UK Devon and Somerset Broadband Extension Contract Goes to Tender
The £94m Connecting Devon and Somerset project in England, which is currently working with BT to make “superfast broadband” (24Mbps+ capable FTTC/P) service available to over 90% of local premises by...
View ArticleUPDATE3 BT’s Broadband Rollout Deal for Devon and Somerset Collapses
The second round of contracts for the Government’s Superfast Extension Programme (SEP), which is designed to push UK coverage of superfast broadband (24Mbps+) services from 90% in early 2016 to 95% by...
View ArticleWireless ISP AirBand to Deploy Superfast Broadband in Dartmoor and Exmoor
The Connecting Devon and Somerset project in England has announced that a fixed wireless access (FWA) provider called Airband has won their open tender contract for deploying superfast broadband to...
View ArticleAirband Consortium to Bid for Full Devon and Somerset Broadband Contract
Worcester-based fixed wireless ISP Airband, which yesterday won a separate open market contract to deploy superfast broadband to 5,800 premises across the Dartmoor and Exmoor National Parks in England...
View ArticleCumbria, Devon and Somerset – BDUK Fibre Broadband Rollout Progress
A couple of the Government’s Broadband Delivery projects, including the Connecting Cumbria and Connecting Devon and Somerset schemes in England, have just passed important milestones in the progress of...
View ArticleDevon and Somerset Businesses Demand Say in Local Broadband Inquiry
The Federation of Small Business (FSB), Blackdown Hills Business Association (BHBA) and the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) have vented frustration after their views were excluded from an...
View ArticleNorth Devon Villages Petition Culture Secretary for Faster Broadband
Residents from three small rural villages in North Devon (Filleigh, East Buckland and West Buckland) have joined forces in order to hand a petition to the Government’s Culture Secretary, John...
View ArticleWaiting to Tender – Devon and Somerset’s Phase 2 Broadband Contract
The Connecting Devon and Somerset project, which suffered a big setback in June 2015 after failing to reach a deal to extend “superfast broadband” coverage with BT (here), will be hoping to get back on...
View ArticleAirBand Submit Plans for Wireless Broadband in Dartmoor and Exmoor
Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) provider Airband has officially submitted planning applications for a staggering 120 new “transmitter” (transceiver) stations, which will be used to spread superfast...
View ArticleDevon and Somerset Offer £500 Vouchers for 10Mb Rural Broadband
The £94m Connecting Devon and Somerset project in England has announced the introduction of a new subsidy scheme (worth up to £500 per property), which is designed to help those stuck on sub-2Mbps...
View ArticleUPDATE Uncertainty Stalls South Somerset Superfast Broadband Strategy
The South Somerset District Council (SSDC) has stalled plans to put £640,000 into the central Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) programme because of uncertainty over how the clawback reinvestment...
View ArticleBlackdown Hills Communities Hope for Better Broadband with EU Money
Villages in the rural Blackdown Hills, which represents a 370km2 area of natural beauty that straddles the border between Somerset and Devon in South West England, appear to have become tired of...
View ArticleUPDATE Gigaclear Plans 1Gbps Broadband for Part of the Blackdown Hills
Ultra-fast fibre optic ISP Gigaclear have announced that they are “set to bring” their 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to at least part of the vast rural Blackdown Hills area,...
View ArticleAirband Launch Wholesale Broadband Network in Dartmoor and Exmoor
Fixed wireless ISP Airband, which last year won a £4.6m contract to deploy superfast broadband to 5,800 premises across the Dartmoor and Exmoor National Parks in England (here), has today officially...
View ArticleDevon and Somerset Restart £39.5m Hunt for ISP to Upgrade Broadband
After a long wait the much delayed second phase of the Connecting Devon and Somerset project, which suffered a setback in June 2015 after failing to reach a deal to extend “superfast broadband”...
View ArticleDevon and Somerset’s 10Mbps Rural Broadband Vouchers Prove Popular
The Broadband Delivery UK programme has claimed that a new rural broadband voucher scheme (up to £500 per property) in Devon and Somerset, which has received over 1600 applications (1100 of those have...
View ArticleTrueSpeed Hints At Expansion of FTTP Broadband to More UK Counties
Fibre optic ISP TrueSpeed has hinted to Ofcom that its 150Mbps Fibre-to-the-Premise (FTTP) broadband network, which is currently rolling out to parts of the Chew Valley in rural North East Somerset...
View Article30Mbps Wireless Broadband Network Goes Live in Dartmoor and Exmoor
Fixed wireless ISP Airband, which last year won a £4.6m contract with the Connecting Devon and Somerset project to roll-out their 30Mbps+ “superfast broadband” network to 5,800 premises in the Dartmoor...
View ArticlePlymouth Science Park Upgrades 120 Businesses to 100Mbps Broadband
Over 120 businesses on the 25 acre Plymouth Science Park campus in Devon (England) look set to benefit when the existing fibre optic based ParkNet infrastructure is upgraded to support “UltraFast”...
View ArticleUPD 1Gbps FTTP Broadband for 35,225 Extra Devon and Somerset Premises
The Connecting Devon and Somerset project has today signed a major new £62.25m deal with rural ISP Gigaclear, which will enable the provider to roll-out their 1Gbps (1000Mbps+) capable...
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