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BT Confirm UK Trial Areas for SoGEA Standalone FTTC “Fibre Broadband”

3rd December, 2015 (11 Comments)

BT has published the first concrete trial locations and technical details for their forthcoming Single Order Generic Ethernet Access (SOGEA) product, which is a naked VDSL style service that allows you to order a standalone superfast “fibre broadband” (FTTC) line without needing a phone (voice) service.

Ofcom Redefine Ultrafast Broadband as 300Mbps, But Only 2% Coverage

1st December, 2015 (27 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator has today published its Connected Nations 2015 report and confirmed that 83% of premises are now within reach of a fixed line superfast broadband (30Mbps+) service (up from 75% in 2014), with take-up reaching 27% (up from 22%). But they also changed the definition of “ultrafast” speeds from 100Mbps+ to 300Mbps+.

Essex Broadband Project Benefits from GBP1.9m BT Clawback

26th November, 2015 (43 Comments)

The Superfast Essex scheme in England, which is working to extend the availability of BT’s “superfast fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) services to 95% of the county by mid-2019, has become the latest to confirm that clawback will result in £1.9m being returned to help further boost coverage.

4,600 Extra Oxfordshire UK Premises to Benefit from “Fibre Broadband”

26th November, 2015 (3 Comments)

A third £5.58m state aid supported contract has been signed with BTOpenreach this week for the county of Oxfordshire (England), which will extend the local availability of superfast capable “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) services to an extra 4,600 homes and business.

Superfast North Yorkshire Broadband Project Boosts Economy by £220m

24th November, 2015 (6 Comments)

A new report predicts that the Superfast North Yorkshire project, which is working with BT to make FTTC/P based superfast broadband (25Mbps+) services available to around 90% of local premises by late 2016 and possibly 95% within a few years (details), could boost the local economy by £220m.

UPD2 Public Accounts Committee Seek Clarity on Welsh Broadband Plan

24th November, 2015 (4 Comments)

The National Assembly for Wales, specifically its Public Accounts Committee (PAC), has criticised the state aid fuelled Superfast Cymru project with BT for failing to provide full and clear information about the Welsh roll-out plan for “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) services.

Hull ISP KC Business Offers GBP1000 Installation Discount

18th November, 2015 (5 Comments)

The business division of Hull’s incumbent telecoms operator, KC, has confirmed that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that wish to connect with their new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based Lightstream broadband network can now get an installation discount of up to £1,000.

UPD2 Plusnet Launch New HUB ONE “Fibre” Router and Self-Install FTTC

17th November, 2015 (20 Comments)

Low cost ISP Plusnet has announced the introduction of a new Hub One router for their “fibre broadband” (FTTC) customers, which features the latest AC spec WiFi and also allows them to offer a self-install service like most of the other big ISPs have already been doing.

Village Networks in Illegal State Aid Complaint vs Aylesbury Vale Broadband

16th November, 2015 (22 Comments)

The publicly funded Aylesbury Vale Broadband project, which is deploying a Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) network across the rural Buckinghamshire (England) villages of North Marston and Granborough, is facing an official complaint from a nearby wireless ISP.

Extra 1,800 Premises in South Gloucestershire to Get “Fibre Broadband”

16th November, 2015 (0 Comments)

The South Gloucestershire Council in England has confirmed that its second state aid supported £1.54m contract with BTOpenreach has now entered into the deployment phase, which should put their “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) network within reach of an extra 1,800+ local homes and businesses.

Openreach Publish Basic Stats for their Fibre Broadband Network

13th November, 2015 (17 Comments)

BTOpenreach, which is responsible for maintaining / managing access to BT’s national UK telecoms and broadband network, has added a new “Fibre Index” page to their website that adds a small amount of extra information about broadband usage on their network.

Cheshire UK Secures GBP3.4m Clawback Boost for Better Broadband

13th November, 2015 (2 Comments)

The county of Cheshire in England, specifically the Connecting Cheshire project that is working to deploy “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) services to reach the vast majority of the region by summer 2017, has confirmed that clawback from BT will return £3.4m to help further boost coverage.

BT Cuts Unlimited Broadband and Superfast Infinity “Fibre” Prices

12th November, 2015 (3 Comments)

BT’s Consumer division has once again reduced the prices of their ‘up to’ 17Mbps unlimited broadband and superfast ‘up to’ 38Mbps BTInfinity packages, with both now starting at £5 and £10 per month respectively for the first 12 months of service. Sainsbury’s vouchers worth up to £100 are also included.

BDUK and BT Push Superfast Broadband to 3.31 Million Extra UK Premises

12th November, 2015 (32 Comments)

The Government’s Broadband Delivery UK initiative, which is primarily working with BT to make fixed line superfast broadband (24Mbps+) services available to 95% of the United Kingdom by 2017/18, has ended Q3 2015 by confirming that 3,311,843 extra premises have now benefited from the effort.

Lincolnshire UK Confirms GBP4.6m BT Clawback for Better Broadband

12th November, 2015 (3 Comments)

The Onlincolnshire project, which is working to roll-out FTTC/P based “superfast broadband” (24Mbps+) services to “at least” 89% of all premises in Lincolnshire (England) by April 2016, has confirmed that clawback from BT will result in £4.6m being returned to help further boost coverage.

KC Detail Fibre Optic Broadband Rollout for 5,000 East Hull Premises

12th November, 2015 (0 Comments)

The incumbent East Yorkshire (England) telecoms operator, KC, has confirmed that 5,000 homes and businesses in East Hull have just been added to their on-going “Lightstream” fibre optic broadband (FTTP/C) roll-out project, which aims to reach more than 105,000 premises passed by March 2017.

ISP PlusNet Offers 6 Months FREE 38Mbps FTTC “Fibre Broadband”

11th November, 2015 (3 Comments)

Low cost UK ISP PlusNet has begun offering their ‘up to’ 38Mbps capable “Unlimited Fibre” (FTTC) broadband package free for the first 6 months of service (£14.99 per month thereafter).