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Could fibre optic broadband help the farming industry?

Tuesday, February 15th 2011

The farming industry could be improved and made a more attractive employment avenue for young people if super-fast internet was supplied to certain areas. This is according to a new report by the Commons environment committee,...

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Villages face long wait for fibre broadband, says expert

Monday, February 14th 2011

Fibre optic broadband may not be available to residents of rural parts of the UK for many years, a technology expert has said. Richard Bond, business reporter for the BBC's Look East, acknowledged BT is rolling out the...

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Easynet Connect extends fibre business broadband coverage

Friday, February 11th 2011

Easynet Connect has announced the launch of its fibre optic business broadband product outside central London. The infrastructure development will bring speeds of up to 100Mbps to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in and...

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Fibre broadband key to Digital Agenda target, says expert

Thursday, February 10th 2011

Fibre optic broadband has been backed as the best way for European nations to meet the minimum speed targets set in the Digital Agenda. Under the European Commission's plans, 50 per cent of the continent's citizens must...

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Fibrestream boss welcomes Virgin Media 100Mbps broadband plans

Wednesday, February 9th 2011

Fibresteam's chief executive has welcomed Virgin Media's plans to extend its "ultra-fast" 100Mbps fibre optic broadband product to more of the UK. Writing on the internet service provider's official blog,...

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Fibre-to-the-home trial announced by TalkTalk

Tuesday, February 8th 2011

Fibre to the home (FTTH) will be trialled by TalkTalk as part of its planned rollout of super-fast broadband using BT Openzone infrastructure. The internet service provider (ISP) is set to test the technology via a small-scale...

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BT Infinity fibre broadband welcomed by Bromsgrove MP

Monday, February 7th 2011

The arrival of BT Infinity fibre optic broadband in Bromsgrove has been welcomed by local MP Sajid Javid. More than 19,800 properties in the Worcestershire town are in line to receive the technology when the telecoms giant...

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BT Infinity broadband coming to 4 more villages

Thursday, February 3rd 2011

BT Infinity fibre optic broadband will be available to residents and businesses in four more villages over the coming months. The service will be rolled out to properties in Burley in Wharfedale in Yorkshire, Capel in Surrey,...

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FTTA broadband "would save the UK billions"

Wednesday, February 2nd 2011

New technology that transmits fibre optic broadband speeds without the use of wires has been tipped to save the UK "billions" of pounds. Writing for Computing, Brett Farrell - an associate at law firm Barlow Robbins LLP...

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Virgin Media signs up 4m fibre broadband customers

Tuesday, February 1st 2011

Virgin Media has reported an increase in the number of customers subscribed to its fibre optic broadband proposition. The cable company revealed more than four million households across the UK are now signed up to receive one of...

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