The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology has announced a £62m investment to support the development of technologies that will be crucial to future telecoms networks.
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Wholesale-only altnet Freedom Fibre has onboarded Fusion Fibre Group (formerly FACTCO) as an ISP partner.
Gigaclear has been awarded a £16.6m Project Gigabit contract to address around 4,400 homes and businesses in rural east Gloucestershire.
Quickline has secured a £60m Project Gigabit contract to provide around 28,000 premises across the rural West Yorkshire and York area with access to full fibre broadband.
Government funding has enabled 1,006,800 homes and businesses to gain access to gigabit-capable networks since August 2012, according to new data.
Connect Fibre is adopting Deepomatic’s First Time Right Automation platform to expedite its rollout whilst reducing error-related costs.
TOTSCo has chosen Tech Mahindra to design, build and operate a message-exchange platform, named TOTSCo Hub, for its OTS system.
Openreach has begun work to bring fibre infrastructure to Kirkintilloch, alongside build partner Circet.
Community Fibre has signed a five-year agreement with LGfL - The National Grid for Learning to provide back-up secondary connectivity to schools across the capital.
CityFibre has begun work to connect 45,000 hard to reach premises in Cambridgeshire as part of a £69m Project Gigabit contract.