Category: Broadband

No major milestones for any of the regions this month, but hopefully Wales will hit 90% Gigabit coverage in the next four weeks. The Openreach full fibre roll-out continues but the reality that a good proportion of this is overbuild of other full fibre networks is visible then you look at the Openreach FTTP change […]

Most users, when signing up to a broadband service, will be looking at price as the main comparator between Provider A and Provider B. Sure, they may take into consideration the relative reputations of the providers or features offered by the providers, but typically they will look at price first. The problem with this is […]

A new scam utilising fake door step sales is emerging currently in the Kings Lynn area of Norfolk. ISPreview ran with this after spotting an alert issued by Norfolk Trading Standards and we want to ensure as many people as possible are forewarned i.e. if you have elderly or vulnerable neighbours do warn them. What […]

It appears that in the last few days cable thieves have struck in the SS4 Ashingdon, Rochford areas of Southend, with reports of several pavement chambers being opened, cables severed and pulled out with vehicles prior to stealing. While fibre optic cable is worthless compared to the copper, we doubt the thieves care about that […]

Social Tariffs are discounted broadband services, typically for those on certain government benefits, which provide affordable broadband for those on lowest incomes. These are often plans at reduced speeds (although not always), frequently without minimum contract terms (but some packages promoted do carry terms, and often these are unclear), and you have to usually meet […]

The monthly update from BDUK on the Project Gigabit contracts across England and Wales has been released, and the Fibrus contract in Northern Ireland has been added to the dataset. Project Gigabit contracts excluding the ones in Scotland is set to deliver Gigabit capable broadband (usually full fibre) to 846,770 premises once completed and to […]

toob investor INPP transfers equity to debt holders International Public Partnerships Limited, an investor in toob with around £24.1m has decided not to commit any further capital to toob and plans to transfer its equity to debt holders, retaining a small exposure in toob at £2.6m. INPP has agreed with debt holders that it will […]

A summary of news pieces that may be of interest from the last week. Octopus Investment reported in advanced talks to buy PXC from TalkTalk Sky News reports that TalkTalk advisers are planning to enter advanced talks with Octopus about buying PlatformX Communications (PXC). Sky is linking this to Fern Trading, which is managed by […]

The altnet Lightning Fibre is concentrated on the south coast of England and with over 80,000 addresses passed it is celebrating the milestone of passing 20,000 actual customers. The network is focused around Eastbourne, Hastings, Hailsham and smaller footprints in Heathfield, Tenterden and Haywards Heath. “Achieving 25% residential take-up in this highly competitive market shows […]

The target of Openreach hitting 25 million premises Ready for Service with FTTP by the end of 2026 is looking a close run thing. Our tracking is currently suggesting we will be reporting on the figure being reached between 16th January 2027 and 19th February 2027. So it seems possible that Openreach may have passed […]