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Cheltenham races as CityFibre extends gigabit fibre to more than 200 additional UK locations Former UK altnet announces new build and extensions to existing projects that will see it supply full-fibre infrastructure to nearly a third of the UK market Share this item with your network: By Published: 15 Mar 2021 10:15 In the latest of a surge of deployments across the UK which will now reach in excess of three million homes and represent more than £1.5bn in private investment, UK broadband provider CityFibre has maintained its recent breakneck pace of deployment by identifying 216 additio...

The four areas of Warrington chosen to receive ‘world class’ internet speeds FOUR areas of Warrington are set to receive ‘world class’ internet speeds. The town centre, Latchford, Padgate and Great Sankey have been chosen to be a part of the £4billion nationwide rollout of CityFibre’s full fibre. A total of 216 additional areas across country have been selected for the expansion of the network, which promises to be a ‘world-class digital infrastructure’. Warrington Borough Council’s executive board member for economic development and innovation Cllr Tom Jennings...

Jasper Hart Committee chair cites ‘litany of failures’ from DCMS as cause  The UK government is likely to miss its revised target to provide 85 per cent of the country with full-fibre broadband by 2025, according to a report from the Public Accounts Committee, the parliamentary spending watchdog. In a report released on 8 January, the committee said that the government’s failure to achieve this target will exacerbate digital inequality at a crucial time, as families with connectivity issues have to contend with the latest national lockdown. The government’s 85 per cent target was rev...

Regulatory hurdles, funding, pandemic, and Huawei have made this a big ask – but industry remains determined Matthew Hughes Fri 8 Jan 2021 // 14:15 UTC Share Copy The 2025 deadline to deliver UK-wide gigabit broadband is "unreachable", according to a damning report from Parliament's spending watchdog. Improving Broadband, published by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), identifies several flaws in the strategy taken by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), particularly when it comes to the planned rollout. Some flaws are regulatory in nature, ...

Next steps in Government’s £5 billion gigabit broadband plan The government has today set out the next steps in its £5 billion strategy to deliver next generation, gigabit-capable broadband to the entire country. From: 22 December 2020 A consultation has been launched on the draft procurement strategy for the UK Gigabit Programme setting out plans to connect the first one million homes and businesses with gigabit speed broadband and maximise coverage in the hardest to reach 20% of the UK by 2025. Homes and businesses that do not yet have access to superfast broadband will be prioritis...