Category: Broadband
May 2024 update on broadband availability across the UK, nations and regions
Our regular 7th of the month summary of what the broadband coverage levels around the UK regions is like and how much has changed in the month is now available.
67% of UK properties now have a full-fibre broadband option available
The full-fibre roll-outs are perhaps just past their peak for the overall volume delivered as some networks scale back build. We've gone from 66% availability to 67% in 29 days so a little slower than recent additional points but still a lot higher then 4 or 5 years ago.
Setting up your own microwave Internet link
Alex Bloor, General Manager of AAISP struggled to get decent Internet when he moved into a new-build property, so he set up his own microwave link to go from 15Mbps to 150Mbps.
Broadband maps now showing 2024 General Election Westminster constituencies
The 2024 General Election has a large number of boundary changes and since the Election was announced we've been putting the puzzle pieces together to update our broadband maps.
May 2024 update on broadband coverage in Ofcom Area 2 and Area 3
The more urban Ofcom Area 2 where lots of full-fibre competition was expected is showing 21.7% of premises with 2 or more options, but Area 3 which was expected to have less competition is still doing well with 18.5% of premises having 2 or more different FTTP networks available.
66% of UK properties now have a full-fibre broadband option available
25 days after hitting the 65% full fibre coverage mark we are passing the 66% point for the UK and are on the way to reaching 85% FTTP coverage in August 2025.
April 2024 update on broadband availability across the UK, nations and regions
The full-fibre roll-outs continue at a decent pace due to the fact that the market is not just a handful of players, but a broad market of 100+ different networks. If the pace can be maintained we could be looking at moving from just shy of 66% FTTP coverage to 85% in August 2025.
April update on broadband coverage in Ofcom areas 2 & 3
There was some surprise expressed at Connected North by if we recall correctly Brian Potterill of Ofcom at the amount of full-fibre competition happening in the Area 3 parts of the UK.
INCA report indicated alt-net footprint matching Openreach FTTP roll-out
The UK full-fibre roll-outs are amazingly still running at a higher rate than the superfast roll-outs a decade ago and a lot of that is rather than just one provider in the form of Openreach we have a massively competitive market of over 100 different networks.
Openreach cable theft down following invisible DNA marking
Openreach have reduced cable theft by 30% following use of invisible DNA marking technology from SelectaDNA.