More than 55,000 SMEs in the UK have signed up to the Government's broadband voucher scheme, which has now come to an end. The Broadband Connection Voucher Scheme was a Government initiative that would provide grants of up to £3,000 to small businesses to help cover the costs of installing faster and better broadband.
Superfast broadband has arrived in South Staffordshire earlier than expected, much to the delight of the local residents. More than 200 homes and businesses in Perton will now be able to access high speed broadband thanks to the completion of the next phase of the Superfast Staffordshire roll-out programme, which has been delivered several weeks ahead of schedule.
Gainsborough MP Sir Edward Leigh has thrown his weight behind plans for faster broadband both across his county and the UK as a whole.
While the Government's announcement of a Universal Service Obligation (USO) has been widely welcomed, some remain concerned that rural Britain will be left behind when it comes to broadband.
David Cameron is due to announce plans for every home and business in the UK to have access to faster broadband by the end of the current parliament in 2020. In a speech later today (9 November), the Prime Minister will outline the Government's plans for completing the rollout of faster broadband services to the entire country.
Superfast broadband is on its way to an additional 130 towns and villages in Nottinghamshire, it has been announced this week.
Rural residents and businesses in the Scottish region of Fife have received a boost after it was announced that £150,000 was to be invested in bringing superfast broadband to the area.
Ed Vaizey has reassured MPs that any universal service obligation (USO) created by the Government would not be limited by "some piddling European target of five megabits".
Almost a third of businesses in the UK are turning to flexible working as a means of boosting productivity, new research has found.
An extra 10,000 homes and businesses in Cheshire are to gain access to superfast broadband following the announcement of a new rollout.
The MP for Louth & Horncastle has taken her constituents' fight for better broadband to the government by bringing up the issues they are facing within a recent debate in the House of Commons.
The number of homes and businesses now able to access superfast broadband in the West Midlands has broken the two million mark. Ken Wigfield, West Midlands area policy chairman of the Federation of Small Businesses, has welcomed the news, stressing just how important superfast broadband is for SMEs across the UK.
Homes and businesses in the London borough of Westminster have gained access to superfast broadband thanks to campaigning from the local council.
Families and businesses in rural Yorkshire have joined the calls for the Government to invest further in satellite broadband to help service the black spots that currently cannot access superfast broadband.
Bristol has come out on top of the list of the best British cities when it comes to superfast broadband. This is according to a new study by Computer Business Review, based on the latest figures from ThinkBroadband. The research provides a city-by-city breakdown of the coverage and average speeds of different places in the UK.
Small businesses across the UK wishing to gain access to superfast broadband are going to have to do so without the assistance of the government's voucher scheme, which has been suspended this week.
Residents in Lancaster have started a petition to get the government to improve broadband speeds and connectivity in the area.
With the end of 2015 approaching, the government has a soft target to achieve of getting 90 per cent of the UK access to superfast broadband.
Two superfast broadband rollouts have been brought forward, delivering a welcome boost for local businesses. It has been announced this past week that the starting dates of separate projects in both Hertfordshire and Worcestershire have been moved forward with the view to get people connected sooner and reduce the overall costs of the rollouts.
Broadband has become a fourth utility, according to a new report published by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).
Superfast broadband is finally due to arrived in the remote Scottish region of Loch Ness. Over the coming months, more than 1,300 homes and businesses in the Loch Ness town of Drumnadrochit will gain access to superfast broadband after the government announced it was beginning the roll out of broadband infrastructure in the area.
Better broadband is crucial for rural businesses to prosper, particularly farmers who typically work in remote conditions, European farm commissioner Phil Hogan has said.
An extra 5,000 homes and businesses in Wiltshire are going to gain access to superfast broadband thanks to an extension to the rollout of the services.
Welsh businesses have received a huge boost in their bid to get access to faster broadband thanks to a £12.5 million investment.
Broadband coverage in the UK is consistently better than in other major European countries, a new study has found.
The government has announced it is going to provide satellite dishes to remote homes and businesses that are not able to gain access to broadband.
Two business hubs in the UK are now benefiting from superfast broadband following the completion of their respective roll-outs.
The majority of businesses that are using cloud computing feel they are overpaying for support services, a new survey has revealed.
The European Commission (EC) has announced two separate reviews of Europe's telecoms and broadband industries.
Small businesses have called on telecoms companies to provide better broadband packages for SMEs.
Homes and businesses in North Yorkshire are set to benefit from a £21 million investment in superfast broadband in the area.
There is a clear divide opening up in the UK between communities that have access to superfast broadband and those that do not, according to a new study.
Time is running out for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK to take advantage of the government's broadband vouchers. There is just six months left on the government’s broadband connection voucher scheme, which provide grants for faster web access of up to £3,000 per business.
Rural Scotland looks set to benefit from a £9 million funding pool to help with the roll out of superfast broadband.
Home buyers in the UK would spend as much as £14,000 more on a property that has ultrafast broadband, a new survey has found.
A select number of customers have been experiencing the power of 'ultrafast' broadband following the start of BT's trials. The communications giant has set up its first customers with its 330 Mbps 'G.fast' ultrafast broadband in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire this week (25 August).
Amid its own hard fought leadership campaign, the Labour Party has voiced its concerns over the UK's broadband infrastructure.
An association for rural businesses has added its weight behind a campaign to get faster broadband speeds in the Lincolnshire countryside.
Church buildings in the south-west are going to be used as wireless hotspots to help spread broadband access in rural areas, it has been announced this week.
Almost 20,000 homes and business in Berkshire have now benefited from the roll-out of superfast broadband across the county.
As cloud computing matures, the factors driving people to the technology are altering, a new report has suggested.
Two more locations in the UK have just announced the roll-out of superfast broadband as the government's digital strategy gathers pace.
Three million additional homes and businesses have benefited from the government's investment in superfast broadband, official figures have revealed.
Fast broadband is essential for workers in rural parts of the UK to work efficiently, new research has suggested. According to a study by Europasat, rural workers waste 16 minutes every day while waiting for their slow internet connection to respond. This adds up to nine days each year that are lost because of poor broadband services.
Cloud computing adoption among small and medium sized enterprises has risen by 15 per cent over the past year, new research has found.
A roll-out of superfast broadband in Hampshire means that almost 60,000 additional homes and businesses now have access to a much faster broadband connection.
More than 40,000 homes and businesses in the Welsh town of Usk, Monmouthshire have gained access to superfast broadband thanks to a new rollout.
Members of Parliaments (MPs) are to launch an investigation into broadband in the UK amid concerns about rolling out superfast services to some parts of the country.
Chief information officers (CIOs) are increasingly worried about the rise of shadow IT within their organisation.
More than 2,700 homes and businesses on the Isle of Bute are to benefit from the roll-out of superfast broadband.
