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18.11.10
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Ofcom has now set a date for the auction of the 800MHz and 2.6GHz bands, earmarked for the next generation of mobile communications (4G or LTE). It is expected the auctions will take place in the first half of 2012, with the spectrum becoming available in 2013. The 800MHz band has been freed up as a result of the Digital Switch-Over from Analogue to Digital Terrestrial TV services. Read more about this on the BBC website here.Read more...
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09.11.10
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Visit the European Broadband portal to read news of broadband developments across the EU. Find out about UK and other projects funded by the EU. Learn about Broadband Strategies & action plans. Locate Industry Suppliers.Read more...
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26.10.10
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Broadband Delivery UK: "Four rural areas have been selected to pilot superfast broadband." Read more here.Read more...
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26.10.10
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The Scottish Government has published "A Digital Ambition for Scotland", a summary of the Government's plans and ambitions for the digital economy. You can read or download it here.Read more...
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02.07.10
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As part of the Leader scheme, Rural Communities will be able to access a new million Euro fund to help bring broadband to their area. hereRead more...
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Welcome
The economic and social importance of access to affordable broadband has been stated by many sources and identified as a method of promoting general economic interest for both businesses and residences alike.
As new video-rich, bandwidth-hungry services are developed, and as recognition increases that broadband forms the critical underlying infrastructure for a knowledge economy, there will be increasing reliance on affordable, high-bandwidth services into the home and business.
Most observers agree that as the take-up of broadband services increases and new rich media content, services and applications emerge as a result, demand for bandwidth by households will grow. However, it is not clear by how much or how quickly this will happen. Future bandwidth requirements will be dependent upon a wide variety of variables, some of which are hard to predict at this stage.
However, some pointers are sufficient to demonstrate that levels currently available now will clearly not be sufficient in the very near future.
4G Spectrum AuctionOfcom has now set a date for the auction of the 800MHz and 2.6GHz bands, earmarked for the next generation of mobile communications (4G or LTE). It is expected the auctions will take place in the first half of 2012, with the spectrum becoming available in 2013. The 800MHz band has been freed up as a result of the Digital Switch-Over from Analogue to Digital Terrestrial TV services. Read more about this on the BBC website here.
European Broadband Portal Visit the European Broadband portal to read news of broadband developments across the EU. Find out about UK and other projects funded by the EU. Learn about Broadband Strategies & action plans. Locate Industry Suppliers.RSE Final Report Final report from RSE issued today calling for increased fibre, community hubs, 16M to all by 2015Ofcom Broadband Speed Research
Ofcom Research reveals average speed across UK is now 5.2Mbps - how do you fare in comparison? Their publication below:
The UK’s most comprehensive broadband speeds research reveals that the UK’s average actual fixed-line residential broadband speed has increased by over 25 per cent over the past year from 4.1Mbit/s to 5.2Mbit/s as internet service providers (“ISPs”) increasingly move to offer higher speed broadband packages. Ofcom’s broadband speeds research, conducted in partnership with broadband monitoring specialists SamKnows, shows that nearly a quarter (24 per cent) of UK fixed-line residential broadband connections had a headline or advertised speed of above ‘up to’ 10Mbit/s in May 2010, compared to just 8 per cent in April 2009.
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Optimism over TV Whitespace Written by Alan Patterson
Ofcom has launched a consultation document, inviting responses to the re-use of spectrum in the Digital Terrestrial TV (DTTV) band. This has led to optimism that new unlicenced spectrum may be made available for Broadband use in the UK and elsewhere.
A Digital Ambition for ScotlandThe Scottish Government has published "A Digital Ambition for Scotland", a summary of the Government's plans and ambitions for the digital economy. You can read or download it here.
Rural broadband pilot areas namedBroadband Delivery UK: "Four rural areas have been selected to pilot superfast broadband." Read more here.
Leader Funding The recent round of Leader funding is now closed. Applicants should hear about any decision on funding in December. We hope further funding will be made available in the future.This fund is being delivered through the Leader scheme which is part of the Scottish Rural Development Programme (SRDP), aimed at promoting economic and community development within rural areas.
The total £1m fund will be available to projects which can show delivery of improved broadband within their area. The 20 Local Action Groups (LAGs) which cover the rural area of Scotland will administer the funding and help develop projects which will then bid against the funding. You can find more details on Leader and the LAG contacts here Business Plan Tools
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