local-loop unbundling
BT's new broadband unit: Did they jump or were they pushed?
News Meanwhile others, including easynet, said the question of local loop unbundling would be the key test of the telco's dedication to opening up the market. Ben Verwaayen, CEO of BT Group, today revealed details about the company's creation of a new... [22 Sep 2005]
Wanadoo to spend €1bn on local loop unbundling
News Wanadoo, which is currently in the middle of a local loop unbundling (LLU) trial in the Leeds area, is hoping to have between 50 and 65 per cent of its 2.2 million UK customers using unbundled loops within the next two to three years. [08 Sep 2005]
BT tied up by unbundling system bugs
News These problems occurred in new systems that should automate local-loop unbundling (LLU) - the process where a rival telecoms operator can take control of BT telephone lines and offer its own services to businesses and consumers. [09 Aug 2005]
Onetel and Easynet team up for next gen fat pipes
News Easynet is one of the few operators to use local-loop unbundling (LLU) to install its equipment in BT's local exchanges and offer its own wholesale broadband services. Centrica now hopes to target the 4.4 million customers that are covered by... [01 Aug 2005]
Blame BT for service problems, says Bulldog
News Speaking at C&W's annual general meeting on Friday, chairman Richard Lapthorne said BT had been struggling to hand over control of telephone lines to Bulldog - through a process known as local-loop unbundling (LLU). [26 Jul 2005]
24Mbps broadband comes to London
News The company is currently keeping its pricing strategy a secret but said the service, which works over local loop unbundling, will be "competitive". Londoners could soon see broadband speeds triple to 24Mbps, as a recently launched company has... [01 Jul 2005]
BT dodges Ofcom's hammer
News BT is also cutting the cost of installing equipment in its exchanges - a process known as local-loop unbundling (LLU). In return for making concessions in the way it operates its 'local loop', BT will get more freedom to invest in 'high-risk... [23 Jun 2005]
France Telecom to swallow up Cable & Wireless?
News Bulldog was itself taken over by Cable & Wireless in May 2004, after being one of the few companies to install its own equipment in BT's local exchanges — a process known as local loop unbundling (LLU). [20 Jun 2005]
Broadband rollout hit as unbundling misses targets
News Although Black reported that significant progress had made in local loop unbundling (LLU) over recent months, he also said that just 50 to 60 per cent of newly unbundled lines were actually delivered 'right first time', against a target of 75 per... [10 Feb 2005]
BT offers Ofcom a deal
News BT is also proposing to offer faster broadband services and cut the cost of both its wholesale broadband and local-loop unbundling products. We welcome BT's structural and governmental proposals, and its commitment to wholesale line rental and... [04 Feb 2005]
Broadband: No longer Europe's luxury
News The dot-com style boom of competitors will see prices maintaining their fall as a result of local loop unbundling and broadband upstarts will be able to put together a more attractive triple-play of voice, video and data service to tempt users to... [21 Jan 2005]
Quocirca's Straight Talking: Convergence here at last?
Comment The prolific growth of broadband, the unbundling of the local loop and perhaps even the unwiring of the local loop through fixed and mobile convergence all form part of a rethink. Kingston Communications possesses expertise in carrier services... [14 Jan 2005]
Broadband to get cheaper?
News The communications regulator announced on Thursday that it was forcing BT to substantially cut its local-loop unbundling (LLU) prices in an attempt to increase "effective and sustainable" broadband competition. [20 Dec 2004]
Easynet takes on BT in wholesale broadband
News Easynet was a pioneer of LLU (local loop unbundling) and currently has connections in 240 local exchanges, giving it access to 4.4 million homes and 700,000 businesses. Easynet has launched the first challenge to BT in wholesale broadband with its... [13 Dec 2004]
Leader: Broadband Britain - not there yet
Leader There's no question the UK has come a long way in promoting the rollout of broadband internet connectivity since the dark days of being a high-speed internet laggard mired in an uncompetitive market and endless arguments about local loop unbundling. [29 Nov 2004]
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