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Superfast Dorset UK Reveals Phase 2 Fibre Broadband Rollout Areas

18th June, 2014 (0 Comments)

The Superfast Dorset scheme in southern England, which is worth £31.75 million and supported by the local councils, Broadband Delivery UK office and BT, has announced the next 8 telephone exchange areas in the county to benefit from an upgrade to faster “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) based Internet connectivity.

Ofcom Maps Rising Superfast Broadband Availability for 11 UK Cities

17th June, 2014 (3 Comments)

The communications and media regulator, Ofcom, has examined 11 cities across the United Kingdom to assess the availability of standard and superfast broadband Internet connectivity. Overall the study found that faster Next Generation Access (NGA) networks now reach around 90% in most of the cities but wide variations remain.

BT Openreach Engineers Forget to Install VDSL Modems in FTTC Homes

13th June, 2014 (6 Comments)

“Oops!.. I did it again” is a well-known song recorded by American pop-star Britney Spears and one that also comes to mind after learning that, very occasionally, some of BTOpenreach’s telecoms engineers will neglect to install a VDSL modem as part of their superfast broadband FTTC Basic Install process.

Superfast Essex UK Project Begins Vague BT Fibre Broadband Rollout

12th June, 2014 (26 Comments)

The Superfast Essex scheme, which is worth £24.62 million and aims to make BT’s “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) network available to 87% of local homes and businesses by the end of summer 2016 (with plans to reach 95% through additional funding), has finally started Phase One of its deployment, albeit without telling locals which communities will benefit next or offering a clear timescale.

Wales UK Superfast Broadband Rollout Project Reaches 135K Premises

10th June, 2014 (2 Comments)

The Superfast Cymru scheme, which is supported by public funding and aims to make BT’s “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) network (speeds of up to 80Mbps) available to 96% of Welsh premises by the end of spring 2016, has now helped a total of 134,707 premises (most are homes and 4% businesses) in Wales to access the new connectivity.

UPDATE Delay Fears Strike KC’s Fibre Optic Broadband Rollout in Hull

10th June, 2014 (1 Comment)

KC’s plan to make their ‘up to’ 350Mbps capable fibre optic (FTTP/C) Lightstream broadband network available to 45,000 premises accross Hull in East Yorkshire (England) could be facing a significant delay after KCOM Group’s latest preliminary results appeared to change the projects timescale.

All New Berkeley UK Homes to be Fibre Optic Broadband Compatible

9th June, 2014 (13 Comments)

Property developer Berkeley Group has become one of the first house builders to announced that it will seek to provide all new homes in the United Kingdom with “fibre optic broadband” infrastructure by 2016.

IET – Combining Tech and Mobile Spectrum Could Fix UK Rural Broadband

6th June, 2014 (43 Comments)

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IEF) will next week host a Rural Broadband Debate that will look at current government policy and propose a solution for bringing “reasonable” broadband access to the most remote communities at a “reasonable” price, which could involve combining technologies and greater mobile spectrum sharing between network operators.

EE UK to Bring Mobile-Only Benefits with Cheaper Home Broadband for All

5th June, 2014 (4 Comments)

Internet and mobile operator EE will next week move to make their standard fixed-line Unlimited Home Broadband and Superfast Fibre Broadband (FTTC) services even more attractive by standardising their prices and removing the -£10 discount, which had previously only been available to existing mobile users. But that won’t be the only big change.

Leicestershire UK Confirms First Areas to Get BT Fibre Broadband

4th June, 2014 (5 Comments)

The £18.6m state aid supported Superfast Leicestershire project in central England has this week named the first communities to benefit from the scheme, which ultimately aims to make BT’s “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) network available to 96% of local homes and businesses by March 2016.

Wales Seeks Feedback on Future Broadband Plan and Publish State Aid Map

4th June, 2014 (5 Comments)

The Welsh Government, as part of its work to identify areas of Wales which do not currently benefit from superfast broadband and won’t do so under the existing Superfast Cymru roll-out with BT, has launched a new online survey that seeks responses from suppliers, the Welsh public and businesses. The WG has also uploaded new state aid broadband coverage maps and postcode data.

BT Offers Extra YouView Broadband TV Box on its Triple Play Bundles

2nd June, 2014 (8 Comments)

Customers adopting one of BT’s triple-play broadband, TV and phone bundles have now been given the option of adding a second YouView (IPTV) set-top-box, for use in different rooms, to their service. But unlike the primary box, which is usually included at no extra cost, the second one won’t be free and you’ll need BTInfinity (FTTC).

Worcestershire and West Yorkshire UK Begin FTTC Broadband Rollouts

30th May, 2014 (8 Comments)

The state aid supported £20.75m Superfast Worcestershire and separate £21.96m Superfast West Yorkshire projects in England have today announced the start of their respective deployment phases, with the first local homes and businesses going live with BT’s superfast broadband (FTTC/P) services in each area.

PlusNet UK Prep Product Refresh and Half Price Unlimited Fibre Broadband

30th May, 2014 (25 Comments)

Internet provider PlusNet has cut the cost of its superfast ‘Unlimited Fibre Broadband and Calls’ (FTTC) package in half from £19.99 to just £9.99 a month for the first 6 months of service. Meanwhile there are also plans for another rise in the cost of line rental and a product refresh to simplify their packages.

More Norfolk UK Communities Confirmed for BT Superfast Broadband

29th May, 2014 (8 Comments)

The £41m Better Broadband for Norfolk scheme in England, which aims to make BT’s superfast broadband (FTTC/P) network available to 80% of local homes and businesses by the end of 2015, has revealed the next batch of roll-out areas and confirmed that over 50,000 premises have already benefitted.

£1m Grant to Help 3700 Extra Hampshire Premises to Get Fibre Broadband

27th May, 2014 (1 Comment)

The Government’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has awarded a grant worth £1 million to help make superfast broadband services available to an additional 1,700 homes and businesses in the New Forest and over 2,000 in the Test Valley (Hampshire, England).

UPD TalkTalk Launch Fibre Broadband Super Router with “Britain’s fastest Wi-Fi”

27th May, 2014 (19 Comments)

Budget ISP TalkTalk has today unveiled its new “Super Router“, which as we first revealed last year will be based off the latest Huawei HG635 hardware and features a built-in VDSL modem and the most recent Gigabit (1000Mbps+) capable wifi wireless networking spec (802.11ac) that the provider says “offers Britain’s fastest Wi-Fi technology“.