superfastnorthamptonshire
24th May 2012
Faster broadband rolled out across more of the county
http://www.northantset.co.uk/news/local/faster-broadband-rolled-out-across-more-of-the-county-1-3869137
Next Generation Broadband roadshow coming to town
http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/local/next-generation-broadband-roadshow-coming-to-town-1-3869049
Virgin Media and BT in broadband subsidy row
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18158808
18th May 2012
BT announces new UK Infinity broadband exchanges
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/broadband/3357338/bt-announces-new-uk-infinity-broadband-exchanges/
Rutland broadband project contract signed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-18080478
British fibre broadband for all could be paid for by high speed rail cash says Hyperoptic boss
http://recombu.com/digital/news/british-fibre-broadband-for-all-could-be-paid-for-by-high-speed-rail-cash-says-hyperoptic-boss_M10465.html
Rural fibre broadband: building a network on video
http://recombu.com/digital/news/rural-fibre-broadband-building-a-network-on-video_M10444.html
10th May 2012
BT hits superfast broadband target ahead of deadline
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/may/10/bt-superfast-broadband-ahead-of-deadline?newsfeed=true
Broadband Universal Service Commitment, 9 out of 10 disagree with the Government http://www.thinkbroadband.com/news/5214-broadband-universal-service-commitment-9-out-of-10-disagree-with-the-government.html
Towns excluded from broadband fund
http://www.lgcplus.com/briefings/corporate-core/technology/towns-excluded-from-broadband-fund/5044655.article
MP backs call for broadband
http://www.buckinghamtoday.co.uk/news/local/mp-backs-call-for-broadband-1-3779601
Campaign launched to bring superfast broadband to Peterborough
http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/et-business/business-news/campaign-launched-to-bring-superfast-broadband-to-peterborough-1-3818031
25th April 2012
Final push in Leicestershire broadband boost campaign
http://www.inloughborough.com/news/100920/Final%20push%20in%20broadband%20boost%20campaign
Farmers Weekly broadband campaign praised in parliament
http://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/23/04/2012/132552/Farmers-Weekly-broadband-campaign-praised-in-parliament.htm
18th April 2012
Will BT swallow all the BDUK funding?
http://www.thinkbroadband.com/news/5177-will-bt-swallow-all-the-bduk-funding.html
Cornwall now has fibre products available to a third of properties
http://www.thinkbroadband.com/news/5175-cornwall-now-has-fibre-products-available-to-a-third-of-properties.html
11th April 2012
Corby to join super-fast broadband network
http://www.northantset.co.uk/news/local/corby-to-join-super-fast-broadband-network-1-3700804
10th April 2012
Digging for superfast broadband and other tech news
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/9711150.stm
3rd April 2012
CityFibre praises Deddington all-fibre broadband rollout
http://www.cable.co.uk/news/cityfibre-praises-deddington-all-fibre-broadband-rollout-801331616/
27th March 2012
A Broadband Journey
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17522048
Superfast broadband the smaller providers are expanding
http://www.thinkbroadband.com/news/5117-superfast-broadband-the-smaller-providers-are-expanding.html
Campaign for super-fast broadband is launched
http://www.lutterworthmail.co.uk/community/your-say/campaign-for-super-fast-broadband-is-launched-1-3575448
21st March 2012
Rutland CC select BT as their preferred bidder
http://www.rutland.gov.uk/council_and_democracy/council_news/digital_rutland_contract.aspx
11th March 2012
Local authorities meet broadband deadline
http://www.culture.gov.uk/news/news_stories/8912.aspx
5th March 2012
Small businesses harness the power of cloud computing
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17222816
26th February 2012
Visit the Rural Community Broadband Fund page for the latest information
Farmers must have broadband benefits
http://www.farminglife.com/ufu-watch/farmers_must_have_broadband_benefits_1_3564968
BT fibre broadband deployment hailed by David Cameron
http://www.cable.co.uk/news/bt-fibre-broadband-deployment-hailed-by-david-cameron-801303257/
16th February 2012
Monitor your broadband usage with the thinkbroadband tbbMeter
http://www.computeractive.co.uk/ca/download-review/2145082/monitor-broadband-usage-thinkbroadband-tbbmeter
FTTH/B about to enter mass adoption phase
http://www.thinkbroadband.com/news/5040-ftth-b-about-to-enter-mass-adoption-phase.html
Broadband take-up boosts BT earnings
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3cf9b2fc-4e3e-11e1-aa0b-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1mYjcxemE
