Openreach has called for easier broadband upgrades to give tenants in flats and apartments the legal right to request better internet access in the same way they can request pets, to prevent a new digital divide.
GoFibre is to launch its GoFurther Fund in north Northumberland for the first time, giving local charities and organisations support from the fund, which forms part of the altnet provider’s social impact strategy and helps charitable groups to transform local lives within the regions with access to its full fibre broadband network.
Virgin Media O2 is the latest company to sign up to LCC’s Street Works Charter to help make life better for Lincolnshire’s road traffic network and cut the amount of disruption roadworks cause across the county.
The recent acquisition of Dyfed Telecom by technology firm Northern Telecom has helped to secure the future of the business – which was hit by a winding-up petition from HMRC in February – alongside its staff and satellite offices, in a deal that will push annual revenue to a milestone of nearly £8 million.
Over 98% of Gloucestershire homes and businesses can now access a superfast broadband connection, through one of the first types of UK projects of its kind that started in 2012 to increase superfast coverage in the county.
Hyperoptic has appointed Mark Bartlett as its new COO to leverage his fibre sector expertise and deliver Hyperoptic’s 2025 aims.
Alncom will connect 200 of the hardest to reach premises in and around the rural community of Rothbury Northumberland through a £1.4 million project.
YouFibre has become the first ISP to take a 400G port at the London Internet Exchange's (LINX) regional interconnection hub in the north - LINX Manchester, a strategic upgrade that underscores the company’s commitment to delivering faster connectivity following strong growth in 2024.
Openreach is making full fibre available to more local Suffolk communities, with 210,000 homes and businesses now connected to broadband technology thanks to the company’s nationwide rollout.
Zen Internet has appointed Maxine Blackwell as the new Director for People & Culture to help shape its people strategy that is contributing to the company's overall direction.