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Wales UK Consults Public on Next £80m Superfast Broadband Rollout Plan

14th June, 2017 (2 Comments)

The Welsh Government (WG) has launched a 30 day public consultation into their proposed £80 million plan to extend the roll-out “fast reliable broadband” (defined as 30Mbps+) to “every property” in Wales by 2020, which could see a further 98,145 premises being covered by the service.

East Sussex Councillors Row Over “promise” of 100% Superfast Broadband

12th June, 2017 (12 Comments)

A recent review of the state aid supported roll-out of “superfast broadband” services in East Sussex (e-Sussex) has triggered a row between Conservative and opposition Liberal Democrat councillors, which focuses upon whether or not the project ever “promised” to deliver 100% coverage.

UK ISPs Respond to Prime Minister’s Call for Clampdown on Internet “Extremism”

5th June, 2017 (17 Comments)

The Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) has today warned the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Theresa May, that there is a risk of “unintended consequences that could undermine our defences” if she forces through aggressive new measures to tackle online “extremism“.

SNP 2017 Manifesto Reiterates Superfast Broadband for All by 2021 Pledge

30th May, 2017 (4 Comments)

The Scottish National Party (Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba) has today published details of their 2017 Manifesto for the UK’s 8th June General Election, which reiterates last year’s pledge to ensure that 100% of Scotland can access a superfast broadband (30Mbps+) service by 2021.

UPDATE EU Deal Paves Way for FREE Public Wi-Fi Hotspots in Local Communities

30th May, 2017 (3 Comments)

A new deal has been reached between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on last year’s proposed £104 million WiFi4EU initiative, which aims to equip “every European village and every city with free [WiFi] internet access around the main centres of public life” by 2020.

Q1 2017 – Gov Project Extends Superfast Broadband to 4.42 Million UK Premises

25th May, 2017 (14 Comments)

The latest Q1 2017 figures from the Government’s £1.6bn+ Broadband Delivery UK project has revealed that some 4,426,493 additional premises across the United Kingdom can now order a “superfast broadband” (24Mbps+) service as a result of their joint investment with local councils and the private sector.

UK Trades Union Congress Calls for More Public Investment in Broadband

25th May, 2017 (1 Comment)

The Trades Union Congress (TUC), which represents about 5.6 million British workers via 50 unions, has today published a new analysis of household debt that calls on the Government to push “a lot more” investment towards broadband and other areas in order to help tackle a shortage of well-paid jobs.

A 2017 Summary of the Broadband Pledges from Parties in Northern Ireland

24th May, 2017 (2 Comments)

Over the past week we’ve highlighted the broadband and internet related commitments from nearly all of the major UK political parties (here, here and here) and Plaid Cymru in Wales (here). Today we’ve done a quick summary of what the key parties in Northern Ireland are promising.

New Report Reveals Ways to Cut the UK Rollout Cost of Full Fibre Broadband

23rd May, 2017 (3 Comments)

The Broadband Stakeholder Group, which is a think-tank for the UK Government, has published a new report from Analysys Mason that proposes a number of changes for making it easier and cheaper for telecoms operators to deploy ultrafast 5G Mobile and “full fibre” (FTTP/H) broadband networks.

Plaid Cymru’s 2017 Manifesto Pledges “ultra-fast” Broadband for all of Wales

19th May, 2017 (2 Comments)

The Party of Wales (Plaid Cymru) has this week published their Manifesto Action Plan for the 2017 UK General Election and committed to “making ultra-fast broadband available to all of Wales and rolling out 5G mobile signal nationwide.”

2017 Conservative Party Manifesto is Short on Surprises for Broadband

18th May, 2017 (11 Comments)

The Conservative Party has today joined Labour (here) and the Liberal Democrats (here) by publishing their own Manifesto for the 2017 UK General Election, although anybody looking for PM Theresa May to surprise us with a set of bold new pledges for broadband and mobile will be disappointed.

UK Liberal Democrats Pledge 30Mbps+ for All by 2022 and 2Gbps+ FTTP

17th May, 2017 (18 Comments)

Yesterday it was the Labour Party (here) and today it’s the turn of the Liberal Democrats to publish their manifesto for the 2017 General Election, which aims to “ensure that every property in the UK” is provided with an unlimited 30Mbps (6Mbps upload) service by 2022 (plus 2Gbps FTTP?).

Final UK Labour Party Manifesto Hints at 300Mbps Broadband for All

16th May, 2017 (12 Comments)

The UK Labour Party has today published the final version of their Manifesto for the General Election, which is broadly similar to last week’s leak but includes a few changes. One of those tweaks is an aspiration (not target) to roll-out 300Mbps broadband “across the UK within the next decade” (i.e. by 2027/28).

2017 EU Broadband Progress Report Puts UK Bottom for “Full Fibre” Cover

15th May, 2017 (8 Comments)

The European Commission has published their annual 2017 European Digital Progress Report, which confirms that Ireland, the United Kingdom, Belgium and Greece all lag behind the rest of the 28 EU member countries when it comes to ultrafast “full fibre” (FTTH/P/B) broadband coverage.

EU Starts Hunting for the 2017 Best Broadband Connectivity Projects

15th May, 2017 (0 Comments)

The European Commission (EC) has kicked off their third annual ‘European Broadband Awards‘ event, which means they’re on the hunt for a short-list of any innovative projects that are helping to provide citizens with access to high-speed broadband internet.

UPDATE Labour Party Pledges 30Mbps Superfast Broadband for All by 2022

11th May, 2017 (15 Comments)

A confirmed leak of the Labour Party’s draft 2017 General Election Manifesto has revealed that Jeremy Corbyn will promise to deliver “universal superfast broadband availability” across the United Kingdom by 2022, which they’ve defined as offering a minimum speed of 30Mbps.

Leaked: UK Gov’s Technical Requirements for Internet Snooping by ISPs

5th May, 2017 (10 Comments)

A leaked blueprint for the ‘Technical Capability‘ of the Government’s controversial new Investigatory Powers Act 2016, which will force broadband ISPs to log a much bigger slice of your Internet activity, has revealed that the smallest ISPs might escape but encryption is still at risk.