Political Monitor 18/05/2018

Broadband Which? report on broadband speeds advertising Consumer body, Which? have published a report on broadband speeds in which they cite research conducted via their broadband speed checker tool. The research states that household broadband speeds received to the...

Political Monitor 11/05/2018

Broadband DCMS Questions During questions to DCMS Ministers, Secretary of State, Matt Hancock MP answered a number of questions on broadband: He highlighted the 28% improvement in download speeds in the UK in the last year, and expressed his frustration that this was...

Political Monitor 04/05/2018

Broadband Barrier Busting discussed at Parliamentary dinner ISPA held a dinner in the House of Commons hosted by Kevin Hollinrake MP to discuss broadband barriers. The dinner brought together ISPA members with Parliamentarians and civil servants to highlight issues...

Political Monitor 27/05/2018

Broadband Digital Secretary and Ofcom CEO speak at the Full Fibre Investment Conference DCMS Secretary, Matt Hancock MP, gave a speech at a conference on the future of full fibre in the UK, praising the industry for securing investments in full fibre. He stated that...

Political Monitor 20/04/2018

Broadband UK Digital and Tech Industries During a Westminster Hall debate on the UK digital and tech industries, Shadow Digital Minister, Liam Byrne MP, raised the example of South Korea where FTTP coverage is at 60%. He also cited the commercialisation of 5G in South...

Political Monitor 13/04/2018

Broadband Consumer Green Paper The Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has published their long-awaited Consumer Green Paper for consultation. The Green Paper fits into the wider Industrial Strategy which seeks to improve productivity in the...