Category: Broadband

The 2020 ISPA Awards were held virtually on the afternoon of 18th November. Along with the usual technical categories the Internet Hero award goes to all those working for a broadband or Internet firm that has helped to keep everyone entertained and connected throughout 2020.

Another small step on the path to much wider availability of full fibre has passed. The latest percentage point increase has taken 37 days to occur.

The Gigabit broadband race took a big leap in the small hours of Thursday 5th November when Virgin Media switched on ordering of its DOCSIS 3.1 service in Northern Ireland and London.

The full fibre roll-outs have been eclipsed by Virgin Media enabling another swathe of DOCSIS 3.1 on its existing cable network.

Peterborough is the latest local authority to join the select group of local authorities where over half of premises have a FTTP option available.

Our last analysis of speed tests carried out by the public for the month of October highlights the speed range in the UK with the Gigabit services all the way down to the decades old ADSL technology.

We have published a projection of what the Gigabit and FTTP coverage of the UK will look like between now and December 2025.

Everyone does their charts based on download speed with upload as an after thought or perhaps contributing a bit to an overall score. We put upload front and centre in our quick look at our Q3 2020 speed test results.

It is early this quarter due to the smaller number of new homes appearing but it is time to share what broadband services people buying a brand new home can expect.

The latest council area to join the short list of councils where over half of premises have access to an FTTP option now has the East Riding of Yorkshire in it, largely due to the KCOM expansion.