Category: Broadband
July 2023 update on broadband availability across the UK, nations and regions
The roll-outs of full fibre continue at a decent pace and if the pace of the last nine months is sustained we could see 85% FTTP coverage in October 2025, following on from hitting 85% Gigabit coverage in October 2024.
The State of Broadband Report – July 2023
The July 2023 State of Broadband Report from thinkbroadband is here covering various key stats and trends about broadband and fibre in the different areas of UK broadband.
July 2023 update on broadband coverage in Ofcom areas 2 & 3
We take our monthly look at how the full-fibre roll-outs are progessing in Ofcom defined areas 2 & 3, i.e. parts of the UK where lots of competition is expected and those where people are likely to need either Government intervention or might just have one Gigabit network option.
Two thirds of consumers haven’t switched broadband in past two years.
Research undertaken on behalf of Cuckoo Broadband has found that two thirds of UK broadband users have not switched broadband providers in the past two years, and 20% have never switched at all. The research by Hummingbird Insights for Cuckoo asked a representative sample of almost 1,300 UK households about their broadband service.
June 2023 update on broadband availability across the UK, nations and regions
We take our monthly dive into how broadband roll-outs are progressing across the nations and regions of the United Kingdom.
53% of UK premises passed by an FTTP network
The last point of additional full fibre coverage has taken 26 days to pass and looking at the longer term pass the UK is on course for 85% full fibre coverage in August 2025.
Hampshire, Norfolk and Suffolk Project Gigabit contracts go to CityFibre
CityFIbre has won three contracts to deliver Gigabit broadband to around 217,200 premises across three counties with £318 million of public money.
R100 progress in Scotland and how much has changed in 12 months
The Scottish R100 project is being delivered in three lots and was originally meant to complete by the end of 2021. With 24,194 contracted premises delivered and a further 90,675 premises to have decent broadband delivered it is clear that work is going to continue for a few more years.
June 2023 update on broadband coverage in Ofcom areas 2 & 3
A milestone for alt-net full fibre, in Area 2 (proxy for urban UK) 1 in 4 premises are now served by an alt-net FTTP network. Alt-net means any FTTP network that is not Openreach, Virgin Media or KCOM.
New build properties still not all built with FTTP as standard
As we reach the middle of 2023 its time to take a look at what is being provided to new premises broadband wise across the UK.