Category: Broadband
New build homes February 2021 update on broadband options
Of the over 92,000 new properties we have identified as constructed in 2020 88% of these have a FTTP service available by default and 13% have a choice of two or more FTTP networks.
2021 ISPA Awards the search for Internet industry stars is underway
Starting later this year the entry box for the 2021 ISPA Awards is now open across a wide range of categories.
January 2021 update on broadband availability across the UK, nations and regions
The North East has with the full fibre roll-outs from CityFibre and Openreach has seen its FTTP coverage improve to double digits at last but is still the least fully fibre'd region of the UK.
1 in 5 UK premises now have full fibre broadband option
The jump from 19% FTTP coverage to 20% has taken just 38 days to be reached.
Barratt commits to FTTP on all new developments
FTTP is already very common on new build developments but Barratt is committing to having multiple FTTP infrastructures available.
Is Westminster the most connected London Borough?
Westminster Council has issued a press release claiming the London Borough is the most connected one in London. This is referring to FTTP coverage, so we look at some other metrics.
117,483 Openreach full fibre premises found in last month
We warned ahead of Christmas that we had seen a slow down in the pace of the number of premises added to our Openreach full fibre tracking and today we share the figures for 12th December 2020 to 12th January 2021.
PAC publishes Improving Broadband report warning of Gigabit delays – updated
With no connections delivered yet via the new Gigabit as no contracts have been awarded it is difficult to complain about the process other than asking why it did not start building a year ago.
UK 26,857 premises away from old 97% superfast target
The 97% superfast broadband target was something of a soft ambition but now the Christmas decorations have been put away a summary of where things stand is worthwhile.
December 2020 update on broadband availability across the UK, nations and regions
The latest UK broadband figures show full fibre availability running at 19.19% and with Virgin Media Gig1 added Gigabit services are available to 37.41% of UK premises.