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Q4 2021 Progress Update on BT FTTP Broadband Rollout in Wales

9th March, 2022 (24 Comments)

The Welsh Government has provided a Q4 2021 progress update on their £52.5 million Phase 2 Superfast Cymru contract with BT (Openreach), which confirms that 25,855 premises (up from 24,515 in Q3) have now gained access to the operator’s gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network.

New Rules and Taller Masts to Boost 5G Mobile in Rural England

7th March, 2022 (17 Comments)

The Government has today confirmed their intention to introduce a series of changes to Permitted Development (PD) rights for mobile infrastructure, which aims to help extend 5G and 4G (mobile broadband) coverage in rural areas of England via key changes (e.g. allowing taller masts of up to 30 metres).

Government in GBP9m Boost to WightFibre’s Rural Broadband Rollout

3rd March, 2022 (4 Comments)

Infracapital-backed broadband ISP WightFibre, which is already investing £85m to deploy a 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across the Isle of Wight (South Coast of Hampshire), has received a £9m boost from the Government’s Building Digital UK programme in order to help extend local rural coverage.

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Openreach Finish West Yorkshire Superfast Broadband Contract

3rd March, 2022 (7 Comments)

The UK state aid supported Superfast West Yorkshire and York (SFWYY) programme and Openreach (BT) have announced the completion of their Phase 2 deployment contract, which has spent the past few years working to extend the local availability of “superfast broadband” (30Mbps+) services (including a fair bit of full fibre).

Progress Update on N.Ireland Project Stratum Full Fibre Rollout

2nd March, 2022 (2 Comments)

The Department for the Economy (DfE) in Northern Ireland has issued a brief progress update on their £197m state aid supported Project Stratum scheme, which is working with UK ISP Fibrus to spread a gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across 85,000 premises in rural areas by March 2025.

Airband Upgrades Wireless Broadband in Dartmoor and Exmoor

1st March, 2022 (1 Comment)

The Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) programme have announced that UK ISP Airband has upgraded their Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) based “superfast broadband” (30Mbps+) network in remote rural parts of England’s Dartmoor and Exmoor National Parks, which should bring more capacity and reliability.

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New Grant Opens to Boost Broadband in South Herefordshire

28th February, 2022 (1 Comment)

The Fastershire broadband project is starting to make a new Digital Household Grant (DHG) available to homes in some rural parts of South Herefordshire (i.e. those that were originally due to receive FTTP broadband via UK ISP Gigaclear), which will enable them to help cover the installation cost of an “interim broadband solution.”

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Connecting Devon and Somerset Update on Openreach FTTP Rollout

24th February, 2022 (0 Comments)

The state aid supported Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) broadband rollout programme has today issued an update on their £6m Fibre Extension Programme (FEP) contract with Openreach, which was originally due to complete by the end of 2021 but is still ongoing and has been extended to cover a further 100 homes.

Airband Update on Full Fibre Rollout in Devon and Somerset UK UPDATE

22nd February, 2022 (8 Comments)

The state aid supported Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) programme and UK ISP Airband have today issued a new winter 2022 progress update on their project to deploy a gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across the region, which aims to reach tens of thousands of rural premises.

Scotland Start Open Market Review for Gigabit Broadband Rollout

21st February, 2022 (9 Comments)

The Scottish Government has today launched a new Open Market Review (OMR), which forms part of the UK Government’s £5bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout and aims to identify which areas will need state aid support to help spread the availability of gigabit speed networks “nationwide” by 2030.

Fibrus Builds Full Fibre Broadband Network to 104,381 Premises

18th February, 2022 (6 Comments)

Alternative network ISP Fibrus, which is currently building a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across Northern Ireland and Northern England, has today announced that their full fibre infrastructure has now reached 104,381 premises (up from 58,000 premises in August 2021).

MP Casts Doubt on UK Broadband Benefits of HS2 Rail Project

11th February, 2022 (22 Comments)

The MP for Chesham and Amersham, Sarah Green, has challenged the UK Government to make progress on commitments made to local authorities along the Phase One rail route for High Speed 2 (HS2), which among other things included the promise to construct a new “broadband superhighway” to help expand faster internet access.

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Quickline Build 900Mb Broadband to Lissington in Lincolnshire UK

10th February, 2022 (3 Comments)

East Yorkshire-based UK ISP Quickline has just connected homes and businesses in the Lincolnshire village of Lissington to their new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network, which forms part of their £6.1m state aid supported Building Digital UK (BDUK) contract with the Lincolnshire County Council (LCC).

Project Gigabit Updates on Start of First Live UK Procurements

9th February, 2022 (17 Comments)

The UK Government’s Building Digital UK team has published an update on the start of their first procurements under the £5bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout, which is now inviting bids for contracts worth up to £292m to upgrade rural premises across Cumbria, Durham, Northumberland, Cambridgeshire, Dorset and Teesdale.

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Gov Ponders Approach to Gigabit Broadband in Remote UK Areas

8th February, 2022 (12 Comments)

The UK Government has just published a response to its consultation on the question of how significantly faster broadband ISP networks can be extended to reach the final 0.3% of the country (i.e. under 100,000 premises), which are too expensive for their new £5bn Project Gigabit programme to reach in its current form.

Gov Names Winners of New Pilots to Aid 5G via Street Furniture UPDATE

8th February, 2022 (1 Comment)

The UK Government has today awarded £4m to support 8 new 2-year long pilots under the Digital Connectivity Infrastructure Accelerator (DCIA) project, which will test ways of making it easier for network operators to access and deploy 5G mobile (mobile broadband) infrastructure on street furniture and public buildings.

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Possible Broadband Boost as UK Gov Seeks GBP10bn Macquarie Investment

7th February, 2022 (16 Comments)

A number of weekend reports have claimed that the UK Government is close to securing a significant £10bn investment from the Australian-based Macquarie Group, which would go toward various British infrastructure projects in the digital infrastructure (i.e. fibre broadband and mobile) and energy sectors.