Category: Broadband
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.
Tooway satellite services to remove throttling
Tooway looks set to shake up the market for broadband in the parts of the UK where fixed and mobile broadband is slow or impossible to get.
BT wins contract for South Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
BT is contributing £12.8 million as part of the contract it has just signed as part of the Great Western Broadband programme.
Devon and Somerset signs broadband contract with BT
The worries over delays in signing the Devon and Somerset BDUK project contract have proved short lived with BT signing at County Hall.