Fast broadband – who can compete with BT?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16924004
7th February 2012
FTTP to potentially be available in all fibre enabled areas
Fibre To The Premise on demand
3rd February 2012
BT steps up broadband expansion
http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/business-news/bt_steps_up_broadband_expansion_1_4208357
BT cheers City as profits rise on broadband growth
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/feb/03/bt-profits-rise-broadband-growth?newsfeed=true
Broadband speeds up 22% on 2010, claims Ofcom
http://www.mobiletoday.co.uk/News/13868/broadband_speeds_2011_ofcom.aspx
Boost to rural phone signals
http://www.buckinghamtoday.co.uk/news/business/boost_to_rural_phone_signals_1_3469203
27th January 2012
Three Councils unlikely to meet BDUK funding deadline
http://www.thinkbroadband.com/news/4993-three-councils-unlikely-to-reach-bduk-funding-deadline.html
A Third Of English Councils Set To Go With Broadband
http://www.egovmonitor.com/node/45800
Get behind broadband projects or lose funding, councils urged
http://www.ukauthority.com/Headlines/tabid/36/NewsArticle/tabid/64/Default.aspx?id=3503
Shropshire superfast rural broadband plans approved
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-16739305
24th Janaury 2012
Government Threatens To Pull Councils’ Broadband Funding
http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/government-threatens-to-pull-councils-broadband-funding-55634
Internet Speed Boost For The County
13th Janaury 2012
4G mobile internet promised across UK
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/jan/12/4g-superfast-broadband-airwaves-auction-ofcom?newsfeed=true
21st December 2011
GOVERNMENT APPROVAL FOR COUNTY COUNCIL’S SUPERFAST BROADBAND STRATEGY
11-12-20 Superfast Northamptonshire Broadband December FINAL
Another 24,000 Northamptonshire Homes and Businesses to Get Faster Broadband
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UK cities expected to go it alone for better broadband
http://news.techeye.net/internet/uk-cities-expected-to-go-it-alone-for-better-broadband
West councils to launch high-speed broadband
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-16300647
16th December 2011
DIY fibre broadband
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16196863
9th December 2011
Nottinghamshire County Council’s £2.1m broadband pledge
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-16107168
Rural broadband pilots too slow – Countryside Alliance
http://www.telecompaper.com/news/rural-broadband-pilots-too-slow-countryside-alliance
29th November 2011
UK Chancellor announces more funding for broadband
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15937140
Locals ‘support’ faster broadband in Gloucestershire
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-15938950
28th November 2011
BT rivals drop out of Scottish broadband pilot
http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/networking/2011/11/28/bt-rivals-drop-out-of-scottish-broadband-pilot-40094520/
FSB warns against broadband digital divide
http://www.broadbandchoice.co.uk/news/fsb-warns-against-broadband-digital-divide-801222701/
Rutland broadband consultation period set to end
http://www.uswitch.com/broadband/news/2011/11/rutland_broadband_consultation_period_set_to_end/
18th November 2011
Superfast Northamptonshire e-petition reaches over 1000 signatures! Keep up your support!
B4RN rural Lancs broadband scheme seeks community help
http://www.cable.co.uk/news/b4rn-rural-lancs-broadband-scheme-seeks-community-help-801213953/
Bath and North East Somerset Council opt out of BDUK
http://www.thinkbroadband.com/news/4886-bath-and-north-east-somerset-council-out-of-bduk.html
17th November 2011
Wiltshire superfast broadband survey results in
http://www.thinkbroadband.com/news/4885-wiltshire-superfast-broadband-survey-results-in.html
BT’s pole and duct plans “fatal to competition”
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/371257/bts-pole-and-duct-plans-fatal-to-competition
3rd November 2011
Vodafone extends femtocell trials to boost rural 3G
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/370894/vodafone-extends-femtocell-trials-to-boost-rural-3g
1st November 2011
Hambleton in Rutland gets ultra-fast broadband
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-15539779
Local people ‘invest in superfast business broadband for Rutland’
http://www.telappliant.com/voip-news/800783690/local-people-invest-in-superfast-business-broadband-for-rutland
25th October 2011
Vote: Mags McGuire for Digital Heroes Award
She needs your votes for the East Midlands Award, get voting now!
