{"id":19827,"date":"2019-10-29T16:16:42","date_gmt":"2019-10-29T16:16:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/?p=19827"},"modified":"2019-10-29T16:30:58","modified_gmt":"2019-10-29T16:30:58","slug":"kcom-and-digital-scotland-shortlisted-for-eu-broadband-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2019\/10\/kcom-and-digital-scotland-shortlisted-for-eu-broadband-awards.html","title":{"rendered":"KCOM and Digital Scotland Shortlisted for EU Broadband Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/kcom\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">KCOM<\/a>&#8217;s \u00a385m rollout of a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/fttp\">FTTP<\/a> broadband ISP network in Hull, as well as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitalscotland.org\/superfast-broadband\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Digital Scotland<\/a>&#8216;s \u00a3442m (public and private investment) work with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/openreach\" target=\"_blank\">Openreach<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/britishtelecom\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">BT<\/a>) to spread &#8220;<em>fibre broadband<\/em>&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/fttc\">FTTC<\/a>\/P) to 940,000 extra Scottish premises, have today both been named as UK finalists for the 2019 European Broadband Awards.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The annual event, which aims to highlight initiatives that have made a real difference in providing citizens with broadband internet connectivity, has this year selected 15 finalists across 5 different categories. Interestingly the highest number of applications for 2019 came from Germany and the UK, while the majority of projects applied under category 3 (&#8220;<em>Socio-economic impact in rural and remote areas<\/em>&#8220;).<\/p>\n<p>The good news is that two UK projects (as above) have this year made it into the shortlist for two different categories. Each will now be assessed by a jury of five &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/digital-single-market\/en\/news\/meet-jury-european-broadband-awards-2019\">European broadband experts<\/a>&#8221; and the winners will then be announced at a special Awards ceremony on the evening of the 2nd of December 2019 in Brussels.<\/p>\n<p>The winners will also be invited to a &#8216;<em>Boosting Connectivity Investments<\/em>&#8216; conference, where they&#8217;ll be asked to share their experiences with the audience. On top of that they&#8217;ll benefit from being widely promoted via the Digital Single Market web site, in newsletters and other conferences, as well as being displayed in the Broadband Europe good practice database.<\/p>\n<div style=\"line-height: 28px;\">\n<h3><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Category 1. Innovative models of financing, business and investment<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/digital-single-market\/en\/content\/community-decision-trigger-ftth\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Community decision as trigger for FttH<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/digital-single-market\/en\/content\/rural-network\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rural Network &#8211; Innovative model of financing, business and investment (RUNE)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/digital-single-market\/en\/content\/superfast-internet-program-szip-hungary\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Superfast Internet Program Hungary<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Category 2. Cost reduction measures and co-investment<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/digital-single-market\/en\/content\/loikum-fibre-model\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Loikumer Glasfaser Modell [LGM]<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/digital-single-market\/en\/content\/support-broadband-infrastructure-stage-ii-prip2-lithuania\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Support for broadband infrastructure (stage II) &#8211; PRIP2<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/digital-single-market\/en\/content\/wohnstadt-im-asemwald-stuttgart\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wohnstadt &#8220;im Asemwald&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Category 3. Socio-economic impact in rural and remote areas<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/digital-single-market\/en\/content\/peba-basque-country-ultrafast-broadband-services-areas-economic-activity-rural-zones-spain\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PEBA Basque Country &#8211; Ultrafast broadband services extension in areas of economic activity and rural zones<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/digital-single-market\/en\/content\/full-ftth-converage-senden\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Senden: Total coverage with FTTH by private sector and civic initiative<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/digital-single-market\/en\/node\/91468\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">We beat the cities! &#8211; children for a future country life<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Category 4. Demand generation and take-up of connectivity<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/digital-single-market\/en\/content\/digital-scotland-superfast-broadband-dssb\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Digital Scotland Superfast Broadband (DSSB)<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/digital-single-market\/en\/content\/nogig-phase-2\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">n\u00f6GIG Phase 2<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/digital-single-market\/en\/content\/sarantaporogr-wireless-community-network\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sarantaporo.gr Wireless Community Network<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Category 5. Quality and affordability of services<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/digital-single-market\/en\/content\/catalan-gigabit-society-plan\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Catalan Gigabit Society Plan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/digital-single-market\/en\/content\/kcom-lightstream-full-fibre-broadband-deployment\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>KCOM Lightstream full fibre broadband deployment<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/digital-single-market\/en\/content\/wemacom-breitband-gmbh\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WEMACOM Breitband<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>As a quick reminder, last year saw the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myfi.wales\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michaelston-y-Fedw Internet CIC<\/a> (Myfi) project in Wales, which built their own Gigabit capable <strong>Fibre-to-the-Premises<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/fttp\">FTTP<\/a>) network (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2018\/06\/community-in-wales-builds-own-fttp-ultrafast-broadband-network.html\">here<\/a>), win the &#8220;<em>Innovative models of financing, business and investment<\/em>&#8221; category. Hopefully <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/kcom\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">KCOM<\/a> and Digital Scotland will have similar luck this year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE 4:29pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Added a comment from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/kcom\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">KCOM<\/a> below.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bq1\"><p><strong>Sean Royce, KCOM MD, said:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019m absolutely delighted that our Lightstream broadband has been recognised at a European level, showing our full fibre broadband is not only leading the way nationally, but internationally too.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve always believed our investment in a full fibre network would put our region at the forefront of the digital revolution, unleashing an array of untapped potential. Now householders across Hull and East Yorkshire can make the most of the opportunities ultrafast broadband brings while businesses can complete on a truly global playing field.<\/p>\n<p>Fingers crossed we\u2019ll be bringing the award home to Hull in December.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KCOM&#8217;s \u00a385m rollout of a new FTTP broadband ISP network in Hull, as well as Digital Scotland&#8216;s \u00a3442m (public and private investment) work with Openreach (BT) to spread &#8220;fibre broadband&#8221; (FTTC\/P) to 940,000 extra Scottish premises, have today both been named as UK finalists for the 2019 European Broadband Awards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19828,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[474,471,65,56,76,69,38,89,441],"class_list":["post-19827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uk_isp_news","tag-bt","tag-bduk","tag-ftth","tag-fttp","tag-kc","tag-bt-openreach","tag-politics","tag-scotland","tag-yorkshire"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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