Category: Broadband

The R100 project in Scotland that is meant to delivery superfast broadband to all the premises that currently don't have it has had a series of delays and with contract signing not expected for another 6 months it seems impossible to finish by the end of 2021.

Another month has passed and the full fibre coverage of the UK has risen by another 0.4 percentage points.

The May speed test results are now available and while they may be a day or two later than their usual publication date we can put that down to enjoying the sunny weather over the weekend and keeping the FTTP coverage data as up to date as possible.

The Gigaclear roll-out under the SuperfastEssex programme has delivered more full fibre with the next premises in the Uttlesford district now spotted as live.

As a new inquiry launches into the state of rural broadband we take another look at what our data tells us about the problems of rural broadband availability.

Another 15 exchanges now have G.fast broadband available giving people their first ultrafast broadband option or a choice of networks if Virgin Media is already available.

The EE 5G service launches on 30th May and will be available in six cities initially for those who have a 5G handset.

The shift from VDSL2 to full fibre continues as the latest fourth phase in the Connecting Cambridgeshire scheme is set to deliver full fibre to all those premises it will reach.

It is time once more to look at how the larger service providers perform for streaming video and the speed differences between peak and off-peak times.

The Rural Gigabit Connectivity programme believes it has identified the 10% of premises not likely to see commercial roll-out of full fibre by 2033 and is launching its £200m intervention programme to try and avoid these areas having to wait another decade or more.