News Archive February 2013
BT hails Surrey's 'world-beating' fibre broadband plan
Surrey's fibre optic broadband plans will give the county world-leading connectivity, according to BT's managing director of next-generation access Bill Murphy. The county council aims to achieve almost universal...
Read moreFibre broadband support offered to North Yorks businesses
Businesses across North Yorkshire are being offered help and advice on how to take full advantage of fibre optic broadband technology. As part of the Superfast North Yorkshire partnership between BT and the county council, local...
Read morePeninsula Enterprise to deliver fibre broadband business support
Peninsula Enterprise is set to deliver a fibre optic broadband business support programme designed to help firms in Cornwall make the most of the technology. The project, called Superfast Business Cornwall, is backed by...
Read moreWales begins quest to achieve 96% fibre broadband coverage
Wales is on track to achieve its goal of 96 per cent fibre optic broadband coverage following the start of the Superfast Cymru rollout. The first new fibre broadband street cabinet installed as part of the project was unveiled on...
Read moreStudy finds one-euro drop in fibre broadband price attracted 400k customers
Cutting fibre optic broadband prices by just €1 (87p) has resulted in customer numbers rising by 400,000 across Europe since the final quarter of 2009, according to Quantum-Web. Tariff analysis from the organisation turned...
Read moreChi Onwurah concerned at lack of FTTH planning
Shadow Cabinet Office Minister Chi Onwurah has expressed her concern that the government and major internet service providers appear to have no significant plans regarding the widespread rollout of fibre-to-the-home (FTTH)...
Read moreShared fibre access model 'could support govt's super-fast broadband goals'
Adopting a shared fibre access model in towns and cities could significantly contribute towards achieving the UK government's super-fast broadband targets, according to a new report. Drawn up by Oxera and CityFibre, the...
Read moreDownscaled fibre broadband pledge angers Cheshire residents
Residents and businesses in rural Cheshire have hit out at the decision to scale back a major rollout of fibre optic broadband in the area. The Connecting Cheshire project, led by Cheshire East Council (CEC) and Cheshire West and...
Read moreCornish pub using fibre broadband to power 'Cybeer' tasting
A Cornish pub is combining the disparate worlds of fibre optic broadband and alcohol at next month's Celebration of Beer. The Driftwood Spars in St Agnes is taking advantage of the super-fast broadband connection recently...
Read moreDorset council expects fibre broadband to boost economic confidence
Dorset County Council (DCC) believes the launch of fibre optic broadband in more local communities will help to boost confidence of an economic recovery. BT is planning to roll out super-fast connectivity to another 18,000 homes...
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