Category: Broadband
More information on next steps for Welsh Superfast broadband expected
Today is the day we expect to find out a little more about the fact of the 90,000 to 98,000 premises in Wales without access to superfast broadband currently.
95% Coverage of Superfast Broadband Goal Reached
The long wait to see the coverage tracking break through the 95% barrier has finally happened, but celebrations may be muted as the broadband world is one of ever increasing demands and while 5% may sound small it is some 1.45 million premises that will complain about slow speeds.
Mind the gap when talking about broadband coverage
The difference between fibre based coverage figures and actual superfast is once again thrown into the spotlight by some figures the BBC is quoting from a Scottish Borders report.
Wales continues to confuse over its Superfast Cymru project aims
In the early days of the gap funded extensions to extend superfast broadband coverage one could forgive elected officials for confusing targets but with projects ending getting the definitions correct is paramount unless the aim is to obfuscate what has or has not been done.
Nearly all of Milton Keynes to get Vodafone Fibre to the Premises
CityFibre and Vodafone have announced Milton Keynes as their first location for the roll-out of a full fibre network under their partnership with work set to start in early 2018 and the first properties able to order in late 2018.
Mind the gap in Wales as current BT project ends
The end of 2017 was a hard end date for the BT BDUK contract in Wales and it is now a case of waiting to find out what the Welsh Assembly does with the next contract and which firm or firms will get it.
Peak and off peak performance at the largest UK broadband providers in December 2017
It is time to share the data we have from our speed test database for how the largest broadband providers are behaving at peak times and off-peak.
January update on state of broadband coverage across the UK, nations and regions
The final few weeks are underway in the race to 95% superfast broadband coverage are underway and as our update shows even between regions of England there are variations as the BDUK projects were all able to set their own goals.
UK broadband speed test results for December 2017
Welcome to 2018 and that means it is time to publish the results from our analysis of all the broadband speed tests we recorded during December 2017 with Hyperoptic, Virgin Media and BT Infinity leading the table.
New wi-fi and mobile plan for rail routes could lead to Gigabit trains
There are very few firm details on the Government's ambitious plan to deliver a dramatic improvement in mobile and Wi-Fi for train passengers but so long as the plan delivers people won't mind.