Category: Broadband

We looked at what FTTC might deliver a couple of years ago, but with a much more refined model now we can give a much better idea of what would happen if every Openreach green street cabinet was given a VDSL2 twin.

Satellite services appear to have a very varied take-up, part of this may be down to how long people expect other broadband tech to reach them, or if their connection is so bad they can do nothing.

The reasons why the BT phase II bid for CDS failed is much more apparent when you listen to the evidence put forward to the Culture, Media and Sport Committee by the Devon Head of Economy and Enterprise.

75% of Gwynedd now has access to a superfast broadband connection and after some checking we actually agree with the Superfast Cymru project.

The Superfast Worcestershire project may not have passed the 90% superfast mark yet, but the roll-out continues and areas to benefit from the extension programme have been announced.

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough are going against the public opinion grain by showing that VDSL2 with some FTTP (2%) can break through the 90% barrier and the area is well on the way to the 2017 targets too.

The UK broadband situation is a complex one and its not always easy to tell what the actual picture is, with some saying we must all have FTTH yesterday and others being more pragmatic, so what the UK Government has said to the EU is interesting.

The BDUK process that is delivering nothing useful according to some is continuing and Dorset is worth a closer look as they announce their 400th cabinet.

CityFibre is set to turn around the KCOM network in Bristol to develop the 82km of fibre into a lean mean fighting machine of Gigabit dark fibre proportions.

While not everyone agrees with the Governments broadband targets the continued improvements are to be celebrated at the very least as an improvement on where things where two or three years ago.