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Sevenoaks Prep School gets gigabit fibre broadband

Wednesday, October 22nd 2014

Sevenoaks Preparatory School has become one of the first customers to sign up for a new gigabit fibre optic broadband network rolled out by Gigaclear. The move means students and staff at the school can take advantage of...

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Superfast Surrey installs 500th fibre broadband cabinet

Wednesday, October 22nd 2014

Two significant milestones have been reached in the Superfast Surrey fibre optic broadband programme. The partnership between BT and the county council has installed its 500th fibre broadband street cabinet and has also brought...

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BT on engineering recruitment drive to meet fibre broadband demand

Tuesday, October 21st 2014

Rising demand for fibre optic broadband has prompted BT to announce a major expansion of its engineering recruitment programme. Openreach, the telecoms giant's local access network business, is creating a further 500...

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Virgin Media bringing superfast broadband to 5,000 Teesside homes

Tuesday, October 21st 2014

Virgin Media is expanding its superfast broadband network to take in thousands more properties in Teesside, bringing residents speeds of up to 152Mbps. Due to be completed by the end of the month, the rollout will see the cable...

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Superfast Dorset bringing fibre broadband to another 9,000 properties

Monday, October 20th 2014

Fibre optic broadband is to be rolled out to thousands more Dorset properties as part of a multi-million pound partnership between the government, BT and local councils. Engineering work has already begun on the third phase of...

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Gigabit fibre broadband arrives at Marlin apartments in London

Friday, October 17th 2014

Serviced apartments firm Marlin is now offering gigabit fibre optic broadband at three of its sites in London, thanks to work from network operator Hyperoptic. All travellers staying at the three properties – Empire Square...

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Brits failing to protect themselves online, says Cyber Streetwise

Thursday, October 16th 2014

The majority of Brits aren't taking sufficient steps to protect themselves online, according to a new survey from Cyber Streetwise. Even though 95 per cent of respondents insisted it's their own responsibility to use the...

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West Sussex Better Connected passes 15,000 properties

Wednesday, October 15th 2014

A milestone has been reached in the £20 million West Sussex Better Connected programme, with more than 15,000 local properties now able to access fibre optic broadband. The partnership between BT, the county council and the...

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Fibre broadband arrives at Burton Constable Holiday Park

Thursday, October 2nd 2014

Fibre broadband has arrived at the Burton Constable Holiday Park in East Yorkshire, providing a boost to business by enhancing the service site operators can offer to holiday home owners and other visitors. The high-speed...

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Small Brighton firms encouraged to sign up to government fibre broadband scheme

Thursday, October 2nd 2014

A push is being given to a government superfast fibre optic broadband scheme aimed at small businesses in Brighton and Hove, after just 35 companies signed up to it. Local publication the Argus reports that Brighton and Hove was...

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