Broadband
04 Apr 2022
Multi Billion Boost to Gigabit Broadband in Rural England
ISPreview reports that the Australian-based financial services firm Macquarie Group and UK Government have jointly announced a new £12bn private investment in “sustainable infrastructure”, which among other things includes a...
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28 Mar 2022
Government Seeks Views and Experiences of UK Rural Broadband
ISPreview reports that the National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise (NICRE) has launched a new survey alongside the Government that seeks views and experiences of rural broadband connectivity from small...
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21 Mar 2022
Broadband scheme ‘preventing Devon village connections’
BBC reports that the scheme to provide decent broadband in rural Devon is actually preventing a village from getting access. Villagers in Northleigh, near Colyton, went directly to infrastructure provider...
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14 Mar 2022
Businesses’ views sought on rural broadband connection
Rural SMEs are being invited to share their views and experiences of broadband connection and the effect this has on their business by completing a short survey Research is being...
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08 Feb 2022
Airband – older people in Rural Areas
At Airband, we don’t just deliver brilliant broadband, we provide the means for people in rural areas to stay connected If the past few years have taught us anything, it’s...
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08 Feb 2022
Michael Gove says ‘landmark promises’ will improve the lives
Sky news reports that Levelling Up Secretary, Michael Gove (Con) unveiled the Government’s “landmark” plan for levelling up the country claiming to improve the lives of those outside London and...
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03 Feb 2022
Airband – the leading pioneers in rural broadband
Simply put, Airband are leading pioneers in rural broadband. We head to corners of the country others won’t dare go, transforming connectivity for homes & businesses, and bringing communities together...
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24 Jan 2022
Boris Johnson’s faster broadband promise is being broken, say MPs
The Guardian reports the UK ‘little nearer to closing great digital divide’ between cities and rural areas Boris Johnson’s promise to “level up” the nation by providing next-generation-speed broadband to most...
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17 Jan 2022
Deal to bring rural areas up to speed on broadband
The Times reports that rural fibre broadband provider, Borderlink, which trades as GoFibre, has received £164 million of new funding from Gresham House, the asset manager Borderlink said that along...
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04 Jan 2022
North Yorkshire’s rural communities need a long-term strategy
The chairman of a commission has claimed in the Yorkshire Post that deeply ingrained issues blighting rural communities will only be resolved with a long-term vision spanning at least the...
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