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Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire UK Sign 2nd BT Fibre Broadband Deal

5th May, 2015 (2 Comments)

The Connected Counties project, which is working with BT and the Broadband Delivery UK programme to bring faster “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) connectivity to 90% of premises in Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire (England) by April 2016, looks set to reach more areas after a new extension contract was signed.

Derbyshire UK Signs Extended BT Fibre Broadband Rollout Contract

5th May, 2015 (21 Comments)

The Digital Derbyshire project, which is working with BT and the Government’s Broadband Delivery UK programme to make “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) connectivity available to 95% of local premises by the end of 2016, looks set to reach more areas after a new Superfast Extension Programme (SEP) contract was signed.

UPDATE ISP Kijoma Says BT NGA Broadband Overbuild Wastes Public Money

1st May, 2015 (37 Comments)

Ordinarily the news that BT is bringing fibre optic broadband (FTTC/P) cables to your area would be welcome. But it’s not always so and sometimes the use of public money to help upgrade the smallest of UK rural areas, especially when a “superfast” (24Mbps+) capable provider is already serving local customers, can raise concerns.

Hampshire UK Complete Phase 1 BDUK and BT Superfast Broadband Rollout

27th April, 2015 (59 Comments)

The county of Hampshire in England can celebrate after it recently became the latest Broadband Delivery UK based Government programme with BT to complete its target of ensuring that 90% of homes and businesses can access “superfast” Internet download speeds of 24Mbps+ by the end of 2015.

Cotswolds Broadband Set to Lay Fibre Optic Cable in West Oxfordshire

23rd April, 2015 (11 Comments)

The Cotswolds Broadband project, which last year tendered for a supplier to help roll-out a 100Mbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to the majority of homes and businesses in West Oxfordshire (England), now looks set to begin building the network by September 2015.

Fibre GarDen FTTP Broadband Rollout Begins for Garsdale and Dentdale

23rd April, 2015 (10 Comments)

After a few last minutes problems the community co-operative Digital Dales (Fibre GarDen) project has officially started the build-phase for their new 100Mbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network, which will serve 580 premises in the rural villages of Garsdale and Dentdale (Cumbria, England).

Rural Issues Cause UK Fall from 3rd to 5th in Huawei’s Connectivity Index

23rd April, 2015 (2 Comments)

The annual Global Connectivity Index from Huawei, which claims to offer a quantitative assessment of connectivity and its value from both national and industrial perspectives, reports that the United Kingdom has dropped to 5th place due to weaknesses with “low cable infrastructure” and rural Mobile Broadband coverage.

The Bottom and Top 30 UK Constituencies for Superfast Broadband Cover

22nd April, 2015 (1 Comment)

A snippet of new analysis has revealed both the weak spots and strengths of the current Government’s on-going Broadband Delivery UK programme with BT to make fixed line superfast broadband speeds available to 95% of the United Kingdom by 2017.

The Curious Broadband Speed Confusion of a Rural Lincolnshire Community

20th April, 2015 (19 Comments)

A tiny rural community called Metheringham Fen in Lincolnshire (England’s East Midlands) has complained that their broadband speeds have actually gotten worse since BT is alleged to have upgraded the local connectivity. The situation has forced some locals to shell out on an expensive and restrictive Satellite solution instead.

UPDATE Scotland’s Next 200 Communities for BT Fibre Broadband Upgrades

20th April, 2015 (7 Comments)

The Digital Scotland project, which is working with BT to roll-out “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) services to 85% of premises in Scotland by the end of 2015/16 and 95% by the end of 2017/18, has today announced the next batch of 200 communities (145,000 premises) that will benefit from that deployment.

Europe Moots Future Ultrafast Broadband Speed Targets for Post 2020

18th April, 2015 (17 Comments)

The European Commission’s new Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society, Günther Oettinger, has for the first time started to discuss what targets we should aim for after the current Digital Agenda programme completes and hopefully delivers “superfast” broadband speeds of 30Mbps+ to all by 2020; with 50% also subscribed to a 100Mbps+ service.

Liberal Democrat 2015 Manifesto – Continue with Broadband Delivery UK

15th April, 2015 (3 Comments)

The Liberal Democrat party has today published their Manifesto for the coming 2015 General Election and it will come as little surprise to find that their approach to broadband connectivity is largely a mirror for the current Broadband Delivery UK programme, which as a party of Government they had a hand in creating.

Crying Child Fronts Broadband Campaign for Rural Scotland Hamlet

14th April, 2015 (2 Comments)

A tearful 8 year old boy, Scott Burnett, from the remote Scottish hamlet of Clola in Buchan (Aberdeenshire) has written an emotional letter to BT in the hope that the operator might find a way to improve the local broadband provision. “Everyone in my school has broadband and I don’t“, said Scott.

Conservative Party Manifesto 2015 – The Broadband Delivery UK Way

14th April, 2015 (4 Comments)

The UK Conservative Party have today joined Labour and the Greens to publish their Manifesto for the 2015 General Election, although you won’t find many surprises inside because, as the dominant party of Government, their policy towards broadband will naturally follow the existing Broadband Delivery UK programme.

Bromley Council Struggles to Match UK Government’s Rural Broadband Cash

13th April, 2015 (19 Comments)

The Bromley Borough Council in London is reportedly struggling to match an allocation of funding from the central UK Government, which could have otherwise been used to help expand the coverage of superfast broadband to residents of the rural Downe village, as well as Cudham, Keston and Chelsfield.

UPDATE Staffordshire UK Signs Extended Fibre Broadband Rollout Deal

13th April, 2015 (6 Comments)

The Superfast Staffordshire project in the West Midlands (England), which also includes Stoke-on-Trent, has just signed a second Broadband Delivery UK contract under the Superfast Extension Programme (SEP) and it should bring “fibre broadband” to even more areas.

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Sign Extended Fibre Broadband Contract

13th April, 2015 (0 Comments)

The Connecting Cambridgeshire project, which is currently working with BT to make superfast broadband speeds available to 90% of premises in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough (England) by the end of 2015, has signed an extended Broadband Delivery UK contract that should push the coverage up to around 95% by the end of 2017.