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We're constantly looking to expand our coverage and are always more than willing to work with providers to integrate them with bidb.uk. We process tens of thousands of lookups every month. Reach out to us and let's work together! bidb.uk/newnetwork

@Earth2150_ @plazofn1 I really wish there was😞 Wales still has no centralised streetwork feed. It's taking some time to work out a way around this.

@bidb_uk @plazofn1 Hello, any progress on adding back support for Wales please?

It's been a very long time since we've posted an update but things have definitely not slowed down! So here's a very long overdue update.

@JeremyChelot @Leaf_Networks on Openreach?

@Leaf_Networks We can help :)

Are there actually any decent ISPs on Openreach offering Gigabit and static IP for less than £55? 🤔

In July we saw a 4% increase in lookups from June 📈 Our lookup numbers are fairly stable at the moment. This increase can almost entirely be accounted for by the longer month.

A week ago we rewrote the way we determine signal strength for cell providers to be much more robust 📶 We now have much more control over the strength logic and will continue to tweak it to make them as accurate as possible. If anything seems odd, do let us know!

@Tadas46037519 Permits represent planned works. We display the data that are sent through them. Your complaints are with these sources. If you have a problem, raise it with your local authority. We don't audit works and never will.

@bidb_uk Its mean useless data your site cannot be trusted and permit was not showing only works planned

We're constantly looking to expand our coverage and are always more than willing to work with providers to integrate them with bidb.uk. We process tens of thousands of lookups every month. Reach out to us and let's work together! bidb.uk/newnetwork

@Tadas46037519 The data we display for streetworks comes from the central registries in England and Scotland. Every item displayed is a permit that's passed from them. If they are not actively working on the permit is not our fault nor is it an issue with the displayed data.

@bidb_uk Future roadworks checked few locations never been any works...

@Tadas46037519 If you think something isn't correct. Feel free to message us and we'll take a look. In general, bidb doesn't "guess" coverage data so there shouldn't be questionable accuracy.

@bidb_uk Your data not accurate at all waste of time

@MrLanMan87 @virginmedia @VirginMediaO2 @libertyglobal @TelefonicaUK @CambsCC I don't quite follow the question, sorry! But every entry you see on bidb is a distinct permit. So if you see one for VM and one for Nexfibre, they've been submitted separately.

@bidb_uk @virginmedia @VirginMediaO2 @libertyglobal @TelefonicaUK @CambsCC That's interesting! So, if you (and, as I say of the tools I use/am aware of) are the only ones who list the promotor, and that fact you're listing both with under consecutive date ranges then one can assume the work is for both? (I guess you can argue they're the same thing...)

@bidb_uk, do you have a separate data source for #Nexfibre & @virginmedia? I ask as you are the only place that is listing works for #Nexfibre VERY near me (everyone else incl council only lists @VirginMedia). Both on virtually the same spot/stretch...

@MrLanMan87 @virginmedia @VirginMediaO2 @libertyglobal @TelefonicaUK @CambsCC Every permit in England passes via gov.uk's Street Manager. A promoter field exists on each permit, and we display that. We used to group the two (which others still do?), but have decided it's time to actually show them under the promoter they actually use.

...but interestsingly, you (@BIDB_UK) list #Nexfibre first (from late last night) with @VirginMedia dated as pretty much immediately after Obviously #Nexfibre is affiliated with @VirginMedia (via @VirginMediaO2/@Libertyglobal/@TelefonicaUK) Can you shed light @BIDB_UK @CambsCC

@BenjaminEHowe They are and always have been sent to us as different promoters. We've just decided it's time they were their own things and removed the merge we had in place before.

@bidb_uk Evening! How do you differentiate between nexfibre and Virgin Media? Local works show as Virgin on one.network, but as nexfibre on your website...

@maddawg_feeps Assuming you're referring to the coverage maps, information about this infrastructure is written up here tech.msh100.uk/internet/maps/… You're correct that we build up the map based on previous successful results.

@plazofn1 In addition to what's above. In Wales, there's no centralised register of works. We've contacted each of the 22 Welsh local authorities, but progress is very slow. We have another idea to handle this, but unfortunately, either way, it's going to be a while😞

@bidb_uk Any updates on wales not showing roadworks ect

and finally, thanks to everyone for their continued support❤️We hope to have more frequent posts again going forward.

During these months we've also added 5 new native checkers for networks across the country with more to come very soon. Again, if your coverage is missing, we're happy to help get you integrated, just reach out at bidb.uk/newnetwork

@ReverseDisabled @HongKongCymru There are a lot of changes happening with streetworks at the moment, unfortunately, that has led to Wales being blank for now but we're looking into it.

@HongKongCymru @bidb_uk ditto

Last month we served 1,463,039 lookup requests, an increase of 32% from October 📈 It's been a busy month all around! In November we've been to the ISPA awards and finalised our mapping framework 🗺️ Of course, there's more to come!