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UPDATE East Riding of Yorkshire UK Signs New Superfast Broadband Deal

19th June, 2015 (2 Comments)

The Broadband East Riding project in Yorkshire (England) has signed a new Superfast Extension Programme contract with the government’s Broadband Delivery UK office, which should help the area to meet the goal of putting superfast broadband (24Mbps+) within reach of 95% by 2017.

Shropshire’s Deputy Leader Attacks Critics of Local Broadband Project

19th June, 2015 (7 Comments)

The deputy leader of Shropshire County Council in England, Steve Charmley, has taken the unusual step of published an Open Letter in order to “dispel some of the myths perpetrated by detractors” of the local Connecting Shropshire project, which is working with BT to roll-out “fibre broadband” services.

New Award Sees Europe Hunt for the Top 5 European Broadband Projects

19th June, 2015 (0 Comments)

The European Commission has started a new competition (‘European Broadband Award‘) that aims to identify the five best “high-speed” (30Mbps+) broadband projects that are delivering in urban, suburban and rural areas. But the EC’s “Good Practice” examples are.. less encouraging.

UK Falls One Place in 2015 EU Digital Agenda Broadband Progress Report

18th June, 2015 (23 Comments)

The European Commission has updated their EU Broadband Scorecard, which uses data from Dec 2014 and Jan 2015 to reveal the United Kingdom’s progress toward Europe’s overall Digital Agenda goals (e.g. ensuring 100% coverage of 30Mbps+ Internet speeds, with 50% take-up of 100Mbps+). But we’re now ranked 5th for connectivity, down one place from 4th last year.

New Map of London UK Shows Slow Broadband is Like a Digital Cancer

17th June, 2015 (32 Comments)

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has today launched a “major drive” to boost broadband connectivity in the capital, although it’s mostly the same stuff as we saw being announced last year. At least there’s now a map to depict just how bad the situation is, especially in the city centre.

North Lincolnshire UK Finishes First BT Fibre Broadband Rollout Contract

16th June, 2015 (7 Comments)

The Northern Lincs Broadband (NLBB) project has just become the latest Broadband Delivery UK scheme to complete its first contract, which means that BT’s superfast broadband (24Mbps+) services have successfully been put within reach of an additional 31,000 local homes and businesses in North Lincolnshire (England).

Call Flow Extend BDUK Hybrid Broadband Pilot to Privett in Hampshire

15th June, 2015 (0 Comments)

Internet provider Call Flow Solutions has won an extension to their on-going pilot of a new hybrid fibre optic and wireless broadband network in rural Hampshire (England), which means that around 200 additional premises in the small village of Privett should also benefit from the service.

British Bankers Association Demands Better Universal Broadband and Mobile

15th June, 2015 (25 Comments)

The British Bankers Association has called on the Government to invest more money into delivering universal broadband and mobile connectivity to plug not-spots and thus allow more customers to take advantage of mobile and Internet banking, which is becoming increasingly popular.

Hampshire Seeks Legal Power to Push Superfast Broadband for New Homes

15th June, 2015 (10 Comments)

The Hampshire County Council in England has called on the UK Government to give district councils “clear legal powers” so they can insist, as part of the planning process, that superfast broadband speeds (24Mbps+) are made available to both new build homes and even retrofitted into existing developments.

Cybermoor Hunt GBP150k to Build Fibre Optic Broadband in Northumberland

12th June, 2015 (0 Comments)

Cybermoor Networks has launched a new “community share offer” in order to help it raise the £150,000 needed in order to roll-out a new ultrafast Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTH/P) and fixed wireless broadband network around the South Tyne Valley in West Northumberland (England).

Cornwall UK Signs BT Contract for 99 Percent Superfast Broadband Cover

11th June, 2015 (0 Comments)

As expected the Cornwall Council in south west England has today signed a new £7.6m contract with BT to make “superfast broadband” (24Mbps+) speeds available to 99% of the county within the next few years.

Uptake Surge as 24,000 Small UK Firms Take Superfast Broadband Vouchers

10th June, 2015 (9 Comments)

The national UK Connection Voucher scheme, which offers grants worth up to £3,000 to help SME businesses get a superfast broadband (30Mbps+) connection installed, has seen a massive surge in interest with 24,000 businesses now taking one. But the money could run out by the end of 2015.

Quickline Start BDUK Superfast Wireless Broadband Pilot in North Lincolnshire

9th June, 2015 (9 Comments)

ISP Quickline has confirmed that they’ve begun the final deployment phase of their £2,054,000 Government funded superfast wireless broadband pilot in rural North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire (East England), which will deliver Internet speeds of up to 50Mbps and could eventually be deployed around the UK.

UPD 1Gbps FTTP Broadband Coming to 6,495 Premises in Gloucestershire UK

8th June, 2015 (19 Comments)

The national UK telecoms operator BT appears to have lost out after rival pure fibre optic ISP Gigaclear signed a major new £10 million contract to deploy their “ultra fast” 1000Mbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) technology to 6,495 homes and businesses in Gloucestershire (England).

Northumberland UK Signs BT Fibre Broadband Extension Contract

5th June, 2015 (0 Comments)

The Northumberland County Council and BT have today signed a second contract worth £4.1m to improve local “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) coverage by putting the service within reach of an additional 3,000 homes and businesses by 2017, which will complement the original £18.9m contract.

UPDATE More Dorset UK Homes to Receive Superfast Broadband

1st June, 2015 (0 Comments)

The Superfast Dorset scheme in southern England, which is already working with BT to make faster “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) services available to 97% of local premises by the end of 2016 (95.6% will get “superfast” speeds of 24Mbps+), has today signed a Superfast Extension Programme (SEP) contract that will push close to universal coverage.

UPDATE Shropshire UK Agrees BT Fibre Broadband Extension Contract

29th May, 2015 (15 Comments)

The £26m Connecting Shropshire project in England’s West Midlands, which is currently working with BT to make “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) connectivity available to 93% of local premises by the end of Spring 2016 (only 87% will get “superfast” 24Mbps+ speeds), has today signed a diminished second contract to extend the roll-out.