Category: Broadband

The 2015 EU report on broadband coverage lets policy makers compare the UK with that other European countries have been getting up to.

Another week another party conference and while broadband has not featured heavily it does get a mention alongside other utilities at the Conservative Conference.

Autumn is now here and we continue with our monthly round-up of how providers are operating.

The Digital Economy Bill covers many topic areas including the Universal Service Obligation and giving Ofcom more powers to make broadband speed data from providers more open.

The ambition for Scotland to reach 100% superfast is starting to firm up, but it is going to be a slow process.

The summer silly season is over but the roll-outs have continued with the UK creeping towards the end of 2017 of 95% superfast coverage.

How it will happen is unclear but with talk of making £25 billion available it might become reality.

We have extended our coverage model using a variety of scenarios that reveal what LR-VDSL might achieve in the UK, and also show how much superfast broadband is in the pipeline.

Many times superfast broadband news is accompanied by complaints about exchange only lines, but we have been seeing cabinets go in place for an increasing number of those lines - something the HIE project is highlighting in its latest news.

The battle for the leadership position in the Labour Party and the potential to be the next Labour Prime Minister if the party wins the next General Election is putting broadband into the lime light.