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Symmetric FTTP from Openreach

UK digital infrastructure provider Openreach is announcing plans to launch a new symmetric 1Gbps broadband speed tier in certain locations – offering Communications Providers further choice when ordering a service over its ultrafast Full Fibre network. The business plans to make the new service available at premises which make up its successful ‘Type C’ bid […]

August 14, 2024By Colin Mann

Forecast: FTTP broadband subs at 1.1bn by 2030

Point Topic has completed its latest forecasts for fixed broadband subscribers by technology. They are based on Global Broadband Subscriber figures for up to Q4 2023. By 2030 Point Topic is projecting a total of 1.39 billion subscribers to a fixed broadband connection in the 29 largest broadband markets in the world. Full fibre (FTTP) is […]

June 18, 2024

BT FTTP footprint expands to 13m premises

BT has issued a trading update for the nine months to December 31st 2023. Allison Kirkby, Chief Executive, commenting on the telco’s Q4, said: “BT Group has delivered another quarter of revenue and EBITDA growth, while rapidly building and upgrading customers to our full-fibre broadband and 5G networks, and we continue to be on track […]

February 2, 2024

BT Q1: “Strong start to the year”

UK telco BT has issued a trading update for the three months to June 30th 2023, with Philip Jansen, Chief Executive, commenting: “We’ve made a strong start to the year, in what remains a very competitive market, with improved customer satisfaction, pro forma revenue growth in all of our business units and pro forma group […]

July 27, 2023By Colin Mann

VMO2 Q2: Accelerated network rollout

UK multiplay operator Virgin Media O2 has released its Q2 results which show that its fixed network rollout accelerated with 175,500 additional homes serviceable. Its 5G services are now available in over 2,800 towns and cities. Lutz Schüler, CEO of Virgin Media O2, said: “As we navigate a tough economic climate, we have a clear […]

July 25, 2023

BT FY23: ‘Delivered on outlook’

BT has delivered on its outlook for FY23, according to the telco’s Chief Executive, Philip Jansen. Commenting on the results that BT had grown both pro forma revenue and EBITDA for the first time in six years while navigating an “extraordinary” macro-economic backdrop. “Over the last four years we have stuck firmly to our strategy […]

May 18, 2023By Colin Mann

BT H1 “on track”

BT Group Chief Executive Philip Jansen says the telco remains on the front foot in “turbulent times”. Announcing its half year results, Jansen said: “Our strategy is working, we’re executing against our plan and we’re confident that we’ll deliver our long-term ambition while underpinning economic growth in the UK. “ “Our financial performance is on […]

November 3, 2022By Colin Mann

Community Fibre secures £985m finance facility

London-based ISP Community Fibre Limited has signed a new finance facility of £985 million (€1.12bn) which will enable the company to continue to execute its rapid roll out of a full-fibre broadband network to 2.2 million London homes by the end of 2024. Community Fibre already has 675,000 ready for service homes in London and […]

October 11, 2022By Colin Mann

Lit Fibre board appoints ex-Openreach CEO

Community-focused ISP Lit Fibre has appointed industry expert Steve Robertson as Non-Executive Director, as the company continues its mission to bring world-class fibre broadband to towns across the UK. Robertson brings to Lit Fibre more than four decades of leadership experience in telecoms, including leading Openreach from its inception in 2005 until 2011. During his time […]

October 11, 2022

Openreach Full Fibre rollout tops 7m homes

UK digital infrastructure provider Openreach has now built ultra-fast, ultra-reliable Full Fibre broadband to more than seven million homes and businesses across the UK, including more than two million in the hardest to reach ‘final third’ of the country. Having already built the new technology to more than a quarter of its target footprint, Openreach […]

April 14, 2022By Colin Mann