Category: Broadband
First BDUK areas of Northumberland are live
Alnmouth and Lesbury are the two areas of Northumberland that are the first ones to go live from the main BDUK project across the county.
Ten areas of Lancashire named as BDUK roll-out increases
Another ten areas of Lancashire have been named as going to see the fibre based rollout from the council project in the county.
East Sussex identifies areas for next phase of better broadband roll-out
The East Sussex superfast broadband project is progressing and the next areas to benefit have been announced with services going live in around six to nine months.
DCMS releases latest coverage figures for super fast using public money
The PAC meeting on Monday gave a hint on the growth of the 44 projects to improve broadband across the UK, and now the DCMS has published more precise figures.
Openreach increases price of fibre on demand FTTP product
The fibre on demand service from Openreach has probably gained more coverage from its aspirational quality rather than the actual demand for the product due to its already high costs, but as of 1st May 2014 it is set to be even more expensive.
Fibre provider pulls out of an area as county project moves in
Are councils being driven by BT to overlap areas where alternative solutions might deliver or are councils just not listening to what operators are planning to do?
Worcestershire announces first areas to benefit from broadband project
Worcestershire joins the rush of projects announcing the first communities set to benefit from the BDUK project operating in the area.
BT to invest £50m to improve fibre broadband coverage in cities
At last there is some good news for those living and working in cities that have to date being missed out by the commercial fibre roll-outs, as BT is to invest more money to allow a further 400,000 premises to have access to FTTC or FTTP.
Cumbria superfast broadband roll-out ahead of schedule
After the acres of press coverage about delayed broadband projects it is no surprise to see areas that are rolling out trying to present a more positive picture.
East Sussex village angry at superfast broadband delays
A lot of the superfast Britain coverage is about areas that are on the border between semi-urban and rural, but one exchange in East Sussex is definitely in the rural camp.