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Urban Residents of Haydock in Merseyside Criticise Slow BT Broadband

15th October, 2015 (32 Comments)

Residents of Ashbury Drive in Haydock (Merseyside, North West England) have launched a new campaign to secure better broadband connectivity for the area after their complaints were turned into a game of pass-the-buck by the local council and BTOpenreach.

UPDATE2 BT Resuscitate 330Mbps Fibre-on-Demand Broadband in Wales

10th October, 2015 (66 Comments)

BTOpenreach has told ISPreview.co.uk that their premium “ultrafast” 330Mbps capable Fibre-on-Demand (FoD / FTTPoD) broadband service has now become available for all exchanges in Wales (albeit only for those who can already receive an FTTC line), but you still can’t order it.

First Customers Live on BT 500Mbps G.fast Broadband Trial in Newcastle

9th October, 2015 (6 Comments)

As expected BT has today confirmed that their second major trial of future G.fast broadband technology (ITU G.9701), which will initially offer speeds of up to 330Mbps (50Mbps upload) before rising to 500Mbps over the next decade, has begun in Gosforth (Newcastle, North England).

BT Fights Back – Calls for Ofcom Regulatory Changes to Boost Broadband

9th October, 2015 (7 Comments)

Telecoms giant BT has today set out the regulatory changes that it believes would help consumers and businesses in the United Kingdom to enjoy the “best possible” outcomes, such as faster broadband services, while also attempting to fend off rivals that would rather Ofcom broken the operator up.

UK Land Owners Warn Ofcom NOT to Split Openreach from BT

8th October, 2015 (7 Comments)

The Country Land and Business Association, which represents thousands of landowners across England and Wales, has given BT a bit of unexpected support by warning Ofcom not to split the telco from control of their national network (Openreach) as it would create too much of a “distraction“.

Ofcom Disappointed by Breach in BT’s Regulatory Undertakings

7th October, 2015 (2 Comments)

Ofcom are “disappointed” after a screw-up forced BT to request the temporary use of shared computer systems across their divisions with BTOpenreach, which is a breach of the 2005 Undertakings and their commitment to “functional separation” of systems and processes.

Standalone Naked FTTC “Fibre Broadband” Unlikely to Launch Until 2017

6th October, 2015 (16 Comments)

A recent update from BTWholesale suggests that the newly proposed SoGEA (Naked VDSL) product, which would give you the ability to order a standalone superfast “fibre broadband” (FTTC) line without also having to pay a separate fee for the phone service, might not see a commercial launch until late 2017.

Digital Economy Minister Ed Vaizey Opposes BT and Openreach Split

1st October, 2015 (39 Comments)

The UK Government’s Digital Economy Minister, Ed Vaizey, has said that he is a “sceptic” of proposal that BT could be split from control of their national broadband and phone network (Openreach) and warned that it has “lots of potential to backfire.” Penny for your thoughts Ofcom.

UPDATE Can BT’s Long Reach VDSL Fibre Broadband Help Rural Homes

25th September, 2015 (19 Comments)

Earlier this week BT announced plans to make a minimum broadband speed of 5-10Mbps universally available by around 2020 (here) and one part of that involved the use of Long Reach VDSL2 (FTTC), which could help bring “higher speed broadband to hard-to-reach communities“.

Fluidata ISP Boss Warns of Phantom UK “Fibre Broadband” Availability

24th September, 2015 (20 Comments)

The Managing Director of Fluidata, Piers Daniell, has highlighted one of the most frustrating and often overlooked problems with BTOpenreach’s roll-out of Fibre-to-the-Cabinet (FTTC) based “fibre broadband” services. When the service is technically available, but due to a capacity shortage you can’t get it.

BTOpenreach Maps Out its UK Telegraph Pole Locations for ISPs

23rd September, 2015 (6 Comments)

Alternative network providers that make use of BTOpenreach’s pricey Physical Infrastructure Access (PIA) solution, which allows ISPs to share the operators network infrastructure in order to deploy new services (e.g. faster broadband), can now access an up-to-date map of the overhead network (telegraph poles).

Wiltshire UK Details BT and BDUK Superfast Broadband Extension Plan

23rd September, 2015 (0 Comments)

It’s been many months since a new state aid supported Superfast Extension Programme (SEP) contract was signed in Wiltshire (England) to extend the local roll-out of BT’s superfast broadband (24Mbps+) network beyond the current target of 91% by March 2016 and today we’re finally given the details.

UPDATE3 BT Unveil Universal 5-10Mb Broadband and 500Mb G.fast Rollout

22nd September, 2015 (121 Comments)

As predicted yesterday BT has today announced a new roll-out plan for delivering faster broadband (at least 5-10Mbps) connections to the hardest to reach final 5% of premises in the United Kingdom (mostly rural homes) and an aim to push “ultrafast” 300-500Mbps G.fast to 10 million premises.

BT Set to Promise Faster Broadband for the Final 5 Percent of the UK

21st September, 2015 (39 Comments)

Reports suggest that BT’s CEO, Gavin Patterson, will tomorrow outline a new plan for expanding the reach of faster broadband services to the final 5% of premises in the United Kingdom (most of those are in remote rural locations).

UPD IoD Join Sky, TalkTalk and Vodafone in Call for BT Competition Probe

21st September, 2015 (17 Comments)

The Institute of Directors (IoD), INCA and Self-Employed & Freelancer Association (IPSE) have today joined Sky (Sky Broadband), TalkTalk and Vodafone in a new open letter that calls for the telecoms regulator to subject BT to a competition probe, which could result in the operator being split up.

BT Reminds Northampton – We Also Connect Businesses to Fibre Broadband

18th September, 2015 (0 Comments)

BT’s state aid supported roll-out of “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) services has sometimes been criticised for not giving enough attention to businesses, perhaps fearful for the loss of any lucrative leased line revenues. As such they’re keen to tout some recent improvements at Northampton’s Waterside Enterprise Zone.

Sky Attacks BT Openreach for Not Spending Enough on Broadband

18th September, 2015 (34 Comments)

Sky (Sky Broadband) has ratcheted up the pressure on Ofcom’s Strategic Review of the UK’s digital communications market, which will decide whether or not to separate BT from control of their telecoms and broadband network, by criticising the operator’s alleged lack of investment and interest in building a national Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) network.