Category: Broadband

Norfolk is behind the curve once again, its original BDUK project had a lower contracted outcome than most others and the same is happening with phase 2.

Lots of people think the BDUK projects are a waste of money, but also a lot of people are constantly asking when they will get better broadband. Worcestershire is slowly getting there but still a long way to go to hit their 90% fibre based broadband target.

Of course you need the £8 million in the first place, but the Government spending on the Superfast Nation is aiming to try and drive take-up of FTTC and FTTP services.

The pilots to provide feedback on what is actually possible and not just what the sales pitches claim for the final most difficult to reach parts of the UK are closer to starting according to the DCMS.

The roll-out of fibre based broadband continues and a milestone has been reached in Dorset where the 100th gap funded cabinet has gone live.

The underdog is a noble British tradition and the volunteers of B4rn and its off-shoot B4ys would appear to fit into that as they battle the elements and council to bring Gigabit fibre to the most rural parts of Lancashire.

TalkTalk is very close to catching and passing Virgin Media as the third largest broadband provider in the UK.

99% coverage at superfast broadband speeds is higher coverage than mains gas or sewage and for Cornwall with its high proportion of rural premises will be a transformative change.

A flag ship FTTH project is in jeopardy, as the Jersey Government seeks to take a larger dividend from the operator and industrial disputes are impacting the speed of the roll-out.

As hinted at earlier in 2014 Openreach has confirmed plans to pilot VDSL2 nodes that are designed to be installed in comms rooms, reducing the remaining copper run significantly and avoiding planning issues on crowded city streets.