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Q4 2017 BDUK Build Superfast Broadband to 4.77 Million Premises

22nd February, 2018 (16 Comments)

The Government’s £1.6bn+ publicly funded Broadband Delivery UK project has published its latest progress update to the end of 2017, which reveals that it has so far helped 4,772,207 extra premises across the United Kingdom to be reached by a fixed “superfast broadband” (24Mbps+) network.

Michael Gove MP Claims Brexit to Deliver More Cash for Broadband

21st February, 2018 (36 Comments)

The Government’s Environment Secretary, Michael Gove MP, has told a meeting of UK farmers that fast broadband and 4G mobile coverage remains “patchy and poor in many areas” and that true universal coverage could be “paid for by the money we no longer have to give to the EU.”

Threat to Broadband Upgrades as UK Gov Extends Lane Rental Scheme UPDATE

19th February, 2018 (21 Comments)

The UK Government has approved the extension of a controversial new “lane rental” power, which will allow local authorities across England and Wales to charge utility companies by the hour for civil engineering work that causes significant disruption (traffic congestion etc.).

Churches to Help Spread Wireless Broadband into Rural England

18th February, 2018 (12 Comments)

The UK Government has reached a new accord with the National Church Institutions (NCIs) of the Church of England, which should make it easier for churches to be used in order to help distribute faster wireless broadband and WiFi services across rural communities.

£1.5m Brings Free WiFi to Every Arriva Trains Wales Route

15th February, 2018 (3 Comments)

An investment of £1.5 million by the Welsh Government means that passengers across Wales can now benefit from free WiFi on all Arriva Trains Wales (ATW) services, which has been retrofitted to ATW’s entire fleet including Pacer trains, Class 153’s and the carriages used on the north-south Express.

Rock and a Hard Place as Openreach Criticised for Limited FTTP Rollout

12th February, 2018 (62 Comments)

Openreach’s accelerated “Fibre First” plan to deploy FTTP “ultrafast broadband” to 3 million UK premises by 2020 (here) has allegedly left the Government “extremely frustrated,” so much so that they are rumoured to be revisiting the option of completely splitting BT’s network access division.

ISP Commsworld Scoops £30m Glasgow City Council Fibre Deal

9th February, 2018 (0 Comments)

Scottish business ISP Commsworld has today won a £30 million ICT contract with Glasgow City Council, which will see them deploy a new Wide Area Network that can connect local schools, libraries and other council buildings to a new “ultra-fast” Gigabit capable full fibre network.

Bexley Bids £8m to Build Local Full Fibre Gigabit Broadband Network

6th February, 2018 (3 Comments)

The London Borough of Bexley has become the latest local authority to put in a bid to the UK government’s £200m Local Full Fibre Network (LFFN) programme, which could help to build a Gigabit broadband capable network to connect local public sector and business sites.

North Skye Broadband Abandons FTTP Rollout Project Due to R100

1st February, 2018 (4 Comments)

The North Skye Broadband project, which had been hoping to secure state aid in order to help fund a pilot rollout of FTTP ultrafast broadband to hundreds of rural premises on the Isle of Skye (North side) in Scotland, has reluctantly abandoned its plan due to the R100 procurement process.

Rural Landowners Seek 95% Geographic UK 4G Mobile Cover by 2022

1st February, 2018 (12 Comments)

The Country Land and Business Association, which represents 30000 landowners (farmers and rural businesses) in England and Wales, has called on Ofcom to introduce a binding coverage obligation that would force Mobile operators to deliver 95% UK geographic coverage on all networks by 2022.

Openreach Aim FTTP Broadband for 3 Million Premises in 8 UK Cities

1st February, 2018 (49 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has today announced that they intend to deploy Gigabit capable “full fibre” (FTTP) ultrafast broadband to 3 million premises in 8 major UK cities by 2020 via their new ‘Fibre First‘ build programme, which is up from the current target of 2 million by the same date.

Welsh Gov Detail New 30Mbps Superfast Broadband Plan for Wales UPDATE2

30th January, 2018 (19 Comments)

As expected the Welsh Government has this afternoon set out the first tentative details of their new strategy to help make “fast reliable broadband” (defined as 30Mbps+) available to “every property” in Wales, which will involve several contracts (3 lots) and could cover 88,000 premises.

Court of Appeal Deals Blow to UK ISP Internet Snooping Law

30th January, 2018 (0 Comments)

The Court of Appeal has today dealt a blow to the UK Government’s internet snooping ambitions. The ruling effectively finds it unlawful to collect the nation’s internet activity and phone records, while letting public bodies grant themselves access to these personal details with no suspicion of serious crime.

Local UK Councils Rail Against Surge in Trojan Telephone Boxes

29th January, 2018 (5 Comments)

The Local Government Association, which represents 370 councils across England and Wales, has called on the central UK government to tackle the growing tide of “trojan telephone boxes” (e.g. boxes installed almost solely for advertising) by removing their Permitted Development status.

Citizens Advice Blasts Poor Reliability of UK Mobile and Broadband ISPs

25th January, 2018 (5 Comments)

The Citizens Advice agency has claimed that 6 out of 10 broadband users have suffered from slow speeds or had their connection stop working in the last year. As a result they are calling on the government to “strengthen the voices of telecoms consumers” by establishing a consumer advocate.

Scottish Gov Stops Community Broadband Scotland Scheme UPDATE

25th January, 2018 (17 Comments)

In an unsurprising development the Highlands and Islands Enterprise has announced that their Community Broadband Scotland (CBS) initiative, which provided public funding to help setup new alternative broadband networks in very remote rural areas, is coming to an end.

Wales Could Unveil New Superfast Broadband Rollout Plan Next Week

24th January, 2018 (10 Comments)

The Welsh Government (WG) has suggested that it will next week publish information on new rollout plan for “superfast broadband” (30Mbps+) services, which could set out their strategy for extending related networks to cover the whole of Wales (benefiting approximately 98,145 additional premises).