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Hampshire UK Reveals BDUK Superfast Broadband Rollout Map

27th September, 2013 (6 Comments)

The Hampshire County Council (HCC) has today become the latest local authority to publish a roll-out map for phase one of its state aid supported £13.8m project to make BT’s superfast broadband (FTTC/P) network available to “at least” 90% of premises by the end of 2015.

Essex UK Publish BDUK Superfast Broadband Deployment Map

26th September, 2013 (7 Comments)

The £25 Million Superfast Essex project, which aims to make BT’s “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) network available to “around” 87% of premises by the end of summer 2016, has today become the next to publish an indicative map of its Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) rollout.

Leicestershire UK Publishes BDUK Superfast Broadband Rollout Map

26th September, 2013 (1 Comment)

The Leicestershire County Council (LCC) in England has today become the latest Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) project to publish a typically vague map of the schemes expected “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) coverage, which aims to reach “around” 95% of the region by March 2016.

BT Openreach Reveal Latest UK Rollout Plan for 330Mb FTTP on Demand

25th September, 2013 (42 Comments)

BTOpenreach has announced that its FTTP on Demand (FoD) product, which could eventually make their “ultra-fast” 330Mbps (30Mbps uploads) capable fibre optic broadband ISP technology available to homes and businesses via their slower FTTC lines, will become available from a further 18 UK telephone exchanges by the end of this month and reach a total of 303 next year.

UPD BT List 19 Final UK Exchanges for their GBP2.5bn Fibre Broadband Rollout

24th September, 2013 (14 Comments)

BT has taken us completely by surprise after they quietly revealed, through a series of low-key regional updates, that an additional 19 telephone exchanges had been squeezed into their national £2.5bn roll-out of superfast broadband (FTTC/P) products around the United Kingdom. No this time it really is the final batch of locations, truth!

UPD 6 New Wiltshire UK Communities Named for BDUK Broadband Rollout

23rd September, 2013 (0 Comments)

The Wiltshire Council in England has today announced six additional communities that can expect to receive superfast fibre optic based broadband (FTTC/P) as part of their joint £35.6 Million partnership project with neighbouring South Gloucestershire Council and BT.

UPD More Cambridgeshire and Peterborough UK Broadband Rollout Details

20th September, 2013 (0 Comments)

The £45m Connecting Cambridgeshire project, which seeks to make BT’s superfast broadband (FTTC/P) speeds available to 90% of premises in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough (England) by the end of 2015, has added a new page to its website that should reveal more details about the expected rollout and timetable.

Superfast BTOpenreach Microsite Given a New Lick of Paint

18th September, 2013 (3 Comments)

BTOpenreach has dropped us a quick email to say that their Superfast Openreach microsite, which helps people to find out when and where BT’s rollout of superfast broadband (FTTC/P) technology is likely to occur, has been given a mild revamp to improve its navigation and add a few extra features.

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.

Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire UK Publish Fibre Broadband Rollout Map

17th September, 2013 (3 Comments)

The £18.06 million Connected Counties project, which aims to rollout BT’s fibre optic based broadband (FTTC/P) lines to more than 90% of premises in Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire (England) by the end of March 2016, has published its official deployment maps.

BT Agree £14m Superfast Broadband Rollout in East Riding of Yorkshire

13th September, 2013 (17 Comments)

The East Riding of Yorkshire Council (ERYC) in England has today agreed to a new state aid supported £14 million rollout of superfast broadband (25Mbps+) services to a further 42,734 local rural homes and businesses by December 2015.

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.

Worcestershire UK Reveal Map of BDUK and BT Fibre Broadband Rollout

11th September, 2013 (2 Comments)

The state aid supported £20.75m Superfast Worcestershire (England) project has published a new map that shows BT’s anticipated deployment of superfast broadband (25Mbps+) around the county, which aims to expand the reach of its FTTC/P network to 90% of local homes and businesses by mid-2016.

BT Picked as Preferred Supplier for UK Isle of Wight Fibre Broadband Rollout

11th September, 2013 (12 Comments)

Despite concerns the Isle of Wight Council (IWC) in Southern England has now voted to approve BT as the “preferred supplier” for their local £7.6 million rollout of superfast broadband (FTTC/P), which should bring better Internet access to areas that have suffered due to a lack of investment.

BT Sign £21.96m Deal to Rollout Fibre Broadband in West Yorkshire UK

9th September, 2013 (7 Comments)

The West Yorkshire (England) local authorities have today agreed to a new £21.96 million state aid supported Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) contract with BT, which will make the operators “high-speed fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) network available to 97% of local premises by the end of Autumn 2015 (the last 3% will get speeds of at least 2Mbps).

BT Openreach Moot Limited ISP Price Discount for UK FTTC and FTTP Installs

6th September, 2013 (16 Comments)

BTOpenreach has confirmed that they’re considering the launch of a new special offer that would cut the price of existing superfast broadband (FTTC and FTTP) installations for ISPs and their end-users, albeit only at specific BT telephone exchanges.

First BDUK Superfast Broadband Cabinets in Devon and Somerset Go Live

4th September, 2013 (4 Comments)

The £94m state aid supported Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) project has become the latest Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) effort to announce that the first local premises can now gain access to superfast broadband (25Mbps+). The work is currently running three months ahead of schedule.