Category: Broadband

The rumours of the demise of the DCMS and the continuing hand wringing over the BDUK projects are bubbling over again and carry the risk that attempts to correct perceived mistakes could delay actual roll-outs further.

The Get Online @ Home initiative is running a special offer where those on benefits can get a further discount on a refurbished PC if they sign up to broadband at the same time.

Some six months after the contract was signed in Norfolk the first locations are being announced for where the better broadband service will be available.

While it is BT winning another BDUK project, it is worth reminding everyone that at least the BT products are sold by a wide range of providers giving the consumer a choice of the big names they know and are comfortable with.

East Sussex signs fibre deal with BT for fibre broadband coverage to reach 96% of homes and businesses in the county

After a number of media organisations have had their twitter accounts hacked it appears that Sky may have had its Android apps on Google Play compromised and one of its twitter accounts hacked.

Another piece in the UK broadband puzzle slips into place, as BT and Staffordshire County Council sign their BDUK contract.

Hyperoptic has the largest roll-out of Gigabit broadband in the UK and with the latest round of investment is looking to move beyond London.

Nottinghamshire while still to put its BDUK project out to tender has boosted the amount of money available with a higher than expected level of funding from the ERDF which is now contributing £2.7m to the project.

Pixham village which sounds like a rural idyll is the first part of Surrey to benefit from the BDUK project across the county, but in reality it is on the north east edge of Dorking.