Category: Internet Service Providers

The Aberdeenshire towns of Portlethen and Newtonhill should have access to FTTP via GoFibre and we have found the first live streets in Newtonhill.

The Telegraph is reporting Virgin Media O2 have been in discussions over a potential £3bn bid to acquire CityFibre, the UK's largest alt-net, however the reason may be more about protecting its own market position than expanding its footprint.

Brsk is growing rapidly in Bradford, Manchester, Lancashire and the West Midlands.

Air Broadband who were acquired by Zybre and had a growing customer base looks to be in some trouble, particularly with CityFibre going public saying Zybre/Air Broadband is in breach of its contractual obligations to CityFibre and a number of other suppliers.

With the first live postcodes appearing in Londonderry/Derry Northern Ireland we believe Netomnia (aka YouFibre) is the first alt-net to be selling a service in all four nations that comprise the United Kingdom.

Our title may look wrong, but according to the IX Wireless network their fixed wireless roll-out is a 'cost effective way of deploying Full Fibre to the Premises'.

New customers are once again able to order the Gigabit FTTP service from Sky with a currrent price offer of £54.50/m

675 solar panels is an impressive number of panels to fit to a roof compared to the 6 to 12 generally fitted to a home, but this reflects the size of the Zen Internet HQ.

Changes to those eligible for the Virgin Media broadband social tariff means that some 9.5 million people are now eligible.

Many broadband operators are introducing above-inflation price increases in 2023 with some going to over 14% due to sky high inflation. We have included a round-up of the price increases for the main providers and a few who have chosen to take a different course