Category: Internet Service Providers

Amble on the Northumberland coastline is one of the latest places to find us spotting the nexfibre XGS-PON rollout, currently sold by Virgin Media O2 and giffgaff. The town is not the most northern nexfibre build in England, that crown is held by Berwick upon Tweed and its possible that in time we may see […]

Zen Internet have announced today that MS3 Networks will join as a new alt-net partner via the Zen network allowing the ISP to retail Zen fibre broadband to more areas from early next year. The company already has deals with alt-nets CityFibre, Freedom Fibre and Trooli, and recently announced a new partnership with ITS. This […]

BT has commissioned a report from Assembly Research to look at the economic benefits of migrating Critical National Infrastructure away from old legacy networks such as PSTN, 2G and 3G onto new fully digital IP infrastructure and has identified that migrations could provide £3bn net economic benefit by 2040 Some of the obvious costs of […]

Virgin Media has released another update on the nexfibre XGS-PON rollout. The focus this time is on Littlehampton, on the south coast where they claim 21,000 homes have been built to. “21,000 more homes in Littlehampton can now feel the benefit of Virgin Media’s services – with packages that include everything from next generation multigigabit […]

Olilo who are a new retail broadband brand in the UK and describe themselves as broadband for engineers, sysadmins and home lab enthusiasts has now placed its first order using the All Points Fibre Networks’ aquila wholesale platform. The retailer launched back on 11th September and offers public access to statistics about its service so […]

Netomnia who by virtue of owning two networks can call themselves the second largest full fibre alt-net in the United Kingdom is refining its brand identity. The branding focuses on the phrase “WHERE THE MOST POWERFUL INTERNET LIVES” which is said to strengthen the previous statement of “a fibre network built for whatever comes next“. […]

Another area where we’ve been steadily finding nexfibre XGS-PON services appears to have completed its build now. Virgin Media has announced 12,000 homes in Sleaford can get Virgin Media services for the first time. We’d have been quicker running this news up the flag pole, but Sleaford on its own weighs in at less than […]

An investment of £150,000 has brought full fibre to Margam Country Park as part of the Swansea Bay City Digital Infrastructure Programme. “Margam Park is one of Neath Port Talbot’s most treasured attractions and ensuring it has the digital infrastructure to support modern visitor experiences is a key priority. This investment in full fibre connectivity […]

After the trial involving 500 trialists giffgaff has now launched its symmetric full fibre services that use the nexfibre XGS-PON network most commonly associated with Virgin Media O2. Service is limited to selected locations across North West England, Yorkshire and the Humber and East Midlands, with a rollout in the North East in October and […]

The reasoning behind the rebranding at TalkTalk with more of an emphasis on Wi-Fi is clearer now after they’ve published some details of research carried out. The short version is that with three quarters of adults saying they understand the term Wi-Fi versus only half understanding fibre partly behind the rebranding. “Wi-Fi is a staple […]