Openreach announces a further 79 exchanges where it is to halt the sale of traditional copper-based phone and broadband connections
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BT Recoups £105 Million By Recycling Copper Cables
Valuable scrap. As fibre transition continues, BT recycles 3,300 tons of redundant copper cabling, recouping millions of pounds
Sky Signs Full Fibre Broadband Partnership With CityFibre
Sky and CityFibre agree long-term partnership that will bring Sky's Full Fibre Broadband to the CityFibre network
BT Details Plan To Launch First Symmetric Ultrafast FTTP Broadband
BT will in April 2025 launch a symmetric 1Gbps broadband product, potentially offering same upload speeds as download
BT Extends Deadline For PSTN Switch To Digital Landlines
Carrier 'refines' its digital switchover programme, and extends deadline for UK move from old analogue PSTN to digital landlines
Openreach Confirms Faster Fibre Speeds From 1 April
Fibre to the Premise (FTTP) broadband speeds are to be ‘turbo-charged’, after Openreach launches two new speed tiers
Full Fibre Arrives In UK’s Most Remote Inhabited Island
Full Fibre Broadband Reaches 17 Million UK Homes, Says Ofcom
Ofcom finds that for the first time, over half of homes in all four nations of the UK have access to full fibre (FTTP)
Openreach Reveals New Destinations In Full Fibre Build Update
Fibre to the premise deployment reaches 11.5 homes, as Openreach announces another 19 locations that includes 200,000 homes and businesses
BT Halts Sale Of New Copper Lines On Openreach Network
As UK full fibre rollout continues, BT announces halt to sales of new copper telephones lines, after more than a century
Openreach Saves £10m, Extends FTTP Rollout Via ‘Subtended Headends’
Use of Subtended Headends helps Openreach extend its fibre to the premise (FTTP) rollout in more difficult and remote locations
Ofcom Allows BT Openreach To Lower Fibre Wholesale Prices
Bad news for altnets? Openreach's new pricing offer for full-fibre broadband, known as Equinox 2, receives Ofcom green light
Ofcom Crackdown After ISPs Miss Broadband Switching Deadline
Uswitch says £1.85 billion has been lost in broadband savings, amid industry failure to implement easy broadband switching rules
Virgin Media O2 In Talks Over £3bn CityFibre Bid – Report
Talks have reportedly begun between Virgin Media O2 and Cityfibre over a possible takeover worth £3 billion
Google Fiber Plans US Network Expansion – Report
Google Fiber resurfaces. Network to be expanded to offer speedy internet connectivity to cities in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Nebraska and Nevada
Openreach Full Fibre Now Reaches 8 Million UK Premises
Another one million UK homes have been added to full fibre broadband connections in a three month period, Openreach confirms
Openreach Hits Quarter Mark, On Way To 25 Million Full Fibre Build
More than seven million homes and premises in the United Kingdom can now enjoy full fibre broadband goodness, Openreach confirms
Government Launches Consultation To Ban Huawei From FTTP, 5G
UK government begins consultation on the next legal steps to restrict Huawei in Britain's mobile and fixed line telecoms networks
Virgin Media O2 Mulls Fibre Network Expansion With New Venture – Report
Virgin Media O2 reportedly plans to launch a fibre-network building joint venture, to expand its network footprint beyond current reach
Government Issues Warning, After Altice Increases BT Stake
French telecoms group founder Patrick Drahi increases stake in BT from 12 to 18 percent, as UK government warns of possible intervention
Virgin Media O2 Completes Gigabit Network Upgrade
Ultrafast broadband. 15.5 million homes can now access speeds of 1.1Gbps, after Virgin Media O2 completes network upgrade
Openreach To Pilot Closure Of Five Telephone Exchange Areas
Plan to close down 4,600 local telephone exchanges begins, as Openreach announces pilot closure of five exchange areas in the UK
Vodafone Expands CityFibre Partnership To Continue FTTP Push
Vodafone claims to be the UK largest full-fibre broadband provider, thanks to Openreach and expanded CityFibre partnership
Broadband Speeds Rise 20 Percent Since Start Of Covid-19
But 134,000 properties in the United Kingdom are still unable to get a decent broadband connectivity, Ofcom's latest research shows
UK Government £4m Trial For Fibre Cables In Water Pipes
Government trial to install fibre cables in water pipes to accelerate rollout of broadband and mobile signals in hard to reach areas
Ofcom: Telecom Firms Must Do More To Help Struggling Customers
Despite falling average telecom prices, two million UK homes are struggling to afford internet access, comms regulator finds
Openreach Doubles Rural Full Fibre Deployment Target
Good new for rural broadband as Openreach doubles its target for 1Gbps full fibre to 6.2 million rural homes and premises
BT Raises FTTP Target To 25 Million Premises
Despite a tough financial year, an extra five million premises has been added to BT's deployment of FTTP broadband, creating thousands more jobs
Government’s ‘Project Gigabit’ Reveals First Rural Fibre Locations
First stage of government plan revealed to get ultra-fast broadband to some of the most remote and rural locations in the UK
BT Pledges ‘Fury’ Build Of FTTP Broadband After Ofcom Pledge
BT will 'build like fury' to deliver fibre to the premise for 20 million homes and businesses by 2030 after Ofcom agreement