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BT Says – We’ll Do the 10Mbps Broadband USO Without Public Funding

12th October, 2016 (9 Comments)

BT has said that the Government can avoid imposing a tricky industry levy on ISPs or using public funding to help pay for the proposed 10Mbps broadband Universal Service Obligation (USO) because they’ll take the full responsibility, as well as pushing superfast broadband (24Mbps+) to 97-98% of the UK.

Sckipio Unveil 1Gbps Symmetric “Virtual Fibre” G.fast Broadband Tech

11th October, 2016 (2 Comments)

Israel-based Sckipio, which helped to create some of the kit that BT has used in their UK trials of 330Mbps capable hybrid-fibre G.fast (ITU G.9700/9701) broadband (roll-out plan), has today launched three new technologies that they hope will make the connectivity method more useful.

UPDATE BDUK Wireless Broadband Pilot in Odd BT Overbuilding Spat

11th October, 2016 (1 Comment)

The £1.56m state aid supported Broadband Delivery UK pilot of a new superfast fixed wireless broadband network, which was built by Airwave in North Yorkshire (England), appears to have run into an overbuilding conflict with BT’s (Openreach) roll-out of FTTC based “fibre broadband” services.

UPDATE BT Openreach Maintenance Woes Hit ISPs in Northern Scotland

11th October, 2016 (3 Comments)

Customers of Sky Broadband and possibly a few other ISPs in the North of Scotland may be experiencing sporadic connectivity problems with their broadband and phone services today, which appears to have been caused by BTOpenreach’s “over-running network maintenance.”

Premises in Wales to Get More Detail on BT Openreach FTTP Availability

6th October, 2016 (2 Comments)

Openreach (BT) will today make a small update to their ‘When can I get fibre?‘ broadband coverage checker, which should offer a bit of extra detail about the availability of “ultrafast” 330Mbps Fibre-to-the-Premise (FTTP) technology. But the change will only work for locations in Wales.

BT Openreach Cuts Fibre-on-Demand FTTP Price for “Slow Speed Areas”

4th October, 2016 (46 Comments)

In an interesting move Openreach (BT) has decided to slash the distance based cost of their troubled Fibre-to-the-Premise (FTTP) based Fibre-on-Demand (FoD / FTTPoD) product, albeit only for “slow speed areas” where their FTTC (VDSL2) technology fails to deliver above 10Mbps.

Sky UK and BT Chiefs Spar Over Openreach’s Future and Broadband

3rd October, 2016 (30 Comments)

Sky’s (Sky Broadband) CFO and COO, Andrew Griffith, has today warned that the UK is at “serious risk of falling behind” other countries in the broadband league table, unless Ofcom splits Openreach from BT. Meanwhile BT’s CEO, Gavin Patterson, once again accused rivals of making “inaccurate claims” and “gaming the regulator to secure commercial advantage.”

70 North Yorkshire UK Communities Get 330Mbps FTTP from Openreach

1st October, 2016 (52 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has today reminded people that they don’t just roll-out their 330Mbps Fibre-to-the-Premise (FTTP) broadband network in urban areas and have now connected around 70 communities in North Yorkshire to the service (reflecting 7,800+ premises), many of which are rural.

BT Openreach Cuts Price for UK Long Reach VDSL Broadband Trial

30th September, 2016 (1 Comment)

Good news for anybody likely to be taking part in Openreach’s (BT) forthcoming trial of the new “Long Reach VDSL” (FTTC) broadband technology, you can expect to receive the service free for up to 2 years. Plus there’s an indication that the top download speed might be boosted up to 55Mbps.

UPDATE Public Funding Helps Fuel BT Community Fibre FTTP Broadband Upgrade

26th September, 2016 (178 Comments)

The rural community of Cotwalton in Staffordshire (England) has become the latest to help pay for an “ultrafast” (330Mbps) FTTP broadband upgrade through BT’s existing Community Fibre Partnerships scheme, but the twist is that it’s also the first one to be combined with public funding.

Ofcom Provisionally Finds BT Overcharged Sky for Engineer Fault Finding

26th September, 2016 (4 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator has today echoed last month’s TalkTalk linked investigation (here) by provisionally concluding that BT “overcharged” Sky (Sky Broadband) for their Special Fault Investigation (SFI) engineer service and Time Related Charges (TRC).

BT Reveal Massive UK G.fast Pilot and LR-VDSL Broadband Trial Areas

22nd September, 2016 (46 Comments)

The CEO of Openreach (BT), Clive Selley, has today given a progress update on their plans to improve national broadband connectivity. Among other things this included improvements to their FTTP roll-out for new build homes, a list of trial locations for the 10Mbps USO focused LR-VDSL technology and a huge extension of their G.fast pilot to 138,000 UK premises.

Cityfibre Deploys Gigabit FTTP Broadband Network in Northampton UK

22nd September, 2016 (0 Comments)

Alternative network provider Cityfibre has today confirmed that the large county town of Northampton in Northamptonshire (East Midlands of England) has become its next “Gigabit City“, with their 45km long fibre optic (FTTP) network going live for local businesses today.

Sckipio Interview – What Can We Expect from BT’s G.fast Broadband Tech

19th September, 2016 (23 Comments)

The co-founder and CEO of Sckipio Technologies, David Baum, has suggested to ISPreview.co.uk that BT’s plan to roll-out 300Mbps G.fast broadband technology could save as much as £980 per home vs a pure fibre optic (FTTH/P) network and even faster speeds should be possible in the future.

How Openreach (BT) Handles Full to Capacity FTTC Broadband Cabinets

16th September, 2016 (56 Comments)

Few things are more frustrating than finding out that you can’t get the latest 40-80Mbps Fibre-to-the-Cabinet (FTTC) broadband service installed because the local Openreach (BT) Street Cabinet is full to capacity, which can sometimes result in a lengthy wait for an upgrade.

Ed Vaizey MP Criticises TalkTalk, Sky and Vodafone for Trying to Breakup BT

14th September, 2016 (23 Comments)

The former Digital Economy Minister, Ed Vaizey MP, appears to have taken a different approach to the Government’s position after saying that he was “utterly confused” by those wanting to break-up BT, while singling out TalkTalk, Vodafone and Sky Broadband for specific criticism.

Openreach Gift FREE Service to Bristol’s Ultrafast FTTP Broadband Trial

9th September, 2016 (2 Comments)

BTOpenreach has confirmed that businesses covered by their trial of “ultrafast” (up to 1000Mbps) Fibre-to-the-Premise (FTTP) based broadband technology in the city of Bristol (South West England) will, for a limited time, be able to get the service with both a free connection and free rental.