Category: Internet Service Providers

The long awaited merger of the alt-net world between Brsk and Netomnia (the company behind YouFibre) has finally been agreed.

After shrinking the product line up earlier in the week, NOW has fleshed out its offerings with a new FTTP speed point which is based on the Openreach 80 Mbps down and 20 Mbps connection speed package and priced at £24/m.

CityFibre has this morning announced increased rollout in Middleton-on-Sea, Elmer Sand and Flansham in Bognor Regis. This adds to ecisting rollout a couple of years ago in surrounding areas.

Virgin Media O2 customers are to receive better coverage in Manchester after an agreement to deploy 4G/5G capable small cell sites in the city centre.

Now which is powered by Sky has removed its two FTTC based packages to focus on just the full fibre market via its Full Fibre 100 service which at £25/month is £3/month cheaper than the Sky product it is based on.

Truespeed, the South west based alt-net provider announces that they have passed over 100,000 premises in their FTTP broadband roll-out.

Altnet Brsk has this morning announced plans for further rollout in Calderdale around Halifax in West Yorkshire. The areas expected to benefit from this include Siddal, Skircoat Green, Salterhebble, Outlane, Copley, Bank Top, Lee Mount, Boothtown, Pellon, Ovenden, Illingworth, Holmfield and Northowram.

Ex-BT CEO Philip Jansen who ended his CEO role at the end of January has been awarded a final pay package of £3.7m.

The pressures on broadband services, particularly those engaged in FTTP roll-outs have been mounting and thus today sees Teneo Financial Advisory Limited appointed as administrators at Broadway Partners.

St Helens in Merseyside and Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan will be the latest towns to gain FTTP from alt-net provider brsk.