Campaigning for fast Broadband in Milton Keynes
Until September 2004 parts of Milton Keynes had no broadband internet access. Coverage was particularly poor across a broad swathe from Shenley Lodge and Loughton in the west, through Great Linford in the north, Willen, Middleton in the east, and down to Old Farm Park in the south.

Thanks to the campaigning of MK BAG, the majority of people in MK can now get broadband and even fibre based broadband. There are still "not spots" around MK where people struggle to get ADSL broadband and the current aims of the group are to ensure everyone can access broadband - and to get the maximum speeds possible through a variety of technologies and techniques.

Our Yahoo Groups forum can be found at http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/mkbag/ 
Updated information on BT fibre broadband deployment in Milton Keynes can be found at http://www.mkbag.org/fibre


Broadband News For Milton Keynes

  • Fibre Broadband Available In Woburn Sands Fibre to the cabinet (FTTC) broadband is now available in a limited number of areas in Wavendon and Woburn Sands. Further areas will be activated in the next few months.A BT press release announcing the activation has been issued.More information as we have it.
    Posted Jan 24, 2013, 2:37 PM by Gareth Robins
  • OFCOM fibre broadband maps of MK now available The following map gives the fibre broadband availability in MK based on data from Ofcom released to the public in November 2012Fibre broadband availableFibre broadband not available
    Posted Jan 29, 2013, 5:09 AM by Gareth Robins
  • BT demonstrates 10Gbps XGPON in Cornwall BT Openreach has demonstrated 10Gbps XGPON as an overlay to the existing FTTP GPON network in Cornwall.More information can be found athttp://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2223455/bt-demos-10gbit-s-broadband-at-cornish-firm MK BAG anticipates around 20,000 homes in MK will be capable of being connected to BT's FTTP network by early 2013 with 95+% of properties and businesses in urban Milton Keynes having have FTTP connectivity as an option via BT's FTTP on demand product by 2014.BT is likely to trial the 10Gbps in 2013/2014 in an urban area such as MK.The v3 article also includes statement from an executive in BT which suggests BT ...
    Posted Nov 8, 2012, 10:42 AM by Gareth Robins
  • BT retail to offer 160Mbps down 20Mbps up FTTP BT retail's site is now offering consumers who are within the footprint of BT's fibre to the premises (FTTP) network a new package. It appears the current FTTP 110Mbps down 15Mbps up package has been changed to ultra fast 160Mbps down 20 Mbps up.This brings BT's FTTP offering more in line with that of Virgin Media.  More information can be found at In Milton Keynes BT has around 11,000 homes/businesses within the footprint of their FTTP network. http://www.productsandservices.bt.com/consumerProducts/displayTopic.do?topicId=29017MKBAG
    Posted Oct 20, 2012, 4:31 AM by Gareth Robins
  • Woburn Sands Exchange Area Upgraded To Fibre Homes and business connected to the Woburn Sands phone exchange will be capable of being connected to BT's high speed fibre broadband network before Christmas MK BAG has learned. Customers should be able to order fibre broadband in the next few months.Installation worked has commenced on FTTC cabinets in the following areas:Woburn SandsWavendonWavendon GateBrinklowKingstonAll work is due to be completed by the end of November 2012.
    Posted Nov 7, 2012, 10:05 AM by Gareth Robins
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