Category: Broadband

North Yorkshire was the original BDUK pilot project and while it has not completed its roll-out yet, the discussions on new technology to go beyond original deadlines are underway.

Those parts of the UK with access to better broadband keeps increasing, and Worcestershire is the latest to reveal the next set of communities to benefit from the largely FTTC based roll-out.

Which! perhaps the best known consumer campaigning group has set it sights on forcing the broadband industry to provide broadband customers with a speed guarantee, which is akin to offering a guarantee on the length of time to get a restaurant seat in a large city.

All of us in the UK seem to enjoy a good argument and the philosophical debates around fibre broadband roll-outs are almost guaranteed to raise block pressures over FTTC being a technology dead end.

While today has seen new net neutrality laws signed by the EU, we are still in the situation that how a provider routes traffic can have a major impact.

Connecting Cumbria has stopped trying to claim approval from BDUK or the PAC for its broadband map, but has at least made a higher resolution copy available.

Stranraer in West Scotland finally has superfast broadband available, and should over the next ten weeks see coverage increase substantially.

The level of information from the various county councils is pretty consistent, but there are some where more information is available and it appears that Berkshire may be one of those.

While critics of the BDUK process will be up in arms over the choice of areas and technology choices, it is likely that those living in the new areas announced will not care if the roll-out improves their speeds.

Another area of the UK now has access to a full fibre connection, giving a small reason to celebrate as Spring finally appears to have arrived.