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UPDATE Data Corruption Issue Hitting Broadband Users Near Edinburgh

15th September, 2015 (4 Comments)

Broadband users with connections that are based off BTOpenreach’s national network (e.g. BT, Sky Broadband, TalkTalk), specifically those who reside around the eastern side of Edinburgh in Scotland (East Lothian), appear to be suffering from a curious fault that is causing downloads to corrupt.

Which Name BT, TalkTalk and Vodafone Worst for Customer Service

15th September, 2015 (4 Comments)

A new Which? survey of the United Kingdom’s 100 biggest brands, which focused on customer service quality, has revealed that energy and telecoms firms dominate the bottom of the table where BT, TalkTalk and Vodafone were all also singled out for criticism.

BT Says Cheltenham School Must Raise GBP21K for Better Broadband

14th September, 2015 (26 Comments)

The Dunalley Primary School, which alongside some other 35-40 homes in Pittville suffers from only having access to old style ADSL2+ connectivity, has been told by BT that it would need to have a “whip-round” in order to raise the £21,000 needed for an upgrade because it was not “commercially viable“.

Virgin Media, Cityfibre and Zayo Oppose Ofcom’s Regulated BT Dark Fibre

14th September, 2015 (4 Comments)

Several major telecoms operators (Cityfibre, Virgin Media, euNetworks and Zayo) have joined forces to create the Infrastructure Investors Group (IIG) and they oppose the UK regulators move to open up access to BT’s Dark Fibre lines for rival providers. BT will be pleased.

Ultrafast Fibre Optic FTTH Broadband Services Cover 351,000 UK Premises

14th September, 2015 (1 Comment)

The latest information on the availability of true ultrafast fibre optic broadband (FTTH/P/B) services, most of which are capable of delivering Gigabit class speeds (1000Mbps), has estimated that some 351,642 premises in the United Kingdom are now within reach of such a service (up from 251,522 last year).

Suffolk’s Wilford Wireless Broadband Pilot Set for Network Expansion

11th September, 2015 (1 Comment)

The Suffolk Coastal District Council in England has said that a successful pilot of a rural fixed wireless broadband network, which covers a number of areas (Shingle Street, Aldeburgh etc.) and was first launched in 2012 (here), could soon be expanded to cover more locations.

UPDATE11 £50m BT Plan to Upgrade Broadband in UK Cities Starts in London

10th September, 2015 (27 Comments)

After 20 months of waiting BT finally appears to be progressing its pledge to spend £50m on expanding the commercial roll-out of superfast “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P/B + FTTrN) services to 400,000 extra premises in UK cities, with the first to benefit being in London (Kensington, Chelsea and Tech City etc.).

Ofcom Investigates Vodafone UK Complaint of BT Ethernet Delays

9th September, 2015 (1 Comment)

The national telecoms regulator has opened a new investigation after Vodafone complained that BTOpenreach failed to meet its obligations to them by both “delaying provision” of its Ethernet (high-capacity data line) services without their consent and then “failing to compensate” for that delay.

UPDATE North Yorkshire UK Confirm £21m to Expand Superfast Broadband

8th September, 2015 (2 Comments)

The Superfast North Yorkshire project has revealed that a further £21m is to be spent on expanding superfast broadband (24Mbps+) connectivity to 95% of local premises across the county. As a result discussions are now taking place with BT in order to “draw up contracts for the start of phase three“.

UK Homes Could in Future Provide Electricity for BT’s Broadband Network

8th September, 2015 (44 Comments)

The Broadband Forum has produced a new technical specification (TR-301) that appears to lay the groundwork for future deployments of VDSL2 (FTTC) and G.fast based broadband technologies that suck the power they need directly from home users (your electricity bill might take a hit).

80 Percent of Wales Can Now Get 30Mbps Superfast Broadband

1st September, 2015 (25 Comments)

An independent study of broadband Internet connectivity in Wales has claimed that 80% of premises in the country should now have access to a superfast connection (30Mbps+), which rises to 81.3% when you use the Government’s definition of 24Mbps+. But rural areas still have a long way to go.

UK ISP BT Business Offers 6 Months Free Unlimited Broadband

1st September, 2015 (0 Comments)

Internet provider BT Business has today launched a new offer on their standard UK unlimited broadband (up to 17Mbps ADSL2+) packages, which means that new customers will benefit from being able to take the first 6 months of service for free (available to order until 18th December 2015).

The Full Q2 – 2015 BDUK and BT UK “Fibre Broadband” Take-up Figures

25th August, 2015 (10 Comments)

The state aid supported Broadband Delivery UK project, which is primarily working with BT to deploy superfast “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) services across the United Kingdom, has now published its latest take-up figures to the end of June 2015 and more councils have now passed the crucial 20% threshold.

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

25th August, 2015 (41 Comments)

As expected BT has confirmed that their first large-scale (2,000 premises) live customer trial of future G.fast broadband technology (ITU G.9701), which will initially offer Internet speeds of up to 330Mbps (rising to 500Mbps in the future), have begun in the market town of Huntingdon (Cambridgeshire).

UK Labour Party Joins Calls for Ofcom to Split BT from Openreach

24th August, 2015 (1 Comment)

The Labour Party’s Shadow Culture Secretary, Chris Bryant MP, has joined the debate over Ofcom’s strategic review of the United Kingdom’s digital communications market and come down on the side of those who want to see the regulator split BT from their network access division, Openreach.

BT Sport TV Grabs Ashes Cricket from Sky and Related Tournaments

24th August, 2015 (6 Comments)

The battle over who controls the rights to premium live TV sports content in the United Kingdom has continued today after BT announced that they had outbid Sky (Sky Broadband) to secure the exclusive broadcast rights for the Ashes series in Australia from 2016 to 2021.

UK ISP BT Cuts Unlimited Broadband and Infinity Prices for 12 Months

23rd August, 2015 (4 Comments)

BT has cut the cost of their unlimited standard (up to 17Mbps ADSL2+) and superfast (up to 38Mbps FTTC Infinity) broadband packages to just £5 and £10 per month respectively for the first 12 months of service, plus they’ve also reintroduced Sainsbury’s shopping vouchers worth £75 and £125 respectively.