Category: Broadband
UK broadband speed test results for November 2018
The Christmas songs have started on the radio and that means November is over so it is time to share our analysis of all the speed tests done in November 2018 and let everyone see how the different services are performing for the public.
Who says you cannot have FTTP, DOCSIS, G.fast and VDSL2 all in one property?
They said it was not going to happen G.fast overlapping with FTTP but we have found our first building where both services are available from Openreach in addition to the usual VDSL2 and to round things off Virgin Media cable services are also available.
Next 81 areas to receive ultrafast G.fast broadband named by Openreach
The next 81 exchange areas where Openreach will be rolling out its G.fast service has been announced, with the service delivered over the course of the next 9 months.
First Openreach cabinet area with mixture of FTTP, G.fast and VDSL2 spotted
A minor first but one that might become more common as the G.fast and FTTP roll-outs from Openreach accelerate is a cabinet with a VDSL2 seeing G.fast for those close to the existing green cabinet and those a long way away getting a native FTTP option.
Peak and off peak performance at the largest UK broadband providers in October 2018
It is time once again to show the results from our most sensitive test to reveal how the main broadband services in the UK are performing.
G.fast footprint passes 1.1 million premises mark
The G.fast roll-out is looking less like a trial every day as it progresses towards the eventual goal of coverage of 5.7 million premises across the UK. Our tracking of the roll-out shows the roll-out passing another mini milestone.
Digital Minister states the obvious on what full fibre actually means
Politics and technology do not always go well together, hence why the UK has a Digital Minister in the form of Margot James, who in a debate on community broadband schemes appears to have backed the CityFibre scheme to stop firms using the word 'fibre' when talking about VDSL2.
Don’t delay claiming your £2,500 broadband voucher for business broadband
The costs of upgrading from standard broadband to full fibre services can be high for business grade services or just expensive because cheaper services are not readily available and this is where the Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme is meant to help.
CDS continues to withhold payments to Gigaclear over full fibre uncertainty
The delays to the Connecting Devon and Somerset phase two project continue and delays in delivery are not at an end. Additionally there are worries around Government funding that has a spending deadline of March 2020.
Broadband coverage charts show more information on speeds
Our data microsite has had its coverage donut updated to increase the visibility of the various speeds available in different areas.