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Genesis’s Copper VDSL2 mBond Broadband Kit Gets Certified by BT in the UK

20th September, 2017 - 2:31 pm (0 Comments)

Canadian firm Genesis Technical Systems (GTS) has managed to get their long-gestating mBond technology through BT’s Modem Conformance Testing (MCT) for the SIN498 standard, which means that their bonded copper broadband line kit can be used on Openreach’s FTTC (VDSL2) network.

National Assembly for Wales Proposes Plan to Improve Broadband and Mobile

20th September, 2017 - 11:36 am (0 Comments)

A National Assembly Committee has published a report that makes 12 recommendations for how Wales (UK) could bring faster broadband to poorly served premises and improve Mobile (4G etc.) connectivity, such as making future subsidies for landowners conditional on them allowing mobile masts.

UPD Mobile Operators Moan Over Lack of Access to Openreach’s Cable Ducts

20th September, 2017 - 10:43 am (2 Comments)

Mobile operators O2, Three UK and Vodafone have warned that a recent decision by Ofcom, which prevented them from accessing Openreach’s (BT) existing cable ducts and telegraph poles in order to build new fibre optic backhaul links, could hinder the deployment of future ultrafast 5G Mobile services.

EE UK Starts Legal Challenge to Stop Cap on 3.4GHz 5G Mobile Spectrum

19th September, 2017 - 4:39 pm (8 Comments)

Mobile operator EE (BT) has formally lodged a legal appeal against the matter of Ofcom’s forthcoming 4G / 5G radio spectrum auction in the 2.3GHz and 3.4GHz bands. The aim is to stop Three UK’s own challenge from imposing a cap on their ability to bid for a slice of 3.4GHz band.

UK Network Operator Openreach Gives its Website a New Lick of Paint

19th September, 2017 - 11:28 am (15 Comments)

Openreach has today launched a new website, which includes a fair bit of updated information about the national telecoms and broadband network, as well as reflecting some of the independent branding requirements that were introduced as part of BT’s recent Strategic Review agreement with Ofcom.

Sckipio Unveils Next Generation G.fast Ultrafast Broadband Chipsets Today

18th September, 2017 - 2:00 pm (39 Comments)

Israel-based Sckipio, which created some of the kit that Openreach (BT) piloted as part of their 330Mbps G.fast broadband roll-out, has promised “true 1Gbps speeds” by becoming one of the first to launch a chipset based off the ITU-T’s Amendment 3 (212MHz) profile. Plus there’s a 96-port DPU.

Ultrafast Fibre Optic FTTP Broadband Networks Cover 1.1 Million UK Premises

18th September, 2017 - 12:01 am (11 Comments)

The roll-out of “ultrafast” fibre optic broadband services using Gigabit capable FTTH/P/B technologies is continuing to ramp up in 2017, with our latest annual estimate of total premises passed across the United Kingdom reaching 1,084,500 (up from 780k in 2016) and this is set to surge.

BT Posts Specific Technical Requirements for G.fast Broadband Modems

15th September, 2017 - 10:07 am (7 Comments)

Telecoms operator BT has updated their technical document (SIN520) for the new 330Mbps G.fast hybrid fibre broadband technology to include the specific technical requirements for end-user modems, which is what Openreach and ISPs will supply to homes and businesses.

Loss of Phone Number Dilemma Strikes BT’s FTTP Ultrafast Broadband

15th September, 2017 - 8:04 am (47 Comments)

Everybody seems to want “full fibre” broadband, but there are caveats. People moving into new build developments, specifically those that are only being served by Openreach’s (BT) FTTP “ultrafast broadband” technology, are running into problems because they’re unable to keep their phone number.

Ofcom Tweak UK Broadband Quality and FTTC Price Cut Plans for Openreach

14th September, 2017 - 1:05 pm (0 Comments)

Earlier this year Ofcom proposed to impose a raft of new Quality of Service standards and charge controls upon Openreach’s (BT) national broadband and phone network (here). Today the regulator has published a revision, which changes some of the proposed targets.

Openreach Delays Launch of 160Mbps and 330Mbps FTTP Product Tiers

13th September, 2017 - 2:53 pm (15 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has confirmed that the launch of their new 160Mbps (30Mbps up) and 330Mbps (50Mbps up) product tiers for Fibre-to-the-Premise (FTTP) broadband lines, which will mirror the new G.fast tiers, is being delayed by one month because “further deployment testing is required.”

Cheshire UK Sets Aside £7.25m of Public Funding to Boost Broadband Cover

13th September, 2017 - 12:26 pm (1 Comment)

The Connecting Cheshire scheme in England has confirmed that their roll-out of “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) services across Cheshire and Warrington will soon be extended, which is thanks to the securing of an additional public investment worth £7.25 million.

£28m Deal – Nearly 15500 Premises in Warwickshire to Get FTTP Ultrafast Broadband

13th September, 2017 - 7:52 am (18 Comments)

The CSW Broadband project, which aims to make “superfast broadband” (24Mbps+) available to 98% of premises in Warwickshire, Solihull and Coventry (England) by the end of 2019, has agreed a £28m Phase 3 contract with Openreach (BT) to roll-out 1Gbps capable FTTP to nearly 15,500 premises.

Openreach Deploys Ultrafast FTTP Broadband Over Existing Copper Network

12th September, 2017 - 12:50 pm (39 Comments)

Network provider Openreach (BT) appears to have completed the pilot of a new process option for Fibre-to-the-Premise (FTTP) “ultrafast broadband” networks, which enables them to run optical fibre cables over their existing copper cable network / ducts at housing developments.

UPDATE ICO Fine True Telecom £85K for Nuisance Calls and Impersonating BT

12th September, 2017 - 11:21 am (7 Comments)

Kent based broadband ISP True Telecom, which is already in hot water with Ofcom over their handling of service migrations (here), has been fined £85,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office for “making illegal nuisance calls” and giving “the impression they were from BT” (Openreach).

BT Pledges to Reduce its Environmental Carbon Emissions by 87% for 2030

12th September, 2017 - 10:38 am (7 Comments)

Last year saw UK telecoms giant BT achieve their target of an 80% reduction in carbon emissions by 2020 (i.e. four years ahead of schedule). Today they’ve set a new goal of cutting carbon emissions by 87% in tonnes of CO2e per unit of GVA (Gross Value Added) by 2030, from a 2016/17 baseline.

Survey Finds Support for a 30Mbps Broadband Universal Service Obligation

12th September, 2017 - 12:01 am (4 Comments)

The most recent survey of 1,701 ISPreview.co.uk readers, which was conducted between 13th July and 4th September 2017, has found that 82.8% of respondents support the UK Government’s proposal to introduce a 10Mbps+ USO for broadband but 77.7% would prefer a minimum speed of 30Mbps+.