Category: Broadband

Criticism of BT and the Openreach and BDUK roll-out is common, but in terms of covering large numbers of properties quickly the pace of announcements suggests that that side of the project is working well.

While TalkTalk is hopeful that Ofcom will reduce the wholesale cost of FTTC services it is also embarking on the path of its own FTTP network in York. This all off the back of modest growth in overall customer numbers.

The challenge of getting superfast speeds to large numbers of people continues with news that the next 20,000 premises that should benefit from the BDUK roll-out in the East Riding of Yorkshire have been announced.

The size of the task in Wales is clear when a few days ago BT was proud to announce that 55% of the country had access to a fibre based broadband service. The aim is to push this to 96% by Spring 2016.

LEGOLAND Windsor is now another place in the UK with free Wi-Fi, with the Wi-Fi also helping people to avoid lengthy queues by reserving their place on various rides.

The new BDUK project for South Yorkshire is close to signing its contract but the wasted money from Digital Region means that a business fibre provider can acquire a metro network for selling premium services to businesses.

Google with its fibre projects in the United States has untold financial backing but B4RN in the UK is showing what can be done by a small dedicated band both in terms of roll-out and the level of PR generated.

90,000 home and businesses are expected to be covered under the next phase of the Digital Scotland superfast broadband rollout.

Scotland may have the lowest ambition currently with a target of 85% able to access a fibre based service, so the level with super fast speeds will be even lower but for the most remote areas there is a small funding boost to help communities looking to go the DIY approach.

The Federation of Small Businesses is calling for government to re-evaluate its broadband policy as currently broadband is failing UK businesses. It proposes a 10meg minimum speed to all businesses by 2017/8.