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The UK BT and BDUK “Fibre Broadband” Uptake Figures for Q3 2015

14th December, 2015 (16 Comments)

Last month the Government confirmed that their Broadband Delivery UK project with BT had so far managed to extend superfast (24Mbps+) capable “fibre broadband” services to 3,311,843 extra premises and today we’ve also got the latest consumer take-up figures for each local authority.

Superfast Cymru and BT Bring 330Mbps FTTP Broadband to Nasareth

14th December, 2015 (2 Comments)

The state aid supported Superfast Cymru project with BT has today announced that their ultrafast 330Mbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network has been made available to premises in the village of Nasareth (Gwynedd). The one in Wales, of course, and NOT the childhood home of Jesus.

Virgin Media Scales Back North Swindon Rollout Due to Rival Network

12th December, 2015 (7 Comments)

Reports claim that Virgin Media has scaled back its urban superfast broadband (EuroDOCSIS3 cable) roll-out plans for North Swindon (Wiltshire, England) because of the local authority’s £1.9m contract with UKB Networks, which is deploying a fixed wireless service in the area.

A Sliver of New Detail on the Government’s Broadband Investment Fund

11th December, 2015 (4 Comments)

After some prodding and probing we’ve managed to secure a slither of additional information on the Government’s recently proposed Broadband Investment Fund, which is designed to help alternative network providers to secure funding to build out their infrastructure.

Mixed Results as Ofcom Compares UK Broadband to 18 Major Countries

10th December, 2015 (16 Comments)

The telecoms regulator has today published their annual International Communications Market Report 2015 (ICMR), which among other things compares the performance of broadband and telecoms networks in the United Kingdom with 18 other key countries around the world.

UPD Cotswolds Broadband Prep Spring 2016 Rollout in West Oxfordshire

9th December, 2015 (1 Comment)

The Cotswolds Broadband project, which last year tendered for a supplier to help roll-out a new mixed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) and wireless superfast broadband network to rural premises in West Oxfordshire (England), has confirmed that construction will finally get under-way during spring 2016.

EU State Aid Clearance Problem Delays BDUK Broadband Contracts

9th December, 2015 (6 Comments)

The Government’s Broadband Delivery UK programme is close to securing a new approval from Europe for the use of state aid in their national roll-out of “superfast broadband” (24Mbps+) services, which has been stalled since the original umbrella agreement expired at the end of June 2015.

First Ultrafast 1Gbps Gigaclear Broadband Cabinet Live in Gloucestershire

8th December, 2015 (3 Comments)

Fibre optic ISP Gigaclear has confirmed that their first 1000Mbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based cabinet is now live as part of the £10m Fastershire contract (here), which aims to reach an extra 6,495 premises in rural Gloucestershire (Cotswolds) by the end of May 2017.

Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire Detail Phase2 FTTC Broadband Rollout

8th December, 2015 (0 Comments)

The CSW Broadband project, which in February signed an extended deal to bring BTOpenreach’s “superfast broadband” (24Mbps+) network to “nearly” 94% of Warwickshire, Solihull and Coventry in England, has today revealed the first areas to benefit and an improved time-scale.

UPD3 BT Elect “not to participate” in Herefordshire Fibre Broadband Extension

8th December, 2015 (23 Comments)

The Herefordshire Council has said that BT has decided “not to participate” in Stage 3 of their tender to deploy superfast broadband connectivity to the remaining parts of the county, which means that the local authority may have to depend upon alternative network (altnet) providers.

UPDATE3 Broadband Satellite Subsidy to Help 300000 Rural UK Premises

6th December, 2015 (9 Comments)

As expected the Government has today announced that the pilot of their subsidy scheme (here), which is designed to support the installation of Satellite broadband services in remote rural areas, has now been launched and made available to 300,000 of the most remote rural homes and businesses.

Waiting to Tender – Devon and Somerset’s Phase 2 Broadband Contract

4th December, 2015 (7 Comments)

The Connecting Devon and Somerset project, which suffered a big setback in June 2015 after failing to reach a deal to extend “superfast broadband” coverage with BT (here), will be hoping to get back on its horse today when it meets with 32 alternative suppliers to debate a new contract.

Mobile Internet Helps UK Rank 4th in Global ICT Development Index

3rd December, 2015 (0 Comments)

The United Kingdom has been described as one of the “most dynamic” and fastest rising country’s in the world after it placed 4th in the ITU’s latest annual 2015 ICT Development Index, which ranks 167 countries by their skills, use and adoption of Internet connectivity and computer technologies.

UK FTTP ISP Gigaclear Starts Rollout of 1Gbps Broadband in Essex

1st December, 2015 (3 Comments)

Fibre optic ISP Gigaclear has begun construction of their £7.5 million project to deliver a new 1000Mbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network in Essex (England), which should benefit 4,500 premises in the Epping Forest area by the end of 2017.

UK Government Consults on New Rules to Cut Broadband Rollout Costs

1st December, 2015 (6 Comments)

Last year Europe adopted new rules that are designed to make it both “easier and cheaper” to roll-out ultrafast broadband networks, which included a voluntary “High-Speed Broadband Ready” label for new build homes. Today a new consultation has been launch on UK implementation of the rules.

Ofcom Redefine Ultrafast Broadband as 300Mbps, But Only 2% Coverage

1st December, 2015 (27 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator has today published its Connected Nations 2015 report and confirmed that 83% of premises are now within reach of a fixed line superfast broadband (30Mbps+) service (up from 75% in 2014), with take-up reaching 27% (up from 22%). But they also changed the definition of “ultrafast” speeds from 100Mbps+ to 300Mbps+.

Virgin Media Complains to EU Over State Aid for BT Broadband Rollout

30th November, 2015 (15 Comments)

Cable operator Virgin Media (Liberty Global) has called on the European Commission to help stop any future allocations of state aid going towards BTOpenreach’s “fibre broadband” network expansion, which they fear would create an “unacceptable risk of overbuild of existing networks.”