Superfast connectivity for remote locations. Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite broadband service has been approved by regulator Ofcom

Superfast connectivity for remote locations. Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite broadband service has been approved by regulator Ofcom
Ambitious government target for 85 percent coverage of gigabit-capable broadband by 2025 may not be achieved, committee of MPs warn
Government finances are hurting. Delay to ambitious plan to roll out gigabit broadband to every home in UK by 2025, after pandemic spending review
Telecoms watchdog launches probe of BT after some rural customers face quotes of over £100,000 for broadband installation or upgrade
Openreach sends in its ‘SAS’ engineers! Old TV set found to be responsible for two years of broadband outages in Welsh village
Plans to roll out next generation fibre connections in the hardest to reach areas in the United Kingdom revealed by Openreach
NHS funding rise, increased sick pay and £5 billion upgrade for broadband connectivity in remote areas to aid remote working
200 villages, market towns and rural areas set to benefit as Openreach pledges to roll out ultrafast fibre to the premise (FTTP)
Continuing digital divide between urban and rural areas is not being addressed by the government, committee warns
Redmond disagrees with US regulator’s claim of improving broadband coverage in the United States
Stuck in broadband slowlane? EE solution aims to help 580,000 homes gain speeds of speeds of over 100Mbps
Broadband adverts are misleading if touted speeds are only available to urban areas, says LGA
Virgin Media will bring 300Mbps to SMBs in 30 more villages as part of its rural network expansion plans
Vodafone looks to femtocells again in latest rural mobile coverage push
National Farmers’ Union says government must do more to improve rural broadband, claiming just 4 percent have superfast
Communities in 18 counties can apply to be covered by Virgin Media’s £3bn cable expansion
Gigaclear will use money to reach at least another 40,000 properties in 2016
Gigaclear says investment will allow it to become largest rural FTTP provider in the UK
Superfast Cornwall leaders say high adoption rate justifies ambitious superfast broadband project
Research hints at huge disparities in service and suggests the north is better than the south for broadband
BDUK CEO Chris Townsend says better marketing, overhauled super connected cities vouchers and advanced plans for phase 2 and 3 will ensure it meets goals
Ofcom says rural and suburban broadband speeds did not rise in the six months leading up to November 2014 and are just one third of urban speeds
House of Lords says presence of broadband notspots in rural areas is “unacceptable”
Gigaclear secures £6.5m in funding to continue rural gigabit rollout
Government-funded BDUK projects have connected two million homes and businesses to superfast broadband
Research suggest there is confusion about the availability of superfast broadband in the UK
Parliamentary committee calls for 10Mbps minimum speeds and satellite broadband subsidies to make sure the final five percent of properties aren’t left out
Public Accounts Committee report says the cost of rural broadband rollout could be a lot less than expected
Rural Open Sure Signal programme reaches 100 villages as Vodafone starts boosting rural 3G
Micro networks connect villages to EE service without cables, making it easier and cheaper to bring 4G to villages