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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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EU greenlights Vodafone-Altice FTTH plans

Ryan Daws — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 16:15:23 +0000

The EU Commission has given the green light to a joint venture between Vodafone and Altice to deploy fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) across Germany. The joint venture is called FibreCo and will see the partners deploy FTTH to up to seven million homes over a six-year period. Nick Read, CEO of Vodafone Group, commented: “This partnership builds... 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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AT&T delays 500,000 FTTP builds due to fibre supply issues

Ryan Daws — Fri, 13 Aug 2021 10:04:55 +0000

AT&T has been forced to delay 500,000 of its FTTP (Fibre-to-the-Premises) builds due to an industry-wide fibre shortage. Fibre is in high demand following a year when people were forced to appreciate the need for fast and robust connectivity. Unfortunately, the pandemic also played havoc with supply chains. During a virtual conference, AT&T Senior Executive... Read more »

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Virgin Media will upgrade its entire UK network to full-fibre by 2028

Ryan Daws — Thu, 29 Jul 2021 12:07:55 +0000

Virgin Media has committed to upgrading its entire UK broadband network to full-fibre by 2028. The operator’s network currently predominantly uses Hybrid Fibre Coax (HFC) technology but also some Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) via Radio Frequency over Glass (RFoG). The network is currently being upgraded to support the DOCSIS 3.1 standard which is due to complete by... Read more »

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Ofcom updates wholesale rules to accelerate the full-fibre rollout

Ryan Daws — Thu, 18 Mar 2021 12:02:24 +0000

Telecoms regulator Ofcom has updated its wholesale rules with the aim of accelerating the full-fibre rollout. Full-fibre broadband was a key pledge of Johnson’s government but, like most plans, was somewhat derailed by the COVID-19 pandemic. With the UK’s successful vaccine rollout enabling a cautious roadmap to lifting lockdown restrictions, the focus is now shifting... Read more »

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CityFibre awards £1.5B of contracts as it speeds up full-fibre rollout

Ryan Daws — Thu, 05 Nov 2020 13:24:24 +0000

Full-fibre provider CityFibre has awarded £1.5 billion of construction contracts across 27 towns and cities. Under current plans, more than five million premises will be covered by the rollout. All of the projects are expected to be in the build phase by summer 2021. These are the construction partners selected by CityFibre in each town... Read more »

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