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UK Rural Broadband Satellite Subsidy Scheme Gets Off to a Slow Start

19th January, 2016 (6 Comments)

Perhaps unsurprisingly the Government’s new Satellite broadband subsidy scheme, which aims to help 300,000 of the most remote rural premises in the United Kingdom (note: Wales has a different scheme) to get a better connection, has got off to a slow start with only £8,400 spent of the £60 million funding.

UPDATE UK Government – No Consensus on Deploying FTTP Broadband

18th January, 2016 (54 Comments)

The Central Government has disappointed those calling for ultrafast pure fibre optic broadband connections (FTTH/P) to be rolled out across the United Kingdom by rebuffing the idea as part of its response to a European Commission consultation on connectivity needs post-2020.

Rural Broadband ISP Gigaclear Gets 25m Euro Loan to Expand Network

13th January, 2016 (15 Comments)

Ultrafast fibre optic ISP Gigaclear, which is rolling out a 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to rural communities across the United Kingdom, has bagged some additional investment in the form of a €25m loan.

UPDATE BT in 2Mbps USC Broadband Deal with Satellite Solutions Worldwide

11th January, 2016 (3 Comments)

Reports suggest that BT will today sign a new deal with Satellite Solutions Worldwide (SSW), which could potentially help them to sell affordable broadband to remote rural homes and businesses that suffer from slow Internet connections.

UPDATE Government Close to Achieving 90% UK Superfast Broadband Goal

8th January, 2016 (23 Comments)

The Government’s Broadband Delivery UK project takes a lot of flak, but this often overlooks some of the good progress that has been made. New data now appears to confirm that the original 90% coverage target for “superfast broadband” (24Mbps+) availability is finally within touching distance.

Wales UK Expands Flexibility of Superfast Broadband Voucher Schemes

5th January, 2016 (3 Comments)

The Welsh Government has today announced that their two voucher schemes, which are designed to help homes and businesses in disadvantaged areas gain access to faster broadband connectivity, are being expanded to further increase the number of people who can make use of them.

Waiting for Digital Scotland’s 2nd Fibre Broadband Extension Contract

4th January, 2016 (4 Comments)

The Digital Scotland project has today announced that 500,000 additional premises have now been put within reach of BT’s “high-speed fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) network, but there’s still no sign of the expected second contract in order to help expand coverage beyond the current target(s).

North Lincolnshire Reveals Initial Phase 2 Fibre Broadband Rollout Plan

29th December, 2015 (0 Comments)

The Northern Lincs Broadband project in England, which has already helped to make “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) services available to 92.5% of local premises, has revealed the first tentative roll-out plan for the second contract that will cover an additional 4,000 – 5,000 properties.

BDUK Brings Superfast Broadband to 3.5 Million Extra UK Premises

27th December, 2015 (0 Comments)

The Government’s Broadband Delivery UK programme, which is primarily working with BT to make fixed line superfast broadband (24Mbps+) services available to 95% of the United Kingdom by 2017/18, has officially helped to cover an additional 3.5 million homes and businesses.

Farmers Criticise Government’s Rural Quick Fix of Satellite Broadband

24th December, 2015 (16 Comments)

The National Farmers Union (NFU), which supports around 55,000 members across the United Kingdom, has criticised the Government’s new Satellite broadband subsidy scheme. The organisation warns that the solution “does not work that well for everyone” and might struggle to meet its targets.

First Epping Forest Home is LIVE on Gigaclear’s FTTP Broadband Network

21st December, 2015 (24 Comments)

After just three weeks of deployment Gigaclear has today confirmed that the first property (a house in the Ongar village of Bobbingworth) on their new 1000Mbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network in the Epping Forest area of Essex (England) is now connected.

Northamptonshire UK Finish First Superfast Broadband Rollout Contract

21st December, 2015 (5 Comments)

The first contract for the Superfast Northamptonshire project in England, which aimed to make BTOpenreach’s superfast broadband (FTTC/P) network available to about 90% of premises by the end of 2015, has officially completed.

UK Gov Gifts Extra £2m for 100Mbps Broadband in Rural Gloucestershire

17th December, 2015 (2 Comments)

The UK Government has allocated £2 million of additional public investment from a new fund to help improve the coverage of ultrafast broadband (100Mbps+) services in rural areas around Gloucestershire (England), with a particular focus on poorly served parts in the Forest of Dean.

First West Berkshire Premises Live on Gigaclear’s 1Gbps FTTP Broadband

16th December, 2015 (0 Comments)

A local retailer and restaurant in Hungerford are two of the first premises in West Berkshire (England) to benefit from the roll-out of Gigaclear’s new 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network, which aims to cover around 12,000 homes and businesses by the end of 2017.

UK Average Broadband Speeds in Q3 2015 Hit 13Mbps vs 5.1Mbps Globally

16th December, 2015 (3 Comments)

Akamai has released their latest State of the Internet Q3 2015 (SotI) report, which states that the world’s average fixed line broadband download speed is 5.1Mbps (unchanged from Q2), which compares with 13Mbps in the United Kingdom (up from 11.8Mbps). Elsewhere the UK’s overall country ranking has rebounded from 19th to 14th.

Nick Herbert MP Calls for Radical Change to Improve UK Broadband

16th December, 2015 (55 Comments)

The Conservative MP for Arundel and South Downs, Nick Herbert, has today added his voice to the calls for a radical shake-up of the United Kingdom’s telecoms and broadband market, one that could see investment in true fibre optic (FTTH/P) infrastructure and the break-up of BT (Openreach).

UK Rural Affairs Committee Calls for More Effort to Improve Broadband

15th December, 2015 (11 Comments)

The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee has today published its latest report into the Government’s (DEFRA) performance, which among other things warns that the on-going “absence of effective internet and mobile connectivity” is hampering economic growth in some rural areas.