local-loop unbundling in news
O2 considers high fibre rollout
News Some analysts have argued that BT's announcement was bad news for those providers who had invested large amounts in local-loop unbundling (LLU) - the process by which providers can get equivalent access to BT's infrastructure - because their... [17 Jul 2008]
Broadband pace lagging in the countryside
News The advice website says broadband headline speeds in excess of 8Mbps are therefore less likely to be available in rural areas, adding that almost all telephone exchanges in areas such as London have a wide variety of LLU (local loop unbundling... [04 Jun 2008]
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. Mobile operator O2 UK has launched a business broadband service and... [01 May 2008]
Fibre - coming to a home near you
News U is for Unbundling He called fibre in the local loop and FTTH "future-proof" technologies to meet this demand. Broadband was delivered via fibre optic networks to more than 2.5 million European homes in 2006 - and demand for the high-speed... [10 Jul 2007]
Broadband narrows UK digital divide
News Two-thirds of the UK's households were able to get broadband and phone services through local loop unbundling (LLU) by the end of 2006 - compared with only two-fifths of homes able to connect by LLU at the end of 2005. [24 May 2007]
Be extends next-gen fat pipes to third of Blighty
News Be is aiming to install its equipment in a further 300 exchanges - via a process known as local-loop unbundling - by the end of this summer. Be, the next-generation broadband network operator purchased by O2 last June, has extended its network to... [16 Feb 2007]
Fat pipe switching: Easy does it
News MAC codes apply only to DSL providers that have not installed their own broadband equipment in BT's local exchanges - a process known as local loop unbundling. Broadband users will find it easier to switch to a new ISP from today. [14 Feb 2007]
Unbundled lines set to number 1.5 million
News Local loop unbundling (LLU) is a process whereby telecoms operators other than BT provide voice and data services to homes and businesses using BT's infrastructure. The unbundling process has not been without its problems, as BT has repeatedly... [05 Feb 2007]
BT lines up 10 million broadband customers
News Although BT-supplied DSL (whether through BT Retail, BT Wholesale or by local loop unbundling) accounts for only about 80 per cent of total broadband lines, 89 per cent of new customers are purchasing BT-supplied lines, the telco said. [02 Jan 2007]
Ofcom and ISPs kiss and MAC up
News U is for Unbundling The most of these is how MAC codes can be successfully transferred from one Local Loop Unbundled provider to another, uSwitch said. The new rule comes into effect on 14 Februry next year. [13 Dec 2006]
Vodafone jumps on broadband bandwagon
News Under the scheme, the mobile operator can sell broadband access across the UK without having to invest in local loop unbundling, where companies fit their own gear in BT's exchanges - the tactic favoured by Orange Broadband, née Wanadoo, and Cable... [10 Nov 2006]
One million lines: BT hits LLU milestone
News One million lines have been unbundled from BT's telephone exchanges, the telco said, as part of its local loop unbundling (LLU) programme. Work on distribution frames - devices vital to unbundling which are located in exchanges - still needs to... [10 Nov 2006]
BT struggling to keep pace with fat pipe demand
News A BT spokeswoman told silicon.com: "Order volumes are driven by the LLU [local loop unbundling] operators so it's difficult for OpenReach to anticipate future broadband figures. BT engineers are to work round the clock to keep up with rapid growth... [08 Nov 2006]
BT to recruit unbundling army
News Openreach is the company that was split off from the rest of BT last year - at the insistence of the regulator Ofcom - to help other broadband providers get more of an equal footing by installing their own equipment in BT's exchanges, a process... [06 Nov 2006]
Carphone Warehouse takes home AOL UK
News The company also announced it was expecting £20m in additional costs during the current financial year, with the unexpectedly high take-up of free broadband meaning "incremental wholesale broadband costs incurred across a larger base, delays to... [11 Oct 2006]
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