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UPD Lancashire Council Might Stop Funding BT FTTP Rollout in Dolphinholme

21st May, 2014 (16 Comments)

Campaigners who support B4RN’s community driven deployment of 1000Mbps capable Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH/P) broadband in the Lancashire village of Dolphinholme will be pleased to learn that the county council looks set to stop the funding for BT’s rival deployment of 330Mbps capable FTTP in the area, but it may not be quite so clear cut.

Fluidata MD – Somebody Should Tell BT the Copper Phone Line is Dead

17th May, 2014 (48 Comments)

The outspoken boss of business ISP Fluidata, Piers Daniell, has predicted that the latest generation of fibre optic (FTTP/H) broadband connectivity will steadily remove the need for consumer to be forced into paying for a copper-line Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) on top of their Internet connectivity, but for BT it’s still too much of a “cashcow” to ignore.

UK Superfast Broadband Rollout Brings BT Fibre to 508801 Premises

15th May, 2014 (13 Comments)

The Government’s national £1.2bn Broadband Delivery UK programme, which aims to make fixed line superfast broadband speeds of “greater than 24Mbps” available to around 90% of the population by the end of 2015 and 95% by 2017, has now expanded its coverage to 508,801 homes and businesses (premises passed).

UPDATE TalkTalk Reach 4.2m UK Broadband Users – Moots FTTP and 4G Future

15th May, 2014 (17 Comments)

Budget Internet and phone provider TalkTalk has today released its latest results for Q1-2014 (calendar), which saw them add +10k new broadband customers in the quarter to total 4,196,000 (better than the +5k in Q4-2013). But of most interest are their plans for ultrafast FTTP broadband and a converged fixed-mobile offer using 4G spectrum and femtocells.

Europe Adopts New Rules to Cut Broadband Deployment Costs

14th May, 2014 (1 Comment)

The Council of the European Union last week formally adopted new rules that aim to make it both “easier and cheaper” to roll-out ultrafast broadband networks, such as fibre optic infrastructure. In addition the new rules also call for a voluntary “Broadband-Ready” label on buildings with high-speed access and for all new builds after 31st December 2016 to be constructed “high-speed ready“.

Cumbria UK Still Passing the Buck over BT Fibre Broadband Coverage Data

14th May, 2014 (3 Comments)

The Cumbria County Council has once again refused to publish the 7-digit postcode level broadband speed and coverage data for their state-aid supported roll-out of BT’s superfast broadband (FTTC/P) network, which aims to reach 93% of homes and businesses in the region by the end of 2015. This time the buck is passed back to BT on copyright grounds.

UPDATE Derbyshire UK Offers Small BT FTTC Broadband Rollout Update

12th May, 2014 (3 Comments)

Do you live in the English county of Derbyshire? If so then aside from a very tentative deployment map you’re probably starved for information about the progress of your local £27.67m Digital Derbyshire project, which is working to make BT’s “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) network available to 95% of local premises by the end of 2016.

Wales Audit Office to Review Superfast Cymru Broadband Deployment

8th May, 2014 (3 Comments)

The Wales Audit Office (WAO) has confirmed that it intends to conduct an audit of the Superfast Cymru scheme, which aims to make BT’s faster “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) speeds of up to 80Mbps available to 96% of Welsh premises by the end of spring 2016.

UPDATE2 West Oxfordshire Council to Help Fund FTTP via Cotswolds Broadband

8th May, 2014 (1 Comment)

Cotswolds Broadband (Broadway Partners), which aims to roll-out an open-access 100Mbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to 90% of homes and businesses in the Chipping Norton area of west Oxfordshire (England), looks like it might soon be able to move forward after West Oxfordshire District Council committed new funding to the project.

BT Achieves 66% UK Fibre Broadband Rollout Target as Customers Soar

8th May, 2014 (37 Comments)

BT has today released their latest Q1-2014 (calendar) results, which confirm that their £2.5bn commercial roll-out of superfast capable “fibre broadband” technology (FTTC/P) has now reached its goal ahead of schedule by passing 19 million premises (around 66% of the United Kingdom). Separately, BT’s retail broadband ISP customers topped 7,281,000 (up +170k in the quarter vs +150k during Q4-2013).

B4RN Beat BT to Connect First Premises to 1Gbps Broadband in Dolphinholme

7th May, 2014 (19 Comments)

The predominantly community funded and built B4RN (Broadband 4 Rural North) network, which is deploying a 1000Mbps capable “hyperspeed” Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH/P) broadband platform in parts of rural Lancashire (England, UK), has beaten BT’s rival 330Mbps FTTP deployment in Dolphinholme by being the first to connect the Village Hall and several houses to its service.

Arthur D.Little Report Warns FTTC Broadband is Not Future Proof

6th May, 2014 (19 Comments)

A new report from Arthur D.Little and Exane BNP Paribas, which examines the Capital Expenditure (Capex) of European telecoms operators, has warned that incumbent providers will face a growing divide versus cable and pure fibre optic (FTTH/P) ISPs because the cheaper and slower hybrid-cheap (FTTC) approach is “not future-proof“.

KC Fibre Broadband Rollout Update – 32000 Premises Passed in Hull UK

2nd May, 2014 (2 Comments)

Telecoms operator KC (KCOM Group), which serves Hull and some other parts of East Yorkshire in England, has confirmed that their superfast 350Mbps capable fibre optic (FTTP/C) Lightstream broadband product has now passed 32,000 homes and businesses with 9,000 customers connected (28% uptake) and more areas confirmed for the future upgrade plan.

BT Estimates 80 Percent UK Total Fibre Broadband Footprint by Spring 2015

30th April, 2014 (16 Comments)

A rough estimate released by BT Wholesale earlier this year has predicted that the operators total “fibre broadband” (FTTC / FTTP) network footprint will increase to reach 80% of the United Kingdom by Spring 2015.

UPD Gigaclear Begins Rollout of 1Gbps Fibre Optic Broadband in Underriver

29th April, 2014 (2 Comments)

As expected Gigaclear has today begun to deploy their new 1000Mbps (Megabits per second) capable Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH/P) based fibre optic broadband ISP network out to rural residents of Underriver village and the surrounding areas in Kent (England).

BT Openreach List Latest 163 UK Exchange Upgrades for FTTP on Demand

28th April, 2014 (28 Comments)

BTOpenreach has kindly responded to this morning’s article by confirming the latest batch of 163 telephone exchanges that have been upgraded to support the Fibre on Demand (FoD / FTTPoD) service, which makes their “ultra-fast” and ultra-expensive 330Mbps (30Mbps uploads) fibre optic broadband (FTTP) product available via FTTC capable lines.

UPDATE2 Breaking Down the UK Costs of 330Mbps FTTP on Demand Broadband

28th April, 2014 (52 Comments)

BTOpenreach’s new FTTP on Demand (FoD) product offers the attractive potential for anybody within reach of an FTTC capable line to order a full fibre optic broadband connection, which can deliver stable speeds of 330Mbps (30Mbps uploads) using Fibre-to-the-Premises technology. But have cost and confusion killed the attraction.