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BT Gives their UK Telecoms Engineers a Speed Boost

1st December, 2016 (0 Comments)

Telecoms operator BT has begun to roll-out a new solution that aims to reduce the distance that its engineers need to travel in order to collect equipment, which they claim should help to “speed up the delivery of broadband and phone services.”

BT Openreach Publish FINAL Dark Fibre Reference Offer for ISPs

30th November, 2016 (7 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has today released their Final Draft Reference Offer for the new Dark Fibre Access (DFA) product, which is required by Ofcom and should give rival ISPs “physical access” to the operator’s existing fibre optic cables (i.e. allows them to “take direct control of the connection“).

BT Openreach Offer 5 Months Free FTTC for Slow Broadband Lines

29th November, 2016 (9 Comments)

Openreach has announced that they will soon give UK ISPs the ability to offer 5 months of free rental on their 40Mbps FTTC (VDSL2) based “fibre broadband” service, which will apply to customers who currently only receive sub-10Mbps speeds via their existing copper lines (e.g. ADSL).

UPDATE4 Ofcom UK Forces BT to Adopt Legal Separation of Openreach

29th November, 2016 (66 Comments)

Bad news for BT today. Ofcom confirms that it has been unable to reach a voluntary agreement over the future of Openreach and would now force the operator to adopt “legal separation“. A new UK framework for the next decade of telecoms and broadband regulation will now be established.

Ofcom’s Strategic Review to Rule on Future of BT Openreach Next Month

23rd November, 2016 (71 Comments)

Still not good enough, BT. The CEO of Ofcom, Sharon White, has told MPs that BT still isn’t investing enough into UK broadband infrastructure and confirmed that the regulator would “absolutely” give a final verdict on Openreach’s future in December. But the changes might have to be forced through.

Vodafone – Just 6.5% of UK Homes Covered via FTTP Broadband by 2020

22nd November, 2016 (34 Comments)

A new Vodafone commissioned study from Point Topic has predicted that only 6.5% of UK households can expect to be covered by Gigabit (1000Mbps+) capable FTTP/H fibre optic broadband cables by 2020, but other data from Point Topic forecasts a figure of 9.4% when business premises are included.

Call Flow Finish “Fibre Broadband” Network in Windsor and Maidenhead

17th November, 2016 (56 Comments)

Alternative network provider Call Flow Solutions has announced the completion of their Broadband Delivery UK contract for the ‘Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead’ in Berkshire (England), which has expanded the reach of their 30Mbps+ capable FTTC broadband network to an extra 1,750 premises.

Ofcom UK Rules BT Overcharged ISPs TalkTalk and Sky for Engineer Work

17th November, 2016 (12 Comments)

Ofcom has today ordered BT to repay (with interest) TalkTalk and Sky Broadband after the telecoms regulator found that the national operator had “overcharged” both ISPs for their Special Fault Investigation (SFI) engineer service and Time Related Charges (TRC).

Q3 2016 – BDUK Push Superfast Broadband to 4.17 Million UK Premises

17th November, 2016 (10 Comments)

The Government’s Broadband Delivery UK scheme has posted its latest progress update to 30th September 2016, which reveals that some 4,168,739 additional premises in the United Kingdom can now access a “superfast broadband” (24Mbps+) service as a result of a £1.6bn public investment.

Vodafone Attempts to Stall BT’s 330Mbps UK G.fast Broadband Rollout

16th November, 2016 (26 Comments)

A competition row between Vodafone and BT has erupted once again after the former wrote to Ofcom and complained that Openreach’s trial of 330Mbps (50Mbps upload) capable G.fast broadband tech had broken the regulator’s strict rules, which require a consultation to take place first.

UPDATE2 Speed Boost as BT Openreach Prep 3dB SNR for FTTC Broadband Lines

15th November, 2016 (16 Comments)

Customers using one of Openreach’s (BT) ‘up to’ 40-80Mbps capable Fibre-to-the-Cabinet (FTTC / VDSL2) broadband lines might benefit from a free speed boost next year when the operator adopts a new default target downstream noise margin of 3dB.

Essex UK Targets “at least” 97% Superfast Broadband Coverage by 2020

11th November, 2016 (0 Comments)

The Superfast Essex project in England, which is working with Openreach (BT) and Gigaclear to roll-out “superfast broadband” (30Mbps+) networks to 95% of the county by 2019, yesterday put out a new tender for their future Phase 3 roll-out that will aim to push coverage to 97% by 2020.

Embarrassing Lack of FTTC Broadband Capacity Hits BT in Whittington

11th November, 2016 (47 Comments)

The Deputy Leader of Shropshire Council, Steve Charmley, has accused Openreach (BT) of embarrassing itself after their new FTTC “fibre broadband” Street Cabinet in the village of Whittington ran out of capacity sooner than expected. It wouldn’t be so bad, except BT have a base in the same area.

Coventry and Warwickshire UK Prep £15m “Superfast Broadband” Boost

9th November, 2016 (0 Comments)

The Coventry City Council in Warwickshire (England) have announced that the next phase of their roll-out of “superfast broadband” connectivity around the region will be supported by £15m worth of grants and aims to extend the network coverage to a further 8,000 local homes and businesses.

BT Openreach Officially Unveils 1Gbps FTTP Broadband Service and Price

8th November, 2016 (28 Comments)

After a long trial Openreach (BT) has finally announced the official launch of their new 500Mbps and 1Gbps (or 1000Mbps+ if you prefer) Fibre-to-the-Premise (FTTP) based broadband products and prices, which marks a significant boost from its previous top speed of 330Mbps (30Mbps uploads).

UPD BT Make Use of 2Mb USC Subsidy to Rollout Rural FTTC Broadband

7th November, 2016 (25 Comments)

Earlier this year we reported on how people in the Cheshire village of Ollerton were ready to pay BTOpenreach £35,000 to get a “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) service installed (here). Today we learn that BT has made use of the Government’s 2Mbps rural USC subsidy to help pay for the roll-out.

TalkTalk Calls for BDUK to Stop Using Analysys Mason Over BT Fear

7th November, 2016 (22 Comments)

UK ISP TalkTalk has written a letter to the CEO of the Government’s Broadband Delivery UK programme, Chris Townsend, which warns that “serious conflicts of interest” may exist if they continue to use research provided by Analysys Mason, an analyst firm that is also assisting BT in a number of related areas.