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H2 2020 – FTTP Broadband Covers 88.5% of UK New Build Homes

25th February, 2021 (3 Comments)

The latest independent H2 2020 study of broadband coverage in UK new build homes has indicated that 88.5% of houses constructed last year were connected to a “full fibre” (FTTP) broadband ISP network (up from 87.3% in H1 2020), which rises to 97.7% for 30Mbps+ “superfast broadband” services (unchanged).

Major Broadband Outage Hits Openreach Exchange in Glasgow UPDATE2

22nd February, 2021 (23 Comments)

Customers on various Openreach based UK broadband ISPs (e.g Sky Broadband, BT, TalkTalk etc.) in parts of Glasgow (Scotland) have been left without internet and VoIP (digital phone) connectivity today after a “power incident” (fault) hit the Bridgeton exchange last night, which could take a while to fully resolve.

An Unusual Capacity Problem on Openreach’s UK FTTP Poles

20th February, 2021 (51 Comments)

Network capacity problems come in all sorts of different shapes and sizes, but the case of one street in London shows that those looking to order Openreach’s swanky new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband service may sometimes also run into an issue with there being no space for new lines on local poles.

Broadband Forum Propose Fibre Extension over Old Copper Lines

19th February, 2021 (28 Comments)

The Broadband Forum has published a new technical report (TR-419), which proposes a different way for “full fibre” (FTTP) builders to cut their deployment costs via a Fibre-to-the-extension-point (FTTep) approach. In short, it’s another way of cutting out the need to replace the last few metres of copper with fibre.

ISP TalkTalk Launch Cityfibre’s FTTP Broadband in 4 UK Cities

17th February, 2021 (25 Comments)

Broadband ISP TalkTalk has today announced that they’ve started selling ‘Future Fibre‘ packages on Cityfibre’s new gigabit-speed capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network in four UK cities and towns including Aberdeen, Bolton, Milton Keynes and Peterborough. Prices start at £32 per month for 147Mbps (symmetric).

170 Openreach Repayment Project Engineers to Go On Strike

12th February, 2021 (17 Comments)

The Communications Workers Union has announced that 170 of Openreach’s Repayment Project Engineers (RPE) are set to go on a 48 hour strike in two weeks’ time after the two sides failed to reach an agreement over the imposition of grading changes, which might affect areas like salaries, holidays and terms for newcomers.

Openreach Switches On ADTRAN’s UK Gigabit GPON Solution

10th February, 2021 (21 Comments)

Last year saw Openreach (BT) select ADTRAN’s Software-Defined (SD) Fibre Access Platform to help support the rollout of their new 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network (here), making them the operator’s 3rd strategic supplier. Today the first live subscriber has been connected via this platform.

BT Launch Alexa-enabled Home Phone for UK Broadband Users

9th February, 2021 (22 Comments)

Customers of UK ISP BT, specifically those who take out their new VoIP style Digital Voice product (typically offered as a phone solution alongside broadband packages), will soon be able to access the operator’s new ‘Advanced Digital Home Phone‘ handset that comes with Alexa Built-in (Amazon’s smart voice assistant).

BT Group Build 1Gb FTTP Broadband to 4.1 Million UK Premises

4th February, 2021 (78 Comments)

The BT Group’s latest Q3 2020/21 results reveal that Openreach’s G.fast and Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based “ultrafast broadband” (100Mbps+) network now covers a total of 6.88 million UK premises, with 4.05m coming from FTTP alone (up from 3.5m last quarter). The take-up rate for their full fibre services has also improved.

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Ofcom Details New UK Broadband ISP Switching Process for 2022

3rd February, 2021 (23 Comments)

As expected the UK telecoms regulator has today published detailed proposals for a new simpler “one touch” switching process for all broadband customers, which from December 2022 will make it easier for consumers to switch between ISPs on physically separate networks (e.g. Openreach’s full fibre to Cityfibre or Virgin Media etc.).

Businesses Unprepared for the End of Traditional Phone Lines

3rd February, 2021 (17 Comments)

A new survey has warned that 24% of UK businesses (33% for SMEs) aren’t aware of the plan to withdraw traditional copper line phone services (PSTN – WLR, LLU SMPF etc.) by December 2025, which will see both homes and businesses being migrated over to a modern all-IP based network for broadband and voice connectivity.

Arsonists Attack Openreach Broadband Cabinets in Essex UK

1st February, 2021 (41 Comments)

Three of Openreach’s street cabinets, and an unrelated mobile phone mast in Chelmsford (Essex), have been seriously damaged after arsonists attacked them this morning, which has sadly left almost 3,000 premises (homes and businesses) without access to either broadband or phone connectivity during a pandemic!

Openreach’s Letter to Northern Ireland Council Draws Criticism

1st February, 2021 (16 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has faced some criticism after it sent a letter to one or more of Northern Ireland’s (NI) local authorities, which appeared to suggest that the operator would have provided FTTP broadband to more premises than the winner of the £165m Project Stratum contract, had they won it instead.

Openreach UK Raises Price of Highest Maintenance Level 4

30th January, 2021 (12 Comments)

Openreach (BT) plan to increase the wholesale price of their strongest maintenance level across almost all of their broadband and phone products (WLR, LLU, SOGEA and FTTC/P) for UK ISPs, although the change will mainly affect ISPs selling business packages with a stronger commitment to fault repairs.

BDUK Study Shows Benefits of UK Superfast Broadband Project UPDATE

29th January, 2021 (20 Comments)

The Government has posted a useful State Aid evaluation of the UK National Broadband Scheme (Superfast Broadband Programme), which identifies a number of strong benefits from the £1.9bn (public) programme that has so far helped to extend “superfast broadband” (30Mbps+) connectivity to nearly 97% of premises.

ISP Zen Internet Cuts the Price of their UK FTTP Broadband Plans

29th January, 2021 (21 Comments)

Broadband ISP Zen Internet has today announced that they’re reducing the standing pricing on two of their top Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) packages – 300Mbps and 900Mbps – by up to 10%. The provider is keen to point out that this move is occurring at a time when many of their biggest rivals have been hiking prices.

Openreach Name 51 UK Areas for Copper Phone to Fibre Switch

28th January, 2021 (60 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has told ISPs of another 51 UK exchange locations where they intend to move away from their old copper-based analogue phone (PSTN / WLR etc.) services and on to a new all-IP network, which will apply in areas that receive over 75% coverage via their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network.