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Dorset UK Moots GBP4m Ultrafast Broadband Upgrade for Businesses

21st April, 2016 (0 Comments)

The Dorset County Council (DCC) in England has started an open procurement exercise to eventually find a supplier and infrastructure to help them build an “ultrafast broadband” network to reach businesses in the Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) area.

UPDATE UK Councils Quietly Recognise 30Mbps as NGA Broadband

18th April, 2016 (5 Comments)

Over the past two months a growing number of UK councils have begun to consult on how best to use money that has been clawed back (gainshare) from BT in order to further extend local broadband coverage, but this time around they all seem to agree that NGA connectivity starts at 30Mbps, not 24Mbps or 15Mbps.

Ed Vaizey MP Moots “Gigabit Britain” for 2025 and 10Mbps USO by 2018

14th April, 2016 (35 Comments)

The Government’s Digital Economy Minister, Ed Vaizey, has told a select committee inquiry into digital connectivity that he would expect to start seeing “gigabit” (1000Mbps+) speed broadband from 2020-25 and that the 10Mbps Universal Service Obligation (USO) should be “coming on stream” towards the end of 2017 or 2018.

Shropshire UK Moot New Broadband Tender for July or September

13th April, 2016 (0 Comments)

The Connecting Shropshire project in England, which is helping BT to deploy “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) services to around 95% of local premises by 2018 (around 90% should get 24Mbps+ speeds), could be ready to put out another contract tender to further extend coverage in July or September 2016.

Superfast Broadband Rollout in Wales May Run to October 2017

13th April, 2016 (0 Comments)

The Superfast Cymru project, which is deploying BT’s “fibre broadband” (FTT/P) network out to 96% of Wales by the end of 2016 (691,000 extra premises) and a further 42,000 premises by June 2017, could run for a few months longer than currently planned.

Suffolk Councillor – New Build Homes Must Support Superfast Broadband

12th April, 2016 (25 Comments)

Suffolk’s Deputy County Council Leader, Christopher Hudson, has called on the local authority to consider making it a requirement of the planning process for property developers to ensure that their new build homes support superfast broadband connectivity.

BT Start GBP1.1m Fibre Broadband Rollout to More Rutland Villages

12th April, 2016 (52 Comments)

Residents of four villages in the small rural England county of Rutland, including Barleythorpe, Bisbrooke, Braunston and Pickworth, will be pleased to know that BTOpenreach has begun the expansion of their faster “fibre broadband” (FTTC) network to 900 premises in the area.

Devon and Somerset Offer £500 Vouchers for 10Mb Rural Broadband

11th April, 2016 (1 Comment)

The £94m Connecting Devon and Somerset project in England has announced the introduction of a new subsidy scheme (worth up to £500 per property), which is designed to help those stuck on sub-2Mbps broadband speeds to get a 10Mbps or faster connection installed.

ISP Satellite Internet Completes Rollout of Broadband Market Test Pilot

11th April, 2016 (6 Comments)

UK ISP Satellite Internet, which uses the SES (ASTRA) Satellite platform to deliver ‘up to’ 25Mbps capable broadband services, have announced that their service has now completed deployment to the Government’s final pilot test location of Broomfield in North Somerset.

Next Areas for FTTC Broadband Rollout in Warwickshire Confirmed

8th April, 2016 (2 Comments)

The state aid supported CSW Broadband project, which is working with BT to extend their “superfast broadband” (24Mbps+) FTTC/P network to “nearly” 94% of Warwickshire, Solihull and Coventry (England) by 2017, has announced the next batch of areas to benefit from an upgrade.

Shropshire Includes Wireless Under its Fibre Based Broadband Definition

8th April, 2016 (8 Comments)

Over the year’s we’ve talked a lot about the different ways in which Government’s and operators choose to define terms like “fibre broadband” and now the local authority in Shropshire has managed to water it down further by adding wireless connections into the mix.

Ofcom Consults on the Proposed 10Mbps Broadband USO

7th April, 2016 (33 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator has today launched a new ‘Call for Inputs‘ to help inform the design of the Government’s proposed broadband Universal Service Obligation (USO), which would ensure that everybody could get a minimum Internet speed of 10Mbps (Megabits per second) by 2020.

Ofcom Release Final UK vs EU Broadband Scorecard Results for 2015

5th April, 2016 (5 Comments)

Ofcom has published the final version of their most recent European Broadband Scorecard, which shows how the United Kingdom compares with Europe’s other major countries in terms of delivering the Government’s ambition for us to have the “fastest broadband of any major European country by 2015“.

UKB Networks Submit New Wireless Broadband Plan for North Swindon

4th April, 2016 (4 Comments)

A cautious welcome has greeted UKB Networks submission for planning permission to build six or seven new 15 metre masts in the urban part of North Swindon after an earlier proposal was rejected (here). But the new locations could mean that fewer premises will receive the broadband service.

Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire Finish First “Fibre Broadband” Rollout

2nd April, 2016 (1 Comment)

The joint £18.06m Connected Counties project, which involves Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire in England, appears to have reached its original Phase One contract goal of 90% “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) coverage (an additional 60,000+ premises passed) thanks to its work with BT.

Dorset Wireless ISP Juice Broadband Approved for 2Mbps Subsidy Scheme

30th March, 2016 (0 Comments)

Rural Dorset (England) ISP Juice Broadband, which offers a 40Mbps capable wireless broadband service to parts of Bournemouth, Poole and the surrounding areas, is the latest to be named as an approved supplier for the £60m “2Mbps for all” rural broadband subsidy.

UPDATE The Q4 2015 BDUK and BT UK “Superfast Broadband” Take-up Figures

24th March, 2016 (13 Comments)

The Government has today published its latest Q4 2015 uptake figures for their state aid supported roll-out of superfast (24Mbps+) capable “fibre broadband” services across the United Kingdom, which shows that many local authorities are passing the key 20% threshold.