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BT Details Plan for UK’s First Converged Digital Network by 2022

16th May, 2018 (26 Comments)

Last week BT talked about their aim to have a “single integrated all-IP fibre network” that enabled seamless converged access across fixed, WiFi and mobile services. Today BT’s consumer division, which includes ISP Plusnet and mobile giant EE, has explained more about how this will all work.

Openreach’s London FTTP Broadband Rollout Faces Wayleave Obstacle

16th May, 2018 (19 Comments)

The boss of Openreach (BT), Clive Selley, has expressed concern over the delays being caused to their rollout of 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP/H) broadband ISP services across the UK City of London, which is partly due to the challenge of getting permission (wayleaves) from landlords.

Vodafone UK and BT Still Talking Fibre But Only Little Progress

16th May, 2018 (6 Comments)

The outgoing CEO of Vodafone Group, Vittorio Colao, has told an investors meeting, which was discussing their plans for next generation broadband ISP and mobile infrastructure, that they’re still talking with BT (Openreach) about the possibility of an agreement on fibre services but they’re not yet in the “right place.”

Vodafone CEO Exits as Fixed Broadband Grows to 382K UK Customers

15th May, 2018 (0 Comments)

The latest Q1 2018 (calendar) results from Vodafone UK reveal that their fixed line broadband base grew by +65,000 in the quarter to total 382,000 (up from +39K added in Q4 2017) and their 4G mobile can now cover 99% of the UK population. Meanwhile the operator’s group CEO, Vittorio Colao, is to be replaced.

Up Your Street – Scotland Tries to Boost Fibre Broadband Take-up

14th May, 2018 (3 Comments)

The Scottish Government‘s Connectivity Secretary, Fergus Ewing, has this week launched a new “Up Your Street” campaign that aims to promote more take-up of the country’s hybrid fibre (FTTC / Cable) dominated fixed line broadband services, which can reach nearly 97% of homes and businesses across Scotland.

TalkTalk and Virgin Media Moot UK Broadband Infrastructure Sharing

14th May, 2018 (26 Comments)

The rumour mill has burst into full swing this morning with reports that UK ISPs Virgin Media and TalkTalk are tentatively exploring the possibility of passive infrastructure sharing, which could enable the budget provider to lay their fibre optic lines in Virgin’s cable ducts and vice versa.

ISP B4B Networks Plan FTTP Broadband Rollout in N.Ireland UPDATE

11th May, 2018 (6 Comments)

Belfast-based ISP B4B Networks, which until now has largely focused upon serving business premises in Northern Ireland, has hinted that they could soon build their own “full fibre” FTTP/H style “ultrafast” broadband network to homes and businesses in certain parts of the UK.

KCOM Prepares to Migrate from PSTN Phone to VoIP Services in Hull

11th May, 2018 (16 Comments)

East Yorkshire focused ISP KCOM, which serves Hull, has long talked about becoming one of the first cities in the UK to switch-off their ageing copper telephone service (here). As part of that they’ve contracted Amdocs to provide automated software management of their network components.

Lancashire UK Hunts £3m from EU to Improve Rural Broadband

11th May, 2018 (4 Comments)

We might be set to leave the EU in March 2019 but the Lancashire County Council (LCC) in England has announced that they are seeking £3m from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) to help improve local broadband connectivity, which will be matched by £2m from the council (£5m total).

Kent UK Plan Vouchers and £4.5m BT Deal to Help Rural Broadband

11th May, 2018 (4 Comments)

The Kent County Council has unveiled how it will aim to improve local coverage of fixed line “superfast broadband” (24Mbps+) networks beyond the current 95%, which will involve a £4.545m (gainshare) extension of the existing BT (Openreach) contract and a new ‘Kent Voucher Scheme’.

BT Cut 13K Jobs, Raise £3.7bn to Boost FTTP Broadband and Mobile UPDATE

10th May, 2018 (66 Comments)

BT has released their Q1 2018 (calendar) results, which sees them increase FTTP and Mobile infrastructure investment via an annual capex allocation of around £3.7bn (excluding BDUK) and report that 1.56 million UK premises are now covered by their G.fast and FTTP based “ultrafast broadband” (100Mbps+).

North Yorkshire UK Publish FTTP Ultrafast Broadband Rollout Plan

9th May, 2018 (1 Comment)

The Superfast North Yorkshire project in England has revealed which will be the first areas to benefit from their £20.5m Phase 3 contract with Openreach (BT). This aims to deploy Gigabit capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband to cover 12,500 local premises (14,239 if you include FTTC).

BDUK Superfast Broadband Project Reveals UK Take-up for Q4 2017

9th May, 2018 (21 Comments)

The Government’s £1.6bn+ Broadband Delivery UK project has published its latest take-up data to the end of 2017 (Q4) for the state aid supported roll-out of “superfast broadband” (24Mbps+) services across the United Kingdom, which sees adoption continue to rise with many areas above 50%.

Buckinghamshire UK Make it Costly to Deploy Full Fibre Broadband

8th May, 2018 (11 Comments)

Smaller alternative network ISPs like Ecom are facing a new barrier to expanding the rural reach of ultrafast Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP/H) based broadband networks in Buckinghamshire (England), which follows the council’s expansion of rules that make it harder to get a Streetworks license.

Job Fears as Barclays Hit BT Over Wholesale Fibre Optic Competition

4th May, 2018 (33 Comments)

Barclays has cut its rating on BT from “overweight” to “equal weight” and reduced their price target on shares by 20% to 280p. The broker reasons that BT’s network access division (Openreach) is coming under pressure in the UK wholesale market from rival “full fibre” (FTTP/H) broadband ISPs.

Progress Toward 100% Superfast Broadband Cover in Suffolk UK

3rd May, 2018 (8 Comments)

The state aid supported Better Broadband for Suffolk project in England is expected to start signing some new contracts with ISPs in the latter part of June – July 2018, which could help them to achieve their ambition of 100% “superfast broadband” (24Mbps+) coverage by the end of 2020.

Full Fibre UK ISP Hyperoptic Start “aMAYzing” Broadband Price Cut

3rd May, 2018 (23 Comments)

Fibre optic home broadband ISP Hyperoptic, which has so far deployed their 1Gbps capable FTTP/B network to 400,000 premises in parts of 28 UK cities, will today cut their prices to the lowest level we’ve ever seen. Starting at just £14 per month (12 month term) for an unlimited 30Mbps service.