http://www.talktalk.co.uk/digitalheroes/region.php?region=east_midlands
19th October 2011
Free internet tasters at Weston Favell Library
http://www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/en/news/Latestnews/Pages/Free-internet-taster-sessions-Weston-Favell-Library.aspx
Weston Favell areas is one of the first areas with an upgraded exchange and Superfast Broadband services available
17th October 2011
High-speed broadband ‘vital’ to SME growth
http://www.inspiresme.co.uk/news/business-technology/high-speed-broadband–vital–to-sme-growth-06522/
Next generation 4G mobile broadband trial in Cornwall village begins
http://www.metro.co.uk/tech/878153-next-generation-4g-mobile-broadband-trial-in-cornwall-village-begins
26th September 2011
Superfast Northamptonshire Newsletter- September Edition release. Please see background section of the blog
22nd September 2011
Gigaclear commences Rutland fibre optic broadband rollout
http://www.cable.co.uk/news/gigaclear-commences-rutland-fibre-optic-broadband-rollout-800736962/
Further information can be found at http://www.thinkbroadband.com/news/4511-rutland-telecom-to-deploy-fibre-to-hambleton-village.html
Broadband plan seeks investors
http://www.lancasterguardian.co.uk/community/broadband_plan_seeks_investors_1_3799927
15th September
Suffolk and Rutland gov’t funded broadband plans approved
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/broadband/3303781/suffolk-and-rutland-govt-funded-broadband-plans-approved/
Affordability is the next challenge for broadband
http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2011/09/15/affordability-is-the-next-challenge-for-broadband/
25th August 2011
Northamptonshire to get £4m for faster broadband internet connection
http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/business/northamptonshire_to_get_4m_for_faster_broadband_internet_connection_1_2971991
19th August 2011
Big broadband names ‘must back £530m drive to reach rural areas’
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/aug/17/uk-government-broadband-plans-need-isp-support
16th August 2011
BDUK Allocation Announcement
http://www.culture.gov.uk/images/publications/BDUK-Funding-Allocation-16-08-11.pdf
England and Scotland land £363m broadband windfall
http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/networking/2011/08/16/england-and-scotland-land-363m-broadband-windfall-40093694/
15th August 2011
Gov’t to announce £530m rural broadband fund
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/broadband/3296954/govt-to-announce-530m-rural-broadband-fund/
Fund for high speed rural broadband expected
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-14529196
13th July 2011
Northamptonshire County Council goes LIVE with E-Petition
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/96W7GJ7
Wales gets £57m for superfast broadband
http://www.guardian.co.uk/government-computing-network/2011/jul/13/wales-broadband-expansion-funding
Cumbria gets boost of £16.8m for broadband
http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/9137349.Cumbria_gets_boost_of___16_8m_for_broadband/
4th July 2011
North Yorkshire receives up to £16.4m high-speed broadband funding
http://www.cable.co.uk/news/north-yorkshire-receives-up-to-16-4m-high-speed-broadband-funding-800609814/
3rd July 2011
Broadband pledge for rural areas
http://tech.uk.msn.com/news/articles.aspx?cp-documentid=158444172
29th June 2011
BDUK Tender goes live in European Journal!
http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:202671-2011:TEXT:EN:HTML&tabId=1
6th June 2011
Surrey launches super-fast broadband tender process
http://www.cable.co.uk/news/surrey-launches-super-fast-broadband-tender-process-800567897/
Kent still eyeing £43 million super-fast broadband funding
http://www.broadbandchoice.co.uk/news/kent-still-eyeing-43-million-super-fast-broadband-funding-800567885/
5th June 2011
Eutelsat’s Tooway satellite broadband goes live
http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/networking/2011/06/01/eutelsats-tooway-satellite-broadband-goes-live-40092954/
4th June 2011
Wiltshire handed broadband lift
http://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/news/9064803.Wiltshire_handed_broadband_lift/
31st May 2011
UK performing above EU average for 3G and broadband
http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2074821/uk-performing-eu-average-3g-broadband
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