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UPD 6 New Wiltshire UK Communities Named for BDUK Broadband Rollout

23rd September, 2013 (0 Comments)

The Wiltshire Council in England has today announced six additional communities that can expect to receive superfast fibre optic based broadband (FTTC/P) as part of their joint £35.6 Million partnership project with neighbouring South Gloucestershire Council and BT.

David Cameron Defends Broadband Delivery UK from “slightly unfair” Criticism

20th September, 2013 (33 Comments)

The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, David Cameron, has told a select committee meeting that some of the recent criticism directed towards his £1.2bn scheme to improve the availability of superfast broadband has been “slightly unfair“. But he is prepared to look at the “possibilities” of BT having an unfair monopoly on related contracts.

Trouble for Altnets as UK Village Gets Annoyed by Lack of Broadband Choice

20th September, 2013 (8 Comments)

Altnet schemes are often praised for bringing faster broadband into areas that previously could not receive a good service. But what happens when their performance suffers and residents feel trapped by a lack of ISP choice. Could the situation with Rutland Telecom in Essendine (Lincolnshire, England) be a harbinger of things to come?

UPD More Cambridgeshire and Peterborough UK Broadband Rollout Details

20th September, 2013 (0 Comments)

The £45m Connecting Cambridgeshire project, which seeks to make BT’s superfast broadband (FTTC/P) speeds available to 90% of premises in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough (England) by the end of 2015, has added a new page to its website that should reveal more details about the expected rollout and timetable.

Superfast BTOpenreach Microsite Given a New Lick of Paint

18th September, 2013 (3 Comments)

BTOpenreach has dropped us a quick email to say that their Superfast Openreach microsite, which helps people to find out when and where BT’s rollout of superfast broadband (FTTC/P) technology is likely to occur, has been given a mild revamp to improve its navigation and add a few extra features.

Politics and the Top 4 Myths of a Delayed UK Superfast Broadband Rollout

18th September, 2013 (10 Comments)

Many positive things came out of the NAO and Public Accounts Committee’s recent efforts to pick apart BT and the government’s Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) programme (here) but not all were helpful. In particular there are four myths about the projects aims and delays that continue to persist despite being largely inaccurate.

Wales UK Replace Broadband Support Scheme with Similar Alternative

17th September, 2013 (1 Comment)

The Welsh Government has announced that its £4 million Broadband Support Scheme (BSS), which offered grants of up to £1,000 to help those living in rural parts of Wales where broadband connectivity remains poor (i.e. sub-2Mbps speeds), is to be replaced by an almost identical alternative.

Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire UK Publish Fibre Broadband Rollout Map

17th September, 2013 (3 Comments)

The £18.06 million Connected Counties project, which aims to rollout BT’s fibre optic based broadband (FTTC/P) lines to more than 90% of premises in Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire (England) by the end of March 2016, has published its official deployment maps.

UK Businesses Call for More Action to Boost Superfast Broadband Uptake

16th September, 2013 (2 Comments)

A new report from KPMG and the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has called upon the government to boost funding and speed-up delivery of national infrastructure projects around the United Kingdom, although most firms said they were positive about the state of broadband connectivity.

BT Agree £14m Superfast Broadband Rollout in East Riding of Yorkshire

13th September, 2013 (17 Comments)

The East Riding of Yorkshire Council (ERYC) in England has today agreed to a new state aid supported £14 million rollout of superfast broadband (25Mbps+) services to a further 42,734 local rural homes and businesses by December 2015.

BDUK Reveal Responses to Broadband Connection Vouchers Consultation

12th September, 2013 (0 Comments)

The government’s Broadband Delivery UK office has published details of the 31 responses that were received during the brief consultation on their new Connection Vouchers Scheme, which uses part of the £150 million+ “Super-Connected Cities” / Urban Broadband Fund to help businesses cover the cost of installing a new superfast broadband ISP service.

Worcestershire UK Reveal Map of BDUK and BT Fibre Broadband Rollout

11th September, 2013 (2 Comments)

The state aid supported £20.75m Superfast Worcestershire (England) project has published a new map that shows BT’s anticipated deployment of superfast broadband (25Mbps+) around the county, which aims to expand the reach of its FTTC/P network to 90% of local homes and businesses by mid-2016.

BT Picked as Preferred Supplier for UK Isle of Wight Fibre Broadband Rollout

11th September, 2013 (12 Comments)

Despite concerns the Isle of Wight Council (IWC) in Southern England has now voted to approve BT as the “preferred supplier” for their local £7.6 million rollout of superfast broadband (FTTC/P), which should bring better Internet access to areas that have suffered due to a lack of investment.

New £1.5m Scheme to Advise Cheshire UK Firms on Superfast Broadband

9th September, 2013 (0 Comments)

A new scheme called Connecting Cheshire Superfast Business, which is supported by £1.5m from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and Connecting Cheshire, has been launched to help over 900 small and medium-sized businesses across Cheshire and Warrington (England) make the most of superfast broadband.

BT Sign £21.96m Deal to Rollout Fibre Broadband in West Yorkshire UK

9th September, 2013 (7 Comments)

The West Yorkshire (England) local authorities have today agreed to a new £21.96 million state aid supported Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) contract with BT, which will make the operators “high-speed fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) network available to 97% of local premises by the end of Autumn 2015 (the last 3% will get speeds of at least 2Mbps).

XLN Telecom CEO Lambasts BT Monopoly over UK Superfast Broadband

9th September, 2013 (37 Comments)

The CEO of Business ISP XLN Telecom, Christian Nellemann, has said that the national rollout of superfast broadband technology is “crucial” to the United Kingdom’s small and medium sized businesses but called for the government to stop helping BT “maintain a monopoly on fibre services“.

First BDUK Superfast Broadband Cabinets in Devon and Somerset Go Live

4th September, 2013 (4 Comments)

The £94m state aid supported Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) project has become the latest Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) effort to announce that the first local premises can now gain access to superfast broadband (25Mbps+). The work is currently running three months ahead of schedule.