As the process of “compulsory liquidation” of UK construction firm, Carillion, begins, its fibre broadband contracts with Openreach and Gigaclear hang in the balance. Carillion, alongside telecoms systems installation and services’ company, Telent, held engineering and fibre broadband contracts with both Openreach and Gigaclear. Openreach hoped to extend its national fibre broadband network with a…
Businesses across the country depend on a reliable and fast broadband connection. Having already pledged £400 million for the broadband Digital Infrastructure Investment fund, in the Spring Budget, the Treasury is set to re-announce this pledge. The £400m investment is being ploughed into the UK’s digital infrastructure, to ensure it is fit to cope with…
Streaming of media content into homes may be leading to dissatisfaction with broadband services according to Ofcom. The way we watch television is changing, with streaming programmes or using online catch-up services becoming increasingly popular. According to Ofcom’s annual Communications Market Report (CMR), this may be contributing to increased dissatisfaction with residential broadband services in…
A High Court Competition Appeals Tribunal told Ofcom it had wrongly defined the dark fibre market and the leased lines business, claiming it should have taken into account the different connection speeds available, regional variations in Openreach’s dominance and the core parts of its network where there is already competition. Dark fibre is optical fibre…
As Openreach legally separates from BT, Ofcom expects the newly reformed phone and broadband provider to engage with industry in order to deliver widespread fibre networks, offering fast, reliable broadband. Ofcom and BT agreed to the biggest ever reform of Openreach back in March. This came after Ofcom’s concerns that BT had retained control of…
Government announces 100% business rate relief for new full fibre infrastructure in England, in new Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill. This relief aims to encourage telecoms companies to invest in their fibre network by installing new fibre lines to support the digital infrastructure. The Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill will benefit both homes and businesses across England by supporting…
A quarter of the 2,006 UK adult workers interviewed said they had problems with their broadband or mobile services which had made working from home difficult. Almost half of those (46%) experienced such severe problems it has put them off working from home at all. In the last year, remote workers spent a combined £190…
Ofcom has set out detailed plans to improve access to Openreach’s infrastructure in order to support fibre investment. This should make it cheaper and easier for other providers to connect their own fibre broadband directly to homes and offices. Designed to encourage investment in the next generation of ultrafast internet connections, as well as reducing…
The new Links kiosks will offer free ultrafast Wi-Fi, mobile charging, calls and local information. Opening on major high streets across London this year, starting with the borough of Southwark, Links kiosks are set to provide digital innovation fit for the modern age to the streets of the UK’s capital. Ultramodern in design, the Links…
In the 2017 Spring Budget, Chancellor Philip Hammond announced a new government strategy to roll out fibre broadband and 5G coverage. If 5G is to be the next big leap in mobile technology, as predicted, the government hopes to lead the way. This means we need superfast broadband, UK-wide, if we are to succeed with…
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