Category: Broadband

A major milestone in the FTTP roll-outs has been reached, residential avialability of full-fibre is at 60% and if you include DOCSIS 3.1 to look at Gigabit coverage this is at 80.02%.

Our latest data tracking new postcodes and what is available broadband wise to properties in these postcodes shows that FTTP is available to 97-98% of them. For all premises across the figure is running at just under 60%, so new homes are helping to improve the overall UK picture.

The Conversative MP David Duguid is making waves over the broadband fate of his constituency saying it is at the 'very back of the queue'.

In the last 12 months the full-fibre coverage in Area 2 where more competition is expected has risen by 16 percentage points, and the less competitive Area 3 has seen full-fibre availability rise by 13.9% points.

Connect Fibre has won a Project Gigabit contract and it to deliver gigabit-capable broadband to six thousand premises in North East Staffordshire.

Gigaclear looks set to build on its big roll-out in West Oxfordshire as its been awarded two contracts for North and South Oxfordshire to provide Gigabit broadband where it is not expected to be delivered commercially.

While the Autumn Statement only makes reference to fibre when its says the web version is 'printed on paper containing 40% recycled fibre content minimum' there is something that CEO's and investors may like.

It is beginning to look a lot like the UK will hit the milestone of six out of ten premises being able to access a full-fibre service by 31st December 2023.

Full-fibre is meant to be several times more reliable than older copper or part copper services, but it is not immune to failures during a power cut.

It seems some contractors in York messed up and severed a large fibre cable in the Rawcliffe area on the A1237 on Wednesday evening. Work is ongoing to get the fibres replaced