Category: Broadband

The level of information coming out of the BDUK projects is improving, whether it is the incessant pressure or just the natural progression of the projects is something that will feel many comments sections.

The Rural Community Broadband Fund has largely failed to do what its original was, but one of the two projects to proceed has got to the point of going live.

Small businesses in 10 major UK cities can now apply for a voucher between £250 and £3,000 towards the cost of a faster broadband connection for their company.

The Devon and Somerset BDUK project is building on the initial 7 areas announced for coverage by publishing a list of 31 places that should have a FTTC based live by March 2014.

The BDUK projects may be far from perfect, but they are bringing improvements to people and Cheshire is the latest to give an idea of which areas will be the first to benefit.

Progress on the superfast broadband projects was never going to be fast, unless willing to spend a lot more money to literally throw resources at it in an even more wasteful manner.

Northamptonshire may be aiming for 100% superfast coverage, but the current BDUK project will only get the county to 90%, so new ways to finance the work in the final 10% are emerging.

The Public Accounts Committee and coverage of that may have convinced the nation that the superfast broadband roll-outs were over priced and running very late, but it seems no-one told those working in Lincolnshire.

The plan to improve broadband in Shropshire has always looked a little messy, but if you look at the figures you can see why one area of the county opted out of the scheme.

Warwickshire has issued an update to its maps and is now awaiting BDUK approval for spending to improve the broadband situation for a few more thousand properties.