llu high-speed
O2 woos SMEs with broadband deal
News Fairman said it currently has 57 per cent population coverage for its LLU (local loop unbundling) product - and is aiming to ramp that up to 68 per cent by the end of August. And as part of the service O2 performs line speed checks to ensure... [01 May 2008]
Broadband Britain is champ of Europe
News Point Topic also warned the UK was lagging behind other countries in local-loop unbundling (LLU) - the process where rival telcos install their own equipment in BT's local exchanges and offer competing wholesale services. [03 Jan 2006]
BSkyB confirms £211m offer for Easynet
News The Murdoch-owned satellite provider said it had decided to acquire Easynet, which made £8.9m in EBITDA last year, because of its significant broadband presence in the UK as well as its efforts in local loop unbundling (LLU). [21 Oct 2005]
Wanadoo and PlusNet go for high-speed LLU broadband
News PlusNet has also revealed its plans for super high-speed broadband, with the ISP planning to offer LLU customers speeds of up to 24Mbps from December, while customers in areas of Cornwall, Greater London, Northern Ireland, South Glamorgan and... [17 Oct 2005]
Has Sky got its eye on the broadband arena?
News As well as buying an existing broadband ISP, Sky is rumoured to be considering spending up to £200m to install its own broadband equipment in BT's local exchanges - a process known as local-loop unbundling (LLU). [14 Oct 2005]
BT business broadband: Just how scant is take-up?
News Justin Fielder, business development director of Easynet, said: "Easynet hasn't noticed any pricing issues with take-up in the exchanges in which it offers its LLU SDSL product, as customers value the combination of symmetric speed coupled with a... [24 Aug 2005]
C&W buys Bulldog to snap at BT
News This acquisition will give the telco a foothold in the UK local-loop unbundling (LLU) market, letting it create and sell businesses broadband packages that are different and potentially more innovative than those sold by BT Wholesale. [28 May 2004]
Leader: UK broadband - alive and kicking
Leader LLU. That ISP has not only changed its name from Freeserve but lamented the failure that has been LLU in the UK. Today Wanadoo - as in Wanadoo UK, an arm of France Telecom's ISP business - launched a fairly broad broadband broadside against BT and... [27 Apr 2004]
BT forced to cut local loop charges
News UK telecoms watchdog, Oftel has ruled that BT must halve the charges it levies against third party operators wishing to take advantage of local loop unbundling (LLU). This will lead to lower charges, reducing costs for operators and giving them... [18 Jan 2002]
Bungling the unbundling: Who is to blame?
Comment Some companies are already starting to resell BT ADSL services, and this remains an option for those dropping out of full-on LLU. But this isn't the LLU we want. Unbundling means allowing a number of companies to use local exchanges to provide high... [05 Feb 2001]
The best of 'Reader Comments': unbundling the local loop and dot-com advertising
Comment The whole process of LLU [local loop unbundling] and access has been undermined by Oftel themselves, who have appeared to be little more than a department of BT and have never challenged BT on reasons for extended lead times into sites. [26 Jan 2001]
