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Openreach Playing Catch-up With 2 Ethernet Minimum Service Targets

10th January, 2018 (0 Comments)

Openreach (BT) is at risk of missing two of the key Minimum Service Level (MSL) targets for their high bandwidth Ethernet product family (e.g. Ethernet Access Direct), which were agreed with the UK network operator as part of Ofcom’s 2016 Business Connectivity Market Review (BCMR).

UK Fixed Superfast Broadband Coverage Finishes 2017 on 94.7%

8th January, 2018 (32 Comments)

The most recent independent data for Q4 reveals that the United Kingdom ended 2017 with fixed line “superfast broadband” (24Mbps+) networks having covered 94.7% of premises (94.3% if you define superfast as 30Mbps+), which suggests that the Government has hit their 95% target.

ISP Review’s 2018 Choice of the Best UK Home Broadband Providers

8th January, 2018 (25 Comments)

Picking a new broadband provider (ISP) for your home is far from easy. Consumers face a bombardment of confusing choices, each advertising different speeds, features, prices and network availability. On this front our aim is to simplify the options and make the process a little easier.

UPDATE ISP BT to Launch New Smart Hub X Router with G.fast Broadband

6th January, 2018 (44 Comments)

Customers taking part in BT’s trial of the new ‘up to’ 330Mbps capable G.fast broadband technology, which aims to cover 10 million premises across the United Kingdom by the end of 2020, look set to receive a new SmartHub X wireless router that integrates the G.fast modem inside.

BT Deal Extend Superfast Broadband to 95% of North Yorkshire UK UPDATE

4th January, 2018 (32 Comments)

The Superfast North Yorkshire project in England has awarded its £20.5 million Phase 3 contract to Openreach (BT), which will see their FTTP and FTTC based “superfast broadband” (24Mbps+) network being extended to reach an additional 14,239 homes and businesses (95% of premises).

Estate Knocks £90k Off Openreach Broadband Quote by Digging Own Fibre

2nd January, 2018 (29 Comments)

Some 77 homes in the rural Wiltshire UK hamlet of Axford look set to gain access to Openreach’s (BT) “fibre broadband” network (FTTC/P) after Stefan Persson, founder of H&M and owner of the 10,000 acre Ramsbury Estate, got his staff to help dig and lay the new fibre optic cable (saving £90,000).

Airband Deploys First Wireless Rural Broadband Mast in Shropshire UK

31st December, 2017 (0 Comments)

The Connecting Shropshire project has confirmed that fixed wireless broadband ISP Airband have deployed their first live transmitter site in the UK county, which forms part of a £11.2 million contract that will extend “superfast broadband” (30Mbps+) to 14,000+ extra local premises by 2020.

Openreach’s G.fast Ultrafast Broadband Pilot Covers 390000 UK Premises

28th December, 2017 (106 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has announced that their new 330Mbps capable hybrid fibre G.fast broadband network is “now available” to thousands of people in Bath, Glasgow and Edinburgh, although none of the major ISPs have launched public packages and the final EMD phase still hasn’t begun.

The 2017 vs 2016 Top Fastest UK Home Broadband and Mobile Providers

28th December, 2017 (5 Comments)

We take a look back to see how much faster the national fixed line broadband ISPs and mobile (3G / 4G) network operators have become for download and upload speed over the past 12 months, which reveals that Virgin Media, Hyperoptic and EE continue to come top in the speed stakes.

Netflix UK – 2017 vs 2016 Video Streaming Broadband ISP Speed Index

27th December, 2017 (9 Comments)

Internet Movie and TV video streaming giant Netflix UK has recently published the most recent edition of their broadband ISP speed index, which reveals that cable operator Virgin Media continues to be the fastest provider for their service in 2017. But being the fastest isn’t all that important.

Devon and Somerset UK to Expand Rollout of Superfast Broadband

22nd December, 2017 (20 Comments)

The £171 million Connecting Devon and Somerset project in England has announced that their existing contracts with wireless ISP Airband and “full fibre” (FTTP) provider Gigaclear are set to be extended, which could result in an extra 9,000 rural homes and businesses being reached.

UK Government MPs Try to Revive Option of Breaking Up BT to Aid Broadband

21st December, 2017 (17 Comments)

Newspaper reports have claimed that the Government may be reconsidering the option of completely separating telecoms giant BT from its UK broadband network business (Openreach), which is an approach that Ofcom rejected earlier this year (here) in favour of the less dramatic “legal separation” approach.

£15.7m CityFibre Deal Extends Glasgow Gigabit Fibre Network to 506 Council Sites

21st December, 2017 (0 Comments)

Dark fibre builder Cityfibre has signed a new 19 year framework agreement with UK ISP Commsworld for £15.7m, which is their “largest public sector award to date” and will extend the existing Gigabit capable fibre optic (FTTP) network in Glasgow (Scotland) to 506 city council owned sites.

Court Rules in Favour of Ofcom in EE and Three UK’s 5G Spectrum Fight

20th December, 2017 (8 Comments)

Ofcom’s planned auction of 4G and 5G friendly radio spectrum in the 2.3GHz and 3.4GHz bands might soon proceed after the High Court rejected an appeal by Three UK, which had demanded that the regulator impose a 30% spectrum cap in order to stop EE (BT) from bidding.

UPD Gov Reject BT Voluntary 10Mbps UK Broadband USO and Goes Regulatory

20th December, 2017 (91 Comments)

After a final consultation (here) the Government has today revealed its chosen path for implementing a new legally-binding Universal Service Obligation (USO), which promises a minimum broadband download speed of 10Mbps (1Mbps upload) for all by 2020 and rejects BT’s £600m voluntary proposal.

Scotland Publish Tender for Universal R100 Superfast Broadband Rollout

19th December, 2017 (14 Comments)

As expected the Scottish Government has published the OJEU procurement document for their £600 million R100 programme, which aspires to extend superfast broadband (30Mbps+) networks to cover 100% of premises in Scotland (UK) by the end of 2021 (or March 2022 as a financial year).

ICMR 2017 – Ofcom Compares UK Broadband and Mobile to 16 Countries

18th December, 2017 (8 Comments)

Market regulator Ofcom has today published its International Communications Market Report 2017, which compares broadband and other telecoms services in the United Kingdom against 16 other countries. The UK fairs well for 30Mbps+ broadband coverage but our “full fibre” (FTTP/H) needs work.