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6200 Extra Staffordshire Premises to Get “Fibre Broadband” Under BT Deal

12th December, 2016 (2 Comments)

The Superfast Staffordshire project in the West Midlands of England has signed a new £5.1 million deal with BTOpenreach, which will expand the local coverage of their “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) network to an additional 6,200 homes and businesses.

1Gbps FTTP Broadband for More of Gloucestershire and Herefordshire

2nd December, 2016 (16 Comments)

The joint State Aid fuelled Fastershire project for Gloucestershire and Herefordshire in England has announced that rural ISP Gigaclear is now the preferred bidder for the next £4.54m phase of their local broadband roll-out, which will benefit over 2,600 remote premises.

30Mbps Wireless Broadband Network Goes Live in Dartmoor and Exmoor

25th November, 2016 (0 Comments)

Fixed wireless ISP Airband, which last year won a £4.6m contract with the Connecting Devon and Somerset project to roll-out their 30Mbps+ “superfast broadband” network to 5,800 premises in the Dartmoor and Exmoor National Parks (here), can celebrate today after their service went live. But the roll-out isn’t complete.

Chancellor Details FTTP Broadband Investment and Business Rates Relief

23rd November, 2016 (4 Comments)

The Chancellor of the United Kingdom, Philip Hammond, has today given his first Autumn Statement 2016 and revealed a bit of extra detail about the plan to encourage investment worth £1bn+ towards the roll-out of ultrafast pure fibre optic broadband (FTTP/H) and 5G Mobile. Business rates will also be cut.

ViaSat Study – UK People Confused by Government’s Broadband Strategy

22nd November, 2016 (27 Comments)

A new TNS survey of 2,012 British “adults” aged 16-64, which was commissioned by Satellite provider ViaSat, has revealed that 72% don’t believe the Government is doing enough to meet future broadband needs, while many others are confused about the reality of current service coverage and speeds.

UPD UK Government Pledge £1bn for Pure Fibre Optic Broadband Rollout

22nd November, 2016 (10 Comments)

The Government has admitted that the United Kingdom is “falling behind on the roll out of full-fibre” (FTTP/H) ultrafast broadband and confirmed that tomorrows Autumn Statement will aim to rectify that via a new £1bn Digital Infrastructure Fund, which should help 2 million extra homes get access.

Call Flow Boss – Regulation Needed to Protect AltNet Broadband ISPs

21st November, 2016 (14 Comments)

The Managing Director and Founder of broadband ISP Call Flow Solutions, Andy Conibere, has told ISPreview.co.uk that the future could be “very bright“, provided regulation is introduced to protect alternative networks from being “unfairly squeezed out by the dominant suppliers” (BT, Virgin Media etc.).

Call Flow Finish “Fibre Broadband” Network in Windsor and Maidenhead

17th November, 2016 (56 Comments)

Alternative network provider Call Flow Solutions has announced the completion of their Broadband Delivery UK contract for the ‘Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead’ in Berkshire (England), which has expanded the reach of their 30Mbps+ capable FTTC broadband network to an extra 1,750 premises.

Q3 2016 – BDUK Push Superfast Broadband to 4.17 Million UK Premises

17th November, 2016 (10 Comments)

The Government’s Broadband Delivery UK scheme has posted its latest progress update to 30th September 2016, which reveals that some 4,168,739 additional premises in the United Kingdom can now access a “superfast broadband” (24Mbps+) service as a result of a £1.6bn public investment.

Shropshire UK Reveals Tentative Extension Plan for Superfast Broadband

12th November, 2016 (18 Comments)

The Shropshire County Council in England has this week revealed that the next phase (Phase 2b) of their on-going Connecting Shropshire project will aim to bring “superfast broadband” (30Mbps+) coverage to another 16,015 premises via £11.7m of public funding, but the plan remains vague.

Essex UK Targets “at least” 97% Superfast Broadband Coverage by 2020

11th November, 2016 (0 Comments)

The Superfast Essex project in England, which is working with Openreach (BT) and Gigaclear to roll-out “superfast broadband” (30Mbps+) networks to 95% of the county by 2019, yesterday put out a new tender for their future Phase 3 roll-out that will aim to push coverage to 97% by 2020.

Coventry and Warwickshire UK Prep £15m “Superfast Broadband” Boost

9th November, 2016 (0 Comments)

The Coventry City Council in Warwickshire (England) have announced that the next phase of their roll-out of “superfast broadband” connectivity around the region will be supported by £15m worth of grants and aims to extend the network coverage to a further 8,000 local homes and businesses.

UPD BT Make Use of 2Mb USC Subsidy to Rollout Rural FTTC Broadband

7th November, 2016 (25 Comments)

Earlier this year we reported on how people in the Cheshire village of Ollerton were ready to pay BTOpenreach £35,000 to get a “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) service installed (here). Today we learn that BT has made use of the Government’s 2Mbps rural USC subsidy to help pay for the roll-out.

TalkTalk Calls for BDUK to Stop Using Analysys Mason Over BT Fear

7th November, 2016 (22 Comments)

UK ISP TalkTalk has written a letter to the CEO of the Government’s Broadband Delivery UK programme, Chris Townsend, which warns that “serious conflicts of interest” may exist if they continue to use research provided by Analysys Mason, an analyst firm that is also assisting BT in a number of related areas.

Wales Commits £80m to Expand Superfast Broadband Cover Toward 100%

7th November, 2016 (0 Comments)

The Welsh Government’s Superfast Cymru project will shortly receive a public funding boost of ‘up to’ £80 million in order to help roll-out “fast reliable broadband” to “every property” in Wales by 2020.

CLA Warns UK Gov Over Digital Tax and Lack of Fast Rural Broadband

4th November, 2016 (1 Comment)

The Country Land and Business Association, which represents land owners and rural businesses in England and Wales, has warned that the HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) initiative to make tax digital could “throw the rural economy into chaos” due to the on-going lack of fast and reliable broadband.

UPDATE Welsh Government Criticised for Delay to NGA Broadband Rollout

3rd November, 2016 (44 Comments)

The Welsh Government’s Superfast Cymru contract with BT, which has been working to roll-out “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) to 96% of Wales, has been criticised by Assembly Members for failing to deliver on its original promise to bring 30Mbps+ capable networks to all premises by 2015.