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UPD 98% of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough UK Get BT Fibre Broadband

8th March, 2013 (3 Comments)

BT has officially signed the £45 million Connecting Cambridgeshire contract, which aims to make superfast broadband (25Mbps+) ISP services available to 90% of homes and businesses across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough (England, UK) by the end of 2015 (i.e. 98% will get FTTC but the 8% difference will be sub-25Mbps).

BT Recruits 1000 New UK Engineers to Support Superfast Fibre Broadband

7th March, 2013 (8 Comments)

BTOpenreach, which takes care of BT’s national telecoms network in the United Kingdom, has today announced the recruitment of a further 1,000 new engineers to help with the on-going roll-out of superfast broadband (FTTC, FTTP) and phone services into customers’ homes.

Timico CTO Hit by Slow FTTC Broadband Speeds After Copper Corrosion

5th March, 2013 (15 Comments)

The CTO and Co-Founder of business ISP Timico UK, Trefor Davies, has called for a “total network rollout” of true fibre optic broadband (FTTP) services after highlighting how corrosion on his copper BT telecoms line had caused a recently installed FTTC service to drop from an average speed of 53Mbps to just 6Mbps (Megabits).

Gigaclear Deploy 1000Mbps Fibre Broadband to Frilford in Oxfordshire UK

27th February, 2013 (0 Comments)

ISP Gigaclear has begun work to install its new 1000Mbps (1Gbps) capable fibre optic broadband (FTTP) network around the small rural civil parish hamlet of Frilford and Frilford Heath (eventually including Cothill) in Oxfordshire (England), which will be priced from £37 per month.

BT Openreach UK to Begin ISP Pilot of 220Mbps FTTP Fibre Broadband

27th February, 2013 (24 Comments)

BTOpenreach, which maintains BT’s national telecoms network, has announced that their recent technical trial of the forthcoming 220Mbps (20Mbps upload) capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP product has gone without a hitch. The full pilot will now begin on 1st March 2013 as planned.

VIDEO Surrey UK Detail Phase One of its BT Superfast Broadband Project

26th February, 2013 (1 Comment)

The Surrey County Council (SCC) and BT have detailed the first phase of their part-publicly-funded £33m contract to make superfast broadband (25Mbps+) ISP services available to “nearly” 100% of local premises by the end of 2014.

UPD North Yorkshire UK Detail 1st Phase of its Superfast Broadband Rollout

20th February, 2013 (4 Comments)

The state aid supported Superfast North Yorkshire (SNY) project, which with the help of BT seeks to make superfast broadband ISP services available to 100% of local homes and businesses by 2017 (90% by the end of 2014), has revealed that over 24,000 premises in 34 communities will be included in the first stages.

UPD Some BT 330Mbps FTTP on Demand Lines Could Cost Thousands

19th February, 2013 (16 Comments)

BT Wholesale’s latest price list update reveals that the operators forthcoming and “ultra-fast” 330Mbps (30Mbps uploads) capable FTTP on Demand (FTTPoD) broadband ISP service, which will be available to FTTC capable UK lines from spring 2013, could attract Excess Construction Charges (ECC) of over £3,000.

UK Analyst Criticises Super Expensive FTTH Broadband ISP Solutions

18th February, 2013 (2 Comments)

The boss of telecoms analyst firm Point Topic, Oliver Johnson, has warned that blowing true fibre optic lines (FTTH / P) along the streets and across the fields of Europe and the United Kingdom is ultimately “super-expensive” and thus no longer the “first choice” when it comes to building new superfast broadband networks.

Calix Help Rural UK Overbury Estate Homes Get 1Gbps Fibre Broadband

12th February, 2013 (1 Comment)

Communications equipment provider Calix has helped two small farming villages in the heart of rural England, Overbury and Conderton (Cotswolds), gain access to “ultra-fast” fibre optic broadband (FTTP) services by deploying its E7-2 Ethernet Service Access Platform (ESAP).

BT Confirm the Final 99 UK Locations for its Superfast Broadband Rollout

12th February, 2013 (63 Comments)

National UK telecoms operator BT has today announced a final list of 99 telephone exchanges that will soon be able to receive its latest 80Mbps capable Fibre-to-the-Cabinet (FTTC) or “ultra-fast” 330Mbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based superfast broadband ISP products through their commercial roll-out.

Superfast Cornwall Expands BT Fibre Broadband to Half of all Premises

11th February, 2013 (4 Comments)

The £132m Superfast Cornwall scheme, which aims to roll-out fibre optic based broadband (FTTC etc.) ISP services to “at least” 80% of homes and businesses in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly by the end of 2014, has achieved a “major milestone” after it became available to around 125,000 Cornish premises (i.e. 50% coverage).

UPDATE Northamptonshire UK Pick BT for Superfast Broadband Rollout

6th February, 2013 (0 Comments)

The Northamptonshire County Council (NCC) confirms that BT has been picked as the “preferred supplier” to help every household in the county gain access to a superfast broadband (30Mbps+) ISP connection by March 2017 (note: 90% coverage for speeds of 25Mbps+ is set for 2015).

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Pick BT for GBP60m Broadband Boost

5th February, 2013 (4 Comments)

BT has unsurprisingly been chosen by the joint Cambridgeshire and Peterborough project in England (UK) to help make superfast broadband (24Mbps+) services available to 90% of local premises by 2015 (note: “very nearly” 100% will also get speeds of at least 2Mbps by the same date).

BT Openreach Starts UK ISP Trial of 220Mbps FTTP Fibre Broadband

1st February, 2013 (0 Comments)

BTOpenreach has today started a four-week long technical trial for its new 220Mbps (Megabits per second) capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP product, which will be available from telephone exchanges in Bradwell Abbey, Chester South, Exeter and York (England).

UK ISP Zen Internet Launch NGA Ethernet Service via FTTC and FTTP

31st January, 2013 (0 Comments)

Zen Internet has today launched a new symmetric 10Mbps (Megabits per second) capable NGA Ethernet service for businesses in the United Kingdom. The new product is based off two of the latest Next Generation Access (NGA) technologies, Fibre to the Cabinet (FTTC) and Fibre to the Premises (FTTP).

BT Sign GBP35.6m Broadband Deal for South Gloucestershire and Wiltshire

31st January, 2013 (1 Comment)

The South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) and Wiltshire Council (WC) have today become the latest to sign a new £35.6m contract with BT that will make superfast broadband ISP speeds (25Mbps+) available to 94% of local homes and businesses by the end of March 2016 (the rest will get speeds of at least 2Mbps).