicates that providers experience fewer faults... Read more »

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Over 330K premises benefit from UK connectivity fund in 2023

Ryan Daws — Fri, 15 Dec 2023 09:57:58 +0000

The UK has invested over half a billion pounds this year to boost connectivity for more than 330,000 premises. The announcement comes alongside a £33 million investment to connect more than 17,000 homes and businesses in rural Derbyshire to high-speed broadband. This announcement for Derbyshire follows earlier contracts awarded in Shropshire, Cambridgeshire, New Forest, Norfolk,... Read more »

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In the fast lane: Analysing the UK’s leading broadband players

Ryan Daws — Wed, 06 Dec 2023 13:26:08 +0000

Opensignal has conducted an in-depth analysis of the real-world fixed broadband experience across the UK. The study provides a national overview as well as detailed insights into five major cities: Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh, London, and Manchester. National broadband landscape The UK’s fixed broadband market is witnessing rapid evolution, with national telecoms regulator Ofcom’s analysis pointing... Read more »

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CityFibre awards contracts for its Project Gigabit rollouts

Ryan Daws — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 15:17:00 +0000

CityFibre has awarded its first round of contracts to build partners as part of Project Gigabit. Project Gigabit is the government’s £5 billion programme to connect 715,000 rural properties, ensuring they have access to high-speed broadband services. CityFibre has appointed the following as its build partners: With these partnerships in place, CityFibre is ready to... Read more »

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Australia’s NBN secures further $1.5B for its full-fibre rollout

Ryan Daws — Fri, 21 Oct 2022 14:18:27 +0000

The Australian government has announced a further $1.5 billion (AUS$2.4 billion) for the NBN to support its full-fibre rollout. NBN (National Broadband Network) is an Australian national wholesale open-access data network that is operated by the NBN Co. The state-owned NBN Co was established in 2009 and had connected 6.7 million homes and businesses as... Read more »

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Vodafone is now the UK’s largest full-fibre provider

Ryan Daws — Mon, 13 Jun 2022 14:51:35 +0000

Vodafone has become the UK’s largest provider of full-fibre broadband. Full-fibre is up to 25 times faster than copper broadband and five times more reliable. Vodafone’s full-fibre services are now available to over eight million homes—more than TalkTalk, Sky, BT, and Virgin Media. Broadband provider (consumer sales) Number of premises Full Fibre (FTTP or FTTH)... Read more »

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CityFibre’s full-fibre to deliver over £40B of direct economic benefits

Ryan Daws — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 13:20:09 +0000

New research suggests that economic benefits worth over £40 billion will be reaped by CityFibre’s full-fibre rollout. The research – conducted by consultancy firm Hatch – covers a 15-year period and examines the rollout across 285 cities, towns, and villages in England and Scotland. Boosts to productivity and innovation account for £22 billion of the... Read more »

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CityFibre attracts over £1.4B in ‘largest-ever’ raise for UK full-fibre

Ryan Daws — Mon, 21 Mar 2022 16:27:56 +0000

CityFibre has attracted over £1.4 billion in the “largest-ever capital raise” for a UK full-fibre deployment. The milestone was reached following a further equity commitment of £300m from its existing shareholder, Mubadala Investment Company. Greg Mesch, Chief Executive at CityFibre, said: “Mubadala’s confidence in our business is testament to our growing momentum and progress. The... Read more »

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Over 90% of Virgin Media O2’s network is now gigabit-ready

Ryan Daws — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 10:33:46 +0000

Virgin Media O2’s network is now over 90 percent gigabit-ready, putting the ISP on track to upgrade its entire footprint by year-end. The provider’s latest switch-on connected a further 1.6 million homes in towns and cities including Lincoln, Bath, Lancaster, Fife, Huddersfield, Ipswich, Slough, and Salisbury. 14.3 million premises are now able to access the... Read more »

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