BT have now released the complete list of 1045 RFS dates, and also a further 63 improved dates.
Click here to download the list of 1045 new RFS dates
Click here to download the list of 63 improved RFS dates
BT provided the following explanation for how the RFS dates were determined:
Quote from BT Wholesale spokesperson, 30th June
Whilst the list of RFS dates is not yet available, the BT press release for it has just hit my inbox. It can be viewed here if you are interested.
On an unrelated note, price cuts by BT Retail for their broadband services were also confirmed in another press release. This followed much rumour and speculation
Given the number of emails I have received recently about the planned rollout scheme, I thought it would be good idea to post some of the questions and answers here.
Q: What’s this planned rollout scheme all about? Why can’t I pre-register anymore?!
A: BT scrapped the preregistration scheme back in April. As a result of this
Two exchanges in Wales have become the latest to fall foul of delays in Ready For Service dates. Trefnant and Caerwys have had their dates moved to the 28th July. Trefnant was supposed to be enabled today. As this map shows, the two exchanges are in close proximity. The table below shows the original RFS
Given BT Wholesale’s fast approaching planned rollout announcement (due June 30th by the way!), and the very successful Milton Keynes extended reach trial, it is all too easy to forget about those with TPON lines. TPON (Telephony over Passive Optical Networks) users are unable to receive ADSL broadband because ADSL will only operate over copper
UK-Bug have teamed up with NDO to offer a competition for half-price broadband for a year. The prize includes not only half the monthly subscription, but also free hardware and activation.
The competition involves answering a very straight-forward question, and then explaining (in 20 words) why you should win the prize. Entries close on July 9th.
To
Following the migration price cuts that came into effect on the 1st May, BT have now reduced the pricing for regrades between IPStream products. the wholesale charge has been reduced from £35 to £11. The original pricing notification to Ofcom can be found here.
This, coupled with last months announcement, means that a DataStream user with
I have just received news that Fort William and Dingwall in Scotland will be operating long reach trials (above 60dB line loss) as of July 1st. The current long reach trial in Milton Keynes has just begun, so it is interesting to see BT expanding it so quickly.
Details are sketchy at the moment, but there
Following the presentation this morning by BT Wholesale (slides available here), a few more things have become clear.
Two trials are being started this year. The first, as meantioned in the article earlier today, is the PSTN to VoIP trial which will be conducted at 18 exchanges in London and the East. The second trial is
British Telecom have today announced that they will be trialing PSTN to VoIP transformations at 18 exchanges in South East London, Kent and East Anglia. The trial is set to involve 1,000 customers and will begin in October 2004 and run through until September 2005. The ultimate goal of the trial is to pave the
Liberia, a new company launched this afternoon at VON Europe, will trial 36Mbps wireless broadband access in London’s Docklands area this summer. Following successful trials they aim to have all of Greater London covered by Q2 2005.
The service is being pushed as a stop-gap between copper-based DSL and fibre-optic communications. Although pricing has not yet
BT’s extended reach trial in Milton Keynes has seen its first adopters last week, and the response so far seems to be very positive.
All but a couple of the postings on the Milton Keynes Broadband Action Group website are reporting successful installations. All the trialists seem to be experiencing good speeds. One person has reported
BT have now released new RFS dates for Standon Rock and Tideswell. These exchanges were due to go live on June 2nd, but were delayed due to last minute problems. The updated dates are shown below.
Exchange
RFS Date
Standon Rock
18th August 2004
Tideswell
18th August 2004
NTL have today announced plans to upgrade their cable network in Ireland by the end of 2006. The entire process is estimated to cost €100 million (approx £66.6 million at current rates).
The plans involve delivering broadband over their cable network to 100,000 homes by the end of this year, and then the remainder of their
The Register is reporting that BT have launched a wholesale two-way satellite service. This will apparently “help make 100 per cent UK broadband coverage a reality by offering businesses high-speed Internet services in areas that cannot get ADSL”.
The wholesale prices for the service are not cheap, at £46.99 per month for the “Satellite Broadband 500
LTT Broadband, the company which recently launched a 4Mbps symmetric wireless service, has increased its wireless coverage in the South East region.
The three new areas covered are Marsh Green, Crockham Hill and Maresfield.
The full list of areas now covered can be found at the LTT website.
The Scottish Executive has today announced that it will be providing affordable broadband to all Scottish communities by the end of 2005. BT’s planned rollout scheme (to be completed by Summer 2005) will deliver coverage to 95% of Scotlands population, but it will still leave 400 exchanges in the dial-up days.
It is unclear exactly how
HomeChoice, the ISP that provides video-on-demand services over DSL lines, has recently told users on 21 exchanges in exchanges in London that their service will cease as of June 30th. This is because BT are decommissioning the equipment used to provide the VideoStream service upon these HomeChoice services were based. A list of these 21
Eclipse Internet have today launched a new range of ADSL services that offer flexible bandwidth to end users. Customers are charged a flat monthly rate and can temporarily increase their speed by “FLEX”ing - for a small hourly charge. There is no monthly data usage cap on any of the products.
The following table depicts the