Openreach in the news
Building UK's digital network
Tamtam found 20 recent articles about Openreach.
- Lightning strike caused East Cambs villages to lose broadband, says Openreach
Openreach attributed a broadband outage in East Cambs villages to a lightning strike, restoring service within days while a local councillor called for infrastructure improvements.
- Major broadband boost for seaside town - but many still missing out
Openreach completed a £9 million Full Fibre rollout in Lowestoft for 30,000 premises, but many haven't yet switched to the faster service.
- Inside Openreach’s final push to shut down the UK’s old telephone network
Openreach is making a final push to migrate the remaining 1.5 million customers off the UK's old telephone network by January 2027, facing challenges with businesses and vulnerable users while planning for a complete shift to fiber.
- Openreach working to “keep disruption to a minimum” as it builds new broadband network in Nairn
Openreach started building a new broadband network in Nairn, bringing full fibre to local homes and businesses while working to minimize disruption.
- Apology issued after overnight internet problems in Carlisle
Openreach apologized for internet outages in Carlisle during planned overnight network upgrades, with services now restored.
- Thousands set for faster broadband in County Durham upgrade - here's where
Openreach is upgrading thousands of rural homes and businesses in County Durham with gigabit-capable broadband through the UK Government's Project Gigabit scheme.
- Vandals attack Openreach network in Bedminster and Chippenham, UK
Openreach's fiber network in Bedminster and Chippenham suffered vandalism, causing widespread phone and broadband disruptions that the company is actively working to resolve with police involvement.
- Openreach plans for wider UK rollout of Next Gen Full Fibre
Openreach is upgrading its Full Fibre network with XGS-PON technology to deliver faster broadband speeds and increased capacity across the UK.
- Openreach reveals roll-out plans for next-gen full-fibre broadband
Openreach is upgrading its full-fibre network with XGS-PON technology to deliver significantly faster broadband speeds and increased capacity to support future digital demands.
- Ofcom moves to block Openreach fibre discount for first time
Ofcom has moved to block a discounted wholesale offer from Openreach, citing concerns that it could harm competition in the UK's developing full-fibre broadband market.
- Openreach fiber monopoly is a growing threat, says Nexfibre CEO
Openreach's market dominance in the UK fiber sector is squeezing out alternative operators, leading Nexfibre to advocate for consolidation and raising concerns about fair competition and investment.
- Openreach Expand UK FTTP Broadband Builds in 11 Locations and Regions
Openreach is expanding its full fibre broadband network to 11 new locations and 2,000 additional flats in Perth and Kinross.
- Work to bring full fibre broadband to Waltham begins
Engineers have started building a high-speed full fibre broadband network in Waltham to provide gigabit-capable speeds for homes and businesses.
- West Wales has worst full fibre broadband coverage in country
Paul Davies MS met with Openreach Cymru to address Pembrokeshire's status as the area with the lowest full fibre broadband coverage in Wales.
- BT increases cost savings target by £700m as cuts look set to continue
Increased cost-cutting targets and workforce reductions alongside the expansion of the UK's full-fiber network through Openreach.
- Paul Davies meets Openreach Cymru at the Senedd to discuss Full Fibre rollout
Paul Davies MS urged Openreach Cymru to accelerate full fibre rollout in Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion to fix low regional connectivity rates.
- Openreach steps up battle against copper theft in UK
Openreach is scaling up security partnerships and forensic technology to stop copper cable thefts that have disrupted services for 100,000 customers.
- Openreach's Brutal Honesty About What it Really Took to Transform CX at National Scale with NiCE
Proactive AI agents and strategic communication tools helped transform Openreach's customer experience and operational efficiency during its national fiber network expansion.
- Openreach expands electric van fleet to 7,000 vehicles
Openreach expanded its electric van fleet to 7,000 units while deploying over 4,000 charging points to support network maintenance across the UK.
- BT’s Fiber Push Kept Earnings Steady, Even As Lines Fell
BT maintained stable earnings by accelerating its fiber-optic rollout to offset significant losses in traditional broadband lines.
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