The UK government has awarded East Yorkshire-based ISP Quickline Communications £60 million in funding as part of the Government’s £5 billion Project Gigabit scheme. The contract covers the rollout of full fibre to over 28,000 rural homes and businesses, primarily in West Yorkshire but also reaching some communities in North Yorkshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire.
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CityFibre awarded nearly £400m in latest round of Project Gigabit contracts
News The five new contracts will help subsidise the rollout of full fibre broadband infrastructure to ovr 202,000 rural premises Today, the UK’s largest altnet CityFibre has been awarded five new contracts related to the UK’s £5 billion broadband subsidy programme,...
EU telcos join forces against Gigabit Infrastructure Act
Industry groups representing European telecoms operators have warned that the European Commission’s proposed Gigabit Infrastructure Act (GIA) could penalise companies and damage the sector. Industry associations representing the operators argue that operators would rather keep the existing legislation than implement the proposed framework.
Faster Britain goes on tour! Taking gigabit full fibre on the road
Launching at its headquarters in Daresbury, ITS has introduced the Faster Britain bus. Its branded double-decker will be travelling the length and breadth of the country promoting the company’s gigabit-capable full-fibre network, built specifically for UK business use.
German telecom sector warns of bottleneck if extensive gigabit rollout funding continues
The German telecoms associations ANGA, Bitkom, BREKO, BUGLAS, and VATM called on the German government for fibre-optic funding to be reduced, due to the German Gigabit funding programme being too heavily subscribed.
Scotland to receive £450m in Gigabit Broadband Upgrade
News The UK government has revealed that Scotland will receive a £450 million share of the £5 billion Project Gigabit rollout scheme Project Gigabit is the UK government’s commitment to deliver fast and reliable broadband to the entire UK. It targets homes and...
Procurement begins on Project Gigabit’s Cross Regional Contracts
News Procurement for Type C contracts launched on 27th July, with two contracts currently on offer Building Digital UK (BDUK) – the government’s executive agency set up to deliver the £5 billion Project Gigabit has begun the procurement phase for the award for the...
CityFibre wins trio of Project Gigabit contracts worth £318m
News The UK’s largest altnet has secured £318 million in government to rollout fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) to areas of Hampshire, Norfolk, and Suffolk The UK government has announced its latest allocations for its flagship broadband funding initiative Project...
“Little tangible progress”: DCMS slammed over unclear gigabit broadband progress
The report suggests the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) is overly reliant on commercial operators to meet the national broadband goals
Cambium Networks Announces 28 GHz cnWave™ Multi-Gigabit 5G Fixed Wireless Solution
Service providers can profitably expand into new markets with 5G based fixed wireless leveraging Cambium Networks’ wireless fabric portfolio
Virgin Media O2 within touching distance of upgrading entire network to gigabit speeds
More than 90 per cent of Virgin Media O2’s network now gigabit ready, with 14.3 million homes across the UK able to access average download speeds of 1,130Mbps – 22 times faster than the national average
Levelling up in action claims Dorries as next stage of Project Gigabit announced
Cheshire, Devon, Dorset, Somerset, Essex, Herefordshire, Gloucestershire, Lincolnshire, East Yorkshire and North Yorkshire to benefit
Virgin Media O2’s gigabit rollout reaches 10 million homes
This milestone means that more than two thirds of Virgin Media O2’s footprint can now access gigabit-capable broadband
Revealed: 15 villages in Constable Country added to gigabit-capable full-fibre broadband rollout by County Broadband
Press Release Around 20,000 rural homes and businesses in Constable Country have been earmarked to get full-fibre broadband built in their village and receive some of the fastest and most reliable connections in the UK, community broadband provider County Broadband...
Virgin Media reaches halfway point with gigabit network upgrade
The DOCSIS 3.1 network upgrade has been switched on for 1.5 million more premises, meaning over half their customers now have access to gigabit-capable broadband
Project Gigabit update: Funding targets 2.2 million premises
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has today announced the regions that will see their broadband improvements to gigabit speeds by 2025
Gigabit Access returns tomorrow!
From NG-PON2 to 5G, this year’s virtual Gigabit Access will explore the latest technologies and how they are redefining network strategy in 2021
Project Rollout: Mapping the road to gigabit Britain
With over 60 expert speakers and 700 virtual attendees, Project Rollout is this year’s essential interactive event to keep you up to date with the state of the UK’s broadband industry
UK’s biggest housebuilder insists on gigabit-capable broadband
Barratt Developments is working with Openreach, Virgin Media and Hyperoptic to ensure all their new homes are served by gigabit-capable infrastructure from now on
“A litany of failures”: Public accounts committee blasts gigabit broadband rollout plans
The committee said that the lack of a clear strategy towards the national rollout would “compound and exacerbate” digital inequalities during the new UK lockdown
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