No job losses during pandemic, pledges BT, as carrier also suspends future fibre-to-the-premise and G.fast build plans, and implements manager pay freeze
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Coronavirus: UK Removes Data Caps For Home Broadband
Netflix bingeing…main ISPs and operators in the UK agree to remove data caps on fixed-line broadband during the Coronavirus pandemic
Openreach Announces Full Fibre To 227 Rural Communities
200 villages, market towns and rural areas set to benefit as Openreach pledges to roll out ultrafast fibre to the premise (FTTP)
Ofcom Proposes Changes To Ensure Full Fibre Deployment
Major changes proposed to boost investment for full fibre deployment for both residential and commercial properties in the United Kingdom
Sharon White, Kim Mears Honoured In New Year’s List
Former Ofcom chief executive Sharon White and Openreach fibre boss Kim Mears recognised for services to public and telecoms industry
Most Brits Just Want Reliable, Not Faster Broadband
Broadband speed need? Not really, as Nominet finds most Brits would opt for reliability over speed
Openreach Announces New FTTP Locations
Acceleration of fibre to the premise (FTTP) program at Openreach, with the addition of 36 new locations
BT To Close Offices In 270 Locations
Cost-cutting purge, or ‘workplace improvement programme’ as BT calls it, sees huge culling of offices
Ofcom To Give Fibre Rivals Greater Access To BT’s Poles And Ducts
Greater access to Openreach infrastructure planned by Ofcom as it seeks to drive fibre investment
Government Pledges Nationwide Full Fibre Broadband By 2033
Need for speed. Government plan revealed for all households and businesses to enjoy 1Gbps by 2033
Openreach Increases FTTP Target To 3m In ‘Fibre First’ Drive
BT Openreach promises to make broadband great again with ‘fibre first’ rollout
Government Reaches 95 Percent Superfast Broadband Coverage Target
Government wants to extend coverage and boost speeds after meeting 2017 superfast broadband target
BT Launches 152Mbps & 314Mbps Ultrafast Broadband
Want to upgrade your home office? BT promises compensation if speeds drop below 100Mbps
Government Confirms Legal Right To High Speed Broadband
Pledge that everyone in UK will have legal right to broadband speeds of at least 10 Mbps by 2020
Tales In Tech History: BT And the Creation Of BT Openreach
The debate on Openreach’s future has been raging for the past few years, so we thought it was time to look back at its origins
Openreach Drone Connects Remote Village To 1Gbps Broadband
Welsh village considered too difficult to connect gets 1Gbps broadband
Openreach Effigy Shows Slow Rural Broadband Is Still An Issue
ANALYSIS: BT Openreach effigy might be amusing but it is a serious protest at villages still being left out of ‘digital first’ UK because of slow broadband
Digital Minister ‘Concerned’ At Speed Of BT Openreach Split Progress
Minister for the Digital Economy Matt Hancock reiterates government’s full fibre vision and has a warning for BT and Openreach
Up to £645m To Be Reinvested In Superfast Broadband As Government Targets 98 Percent Coverage
As much as £645m will be handed back to local councils to extend superfast broadband coverage to 98 percent of the UK
Vodafone In Talks With Openreach To Co-Invest In FTTP Broadband
Vodafone could help fund FTTP broadband in urban areas with Openreach in what would be a first for the UK market
Average UK Broadband Speed Of 16.51Mbps Is ’31st Fastest’ In The World
UK compares well to the rest of the world in terms of broadband, but experts say more FTTP is needed to compete at the top
USO: BT Offers To Fund And Build 10Mbps Broadband For Everyone
Government launches consultation for universal service obligation for broadband but it might not be needed if BT alternative is accepted
Ofcom Sets Up BT Openreach Monitoring Unit
Ofcom outlines how it plans to make sure Openreach is acting independently of BT
Openreach Starts Removing BT From Its Brand
Openreach will remove BT from its logo, vehicles and equipment by 2021 as part of phased rebranding
Severed Fibre Cables Cause BT, TalkTalk And Sky Broadband Outage
Openreach works to fix severed cables that have affected customers of several broadband providers in East Sussex
Tech Quiz: Fibre Broadband & The Ultrafast Future
The UK is going ultrafast with FTTP and G.Fast, but what do you know about fibre and the future?
BT Trials Speed Boosts & AI Deployment For Core Network & FTTP
BT trials new tech that makes FTTP ’40 times faster’ and its core network have record wavelengths of 400Gbps. It’s also using AI to deploy network
Openreach Fibre Broadband Reaches 26.5m As BT Looks At ‘Large Scale’ FTTP Rollout
BT & Openreach make broadband and 4G gains despite accounting issues and Ofcom regulatory pressure
Ofcom Details Plan To Open Up BT Openreach Ducts & Poles
Regulator wants rivals to have fair access to BT’s underground pipes and telegraph poles
TalkTalk Advances Dark Fibre Plans After Winning BT Cost Appeal
TalkTalk says Ofcom’s method for determining dark fibre access caps were miscalculated and is preparing business broadband products for October.