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Ovum Says UK Consumers Need 10Mbps Minimum Broadband Speed

14th September, 2015 (12 Comments)

London-based analyst firm Ovum has published a new report (Global Broadband Experience Scorecard 2015), which among other things concludes that for typical usage broadband ISPs must be able to deliver a minimum of 10Mbps (Megabits per second); rising to 50Mbps for users of Ultra HD (4K) video.

Suffolk’s Wilford Wireless Broadband Pilot Set for Network Expansion

11th September, 2015 (1 Comment)

The Suffolk Coastal District Council in England has said that a successful pilot of a rural fixed wireless broadband network, which covers a number of areas (Shingle Street, Aldeburgh etc.) and was first launched in 2012 (here), could soon be expanded to cover more locations.

UK Small Businesses Repeat Demand for 10Mbps Broadband USO

10th September, 2015 (41 Comments)

The Federation of Small Businesses has today published a new telecoms focused report that once again calls upon the Government to introduce a plan for “ultrafast broadband” and a new Universal Service Obligation (USO) that would deliver a minimum Internet speed of 10Mbps to all.

UPDATE North Yorkshire UK Confirm £21m to Expand Superfast Broadband

8th September, 2015 (2 Comments)

The Superfast North Yorkshire project has revealed that a further £21m is to be spent on expanding superfast broadband (24Mbps+) connectivity to 95% of local premises across the county. As a result discussions are now taking place with BT in order to “draw up contracts for the start of phase three“.

Unpaid Contractors Cast Shadow Over Fibre Garden’s Cumbria FTTP Rollout

8th September, 2015 (8 Comments)

The community driven Digital Dales (Fibre GarDen) project, which recently began work to roll-out a 100Mbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to 580 premises in the rural Cumbria (England) villages of Garsdale and Dentdale, is trying to recover after unpaid contractors downed tools.

Academic Study Reveals Urban and Rural Broadband Speed Gaps

7th September, 2015 (8 Comments)

The Oxford Internet Institute and RCUK Digital Economy Research Hub have conducted an academic study into Internet access and the gap between urban and rural broadband speeds, which they suggest “risks damaging business, adds to farming costs and could be driving young people away“.

Broadband Plays its Part as CLA Names Top Rural Counties for Business

7th September, 2015 (3 Comments)

The Country Land and Business Association, which represents many thousands of landowners in England and Wales, has recently named the top 10 counties in England for running a rural business and Cheshire comes top of the table. As usual the quality of broadband and mobile connectivity plays a big part.

40941 Businesses Take Broadband Connection Vouchers – Breakdown by City

3rd September, 2015 (16 Comments)

The Government’s Connection Voucher scheme, which offers grants worth between £100 and £3,000 to help SMEs around 50 UK cities get a superfast broadband (30Mbps+) service installed, has confirmed that 40,941 businesses have now benefitted from the vouchers (up sharply from 15K in Q1 2015).

80 Percent of Wales Can Now Get 30Mbps Superfast Broadband

1st September, 2015 (25 Comments)

An independent study of broadband Internet connectivity in Wales has claimed that 80% of premises in the country should now have access to a superfast connection (30Mbps+), which rises to 81.3% when you use the Government’s definition of 24Mbps+. But rural areas still have a long way to go.

Gigaclear Confirms First Cotswolds Homes for 1Gbps FTTP Broadband

26th August, 2015 (10 Comments)

UK ISP Gigaclear, which recently won the contract to ensure that 6,495 additional rural premises in Gloucestershire (England) are able to receive “ultra fast” Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband by the end of 2017, has announced that Seven Springs in Cockleford will be the first to benefit.

The Full Q2 – 2015 BDUK and BT UK “Fibre Broadband” Take-up Figures

25th August, 2015 (10 Comments)

The state aid supported Broadband Delivery UK project, which is primarily working with BT to deploy superfast “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) services across the United Kingdom, has now published its latest take-up figures to the end of June 2015 and more councils have now passed the crucial 20% threshold.

Fastershire Details Rollout Coverage for 1Gbps FTTP in Gloucestershire

24th August, 2015 (6 Comments)

The Fastershire project has today published a raw roll-out plan for the recently signed £10m deal with fibre optic ISP Gigaclear, which will ensure that 6,495 additional rural premises in Gloucestershire are able to receive “ultra fast” Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband connectivity.

INCA Demands Share of GBP129m Clawback for Alternative Broadband ISPs

20th August, 2015 (7 Comments)

The Independent Networks Co-operative Association has called on the Government’s Broadband Delivery UK programme to ensure that up to around £129m of reinvestment funding from clawback (gain share) be put to competitive tender rather than hand it back to BT to further enhance their “fibre broadband” coverage.

Government to Build More Rural Homes, But What of Broadband?

20th August, 2015 (25 Comments)

The Chancellor, George Osborne, has set out a new 10-point plan for boosting productivity in England’s rural areas by, among other things, amending the planning rules to allow new homes on Rural Exception Sites. But what about the need for faster broadband and mobile? We hope you like Satellite.

Devon and Somerset Businesses Demand Say in Local Broadband Inquiry

19th August, 2015 (5 Comments)

The Federation of Small Business (FSB), Blackdown Hills Business Association (BHBA) and the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) have vented frustration after their views were excluded from an inquiry into the recent collapse of a major broadband expansion deal between BT and the Devon and Somerset councils.

Worcestershire Broadband Rollout Criticised Again for Wasting Money

17th August, 2015 (27 Comments)

The Superfast Worcestershire (England) project, which is rolling out “high-speed fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) to 95% of the county by summer 2018 (94% will get “superfast” 24Mbps+ speeds), has been criticised again for low-uptake and giving up to £8.5m of public funding to prop up BT’s commercial business.

Worcestershire Benefits from BT GBP3m Fibre Broadband Reinvestment

14th August, 2015 (1 Comment)

The Superfast Worcestershire project in England has confirmed that even more premises will soon gain access to BT’s “high-speed fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) network thanks to a reinvestment boost of £2.1m due to stronger than expected take-up. A further £0.9m will also come from deployment “savings“.