Category: Broadband
DCMS says European broadband funding was interesting
While the broadband funding for the period till 2020 was not likely to only be a few hundred million, its lose means the UK needs to be more creative.
Isle of Wight broadband project crosses into procurement phase
While the council website still claims an early 2013 roll-out, the reality is that the council is just entering the procurement phase.
EU broadband budget annihilated
On one hand UK politicians are happy that own contribution to the EU budget has been negotiated to have a smaller increase, but a side effect is that the 9 billion Euro budget for broadband has been annihilated.
Majority of people willing to pay more for home with good broadband
The Halifax has published a survey suggesting that two thirds of people would be prepared to pay 3% extra for a home that had good broadband.
Digital Region does not pick BT as preferred bidder
The Digital Region group has selected a French utilities company as the preferred bidder to replace Thales.
Northamptonshire County Council prefers BT
Another council has opted for the safe option of picking BT in the race to meet the 2015 broadband targets.
Time to throw out ‘up to’ and say hello to FTTH
The old game that is guess the speed that a new supplier will be able to provide continues in the UK, one solution would be embrace full fibre connections, rather than the current wave of FTTC in the UK.
Cambridgeshire picks BT to deliver USC and superfast services
While Cambridgeshire has not signed the contract it is now a case of just tidying up the paperwork before BT and the council can work together on planning the roll-out.
Reading East is not special in terms of broadband
People living in the eastern part of Reading could be forgiven for getting excited over some news in the local press, the reality alas is less exciting.
Two more BDUK projects enter procurement phase
West Sussex and Derbyshire projects have both announced the transition into the procurement phase.