News and BusinessOver 2.5m homes and businesses in the UK can now connect to an independent fibre broadband network, according to new figures according to the Independent Networks Co-operative Association INCA (INCA). This represents over 110%t year-on-year growth and confirms the major contribution the ‘altnets’ are making to the Government’s target for delivering national coverage of gigabit […]
News and BusinessNearly nine out of ten (88.7%) of the UK’s challenger broadband network providers support the creation of a common platform through which they could provide wholesale services to third-party content providers, according to a new survey. The creation of a common wholesale platform is an important step forward in enabling independent operators to attract service […]
News and BusinessProgress toward the delivery of ultrafast broadband to all parts of the UK must continue despite the current COVID-19 lockdown conditions, The Independent Networks Co-operative Association (INCA), the trade body for independent network providers said in a statement. Announcing that its upcoming programme of events, workshops and roadshows will be moving online, INCA said that […]
News and BusinessA new survey compiled by the Independent Networks Co-operative Association (INCA) and analysts Point Topic finds that the UK’s independent network providers (altnets) increased their full-fibre coverage by 50% in 2019, up from 23% growth in 2018, to pass 1.2 million premises. Using data provided by independent network operators, the report – ‘Metrics for the […]
News and BusinessIn the run up to the UK’s General Election due to be held on 12th December, the two major parties have outlined their plans to roll out full fibre broadband to every home in the country. While welcoming these initiatives, industry organisations and infrastructure providers have expressed concerns about how the plans will be carried […]
News and BusinessThe Independent Networks Co-operative Association’s (INCA) Annual Conference promises to shed light on government fibre policy, says INCA CEO Malcolm Corbett, following the government’s pledge to invest five billion pounds towards rural gigabit broadband. The announcement, which was made by the Chancellor of the Exchequer at the end of September, outlined the Government’s plans for […]
News and BusinessA campaign pledge by new UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to deliver country-wide full fibre access by 2025 has been questioned by three influential industry bodies. In an open letter to the occupant of Downing Street, the heads of the Internet Services Providers Association (ISPA), the Federation of Communication Services (FCS) and the Independent Networks […]