Category: Wholesale
Time to revisit how Openreach FTTP is split up
We last shared detail of how much Openreach FTTP was down to new build premises, Fibre First, gap funding or just plain commercial back in June so a month later we have an update for everyone.
100,000 premises signed up to Openreach Community Fibre scheme
The Openreach Community Fibre scheme that uses a mixture of community money, vouchers and investment from Openreach has signed up its 930th community with 590 already live.
Entanet launch Ethernet Flex 1Gbps service for £199/m
Entanet who is owned by CityFibre and provides wholesale access to the CityFibre network has launched a new service aimed at the business sector with a guaranteed symmetric 200 Mbps bursting to 1 Gbps.
1.5 million Gfast premises passed milestone passed
Our tracking of the G.fast roll-out has passed the 1.5 million premises mark with new pods on another eleven exchanges.
Fibre First reaches 5% of Cardiff and more areas with ultrafast Gfast broadband
The Fibre First full fibre roll-out that we have found in Cardiff has grown to reach 1 in 20 premises as the result of the roll-out in the Whitchurch area.
11 new locations for Openreach Fibre First roll-out announced
The next 11 areas that will be part of the Openreach Fibre First roll-out have been announced along with plans to hire 3,000 new trainees in 2019 to support the push to 3 million premises of full fibre in the next two years.
Unrestricted access to Openreach ducts and poles under Ofcom spotlight
Duct and pole access (catchy acronym of PIA) has been around for a while but restrictions to date mean using it for leased line services is not possible, so as part of the Business Connectivity Market Review Ofcom is consulting and making the unrestricted access each more unrestricted.
The increasing pace of roll-out of full fibre from Openreach
Openreach is ramping up its full fibre deployment and is now saying that it is building at a rate of 13,000 premises week.
Temporary hold placed on fibre on demand orders
The Fibre on Demand option that is available to the majority of premises where they have VDSL2 access already has hit a snag with Openreach asking providers to slow down in submitting orders to help manage delivery timescales. The Fibre on Demand service is NOT the same as the FTTP being delivered by programmes such as Fibre First and numerous BDUK projects.
40% discounts up for grabs from Openreach for qualifying providers
From 21st August a new set of discounts will be available on the GEA product range from Openreach covering FTTC, G.fast and FTTP. The discounts will be available to wholesale customers who meet various targets and will run for 3 or 5 years to encourage take-up.