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Bath and North East Someset UK Finally Detail Superfast Broadband Plan

30th September, 2013 (0 Comments)

It might have taken the best part of a year to design but the Bath & North East Somerset Council, which in 2011 briefly rejected funding from the Broadband Delivery UK project (here), appears to have finally put together a plan for deploying superfast broadband and opening access to the public fibre optic network.

CityFibre Picks New Chairman to Steer its Expanded UK Fibre Optic Rollout

24th September, 2013 (0 Comments)

CityFibre has today selected a new Chairman, Peter Manning, to help steer their rollout of ultrafast (Gigabit capable) fibre optic broadband networks into several new “secondary cities” around the United Kingdom.

ITU Reports Global Fibre Growth as UK Ranks 10th for Broadband Penetration

23rd September, 2013 (2 Comments)

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has published its annual State of Broadband Report 2013, which found that superfast fibre optic (FTTH) and hybrid fibre (FTTC) style services were continuing to cannibalise copper (ADSL) connections and that the UK had improved to be ranked 10th in the world for fixed line broadband penetration (up from 12th).

B4RN Expected to Win the UK Battle over Broadband Street Cabinet Size

17th September, 2013 (26 Comments)

Complaints about the size of BT’s big, green and FTTC supporting street cabinets are nothing new but if you’re one of those people who gets worked up about such things then look away now because B4RN’s fibre optic (FTTH) cabinet in rural Lancashire (England) is a veritable monster of a thing.

UPD LonsdaleNET Bring 1Gbps FTTP Broadband to Melkinthorpe in Cumbria

17th September, 2013 (0 Comments)

Cumbria-based ISP LonsdaleNET in England, which last year launched a new superfast wireless broadband network in the Eden Valley and surrounding areas, claims to have deployed a new 1000Mbps capable fibre optic (FTTP) network to the tiny rural hamlet (civil parish) village of Melkinthorpe in the same region.

BT Deny Planning to Challenge York City’s Fibre Optic Network in EU Court

12th September, 2013 (1 Comment)

CityFibre, which in 2011 completed the construction of a new 10Gbps (Gigabits per second) capable and 103km long fibre optic ring network in the English city of York (The York CORE), has claimed that BT might be attempting to disrupt their infrastructure by threatening to challenge its use through the European courts. But BT states there’s “no truth” to the claim.

Virgin Media Business Connects All 40 Arqiva UK Sites to Superfast Fibre

11th September, 2013 (0 Comments)

Arqiva, which currently provides much of the infrastructure behind TV, radio, satellite and mobile communications in the United Kingdom, has received a significant capacity boost after ISP Virgin Media Business completed the build of new fibre optic network to link all 40 of its sites across the country.

Hyperoptic Still Expect to Make FTTB Available in 10 UK Cities Before 2014

9th September, 2013 (0 Comments)

London-based ISP Hyperoptic has confirmed that they still expect to start deployment of a “hyper-sonic” 1000Mbps capable fibre optic broadband (FTTH/B) service as many as 10 new UK cities by the end of 2013 2014 when they hope to reach 80,000 homes.

UPD Fibre GarDen Make Progress on Broadband Plan for Garsdale and Dentdale

2nd September, 2013 (0 Comments)

The Fibre GarDen (altnet ISP) project, which aims to build a new fibre optic superfast broadband (30Mbps+) network to help connect homes in Garsdale and Dentdale (Cumbria, England), has now had its application to run an Enterprise Investment Scheme approved by HM Revenue & Customs.

BT Openreach UK Culls Old FTTP Superfast Broadband ISP Products

1st September, 2013 (43 Comments)

After plenty of warning BTOpenreach has today withdrawn from new supply a selection of its first truly fibre optic (FTTP) based broadband ISP products including the 40/15Mbps, 100/15Mbps, 110/15Mbps, 100/30Mbps and 330/20Mbps options (download / upload speed in Megabits).

Vispa Boost City Wireless Broadband Speeds in Cheshire UK via New Fibre

30th August, 2013 (2 Comments)

Cheshire-based ISP Vispa has finally completed the installation of a new fibre optic capacity link from BT, which has been in the planning stages since earlier this year (here) when capacity problems contributed to some performance woes on their City Wireless network and later caused new installations to be suspended.

UK Map Suggests Superfast Broadband Coverage Still on Target for 2015

22nd August, 2013 (12 Comments)

Telecoms analyst Point Topic has today published a new report on broadband coverage across the United Kingdom, which predicts that superfast (30Mbps+) availability could hit 90.8% by the end of 2015. ISPreview.co.uk has also been able to obtain an exclusive map that splits the presence of fibre FTTx and cable (DOCSIS) networks.

Analyst Predicts EU Superfast Broadband Coverage to Miss its 2020 Target

20th August, 2013 (26 Comments)

A new study has claimed that Europe will fail to make superfast broadband (30Mbps+) ISP speeds available to 100% of households by 2020. But it will achieve 90% coverage and most of that will be due to the mass adoption of hybrid-fibre (e.g. FTTC and cable) technologies that combine fibre optic with existing copper or coax cables.

Scotlands North Isles Could Build a Faster Community Broadband Network

17th August, 2013 (13 Comments)

Broadband connectivity on Shetland might be gradually improving, thanks to a new undersea fibre optic link and investment, but many residents of the smaller surrounding islands (Yell, Unst and Fetlar) continue to suffer from slow connectivity (sub-1Mbps) and BT has yet to clarify its commitment. The solution could be a new community initiative.

RCBF Funding for 2 Rural Oxfordshire Broadband Projects Moves Forward

13th August, 2013 (0 Comments)

The £20m Rural Community Broadband Fund (RCBF), which aims to help premises in the most rural 5-10% of the United Kingdom gain access to superfast broadband, has allowed two bids for funding in Oxfordshire (England) to proceed (note: final approval has yet to be granted).

B4RNs Lancashire FTTH Broadband Network Aided by FREE 4×4 Land Rover

12th August, 2013 (2 Comments)

The roll-out of B4RN’s (Broadband 4 Rural North) 1000Mbps capable and community-built Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) broadband network in rural Lancashire (England, UK) has been given a boost after the team won a FREE Land Rover Freelander 2 4×4 vehicle to help their efforts.

CityFibre UK Expand 1Gbps FTTH Network in Bournemouth to Businesses

5th August, 2013 (0 Comments)

CityFibre has announced that its 1000Mbps capable fibre optic (FTTH/P) network in the south coast town of Bournemouth (England) will now been made available to local businesses, which mirrors a similar launch in the city of York earlier this year.