Broadband Rollout Roundup is back on track. Now the weather is finally closer to what it should be for April, we’re starting to see some…
The Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013, which should speed up rural broadband deployment, has been given Royal Assent and is now part of UK law. …
BT has been handed the keys to the Digital Durham superfast fibre broadband project. The project will bring superfast broadband speeds to 94 per cent of…
Nick Clegg has announced that the Snoopers Charter is dead in the water so long as the Lib Dems remain in the coalition. Speaking live…
The government has announced a Digital Deal plan, aimed at getting people living in social housing connected to the internet. While there’s concern that would-be…
EE has launched its first 4G-enabled mobile WiFi, or ‘MiFi’ device, the Huawei E5776. This high-speed portable device is available now on the 4GEE mobile…
Part of the government’s plans for Universal Credit is that people wanting to claim will need to do so online. A potential Catch-22 scenario is…
Provider of wireless broadband to rural North Yorkshire communities CLANNET has set up two hotspots in Leyburn and Appleton Wiske. Wireless broadband providing download speeds…
Labour MPs have grilled culture secretary Maria Miller over the government’s superfast broadband targets. Shadow deputy prime minister Harriet Harman last week questioned whether or…
Regular readers will have noted the absence of Broadband Rollout Roundup over the last few weeks, mainly because there’s been an absence of broadband rollout…
BT has now officially confirmed plans to let customers install their own fibre broadband gear, ruling out the need for a costly engineer visit. While…
BT has been awarded a contract to connect 95 per cent of Northumberland to superfast fibre-based broadband by 2016. The £18.9 million contract will see…
It’s April folks and that means that Spring is in the air. The cold harsh winds have stopped blowing, the snow’s melted and good times…
Yes, it’s still snowing and it’s April. BT engineers have been working hard to reconnect those in Northern Ireland and now it’s reported that normal…
Surrey looks to be shooting for the superfast broadband moon as it’s aiming for 100 per cent superfast coverage by 2015. Public-private partnership Enterprise M3…
Two ex-BT subcontractors turned copper cable thieves became croppers when caught by local cops in Cambridge. The pair had lifted over 100 meters of copper…
BT has revealed prices for its FTTP on Demand plans which show that prices for full fibre broadband start at £700 per installation. The one-off…
TalkTalk boss Charles Dunstone has called for Ofcom to regulate the prices BT charges for access to its fibre network. Arguing that competition needs to…