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Published on
30 May 2014
30 May 2014
Keeping abreast of developments related to rural broadband is difficult when you are suffering from slow Internet access. Therefore we do all the hard work for you and bring you our easy to digest monthly news overview.
28 May – UK broadband speeds impress Europe’s digital denizens
The UK has been praised for its digital advances and broadband network in the latest European Union 2014 digital scorecard. The annual scorecard creates a yardstick that the EU uses to measure local performance in a variety of areas. Read more…
20 May – Why is my Internet so slow?
A new report has revealed areas with the fastest and slowest broadband speeds. The figures are the result of nearly two million speed tests conducted by UK broadband users over six months. Read more…
19 May – BDUK Fibre Rollout Reaches 508,000 Properties
More than half a million homes and businesses can now receive superfast broadband as a result of the government-funded Broadband Delivery UK initiative. The rollout of fibre by BDUK projects has accelerated over the past 12 months. It is expected that there will be 40,000 new connections being completed each week by this summer. Read more…
16 May – Residents ‘didn’t realise’ how important broadband speed would be when they turned down cutting edge cables 20 years ago
Two decades ago, residents in Welshwood Park turned down the chance to have cables laid in the area to boost Internet speed. But now fresh efforts are being made by residents amid fears that low broadband speeds are affecting their property prices. Read more…
9 May – Broadband-speed inquiry into Welsh Government’s Superfast Cymru programme
An inquiry is under way by public spending watchdogs into the Welsh Government’s investment in super-fast broadband across Wales. North Wales AM Antoinette Sandbach urges people with issues about access to broadband to contact the audit office. “There are a lot of people who can’t access super-fast broadband, even though they are already in an area where it has been rolled out. It is really important that people share their experiences with the Wales Audit Office.” Read more…
6 May – Up to speed: Why poor Internet can be a matter of life and death
Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team depend on an internet connection to run systems which help to locate missing people, pass vital information between agencies, and call volunteers to a rescue. But problems with poor internet connection at the team’s Nant Peris base have frustrated volunteers, who can be called out to hundreds of incidents a year. Read more…
1 May – Up To Speed: AM reveals map of broadband black spots
An AM who started his own survey after receiving complaints about broadband speeds has produced a map showing North Wales’s hot and not-spots. Try the interactive map to see broadband speeds in your area (if your speed actually allows you to do this…). Read more…