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BT Reach 7.8M Broadband Customers and 80 Percent UK Fibre FTTC Cover

30th July, 2015 (3 Comments)

BT has released the latest results for Q2-2015 (calendar) and confirmed that their retail business added +85K new broadband subscribers in the quarter (down sharply from +121K in Q1) to total 7,798,000, which includes 3,226,000 on BTInfinity “fibre broadband” (up by +217K vs +266K in Q1). Incidentally FTTC/P is now available to 23 million premises (80% of the UK).

BT and ASSIA Settle Dispute Over FTTC Broadband Linked Patents

29th July, 2015 (1 Comment)

Last year the Court of Appeal ruled that BT’s Next Generation Access (NGA) Fibre-to-the-Cabinet (FTTC / BTInfinity) superfast broadband technology had infringed upon parts of two patents owned by California-based ISP ASSIA, which related to the field of Dynamic Spectrum Management.

BT Escape Latest Ofcom UK FTTC Margin Squeeze Test Unscathed

29th July, 2015 (1 Comment)

The telecoms regulator has re-run its FTTC / VULA “margin squeeze” test, which was introduced earlier this year as a mechanism for keeping BT’s “fibre broadband” prices fair by ensuring they “maintain a sufficient margin between wholesale and retail … charges“, and found that the operator is not in breach.

France Rules Against Misuse of “Fibre Optic Broadband” in ISP Adverts

29th July, 2015 (9 Comments)

The debate over whether or not broadband ISPs that don’t sell a pure “fibre optic” (FTTH/P) broadband connection should be allowed to use such terminology in their adverts is nothing new, but a new ruling by the Government of France shows that some countries are taking a stand.

BT Double Superfast Broadband Infinity 1 Usage Cap from 20GB to 40GB

28th July, 2015 (2 Comments)

New customers who take BT’s entry-level FTTC superfast broadband bundle (BTInfinity 1 + Weekend Calls) for £10 per month should note that the ISP has increased its monthly usage allowance from 20GB to 40GB, albeit only for a limited time. On top of that they also intend to re-add the £75 and £125 Sainsbury’s gift vouchers to their packages.

BT’s “Fibre Broadband” Finally Arrives in Rothesay on the Isle of Bute

23rd July, 2015 (1 Comment)

After a long wait some 2,700 premises in Rothesay, which is the main town of around 5,000 people on the Isle of Bute (West Scotland), have finally been given access to “high-speed fibre broadband” (FTTC) connectivity as part of the wider Digital Scotland project.

Cumbria, Devon and Somerset – BDUK Fibre Broadband Rollout Progress

21st July, 2015 (5 Comments)

A couple of the Government’s Broadband Delivery projects, including the Connecting Cumbria and Connecting Devon and Somerset schemes in England, have just passed important milestones in the progress of their state aid supported “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) deployments with BT.

C4L and TalkTalk Expand UK Reach of Uncontended Ethernet over FTTC

20th July, 2015 (0 Comments)

Internet provider TalkTalk Business has joined forces with Bournemouth-based ISP C4L to roll-out their unlimited usage “zero contention” Ethernet over FTTC (EoFTTC) service across the United Kingdom.

PlusNet UK Offers 38Mbps Superfast Broadband FREE for 6 Months

17th July, 2015 (0 Comments)

ISP PlusNet, perhaps keen to put the recent spate of bad publicity behind it, has introduced another discount by offering their ‘Unlimited Fibre Broadband and Calls‘ (up to 38Mbps FTTC) package free for the first 6 months of service (£14.99 a month thereafter). Line rental must also be taken from the equivalent of £12.99 a month pre-paid.

Telford and Wrekin UK Begin Local Superfast Broadband Rollout Project

16th July, 2015 (4 Comments)

The Superfast Telford project in Shropshire (England) has officially launched today, which follows last year’s signing of a new state aid supported £5.6m contract with BT (here) that aims to extend superfast broadband (24Mbps+) services to reach 98% of local homes and businesses by the end of 2017.

BT Cuts Unlimited FTTC Superfast Broadband Package to GBP10

15th July, 2015 (4 Comments)

BT has reduced the standard cost of their Unlimited BTInfinity 1 (up to 38Mbps FTTC) + Weekend Calls bundle to £10 per month and it will remain on offer at this price until 28th July. Plus new BTMobile customers are also being offered an extra £10 iTunes or £10 Amazon Voucher.

Digital Scotland Boasts Progress Towards Culling BT Exchange Only Lines

13th July, 2015 (16 Comments)

The £410m Digital Scotland project claims that the on-going fight to deploy BT’s faster “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) services into areas that were previously hobbled by the dreaded Exchange Only Lines (EOL) is having a strong impact, with around 60,000 such premises in 130 locations having benefitted.

UPDATE Rutland’s Fibre Broadband Rollout Finds £1.07m in Savings to Reinvest

13th July, 2015 (40 Comments)

The Broadband Delivery UK office has informed ISPreview.co.uk that the Digital Rutland project, which originally aimed to help BT roll-out “high-speed fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) to 97% of the county by the end of 2013, has found “savings” worth £1.07m that can be reinvested to reach near universal cover.

Sky Offer 12 Months FREE UK Unlimited Broadband or Superfast Fibre

10th July, 2015 (0 Comments)

Sky Broadband has today launched a new deal that offers one full year’s worth of free broadband on both their standard unlimited (up to 17Mbps) and 25GB capped Sky Fibre Broadband (up to 38Mbps FTTC) packages, which must be taken with Sky Phone Line Rental at £16.40 per month and there’s more..

Wireless ISP Allpay Broadband to Withdraw Service in Herefordshire

9th July, 2015 (2 Comments)

Herefordshire-based Allpay Broadband has announced that it will begin withdrawing service from some rural areas because the local Government-backed Fastershire project, which is working with BT to deploy “fibre broadband” services to most of the county, is now achieving what it once set out to solve.

WarwickNet – Ofgem Code to Speed-up UK Superfast Broadband Rollout

9th July, 2015 (16 Comments)

Business ISP WarwickNet has joined forces with electrical connection specialists at Power Jointing & Distribution Services (PJDS) in order to push the energy regulator, Ofgem, into setting a new Code of Practice that could cut the time it takes to get a superfast broadband connection by up to 30 days.

Wales UK to Name and Shame Fibre Broadband Obstructing Land Owners

8th July, 2015 (4 Comments)

The Welsh Government (WG) has pledged to “name and shame” private landlords in Wales who are making it difficult to deploy new fixed line superfast broadband services, most often by either delaying or refusing to give permission for BTOpenreach’s telecoms engineers to access the sites.