Category: Broadband

A key part of the BDUK process was to promote a competitive environment while ensuring 2 Mbps for all in the UK, and a baseline of 90% having access to superfast broadband. If BT continues to be the sole bidder this may have implications on the quality of broadband in the final 10%.

While Wales appears to only have a single bidder, the project to ensure UK Government and Welsh Government targets are met continues with a market review to ensure that money is not spent where no intervention is needed to ensure superfast broadband is available.

Herefordshire is set to discuss allocating £6 million from the County Council's budget to match fund the money from the BDUK.

Wales joins the Highlands and Islands with BT being the sole bidder for BDUK projects, with Fujitsu pulling out voluntarily due to the levels of risk.

Bedford Borough Council has come up with local match funding from the Bedford Borough Partnership Board to ensure the Borough can go ahead with superfast broadband projects.

Leicestershire is one of the latest counties to outline the size of its pot for improving broadband coverage in the county.

Suffolk County Council is another council seeking input from people with regards to what their current service is like, and what they would like in terms of speed and price.

The second round of surveys are underway now, councils originally looked at whether broadband was an issue for people, now to help target the projects that are underway they are looking for people to show interest and share information about potential pricing.

Rural communities in Shetland are being urged to look at ways to exploit connecting to a new fibre link to the island.

The superfast broadband project that is Digital Region in South Yorkshire, started off very promisingly, but it seems the lack of a major retail provider is seriously affecting it.