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Scotland Names the Next Batch of “Fibre Broadband” Roll-out Areas

13th July, 2016 (1 Comment)

The £410 million Digital Scotland project has today confirmed the next set of locations that will benefit from an upgrade to Openreach’s (BT) “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) network, which is due to start this Winter (2016).

Sky UK Says, BT Pension Pot is No Obstacle to Openreach Separation

7th July, 2016 (12 Comments)

A new report from pensions law firm Sackers, which was commissioned by Sky (Sky Broadband), has concluded that there is “no bar from a pensions perspective” to stop Ofcom from delivering functional and legal separation of Openreach from BT.

BT Openreach Start Cable Duct and Pole Access Trials with 5 UK ISPs

6th July, 2016 (5 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has begun the first trials of its new wholesale Duct and Pole Access (DPA) product, which is intended to help promote the large-scale roll-out of new “ultrafast” broadband services by opening up the operator’s huge network of telegraph poles and cable ducts for use by rivals.

Cityfibre Taking Ofcom UK to Court Over Protection of BT’s Dark Fibre

6th July, 2016 (10 Comments)

The outcome of Ofcom’s recent Business Connectivity Review (here and here), which gave Openreach’s (BT) competitors “physical access” to its fibre optic cables (i.e. allowing them to “take direct control of the connection“), clearly hasn’t gone down well at urban fibre optic broadband builder Cityfibre.

New UK Digital Economy Bill Details Broadband USO and Internet Changes

5th July, 2016 (5 Comments)

Compensations for faults with your Internet connection, a Universal Service Obligation to ensure everybody can get a minimum broadband ISP speed of 10Mbps and more protection for consumers from spam email, these are just some of the big changes being outlined today in the Government’s new Digital Economy Bill.

BT’s Trevor Linney Reveals G.fast Broadband UK Trial Results and Speed

5th July, 2016 (19 Comments)

The Head of Access Network Research at BT, Trevor Linney, has revealed some results from the recent trials of its 300-500Mbps capable G.fast broadband technology in Huntingdon, Swansea and Gosforth. Overall 75% of lines were able to deliver more than 300Mbps download (30-50Mbps upload).

UPD Admin Cock-up Blamed for Lack of Fibre Broadband in Somerset Village

5th July, 2016 (12 Comments)

Two councillors for the Bath and North East Somerset area in England, Karen Walker and Sarah Bevan, have claimed that around 70 homes in the large village of Peasedown St John have been left without an upgrade to BT’s FTTC based “fibre broadband” network because of an “administrative error.”

TalkTalk and Sky Broadband Non-Committal on Use of BT’s FTTP Network

4th July, 2016 (8 Comments)

Openreach recently announced that their ultra-fast 330Mbps capable (soon to reach 1Gbps) Fibre-to-the-Premise (FTTP) broadband network will reach 2 million UK premises by 2020 (here), but residential users face a limited choice of affordable ISPs and BT’s rivals see adoption problems.

BT Confirm North Swindon Fibre Broadband Rollout to 6,500 Premises

30th June, 2016 (47 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has announced that their up to 80Mbps FTTC and 330Mbps FTTP broadband network will be extended to cover 6,500 premises in the Priory Vale part of North Swindon (Wiltshire), which should add further competition for cable operator Virgin Media and wireless ISP UKB Networks.

UPD2 London AM Andrew Dismore Criticises BT’s Community Fibre Scheme

29th June, 2016 (90 Comments)

The London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden, Andrew Dismore (Labour), has accused BT of “putting profits before people” through its Community Fibre Partnerships scheme, which works to co-fund the roll-out of “fibre broadband” into areas that have yet to benefit from faster connectivity.

Northumberland UK Achieves 90% Coverage of Superfast Broadband

29th June, 2016 (0 Comments)

The iNorthumberland programme in England has this week celebrated the completion of their first Broadband Deliver UK contract, which has expanded the availability of BT’s “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) network to more than 52,500 extra homes and businesses in the county.

Rural Services Network Slaps “Disappointing” 10Mbps Broadband USO

28th June, 2016 (0 Comments)

The Government’s plan to introduce a new legally-binding 10Mbps Universal Service Obligation (USO) for broadband has been criticised by the Rural Services Network, which described the proposal as “disappointing” and highlighted further dissatisfaction with the “right to request” approach.

Oxfordshire – £4.2m Savings from BDUK and BT Fibre Broadband Rollout

24th June, 2016 (16 Comments)

The local Better Broadband for Oxfordshire project, which has already helped to make superfast broadband (24Mbps+) available to 90% of the county and is now working towards the next 95% target by the end of 2017, confirms that £4.2m of public funding will be reinvested thanks to savings.

UK Land Owners Call for 10Mbps Broadband USO to be “enshrined in law”

22nd June, 2016 (3 Comments)

The Country Land and Business Association (CLA), which represents 33,000 land owners from across England and Wales, has called on the Government to ensure that their forthcoming 10Mbps Universal Service Obligation (USO) for broadband includes a “legal guarantee for consumer compensation” where the speed is not met.

BDUK Confirm GBP408m for Expanded Rollout of Superfast Broadband

16th June, 2016 (30 Comments)

The Government’s Broadband Delivery UK programme, which has already helped to make superfast broadband (24Mbps+) services available to 90% of the UK and is now working towards 95-97% within the next few years, has confirmed that £408m of public investment is being returned for future expansion.

BT Openreach Introduce 384 Port Upgrade for FTTC Broadband Cabinets

16th June, 2016 (21 Comments)

Telecoms watchers may be interested to learn that BTOpenreach has introduced extra capacity for their VDSL based Fibre-to-the-Cabinet (FTTC) broadband services by giving engineers the ability to upgrade their large Huawei street cabinets (H200) and increase customer capacity to 384.

BT Confirm First 9 UK Areas to See 1Gbps FTTP Broadband Rollout

15th June, 2016 (5 Comments)

Last month it was revealed that BT intended to roll-out their ultrafast Fibre-to-the-Premise (FTTP) broadband network to 2 million premises around the United Kingdom by 2020, with about half being businesses. Today Openreach has confirmed the first 9 areas that will benefit.