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The UK’s Fastest Fixed Line Home Broadband Providers are Small ISPs

22nd April, 2014 (5 Comments)

Cable operator Virgin Media often wins awards for being the fastest national consumer broadband provider, at least in terms of average download speed, but this overlooks the contribution of considerably faster services from smaller ISPs that are frequently shunned. We take a closer look at the real-world performance of these providers.

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Broadband Forum CEO Claims 800Mbps G.Fast Is Not Just Another DSL Tech

8th April, 2014 (27 Comments)

The CEO of the Broadband Forum, Robin Mersh, has said that critics who claim the future G.fast (aka – FTTC2 / ITU G.9700) broadband technology is “just another DSL” solution are “way off the mark“. According to Mersh, G.fast is a “giant step away from DSL” that will deliver download speeds from “300 to 800 Mbps” via a fast and cost-effective deployment.

Sckipio Predicts Ultrafast 1Gbps G.fast Broadband Deployments for 2015

26th March, 2014 (81 Comments)

Israel-based modem maker Sckipio has predicted that pressure from rival cable platforms could push telecoms operators like BT in the UK to begin rolling out next gen G.fast (aka – FTTC2 / ITU G.9700) broadband technology, which might deliver speeds of up to 1000Mbps over some hybrid fibre optic and copper lines, much sooner than expected.

UPDATE BT Prep UK Fibre-to-the-Remote-Node FTTRN Broadband Trials

23rd March, 2014 (95 Comments)

The Superfast North Yorkshire project in England, which last week touted extra funding to help reach their 100% coverage target for BT’s “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) network (here), now looks set to become the first UK county to trial the operators latest Fibre-to-the-Remote-Node (FTTRN) technology for even faster speeds.

UK Ultrafast FTTH Fibre Optic Broadband Lines Slow to Grow – Global Ranking

19th February, 2014 (107 Comments)

The FTTH Council Europe, which campaigns for the widespread adoption of true Fibre-to-the-Home (100Mbps+) broadband ISP connections, has published its latest annual table of global FTTH coverage and revealed that growth in the United Kingdom has slowed and continues to offer less than 1% penetration (234k premises passed at 10.3% uptake).

UPD Fluidata Claims Real Competition Can Drive BT to Go Fibre Optic

18th February, 2014 (27 Comments)

The accounts manager for business ISP Fluidata, Andi Soric, has observed how one of the quickest ways to encourage BT into deploying a true fibre optic (FTTP) broadband network is for rivals to foster competition at infrastructure level by doing the same thing first.

Government Moots Future UK Digital Infrastructure Needs for 2025-30

6th February, 2014 (6 Comments)

The Government has today called for feedback on their plans to develop a future digital communications infrastructure strategy, which aims to design a long-term plan for building even faster broadband networks, supporting the roll-out of IPv6 Internet addresses and developing 5G based Mobile Broadband technology etc.

UPDATE Next Gen Ultrafast 1Gbps G.fast Broadband Standard Gains Consent

11th December, 2013 (10 Comments)

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU-T) Study Group 15 has given its formal “consent” to the start of the final approval process for the next generation G.fast (aka – FTTC2 / ITU G.9700) broadband standard, which could one day deliver speeds of up to 1000Mbps (1Gbps) over some BT hybrid fibre (mixed copper and fibre optic) lines.

Broadband Enabled UK Homes Forecast Shrinks by 2 Million for 2016

9th December, 2013 (0 Comments)

Telecoms analyst Point Topic has slashed its prediction, which originally forecast that the United Kingdom would be home to just under 26m broadband lines at the end of 2016, by “almost” 8% to 23.88m due to the strain on disposable incomes and delays to the Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) deployment of BT’s superfast broadband (FTTC/P) network.

Radio Amateurs Fear Interference from Next Gen G.fast Broadband Tech

5th December, 2013 (16 Comments)

A group of radio amateurs have warned that the next generation G.fast (ITU G.9700 / aka – FTTC2) broadband technology, which BT and Huawei plan to “field trial” in the UK alongside Fibre-to-the-Distribution-Point (FTTdp) lines for potential speeds of up to around 1000Mbps (here), could cause significant interference for them.

Hull ISP KC Calls UK Broadband Speed Demand Study a Dangerous Red Herring

7th November, 2013 (5 Comments)

The Hull-based incumbent telecoms provider KC, which covers part of East Yorkshire in England, has advised the UK Government to ignore an “unambitious” new study by the Broadband Stakeholder Group after it suggested that a “median household” might only require bandwidth of 19Mbps (Megabits per second) by 2023.

Alcatel-Lucent Unveil Micro-Nodes for Affordable Fibre Broadband Rollouts

22nd October, 2013 (7 Comments)

Global telecoms giant Alcatel-Lucent has developed a new solution – Micro-Nodes – that could bring broadband speeds of up to 100Mbps or faster to homes using existing FTTC (VDSL2) or G.Fast technology and by adopting a cheaper approach to the Fibre-to-the-Distribution-Point (FTTdp) method.

UPDATE BT Confirm UK Plan to Trial 1Gbps G.Fast and FTTdp Broadband

21st October, 2013 (28 Comments)

BT Group has quietly confirmed that it plans to trial the next generation G.Fast (aka – FTTC2) broadband solution alongside another future enhancement – Fibre-to-the-Distribution-Point (FTTdp) – at its Adastral Park R&D facility near Ipswich in Suffolk (England).

A Need for 1Gbps Broadband by 2020 Could Deepen the UK Digital Divide

24th July, 2013 (38 Comments)

Telecoms analyst firm Point Topic has today published a short health check of the United Kingdom’s drive towards making superfast broadband (25-30Mbps+) speeds available across the country, which warns that the future demand for 1000Mbps (Gigabit) broadband connections will widen the digital speed divide between urban and rural areas. So is it time for FTTH?

A Look at the Future Fibre to the Distribution Point FTTdp Broadband Tech

22nd July, 2013 (21 Comments)

Over the next few years it’s likely that you’ll soon start to hear more about a next generation broadband ISP technology called Fibre to the Distribution Point (FTTdp), which Ofcom are currently encouraging BT to trial. But what is FTTdp and will it really help UK homes and businesses to get ultrafast internet connections? Let’s take a look.

Future 1Gbps FTTC Broadband G.Fast Tech Passes First Stage of Approval

16th July, 2013 (41 Comments)

The next generation of FTTC (VDSL2) technology, which is better known as G.Fast and could one day deliver peak internet speeds of up to 1000Mbps (Megabits), has passed its first stage of approval on the road to becoming an official ITU standard in early 2014.

UPD Alcatel-Lucent on G.Fast and Vectoring 2 for Future 1Gbps FTTC Broadband

9th July, 2013 (8 Comments)

Alcatel-Lucent has posted some tantalising details from its recent trial of future G.Fast and prototype Vectoring 2.0 technology at Telekom Austria, which could one day push today’s up to 80Mbps capable FTTC (VDSL2) broadband ISP lines to deliver speeds of up to 1100Mbps (1.1Gbps).