Category: Broadband

Analysis of speed tests in an area has lots of variables and while the latest analysis by Broadband Genie still leaves lots of questions it does illustrate that take-up for Gigabit speed broadband takes time.

With One Touch Switching due to launch on 12 September 2024 in a month's time, we look at what the process looks like for consumers.

Due to both past and expected violent disorder, access to some parts of broadband networks

The big news is that the Orkney Islands now have more full fibre availability than Harlow District. While Openreach and nexfibre are seen as the biggest players the Altnets from Airband to Wildanet have all seen footprint expansion.

HS2 is highlighting that thousands of premises have the potential to benefit from the train line being built by broadband network operators renting spare capacity from the trackside comms network.

A busy month with lots of mapping for the 100+ different full fibre networks across the UK and we believe the UK is just seven weeks away from hitting the 85% Gigabit coverage milestone.

The first batch of eleven categories have had their shortlists announced by ISPA and the remaining 6 categories will be announced on another date.

Our tracking of the Virgin Media DOCSIS and the 100 plus different full fibre networks means we are now seeing 84.01% of UK premises with the ability to order a Gigabit or faster service.

A busy month for full fibre additions, driven by a busy month for plotting new additions to the Openreach full-fibre roll-out, but the work of nexfibre and CityFibre along with a hundred other full fibre networks are all contributors to the transformation of the UK from a copper economy to a full fibre one.

A week on from a drunk driver hitting a telephone pole in Felsham, Suffolk residents are still without broadband or landline service. A motorcyclist also was sent to hospital after they hit the pole the drunk driver had crashed into.