News Archive July 2013
BT launches fibre broadband in Dalton-in-Furness
Dalton-in-Furness has become the latest Cumbrian location to benefit from super-fast fibre broadband, after BT engineers arrived to install it as part of a £2.5 billion rollout of the technology. More than 4,800...
Read moreCapital opens fibre broadband-enabled offices
Small businesses and homeworkers in London could benefit from a new venture rolled out by one company in the city that offers fibre broadband-enabled offices. Capital Office is providing workspaces that can be rented by...
Read moreFibre broadband for 17,500 Neath Port Talbot properties
Home and business owners in Neath Port Talbot are to benefit from a £2.5 billion programme that will see super-fast fibre optic broadband rolled out to 17,500 properties in the town by BT. The telecoms provider has...
Read moreCityFibre delivers fibre optic connectivity for Modrus
Dorset-based managed IT and telecoms services provider Modrus has switched to fibre optic broadband. The firm is now using a network connection provided by CityFibre as part of an effort to speed up its processes and improve the...
Read moreBT announces new fibre broadband boost for north-west
BT is to expand the reach of its high-speed fibre optic broadband services in north-west England. Over 1.68 million homes and businesses in the region are currently able to access fibre broadband thanks to the company's...
Read moreBT reaches 100,000 Bristol properties with fibre broadband rollout
BT's fibre optic broadband rollout in Bristol has reached a milestone, with more than 100,000 homes and businesses in the south-west city now able to access the service. Hotwells and Redcliffe have become the latest local...
Read morePrimus Saver launches new fibre broadband packages
Primus Saver has unveiled a series of new fibre optic broadband packages for the consumer market. The value internet service provider, which is one of New Call Telecom's brands, is now offering four new deals - each of which...
Read moreGigler offers free FTTH broadband to Bournemouth charity
LV=Streetwise, a Bournemouth-based safety education charity, has become the latest organisation to take advantage of ultra-fast broadband speeds offered by CityFibre's fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) network. The service is being...
Read moreHyperoptic named UK's best superfast broadband provider
Fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband provider Hyperoptic has picked up the Best Superfast Broadband accolade at the 2013 Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA) Awards. Judges were impressed with the company's...
Read moreBroadband rollout in Derbyshire 'will not be ready by 2015'
The completion date of a super-fast broadband rollout in Derbyshire looks uncertain at the moment. Derbyshire County Council had been awarded more than £7 million by the government through its Broadband Delivery UK...
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