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Gov Levelling Up Plan Confirms Nationwide Gigabit Broadband for 2030

2nd February, 2022 (30 Comments)

The government will today publish their “flagship” Levelling Up White Paper, which sets out their “plan to transform the UK by spreading opportunity and prosperity to all parts of it” and also confirms their revised broadband target – that “by 2030, the UK will have nationwide gigabit-capable broadband.”

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Virgin Media UK Add 10,000 West Yorkshire Homes to FTTP

29th January, 2022 (15 Comments)

Broadband ISP and TV provider Virgin Media UK (VMO2) has announced that an additional 10,000 homes across West Yorkshire, including in Otley, Menston, Burley-in-Wharfedale and Guiseley, have now gained access to their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network.

Svella Connect Takes Over NMCN’s Virgin Media Rollout Contract

28th January, 2022 (5 Comments)

CityFibre wasn’t the only fibre broadband operator to be impacted by last year’s collapse of UK civil engineering firm NMCN (here), with ISP Virgin Media (VMO2) also being impacted. The good news is that Svella Connect, which acquired NMCN’s old business, has now completed the transfer of related contracts with Virgin.

Virgin Media UK Discounts Gigabit Broadband to GBP50.99

25th January, 2022 (67 Comments)

Broadband ISP Virgin Media (VMO2) will this morning discount the price of their top “Gig1 Fibre Broadband” (1130Mbps download and 52Mbps upload) package, for new customers, from £62 to £50.99 per month on an 18-month term (a one-off £35 setup fee also applies).

PAC Criticises UK Gov for Slow Rural Gigabit Broadband Progress UPDATE

19th January, 2022 (27 Comments)

The Public Accounts Committee has today issued a new report on the progress being made by the UK Government’s £5bn Project Gigabit rural broadband rollout programme, which questions whether it will meet its targets and criticises the project for “relying too heavily on commercial contractors for the progress that has been made.”

2021 H2 Sees UK Coverage of Gigabit Broadband Hit 65.3 Percent

4th January, 2022 (10 Comments)

The latest independent biannual summary of UK broadband coverage for H2 2021 has estimated that “full fibre” (FTTP) ISP networks have now increased their reach to 30.23% of premises (up from 24.33% in H1 2021), while 65.27% are within reach of “gigabit” speeds (up from 41.72%) and 67.63% can get 100Mbps+ (up from 66.9%).

Virgin Media O2 Reveals UK Connectivity Habits During 2021

22nd December, 2021 (24 Comments)

Network operator Virgin Media (VMO2) has today published a summary of the United Kingdom’s 2021 connectivity habits across their national mobile, fixed broadband ISP and TV networks, which stems from having analysed the data of tens of millions of customers between 1st January and 10th December 2021.

New UK Home Building Rules Set to Mandate Gigabit Broadband

21st December, 2021 (17 Comments)

After a long wait, the UK Government has today finally tabled a consultation on changes to the existing Building Regulations (2010), which will effectively make it mandatory for property developers to ensure that almost every new home is built with support for “gigabit” speed broadband ISP connections.

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Virgin Media O2 Name Trial Cities for UK FTTP Broadband Upgrade UPDATE

11th December, 2021 (46 Comments)

Last month we reported that Virgin Media (VMO2) had begun trials in three cities to test their UK plan for upgrading existing Hybrid Fibre Coax (HFC) based network areas with Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband – using XGS-PON technology (here). The good news is that we now know the names of those three locations.

ISP Virgin Media O2 Completes UK Gigabit Broadband Rollout UPDATE

7th December, 2021 (61 Comments)

Broadband ISP Virgin Media (VMO2) has today switched-on their last batch of DOCSIS 3.1 network upgrades, which has put an additional 1.1 million homes within reach of “gigabit” download speeds (1130Mbps down and 52Mbps up) and means that c.65% of UK premises should now be covered by “gigabit-capable broadband.”

Virgin Media Make Gigabit Speeds Available to 1.2 Million Scottish Homes

1st December, 2021 (13 Comments)

UK ISP Virgin Media (VMO2) has today confirmed that their entire network of 1.2 million premises in Scotland now have access to gigabit broadband speeds (1130Mbps downloads and 52Mbps up), although this figure includes some areas that have previously already been upgraded to the DOCSIS 3.1 standard.

Virgin Media O2 UK Extend FTTP to 6,100 Tyne and Wear Homes

25th November, 2021 (4 Comments)

Broadband ISP and TV provider Virgin Media UK (VMO2) has today announced that another 6,100 homes across Tyne and Wear, including in Bruton Park, Newcastle and Longbenton, North Tyneside, have now gained access to their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network.

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Swish Fibre Complain to ASA Over BT’s Use of Fibre Broadband Terminology

23rd November, 2021 (52 Comments)

Alternative UK ISP Swish Fibre has continued their “fake fibre” related advertising feud with BT today after they lodged a retaliatory complaint with the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), which objected to the “confusing” use of the term “fibre broadband” in the incumbents marketing for their “part-fibre” (FTTC) products.

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Gov Targets Universal UK Gigabit Broadband Coverage for 2030

20th November, 2021 (49 Comments)

The UK Government’s £5bn Project Gigabit rollout programme appears to have quietly confirmed that they now aim to deliver “full” 1Gbps broadband coverage to the final 20% of hardest to reach premises by 2030 (effectively universal coverage), at least where it is “value for money to do so.”

Estate Agents Find Full Fibre May Help to Drive UK House Sales

16th November, 2021 (12 Comments)

A new survey of 294 UK estate agents, which was conducted by telecoms equipment manufacturer Omdia on behalf of Huawei, has found that the desire for “high-quality broadband” continues to be a significant factor for home buyers and access to gigabit-capable “full fibre” (FTTP) ISP connections seems to be particularly important.

Next UK Infrastructure Assessment to Focus on Gigabit Broadband Takeup

15th November, 2021 (5 Comments)

The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has today revealed the topics that will sit at the heart of their next (second) major assessment of the UK’s long-term infrastructure priorities, to be published in 2023, which among other things looks set to shift the focus on gigabit broadband from build to take-up.

3,835 UK Schools are in Postcodes with No Access to Full Fibre

14th November, 2021 (40 Comments)

New data from the UK Government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and Schools Minister, Robin Walker, has revealed that 3,835 schools are in postcodes “that do not have access” to full fibre broadband connectivity “or are currently not in areas of proposed commercial build within the next five years“.