Category: Broadband

More changes on the the TOTSCO board with a new appointment and another resignation.

Building Digital UK runs Open Market Reviews every Jan, May and September and we've added the September 2024 data to our mapping system so that the public can easily see what status their property is.

One Touch Switching started in September 2024 and to date half a million switches have been completed.

As we enter 2025 we can report that the various full fibre roll-outs continue but with the increasing degree of overlap the overall pace is slowing down.

Octopus Energy is offering gift cards from £100 to £200 on sign-ups to selected Cuckoo broadband packages.

Freedom Fibre has connected it first customer in North Shropshire as part of Project Gigabit funding by the UK Government.

We look at what is involved when digging underground to build broadband infrastructure in the maze of cables, pipes and other subterranean assets.

The BT Group results to the end of 31st December 2024 are now available and we take our dive into the BT Consumer and Openreach statements.

After a break over Christmas its time to look at where the roll-outs of full fibre have been happening in terms of whether in the areas Ofcom thought would have lots of competition (largely urban) and the less competitive rural areas.

A combination of slowing roll-outs, Christmas break and overlapping full fibre networks has meant the jump from 73% full fibre coverage of the UK to 74% has taken 39 days.