Openreach announced plans to “to connect more consumers and small businesses in the UK to ultrafast fibre using its open access network”. These include two new trials of fibre to the premise (FTTP) technology for business in two areas of Bradford, together with new G.fast pilot sites in Cambridgeshire and Kent.
This month the European Commission published the first findings from two recent consultations: the preliminary trends identified in its consultation on the need for internet speed and quality beyond 2020, together with the
Lots of updates from Ofcom this month:
More on zero rating: Comcast’s Stream TV service came under scrutiny this month, with the not-for-profit advocacy group Public Knowledge filing a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that Stream TV usage is excluded from custo
Budget 2016 & National Infrastructure Delivery Plan 2016–2021: this month’s Budget included the following in relation to broadband infrastructure:
Ofcom today published the draft outcomes from its latest Business Connectivity Market Review (BCMR, more background here), following on from the publication of the outcomes of its Strategic Review of
A summary of February 2016’s broadband news and developments:
A roundup of February’s UK broadband policy developments:
Ofcom today published the initial conclusions from its Strategic Review of Digital Communications. According to its press release, Ofcom’s decisions are designed to achieve:
Net neutrality developments this month mainly relate to issues arising from providers’ zero rating of certain content and services (also see this previous post).
