BT wins yet more BDUK funding after agreeing West Midlands broadband deal
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German Academics Set World Record In Wireless Data Transmission
Radio links capable of transferring 40 Gbps could revolutionise rural broadband deployment
BT Agrees £20m BDUK West Sussex Deal
BT wins yet more BDUK funding thanks to the Better Connected West Sussex Broadband Project
Cumbria Broadband Delayed Again By European Red Tape
The superfast broadband rollout in Cumbria is facing yet more delays, blamed on red tape from Brussels
EE 4G Brings High Speed Internet To Rural Cumbria For First Time
EE 4G expands to cover 100 square miles of the Northern Fells
BT Agrees £48m Lincolnshire Broadband Deal
BDUK provides £14.3 million to help bring fibre to 88 percent of all properties in the county
BT To Recycle Undersea Cables To Improve Isles Of Scilly Broadband
BT's "most ambitious" rural broadband project ever moves old undersea fibre
EU Rural Broadband Funding Cut To Zero
Cameron's budget cuts hit European broadband plans, as digital funds dive from €9.2 billion to €1 billion
New Eutelsat Tooway Packages Bring 20Mbps Broadband To Rural UK
Could Tooway broadband be a rural saviour?
BT Agrees £36.5m BDUK Deal For Wiltshire And South Gloucestershire
BT will receive £4.6m in BDUK funding for new rural broadband deal
Villagers Agree Deal With BT Openreach To Bring Fibre To Islip
Residents raise £11,000 to bring superfast broadband to Oxfordshire village
North Yorkshire Village Is First To Benefit From BDUK
Communications Minister Ed Vaizey switches on BDUK-funded superfast broadband in Ainderby Steeple
Rural Broadband Speeds Less Than Half Those Of Urban Areas – Labour
Labour party accuses government of neglecting rural broadband
Government Admits Rural Broadband Rollout ‘Challenges’
Ed Vaizey admits the government's 2015 rural broadband targets are “challenging”
White Space Technology Could Launch Next Year Says Ofcom
Ofcom says white space technology could be used for enhanced Wi-Fi networks and rural broadband
BDUK Gains EU Blessing For Superfast Broadband Rollout
The EU approves British plans to roll out superfast broadband to rural communities via the BDUK scheme
BT Slams uSwitch Slowest Broadband Speed Claims
BT denies Cromarty Road is UK's slowest street for broadband and calls report "inaccurate" and "misleading"
BT Brings Forward Fibre Broadband Rollout End Date
BT brings forward the date again
Rural Broadband Boost As EC Set To Approve BDUK
EC competition commissioner suggests approval for BDUK is likely
BT Denies Overcharging Government Over BDUK
New report suggests that BT is inventing BDUK wholesale costs in rural areas
UK Rural Group Calls For Broadband Universal Service Obligation
Only a universal service obligation can save rural communities
Lords Committee Slates Government Broadband Strategy
A Lords Committee lambasts the government's broadband strategy, claiming it has too much emphasis on speed
BT Wins Another BDUK Race With North Yorkshire Contract
N Yorkshire gets its fibre while others wait, because the deal got early EU approval
Government’s BDUK Plan Faces European Objection
The government's BDUK scheme for rural broadband is facing more controversy after European objections
Fast Internet Funding For Scottish Highlands
The Scottish government has put together £120m to fibre up the Highlands and Islands
Cumbria Rejects BT, Fujitsu Broadband Bids
Cumbria County Council tells TechWeekEurope that BT's and Fujitsu's superfast broadband bids failed for differing reasons
Labour MP Claims Rural Broadband Only For Rich
A Labour MP courts controversy after claiming a rural broadband deployment in Lancashire will only benefit the rich
C&W Drops ‘Uneconomical’ Broadband For Cumbrian Community
A remote community in Cumbria has seen their broadband service switched off because it was 'uneconomical'
EC Seeks Ways To Roll Out Cheaper Broadband
The European Commission opens a public consultation over how to reduce the costs associated with deploying fibre broadband
Interview: White Space Beats Fibre for Rural Broadband
Broadband Delivery UK should give £40 million to white space radio to connect the last ten percent of the population, says TTP's head of wireless Richard Walker