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Fibre broadband to be rolled out to 90% of Derby businesses
Nine in ten businesses in Derby will have access to fibre optic broadband over the coming months, according to cross-sector telecoms initiative LightSpeed Derby. BT revealed last week that 71,000 more homes and businesses in...
Read moreLincs council chief highlights broadband woes
BT's plans to roll out fibre optic broadband to 31,000 more properties in Lincolnshire will not fully tackle the area's internet access woes, a council chief has insisted. The telecoms giant announced residents are set to...
Read moreBT bringing fibre broadband to 51,000 Greater Manchester properties
Fibre optic broadband will be available to tens of thousands more properties in Greater Manchester over the coming months, BT has announced. More than 51,000 homes and businesses in the metropolitan county have been included in...
Read moreBT apprentices to help roll out fibre broadband in Wales
Growing demand for fibre optic broadband in Wales has persuaded BT to sign up its largest ever intake of apprentices. The trainees will join up with the telecoms giant's 1,500-strong workforce to roll out and maintain the...
Read moreSuffolk village to get community fibre broadband network
A community fibre optic broadband network will be rolled out in the Suffolk village of Parham thanks to East of England Development Agency funding. The body has awarded Suffolk Action with Communities in Rural England a...
Read moreSurrey launches fibre optic broadband tender
Tender processes for fibre optic broadband networks in Surrey have been announced by the county council. The local authority is looking for the private sector to bring faster connections to around a fifth of properties, which are...
Read moreOvum finds global fibre-to-the-home market rose in Q1
The global market for fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband technology grew significantly in the first quarter of 2011, according to new research. Independent telecoms analyst Ovum revealed the FTTH, fibre to the building, passive...
Read moreBT fibre broadband praised by Cornwall business
One of the first businesses in Cornwall to be connected to BT's fibre optic broadband service has spoken out about the benefits of the technology. Karen Patterson, director of Orbiss - a provider of telecoms and entertainment...
Read moreBT fibre-to-the-home coming to St Austell
Businesses and residents in St Austell will be able to benefit from fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband in the coming months, BT has announced. In a press conference at Cornwall's Eden Project tourist attraction, the telecoms...
Read moreBT experiencing delays with UK FTTH rollout
BT has revealed that its planned rollout of fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband services in the UK is being affected by unexpected delays. Trials involving around 1,000 premises in Britain have shown that duct blockages can cause...
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