A report has revealed that the UK’s independent network providers (altnets) increased their full-fibre coverage by 50 per cent in 2019, up from 23 per cent growth in 2018, to pass 1.2 million premises. Compiled for the Independent Networks Co-operative Association (INCA) by Point Topic using data provided by independent network operators, the report – […]
Jeanie York, Virgin Media’s Chief Technology and Information Officer, has shared details of how the UK multiplay operator is managing the challenge of the Covid-19 pandemic. “To make sure we can keep our customers connected, we forecast demand,” she writes in a blog post. “Our busiest times are normally in the evening when people return […]
UK multiplay operator Virgin Media has switched on what it says is the Midlands’ fastest gigabit home broadband service in the city of Birmingham, offering connectivity more than 20 times faster than the current local average. In what is seen as the UK’s largest ever gigabit broadband switch-on, more than a million homes across the […]
UK Digital Secretary Oliver Dowden has confirmed that the government will legislate to make sure new-build homes come with gigabit-speed broadband fit for the future, with the administration suggesting that this is a significant step in the Prime Minister’s plan to level up the UK and accelerate the nationwide rollout of world-class broadband with the […]
Multiplay telco BT is set to launch a new gigabit home broadband service to consumers across the UK later this month. The service will form part of a new range of next generation Full Fibre plans – designed to offer consumers average speeds up to 25 times faster than Superfast fibre. BT says the service […]
The FTTH Conference 2020, scheduled to take place in April 21st-23rd in Berlin, has become the latest industry event to be affected by the Coronavirus. Suggesting that its top priority is to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all the FTTH Conference attendees, event organiser the FTTH Council Europe says it believes that the best […]
CityFibre, the UK’s third national digital infrastructure platform, has revealed 36 additional locations to benefit from full fibre as part of its up to £4 billion (€4.6bn) Gigabit City Investment Programme, targeting up to 8 million premises. In parallel, CityFibre has also accelerated the mobilisation of its network build capabilities, with a process underway to […]
The UK’s Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee has launched an inquiry into the challenges facing full-fibre and 5G roll-out, examining Government’s pledge to ensure every home and business in the UK has gigabit-capable broadband by 2025. The Committee monitors the policy, administration and expenditure of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and […]
Nokia is expanding its fibre access portfolio to include new solutions and innovations that will enable service providers to deliver a gigabit experience to everyone, sooner. The enhanced portfolio includes a new Lightspan MF access node designed for the 5G era, a new Beacon 6 in-home gateway that supports 5G mobile data offloading and several […]
FTTH reached 10 million lines in Spain at the end of November 2019, according to telecommunications market data published by competition and markets watchdog the Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC). Movistar accounted for 42.8 per cent of the total FTTH lines, with a total of 4.3 million lines. Eighty-six per cent […]