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BDUK Brings Superfast Broadband to 3.5 Million Extra UK Premises

27th December, 2015 (0 Comments)

The Government’s Broadband Delivery UK programme, which is primarily working with BT to make fixed line superfast broadband (24Mbps+) services available to 95% of the United Kingdom by 2017/18, has officially helped to cover an additional 3.5 million homes and businesses.

Farmers Criticise Government’s Rural Quick Fix of Satellite Broadband

24th December, 2015 (16 Comments)

The National Farmers Union (NFU), which supports around 55,000 members across the United Kingdom, has criticised the Government’s new Satellite broadband subsidy scheme. The organisation warns that the solution “does not work that well for everyone” and might struggle to meet its targets.

UK ISP Sky Broadband to Enable Net Censorship for ALL New Customers

21st December, 2015 (2 Comments)

In a controversial move Sky Broadband has today announced that all new UK subscribers will soon have network-level filtering enabled by default when they sign-up (i.e. Parental Controls that block access to “adult” websites).

FREE WiFi Wireless Internet for All UK NHS Hospitals by 2020

21st December, 2015 (8 Comments)

The Government has today pledged that every NHS Hospital in the United Kingdom will be able to provide staff, patients and visitors with a free WiFi (wireless Internet) hotspot connection by 2020.

UK ISP Zen Internet Criticises Lack of Detail in Internet Snooping Bill

18th December, 2015 (13 Comments)

The Government’s new Internet Snooping ‘Investigatory Powers Bill‘ is very light on technical detail and being rushed into life so quickly that even now none of the major or minor ISPs seem to know what will actually be required of them, which is causing real concerns for providers like Zen Internet.

UK Home Broadband ISP Users Shun Adult Internet Content Filters

16th December, 2015 (6 Comments)

A new report from Ofcom has revealed that the vast majority of fixed line home broadband ISP subscribers have, after being given an “enforced” choice, chosen not to implement their provider’s network-level filtering (Parental Controls), which are designed to block adult websites (porn etc.).

Nick Herbert MP Calls for Radical Change to Improve UK Broadband

16th December, 2015 (55 Comments)

The Conservative MP for Arundel and South Downs, Nick Herbert, has today added his voice to the calls for a radical shake-up of the United Kingdom’s telecoms and broadband market, one that could see investment in true fibre optic (FTTH/P) infrastructure and the break-up of BT (Openreach).

UK Rural Affairs Committee Calls for More Effort to Improve Broadband

15th December, 2015 (11 Comments)

The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee has today published its latest report into the Government’s (DEFRA) performance, which among other things warns that the on-going “absence of effective internet and mobile connectivity” is hampering economic growth in some rural areas.

Superfast Cymru and BT Bring 330Mbps FTTP Broadband to Nasareth

14th December, 2015 (2 Comments)

The state aid supported Superfast Cymru project with BT has today announced that their ultrafast 330Mbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network has been made available to premises in the village of Nasareth (Gwynedd). The one in Wales, of course, and NOT the childhood home of Jesus.

A Sliver of New Detail on the Government’s Broadband Investment Fund

11th December, 2015 (4 Comments)

After some prodding and probing we’ve managed to secure a slither of additional information on the Government’s recently proposed Broadband Investment Fund, which is designed to help alternative network providers to secure funding to build out their infrastructure.

Government Picks EE to Deliver 4G Network for UK Emergency Services

10th December, 2015 (10 Comments)

Mobile operator EE, which is on course to become part of BT, has today secured the sometimes controversial contract to deliver a new communications network for Britain’s Emergency Services (Police, Fire / Rescue and Ambulance) by using their new 4G (LTE) infrastructure.

EU State Aid Clearance Problem Delays BDUK Broadband Contracts

9th December, 2015 (6 Comments)

The Government’s Broadband Delivery UK programme is close to securing a new approval from Europe for the use of state aid in their national roll-out of “superfast broadband” (24Mbps+) services, which has been stalled since the original umbrella agreement expired at the end of June 2015.

GBP50m to Help Businesses in Wales Exploit Superfast Broadband

7th December, 2015 (1 Comment)

The Welsh Government has committed £50m worth of contracts to support its Business Wales scheme, which among other things will be used to help local firms exploit the growing coverage of new Superfast Broadband services (much of this is being delivered via the Superfast Cymru project).

Interview – Sky’s Position on Separating BT from its UK Telecoms Network

7th December, 2015 (37 Comments)

In our final ISP interview of the year we’ve been able to hit up Sky’s (Sky Broadband) Chief Economist, Alan Sewell, to examine the operator’s often outspoken position on separating BT from control of their national UK phone and broadband network and what it might mean for consumers.

UPDATE3 Broadband Satellite Subsidy to Help 300000 Rural UK Premises

6th December, 2015 (9 Comments)

As expected the Government has today announced that the pilot of their subsidy scheme (here), which is designed to support the installation of Satellite broadband services in remote rural areas, has now been launched and made available to 300,000 of the most remote rural homes and businesses.

Mobile Internet Helps UK Rank 4th in Global ICT Development Index

3rd December, 2015 (0 Comments)

The United Kingdom has been described as one of the “most dynamic” and fastest rising country’s in the world after it placed 4th in the ITU’s latest annual 2015 ICT Development Index, which ranks 167 countries by their skills, use and adoption of Internet connectivity and computer technologies.

UK Government Consults on New Rules to Cut Broadband Rollout Costs

1st December, 2015 (6 Comments)

Last year Europe adopted new rules that are designed to make it both “easier and cheaper” to roll-out ultrafast broadband networks, which included a voluntary “High-Speed Broadband Ready” label for new build homes. Today a new consultation has been launch on UK implementation of the rules.