Telecom firm Calix and Cybermoor Networks have joined forces to bring ultra-fast broadband in Alston Moor which lies in the heart of the Pennine mountain range in Cumbria. Using gigabit passive optical network technology and Calix indoor Optic Network Terminals, the ultra-fast fibre networks will enable residents and businesses in the area to access 1Gbps … Read more

Around 116k homes across rural areas in Nottinghamshire will get access to superfast broadband by 2013 thanks to the scheme that won approval and secured £4.25 million from Government. The project will work on local broadband plan which aims to improve and upgrade networks to next generation technologies to offer high speed internet in the … Read more

The campaign ‘Race Online 2012‘ which was launched in 2010 is to be succeeded by new organisation ‘Go On UK‘ which aims to help every family in UK to get affordable and reliable broadband. “Go On UK has an exciting vision to make the UK the world’s most digitally capable nation” said Martha Lane Fox, … Read more

Residents and businesses in Suffolk County are promised 24Mbps, high speed broadband access by 2015. The rollout plans which are about to begin by this September will require total investments of up to £41m. The government has sanctioned a grant of £11m for this major broadband improvement scheme. Suffolk County Council has agreed to provide … Read more

Internet provider BE has just admitted that the fibre upgrade across its network is unlikely to be completed in 2012 meaning its superfast broadband would not be available to its customers before 2013. “We’re afraid we’re not making very good progress on fibre. There are lots of reasons for this” the ISP said. BE was … Read more

From 1 April 2012, broadband providers‘ advertising of internet speeds will need to abide by the new ASA (Advertising Standards Authority) rulings. According to ASA, the advertised speed information should be up-to-date, clear and easily understood by customers. It should not use technical terms and vague phrases or omit or include information to confuse and … Read more

Superfast broadband trial is set to begin in rural places in Lincolnshire County by Autumn 2012. Three villages Ingoldmells, Chapel St Leonards, Willoughby and Sloothby which currently receive broadband speeds of less than 2Mbps would benefit from the trial. The 18 -20 months trial is the part of the project funded by Broadband delivery UK … Read more

Sky broadband and Virgin Media were the best performers when it comes to offering landline and broadband services, according to the latest report from Ofcom. The consumer complaints data Q4 2011 from the regulator has also revealed that TalkTalk fared poorly in terms of customer service, billing and technical support. Virgin Media cable broadband which … Read more

Staffordshire County Council is set to provide £7.5m matching fund as a part of government’s initiative to bring faster broadband to rural remote areas in the region by 2015. The project which is under review and consideration by the Council members aims to offer high speed, 24Mbps internet service to 90% of the homes in … Read more

Councils North Tyneside and South Tyneside chose not to use government funding to improve the broadband infrastructure in their respective Counties. Government’s deadline to County Councils for submitting the applications with local broadband plans to bid their share of £530m superfast broadband fund has already come to end. The Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) allocates this … Read more