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Project Gigabit Autumn UK Contract Map 2022

Autumn 2022 Update on UK’s Project Gigabit Broadband Rollout

1st December, 2022 (14 Comments)

The Building Digital UK team has published their latest quarterly Winter 2022 update for the Government’s £5bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout scheme, which summarises some good progress, but also reveals that procurements for Lancashire, Surrey and Oxfordshire and West Berkshire have had to be deferred.

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Government Triples Value of UK Gigabit Broadband Vouchers

30th November, 2022 (10 Comments)

The Government’s Building Digital UK team has today confirmed that they’re tripling the value of the vouchers they issue to homes under their Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme (GBVS), which helps those in rural areas to get a gigabit-capable internet connection installed. Businesses will also see a smaller boost.

Fibrus Win Gigabit Broadband Rollout Contract for Cumbria UK UPDATE

30th November, 2022 (4 Comments)

The fourth and so far, largest, contract under the Government’s new £5bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout scheme – worth £108 million – has today been awarded to UK ISP Fibrus, which will upgrade broadband for more than 60,000 hard-to-reach homes and businesses across Cumbria (England).

Government Start UK LEO Satellite Trials to Fix Rural Broadband Woes

30th November, 2022 (6 Comments)

The UK Government has today launched a series of new trials that aims to leverage the new generation of compact satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) in order to deliver faster and more capable broadband connectivity to some of the remotest locations, which full fibre (FTTP) would otherwise struggle to reach.

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Openreach and Vouchers Bring FTTP to Tiny Villages in Dumfriesshire UPDATE

29th November, 2022 (2 Comments)

Openreach, supported by funding from the Scottish Broadband Voucher Scheme (SBVS), has completed the rollout of their gigabit-capable full fibre network to cover the tiny rural Dumfriesshire village of Mouswald – reflecting just 57 properties. It is the first and, surprisingly, “largest” of 7 community builds being delivered via a similar approach this year.

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New Rules to Aid UK Full Fibre Builds and Network Security Become Law UPDATE

25th November, 2022 (2 Comments)

The UK Government’s new Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill (PSTI) is finally set to become law after passing through both houses of parliament this week. The new law will, among other things, make it easier for full fibre broadband and mobile operators to upgrade, share and deploy new infrastructure.

Telecoms Providers Join UK Landowners in Connectivity Alliance

23rd November, 2022 (1 Comment)

A new National Connectivity Alliance (the NCA) has been launch today, which for the first time brings together UK telecommunications providers (mobile and broadband), infrastructure providers, landowners and their professional advisers. The goal is to collaborate on areas of mutual interest and that may boost the rollout of new networks.

Openreach Prep Return of UK Fibre Community Partnerships in Early 2023

19th November, 2022 (12 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has informed ISPreview that its Fibre Community Partnership (FCP) scheme, which works with disadvantaged parts of England, Wales and Scotland to help co-fund the deployment of new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP networks, will become available again for new applicants “early” in 2023.

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UK Chancellor Protects Gigabit Broadband and Mobile Funding UPDATE

17th November, 2022 (8 Comments)

The UK Government’s latest Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, has today used his Autumn Statement 2022 to, among other things, allay fears that he might cut funding for major national gigabit broadband and mobile infrastructure projects by committing to ensure that such projects remain “funded as promised“.

Welsh Gov Respond to Committee’s Broadband Recommendations

10th November, 2022 (1 Comment)

The Welsh Government (WG) has responded to a series of recommendations on improving broadband and phone connectivity that were made by the Welsh Parliament’s Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (CCEIC) in August 2022 (here), albeit mostly only to parrot existing plans, positions and policies.

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Essex UK Council Boost Gigabit Broadband Vouchers up to £8.5K

9th November, 2022 (5 Comments)

The Essex County Council in England has committed £700,000 from their budget to help top-up the funding provided under the UK Government’s rural focused Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme (GBVS), which means that poorly served homes can now get up to £8,500 toward installing a gigabit-capable connection from an ISP.

Rural UK Broadband ISP and FTTP Builder GoFibre Appoints CEO

9th November, 2022 (0 Comments)

Independent rural broadband ISP GoFibre (BorderLink) has announced the appointment of Neil Conaghan as their new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The move is part of the provider’s effort to expand their full fibre (FTTP) network to cover 500,000 premises (here) in the North of England and Scottish Borders by around the end of 2025.

Numis Report on Cityfibre Reveals New Details of UK FTTP Broadband Build

6th November, 2022 (29 Comments)

A new research report from investment bank Numis, which was pieced together by analyst John Karidis, has revealed some useful information about Cityfibre’s £5bn project to deploy a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network across the UK and their perspective on overbuild and prices vs Openreach (BT) etc.

Examining UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Position on Telecoms

24th October, 2022 (11 Comments)

The UK Government’s former Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has today formally been appointed as the country’s next Prime Minister and the third to enter 10 Downing Street since the summer, after the roller coaster rides of Boris Johnson and Liz Truss. We take a quick look at what this might mean for broadband, mobile and internet policy.

Ofcom 2022 Study – Average UK Broadband ISP Speeds Hit 59.4Mbps

21st October, 2022 (13 Comments)

Ofcom’s 2022 study of fixed line home broadband ISP speeds has reported that the average (median) UK download rate has risen from 50.4Mbps last year to 59.4Mbps now (uploads went from 9.8Mbps to 10.7Mbps). But the performance gap between rural and urban areas has “widened” (unsurprising with so much urban FTTP build).

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GoFibre Win North Northumberland Gigabit Broadband Rollout Contract

20th October, 2022 (0 Comments)

The third Local Supplier contract under the UK Government’s £5bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout scheme – worth £7.3m – has today been awarded to rural ISP GoFibre (BorderLink), which will upgrade broadband for more than 3,750 hard-to-reach premises across North Northumberland (England).

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techUK Finds Room for Improvement in UK 5G and Full Fibre Delivery

11th October, 2022 (0 Comments)

techUK, an industry group for many of the UK’s key technology companies, has today published the outcome of their review into the progress that the Government have been making on rolling out both ultrafast 5G based mobile broadband and full fibre networks across the country. Needless to say, a few areas need improvement.