Openreach

Openreach Plots Closure Of 4,600 Local Telephone Exchanges

UK's transition to full fibre network, sees Openreach consultation on the closure of thousands of local telephone exchanges

4 years ago

Openreach Moves Customers Away From Copper Network In Salisbury

In a UK first, customers in Salisbury are now no longer able buy landlines or broadband on the copper network,…

4 years ago

Openreach Engineer Stabbed Five Times Amid 5G Violence

Disgraceful. Engineer suffered five stab wounds amid violent attacks against telecom engineers earlier this year, Openreach boss confirms

4 years ago

Ofcom Probes BT Charges For Rural Broadband Connections

Telecoms watchdog launches probe of BT after some rural customers face quotes of over £100,000 for broadband installation or upgrade

4 years ago

Engineers Honoured For Services During Lockdown

Two BT Openreach engineers, along with staff from BT, TalkTalk and Sky recognised on Queen's birthday honours list for keeping…

4 years ago

Old TV Responsible For Welsh Village Broadband Outage

Openreach sends in its 'SAS' engineers! Old TV set found to be responsible for two years of broadband outages in…

4 years ago

Openreach Unveils Plans For Full Fibre In Final Third

Plans to roll out next generation fibre connections in the hardest to reach areas in the United Kingdom revealed by…

4 years ago

BT’s Jansen: ‘Impossible’ To Remove Huawei Kit In Under Ten Years

Ahead of government announcement on Huawei, BT warns it will be 'impossible' to remove all its equipment in under ten…

4 years ago

Openreach Suspends G.fast Broadband Rollout Until 2021

Openreach confirms that the rollout of G.Fast, technology that speeds up copper-based broadband connections, will be paused until next year

4 years ago

BT Begins Talk To Sell Stake In Openreach – Report

Selling off the crown jewels? BT is reportedly in talks to sell a multi billion pound stake in its hugely…

5 years ago

Coronavirus: BT Pledges No Job Losses During Pandemic

No job losses during pandemic, pledges BT, as carrier also suspends future fibre-to-the-premise and G.fast build plans, and implements manager…

5 years ago

Coronavirus: UK Removes Data Caps For Home Broadband

Netflix bingeing...main ISPs and operators in the UK agree to remove data caps on fixed-line broadband during the Coronavirus pandemic

5 years ago

Openreach Announces Full Fibre To 227 Rural Communities

200 villages, market towns and rural areas set to benefit as Openreach pledges to roll out ultrafast fibre to the…

5 years ago

Ofcom Proposes Changes To Ensure Full Fibre Deployment

Major changes proposed to boost investment for full fibre deployment for both residential and commercial properties in the United Kingdom

5 years ago

Sharon White, Kim Mears Honoured In New Year’s List

Former Ofcom chief executive Sharon White and Openreach fibre boss Kim Mears recognised for services to public and telecoms industry

5 years ago

Most Brits Just Want Reliable, Not Faster Broadband

Broadband speed need? Not really, as Nominet finds most Brits would opt for reliability over speed

5 years ago

Openreach Announces New FTTP Locations

Acceleration of fibre to the premise (FTTP) program at Openreach, with the addition of 36 new locations

5 years ago

BT To Close Offices In 270 Locations

Cost-cutting purge, or 'workplace improvement programme' as BT calls it, sees huge culling of offices

5 years ago

Ofcom To Give Fibre Rivals Greater Access To BT’s Poles And Ducts

Greater access to Openreach infrastructure planned by Ofcom as it seeks to drive fibre investment

6 years ago

Government Pledges Nationwide Full Fibre Broadband By 2033

Need for speed. Government plan revealed for all households and businesses to enjoy 1Gbps by 2033

6 years ago

Openreach Increases FTTP Target To 3m In ‘Fibre First’ Drive

BT Openreach promises to make broadband great again with 'fibre first' rollout

7 years ago

Government Reaches 95 Percent Superfast Broadband Coverage Target

Government wants to extend coverage and boost speeds after meeting 2017 superfast broadband target

7 years ago

BT Launches 152Mbps & 314Mbps Ultrafast Broadband

Want to upgrade your home office? BT promises compensation if speeds drop below 100Mbps

7 years ago

Government Confirms Legal Right To High Speed Broadband

Pledge that everyone in UK will have legal right to broadband speeds of at least 10 Mbps by 2020

7 years ago

Tales In Tech History: BT And the Creation Of BT Openreach

The debate on Openreach's future has been raging for the past few years, so we thought it was time to…

7 years ago

Openreach Drone Connects Remote Village To 1Gbps Broadband

Welsh village considered too difficult to connect gets 1Gbps broadband

7 years ago

Openreach Effigy Shows Slow Rural Broadband Is Still An Issue

ANALYSIS: BT Openreach effigy might be amusing but it is a serious protest at villages still being left out of…

7 years ago

Digital Minister ‘Concerned’ At Speed Of BT Openreach Split Progress

Minister for the Digital Economy Matt Hancock reiterates government's full fibre vision and has a warning for BT and Openreach

7 years ago

Up to £645m To Be Reinvested In Superfast Broadband As Government Targets 98 Percent Coverage

As much as £645m will be handed back to local councils to extend superfast broadband coverage to 98 percent of…

7 years ago

Vodafone In Talks With Openreach To Co-Invest In FTTP Broadband

Vodafone could help fund FTTP broadband in urban areas with Openreach in what would be a first for the UK…

7 years ago