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Lancashire UK Confirm Final Spring 2014 Superfast Broadband Rollout Areas

2nd April, 2014 (0 Comments)

The Superfast Lancashire project in England has announced a finalized list of the next 15 communities to receive access to BT’s “high-speed fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) network under the state aid supported scheme, which intends to make the service available to 97% of local premises by the end of 2015.

RCBF Grants £300k to Boost BT FTTC Broadband in Redcar and Cleveland

1st April, 2014 (1 Comment)

The Government’s £20m Rural Community Broadband Fund (RCBF) has awarded another grant of £300,000 to help boost BT’s “fibre broadband” (FTTC) coverage in the rural North Yorkshire (England) borough of Redcar and Cleveland (specifically East Cleveland).

Public Accounts Committee Blasts UK Superfast Broadband Rollout Again

1st April, 2014 (10 Comments)

The latest Public Accounts Committee report into the United Kingdom’s £1.2bn national Broadband Delivery UK project with BT, which aims to make fixed line superfast broadband (25Mbps+) speeds available to 95% of people in each local authority area by 2017, has once again poured heavy criticism upon the scheme for its alleged failings in competition and openness.

Nottinghamshire UK Reveals Phase 1 BDUK Broadband Rollout Areas

31st March, 2014 (0 Comments)

The £20 million Better Broadband for Nottinghamshire project in England has released a provisional list of the first areas to benefit from BT’s roll-out of “fibre broadband” (FTTC) services, which aims to reach 95% of local homes and businesses by the end of March 2016.

BDUK Coverage Data Still Elusive in Northumberland Broadband Rollout

31st March, 2014 (1 Comment)

A fresh attempt to secure full coverage data for the Government’s many Broadband Delivery UK schemes has once again failed after BT refused to release the information for a related project in Northumberland, which is despite earlier saying that they were “okay” for such detail to be published.

Telford and Wrekin Set to Re-join BT and BDUK Superfast Shropshire Scheme

31st March, 2014 (0 Comments)

The Telford and Wrekin council looks set to re-join the £24.6m Connecting Shropshire project in England, which is currently rolling out BT’s “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) network to 93% of local premises by the end of Spring 2016, after it submitted a formal expression of interest.

New Map and Website for Leicestershire’s BDUK and BT Broadband Rollout

28th March, 2014 (0 Comments)

The £18.6 million Superfast Leicestershire project in central England, which aims to make BT’s “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) network available to 96% of local premises by March 2016, has released an updated and zoom capable coverage map alongside the launch of their new website.

Surrey’s BDUK Broadband Rollout Reaches the Half Way Point

27th March, 2014 (3 Comments)

The state aid supported £35.2m Superfast Surrey project in England has become one of the first Broadband Delivery UK based schemes to reach the half-way mark after street cabinets serving around 42,000 local premises across the county were connected to BT’s “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) network.

North Lincolnshire UK Shows How to do a Proper BDUK Broadband Map

25th March, 2014 (5 Comments)

The North Lincolnshire Council in England deserves some credit after they published a fairly detailed and interactive postcode map of the local Northernlincs Broadband (NLBB) project, which is working with BT to ensure that “92.5% of premises in each area will have access to superfast broadband” (FTTC) by spring 2015.

EU and UK Next Gen Broadband Uptake Improves But 100Mbps Still Rare

25th March, 2014 (5 Comments)

A new report into the state of Internet connectivity around Europe (price and speed) has today revealed that nearly one in five EU fixed broadband subscriptions went to a superfast broadband (30Mbps+) service but ultrafast connections (100Mbps+) are still rare, with penetration (subscriptions as a % of population) standing at just 1.2% (0.4% in the UK).

GBP10m Competitive UK Rural Broadband Fund Now Open for Bids

24th March, 2014 (27 Comments)

The Government’s Culture Secretary, Maria Miller (MP), has announced that their new £10 million Competitive Fund, which aims to “test innovative solutions to deliver superfast broadband services to the most difficult to reach areas” (i.e. the rural / final 5% of the United Kingdom), is now open for bids in three different categories.

UPDATE BT Prep UK Fibre-to-the-Remote-Node FTTRN Broadband Trials

23rd March, 2014 (95 Comments)

The Superfast North Yorkshire project in England, which last week touted extra funding to help reach their 100% coverage target for BT’s “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) network (here), now looks set to become the first UK county to trial the operators latest Fibre-to-the-Remote-Node (FTTRN) technology for even faster speeds.

Durham Extend BT Superfast Broadband Coverage to 96% with RCBF Money

22nd March, 2014 (7 Comments)

The Digital Durham and Tees Valley project in North East England has confirmed new funding with BT and the Rural Community Broadband Fund (RCBF) that will push their existing superfast broadband (25Mbps+) coverage target up from 94% to 96% by September 2016.

Worcestershire UK Confirms the Phase 2 Fibre Broadband Rollout Areas

21st March, 2014 (0 Comments)

The £20.75 million Superfast Worcestershire project in England has today revealed the next batch (phase two) of local communities that will benefit from a state aid supported upgrade to BT’s “high-speed fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) network (aims to pass 90% of local premises by mid-2016).

UK Budget 2014 – What is in it for Broadband Internet Access?

19th March, 2014 (5 Comments)

The Government’s Chancellor, George Osborne, today set out his annual Budget 2014 report for the United Kingdom. Unfortunately anybody hoping for a significant boost to broadband investment, outside of what has already been announced, would have been very disappointed. In fact “broadband” is only mentioned once.

North Yorkshire UK Confirm Funding for 100% BT Fibre Broadband Cover

19th March, 2014 (19 Comments)

The state aid supported Superfast North Yorkshire project in England, which is working with BT to make “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) services available to 90% of local premises by the end of October 2014, has formally approved another £10m to boost the network’s coverage up to their target of 100% by the end of 2017.

EU ITRE Committee Approve Net Neutrality and Cheaper Roaming Rules

18th March, 2014 (3 Comments)

The European Parliament’s ITRE Industry Committee has this morning voted in favour of the new Telecoms Single Market Regulation, which proposes a raft of changes including measures to protect open Internet access from abuse by ISPs (Net Neutrality), ending EU mobile roaming charges, coordinating spectrum for wireless/mobile operators and various other measures like easier switching between broadband providers.