UK Broadband
UK broadband among the cheapest in the Europe
UK Broadband tariff is among the cheapest in the Europe, according to the leading broadband provider, Virgin Media. more »
BT rolls out superfast broadband in Lincoln
Around 35,000 homes in Lincolnshire will benefit from BT’s 40Mbps, fibre based broadband rollouts before 2013.
This is part of UK’s biggest internet provider’s plans to connect more than 10 million customers across the UK more »
Cumbria to get broadband via power lines
Residents in Shap, a rural village in Cumbria will access high speed broadband via power lines (electric power cables), it has been revealed. more »
Government to fund rural broadband projects
Government will fund superfast broadband projects in Wiltshire, Norfolk and Devon & Somerset, it has been announced.
The £50m BDUK (Broadband Deliver UK) fund will enable the local authorities in these rural parts to deploy fibre based broadband to improve the existing quality and broadband access speeds. more »
UK superfast broadband deployment and uptake sluggish
Superfast broadband rollouts in the UK are progressing on slower pace, according to analyst firm Point Topic.
Major UK provider BT has installed its 40Mbps, fibre based (FTTC) broadband over 200 exchanges, comparing to the target of 343 exchanges by last year end. more »
BT hopes to bring superfast broadband to 90 percent of UK homes
BT will help the government’s efforts to make superfast broadband available to 90% of population, the new Chief Executive of BT Openreach, Olivia Garfield has assured.
BT’s own £2.5bn investments promise fibred based faster broadband for two-thirds of UK homes by 2015. more »
