Category: Broadband
1 in 5 premises now have a Gigabit broadband option
The roll-outs of full fibre combined with availability of DOCSIS 3.1 now means that 1 in 5 premises in the UK have access to a Gigabit broadband option. This is almost double the 10.9% availability at the start of 2020.
BT provides 10,000 vouchers to help disadvantaged children access online learning
Good news for some families where children are struggling to get online so they can do their school work.
Calls grow for action to be taken on the digital divide
The pandemic and lockdown has for lots of people removed their previous methods for staying engaged and for school children without access to broadband at home this means both falling behind on schooling and contact with fellow classmates.
New build homes continue to show the way for full fibre roll-outs
It is time to reveal what is going on in the land of new homes and how many lack Superfast broadband.
May 2020 update on broadband availability across the UK, nations and regions
Our regular monthly summary of where the various regions of the United Kingdom are on their journey towards 100% Gigabit coverage continues.
Yougov survey and difficult of judging whether broadband is better or worse
A survey of 2,301 adults for YouGov has seen them publish the data that 28% have noticed their broadband was slight worse and 7% saying it was much worse.
UK broadband speed test results for May 2020
Another month of speed test results to be shared and BT with its 900 Mbps FTTP service is cementing its position at the top of the table.
UK reaches 14% full fibre coverage mark
The roll-outs of full fibre continue with the last percentage point being added in just under 2 months.
BT Broadband speeds in the ninety days since 29th February 2020
We made it to the end of the list of major providers we can confidently show daily speed test averages for last week, so we are starting again with BT Broadband and the observations we can make on how performance varies or not day to day,
Northamptonshire marks passing over 10,000 premises with full fibre in its latest BDUK phase
The battle to get full fibre built is over for a good number of rural properties in Northamptonshire, the next step is to convert these premises from passed to connected.