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Cheat Sheet: BT's £1.5bn fibre plans
Cheat Sheet BT charge whatever it likes for fibre after Ofcom said it won't impose any pricing controls on fibre access. According to the ever-optimistic Ofcom head Ed Richards, the cheap cost of copper and mobile... [14 Jul 2009]
BT reveals which towns will get fibre first
News BT had been waiting for regulator Ofcom to give return on investment guarantees on fibre before moving ahead with deployments - and earlier this month Ofcom announced telecoms providers will be able to... [23 Mar 2009]
Cheap broadband will stop BT going fibre charge crazy
News Cheap mobile broadband and existing fixed services will keep BT from running a fibre monopoly, according to the communications regulator Ofcom. O is for Ofcom However, Ofcom chief... [03 Mar 2009]
Images: Putting next-gen Broadband Britain on the map
Photo NGA in the UK: Broadband Britain isn't doing too badly after all when it comes to moving towards next-generation broadband, according to a report from Ofcom advisory group the Communications Consumer Panel (CCP). [27 Jan 2009]
'UK needs spectrum-for-speed swap'
News Speaking to silicon.com sister site ZDNet UK on Tuesday, Meadway said the government and Ofcom should re-examine the auction model that will be used to dispose of UHF spectrum coming free as a result of the digital... [20 Jan 2009]
Bournemouth braced for first Fibrecity homes
News O is for Ofcom The first clutch of homes to be connected to the 100Mbps Fibrecity network currently being built in Bournemouth will be hooked up by the end of March. The superfast seaside broadband network is being built... [20 Jan 2009]
Virgin debuts 50Mbps broadband
News O is for Ofcom Virgin Media has finally launched its long-anticipated '50Mbps' cable broadband service but analysts have warned the headline speed may not be attainable for very long. The £51-per-month service, which... [16 Dec 2008]
Recession won't hit BT £1.5bn fibre broadband plans
News When BT announced the plan it said it would need Ofcom to change the regulatory environment to ensure it could make a return on its investment. The spokesman confirmed to silicon.com that talks between BT and... [17 Nov 2008]
Broadband speeds going down toilet without fibre
News Ensuring interoperability by establishing a single standard all technologies adhere to is thus going to be critical, added Clive Carter, principal, strategy and market developments at Ofcom. The UK needs to get its act... [06 Nov 2008]
BT to plug fibre in London, Wales
News Asked whether the two pilots will pave the way for a national rollout of FTTC, the spokesman said BT's next-gen broadband strategy is dependent on "a number of factors", including being able to ensure a return on its investment; evidence... [14 Oct 2008]
UK fat pipes sluggish from lack of fibre
News In addition, Ofcom recently revealed an action plan to raise awareness and encourage telcos to invest in next generation networks. O is for Ofcom Faster broadband speeds could be on the horizon, however,... [30 Sep 2008]
Ofcom hatches plan to woo telcos to fibre
News Ofcom has revealed an action plan to establish what must be done to encourage telcos to invest in next-generation fibre networks. Chinyelu Onwurah, head of telecoms technology at Ofcom, said: "These are... [23 Sep 2008]
Broadband Britain: UK needs wireless patchwork
News The report also called on Ofcom, the telecoms regulator, to accelerate the release of radio spectrum that could be used for mobile broadband, such as that due for release under an auction that is currently being held up... [12 Sep 2008]
Ofcom: Copper capable of high-speed broadband
News An Ofcom assessment has predicted that DSL over normal copper phone lines could take virtually the whole country to broadband speeds of 50Mbps or more, as long as optical fibre is laid to the street cabinets used by the... [22 Aug 2008]
O2 considers high fibre rollout
News O2 is considering investing in its own fibre-to-the-home network but wants to wait until Ofcom changes telecommunications regulation before it makes an investment. Following BT's Tuesday announcement that it was to... [17 Jul 2008]
