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ISP Satellite Internet Completes Rollout of Broadband Market Test Pilot

11th April, 2016 (6 Comments)

UK ISP Satellite Internet, which uses the SES (ASTRA) Satellite platform to deliver ‘up to’ 25Mbps capable broadband services, have announced that their service has now completed deployment to the Government’s final pilot test location of Broomfield in North Somerset.

Next Areas for FTTC Broadband Rollout in Warwickshire Confirmed

8th April, 2016 (2 Comments)

The state aid supported CSW Broadband project, which is working with BT to extend their “superfast broadband” (24Mbps+) FTTC/P network to “nearly” 94% of Warwickshire, Solihull and Coventry (England) by 2017, has announced the next batch of areas to benefit from an upgrade.

Shropshire Includes Wireless Under its Fibre Based Broadband Definition

8th April, 2016 (8 Comments)

Over the year’s we’ve talked a lot about the different ways in which Government’s and operators choose to define terms like “fibre broadband” and now the local authority in Shropshire has managed to water it down further by adding wireless connections into the mix.

Ofcom Consults on the Proposed 10Mbps Broadband USO

7th April, 2016 (33 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator has today launched a new ‘Call for Inputs‘ to help inform the design of the Government’s proposed broadband Universal Service Obligation (USO), which would ensure that everybody could get a minimum Internet speed of 10Mbps (Megabits per second) by 2020.

Ofcom Release Final UK vs EU Broadband Scorecard Results for 2015

5th April, 2016 (5 Comments)

Ofcom has published the final version of their most recent European Broadband Scorecard, which shows how the United Kingdom compares with Europe’s other major countries in terms of delivering the Government’s ambition for us to have the “fastest broadband of any major European country by 2015“.

UKB Networks Submit New Wireless Broadband Plan for North Swindon

4th April, 2016 (4 Comments)

A cautious welcome has greeted UKB Networks submission for planning permission to build six or seven new 15 metre masts in the urban part of North Swindon after an earlier proposal was rejected (here). But the new locations could mean that fewer premises will receive the broadband service.

Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire Finish First “Fibre Broadband” Rollout

2nd April, 2016 (1 Comment)

The joint £18.06m Connected Counties project, which involves Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire in England, appears to have reached its original Phase One contract goal of 90% “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) coverage (an additional 60,000+ premises passed) thanks to its work with BT.

Dorset Wireless ISP Juice Broadband Approved for 2Mbps Subsidy Scheme

30th March, 2016 (0 Comments)

Rural Dorset (England) ISP Juice Broadband, which offers a 40Mbps capable wireless broadband service to parts of Bournemouth, Poole and the surrounding areas, is the latest to be named as an approved supplier for the £60m “2Mbps for all” rural broadband subsidy.

UPDATE The Q4 2015 BDUK and BT UK “Superfast Broadband” Take-up Figures

24th March, 2016 (13 Comments)

The Government has today published its latest Q4 2015 uptake figures for their state aid supported roll-out of superfast (24Mbps+) capable “fibre broadband” services across the United Kingdom, which shows that many local authorities are passing the key 20% threshold.

UK Government Begins Consultation on 10Mbps Broadband USO

23rd March, 2016 (13 Comments)

The Government’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport has launched its official consultation on the proposal to introduce a new legally binding Universal Service Obligation (USO), which would ensure that everybody could get a minimum broadband speed of 10Mbps (Megabits per second) by 2020.

UK National Infrastructure Delivery Plan – Nothing New for Broadband

23rd March, 2016 (0 Comments)

The Government has today re-announced published their ‘New National Infrastructure Delivery Plan‘, which highlights a commitment to invest over £100bn into UK infrastructure by 2020-21 (transport, housing, digital comms, energy etc.). But there’s not much new for broadband Internet connectivity.

Global Internet Speeds Average 5.6Mbps in Q4 2015 vs 13.9Mbps in the UK

22nd March, 2016 (0 Comments)

The latest Akamai State of the Internet Q4 2015 report has revealed that the UK’s average fixed line broadband download speed is now 13.9Mbps (up from 13Mbps in Q3 2015), which compares with a global average of 5.6Mbps (up from 5.1Mbps in Q3). But despite this improvement the UK’s country ranking has dropped from 14th to 17th.

EuropaSat CEO Warns UK Satellite Broadband Subsidy Too “Complicated”

21st March, 2016 (3 Comments)

The CEO of ISP EuropaSat, Andrew Walwyn, has warned that the Government’s rural broadband subsidy scheme for meeting the 2Mbps Universal Service Commitment (USC) is suffering from low uptake because its “very complicated” and the subsidy (up to around £350) is too small.

BT Reveal FTTC “Fibre Broadband” Cabinet Cost as BDUK Clarify Delays

18th March, 2016 (56 Comments)

The cross party Culture, Media and Sport Committee inquiry into UK broadband infrastructure has revealed some useful new information on the “cost per [street cabinet]” of BT’s (Openreach) FTTC “fibre broadband” service and confirmation of which BDUK areas have fallen behind their coverage targets.

Progress Report – 565K Premises in Wales Benefit from Superfast Cymru

17th March, 2016 (2 Comments)

The state aid supported Superfast Cymru project, which hopes to push BT’s “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) network out to 96% of Wales by the end of 2016 (691,000 extra premises) and a further 42,000 premises by June 2017, has today issued a useful region-by-region progress update.

UK Budget 2016 – No Big New Bits for Boosting Broadband Connectivity

16th March, 2016 (2 Comments)

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, has today set out the annual Budget 2016 report for the United Kingdom, which among other things announced the plan to publish a strategy for 5G mobile services in 2017 and the release of more radio spectrum below 10GHz (bands).. but not a lot else.

Ed Vaizey MP Praises “fantastic” B4RN 1Gbps Rural Broadband Network

15th March, 2016 (2 Comments)

The Government’s Digital Economy Minister, Ed Vaizey, has turned a veiled criticism of Lancashire’s (England) Broadband Delivery UK programme (Superfast Lancashire) into some welcome praise for the alternative and community-built B4RN (Broadband 4 the Rural North) project.