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First UK Publicly Funded BT Superfast Broadband FTTC Cabinet Goes Live

14th December, 2012 (1 Comment)

The North Yorkshire (England) village of Ainderby Steeple has become the first UK community to deploy a new superfast broadband ISP service by using public funds from the government’s Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) office. The money helped to upgrade one of BT’s local street cabinets with the latest up to 80Mbps capable Fibre-to-the-Cabinet (FTTC) technology.

Does the City of Derry Deserve its UK UltraFast Broadband Funding Boost

7th December, 2012 (6 Comments)

This week the UK government awarded £50m to help twelve “smaller cities” expand the coverage of “ultra-fast” broadband (80-100Mbps+) and “high speed” public wifi services into neglected areas. But some of the cities, such as Derry in Northern Ireland and Portsmouth in England, already have near perfect availability of “superfast” connectivity.

UPD2 Government Name 12 Smaller UK Cities for Ultrafast Broadband Boost

5th December, 2012 (0 Comments)

The UK government’s Chancellor, George Osborne MP, has today announced his Autumn Statement and revealed the final list of 12 “smaller cities” that will benefit from around £50m (Urban Broadband Fund) to help expand the coverage of “ultra-fast” broadband (80-100Mbps+) and “high speed” public wifi services into neglected areas.

Virgin Media Seek to Avoid Legal Clash Over UK City Broadband Funding

3rd December, 2012 (1 Comment)

Cable operator Virgin Media has written to the UK government’s culture secretary, Maria Miller, with a series of recommendations for changing the £150m+ Urban Broadband Fund. The UBF aims to support the roll-out of “ultrafast” broadband services and fast public wifi, although Virgin and BT have already threatened it with legal action.

Virgin Media Reveals FREE City Wireless Broadband for Leeds and Bradford

30th November, 2012 (1 Comment)

Cable ISP Virgin Media Business has this morning announced the win of a vital concession agreement that will allow it to begin rolling out a free city wireless internet (wifi) network to cover over 1.2 million citizens of Leeds and Bradford in England (United Kingdom).

BT BET Technology Brings 2Mbps Broadband to Glen Tanar in Scotland

30th November, 2012 (1 Comment)

Broadband Enabling Technology (BET), which can deliver fixed line broadband ISP speeds of 2Mbps (Megabits per second) to UK rural premises that reside up to 10-12km away from their telephone exchange, has been used to help connect the digitally isolated highlands community of Glen Tanar in the Scottish Highlands.

BT Details its Superfast Broadband ISP Roll Out Plan for Cumbria UK

29th November, 2012 (4 Comments)

The joint BT and Cumbria (England) project, which is seeking to ensure that more than 93% of local people can access a superfast broadband service by the end of 2015 (the last 7% have been promised speeds of at least 2Mbps), has today released more details about their £50.8m plan and targets.

BT to Secure Contract for the UK Borders Broadband Project

29th November, 2012 (0 Comments)

The Borders Broadband project, a partnership between Herefordshire and Gloucestershire County Councils that aims to boost the coverage of superfast broadband (25Mbps+) services in related area(s) to reach 90% of local people, has effectively handed the contract to BT by granting the operator “preferred bidder” status.

Europe Blasts UK Government for False Broadband Funding Delay Jibes

28th November, 2012 (6 Comments)

Europe’s competition commissioner, Joaquín Almunia, has publicly criticised the UK government’s Culture Secretary, Maria Miller MP, after she blamed the European Commission for holding up the release of State Aid funding and thus delaying the country’s national roll-out of superfast broadband (25Mbps+) services.

UK ISPs Welcome Broadband Funding Approval But Seek More Competition

22nd November, 2012 (9 Comments)

Internet service providers have today given a broad welcome to the European Commission’s (EC) recent decision to grant final approval for the release of State Aid funding to help 90% of UK people gain access to superfast broadband ISP services by spring 2015. But privately many continued to express competition concerns.

Delayed GBP20m Hampshire UK Superfast Broadband Project Put to Tender

22nd November, 2012 (2 Comments)

The Hampshire County Council (HCC) has officially started the formal tender process to appoint a commercial ISP partner for its Hampshire Broadband Programme, which is estimated to be worth close to £20m and will aim to make superfast broadband (25Mbps+) speeds available to almost everybody by around the middle of 2016.

Europe Clears UK State Aid Funding for Superfast Broadband Deployment

21st November, 2012 (10 Comments)

The European Commission (EC) has officially granted final approval for the release of state aid funding through the UK government, which allows local authorities to proceed with their national deployment of superfast broadband services (25Mbps+) to reach 90% of people by around spring 2015. But what are the minor changes?

ISPreview Details Staff Roles Within the Broadband Delivery UK Office

19th November, 2012 (5 Comments)

A Freedom of Information Act (FoI) request submitted by ISPreview.co.uk has revealed more details about the specific roles of staff working in the government’s Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) office, which is responsible for overseeing the national and publicly funded roll-out of superfast broadband services to 90% of people by spring 2015.

UK Government Issues Flat Response to Welsh Broadband Inquiry

19th November, 2012 (0 Comments)

The UK government’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has issued a generally flat response to the Welsh Affairs Select Committee, which in September 2012 released a report that criticised the broadband strategy in Wales for being “behind schedule” and called for the new networks to be “implemented without delay“.

MLL Telecom Wants More ISP Competition for UK Public Broadband Funding

17th November, 2012 (2 Comments)

Business ISP MLL Telecom has called on the government to improve its controversial Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) process, which has been delayed by European competition concerns, by opening up access to public funding (State Aid) for more providers.

UK and EU Pricing for Superfast Broadband Cable Duct and Pole Access

15th November, 2012 (9 Comments)

A new report, which assess the potential impact of new EU regulatory proposals to cut the cost of broadband infrastructure development across Europe, has delivered a useful insight into the costs of giving ISPs access to install their own fibre optic lines via BT’s existing cable ducts and telegraph poles.

UK Government Spent GBP9.8m on 70 External BDUK Broadband Consultants

13th November, 2012 (8 Comments)

The government’s Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) office, which is responsible for overseeing the national and publicly funded roll-out of superfast broadband services, has revealed that a whopping £9.8m of its £680m budget until 2015 has been spent on 70 external consultants (between May 2010 and September 2012).