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Ofcom proposes fibre optic broadband back-up measures

Thursday, June 30th 2011

New measures to prevent fibre optic broadband customers suffering in the event of connectivity outages have been put forward by Ofcom. Copper broadband services are able to continue operating if there is a power cut at a home or...

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CityFibre makes Bournemouth fibre broadband pledge

Tuesday, June 21st 2011

CityFibre has pledged to bring "true fibre to the home" to tens of thousands of properties in Bournemouth over the coming months and years. The fibre optic broadband provider told the Daily Echo its network already...

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IDATE says FTTH and FTTB coming to 227m homes by 2015

Monday, June 13th 2011

More than 220 million households will be signed up to an 'ultra-fast' fibre optic broadband service in four years' time, according to new research. IDATE, the consulting and market analysis firm, predicted 227 million...

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Fibrestream boss calls for use of broadband vouchers

Tuesday, June 7th 2011

Fibre optic broadband provider Fibrestream has again called for the government to utilise a voucher system to encourage the rollout of next-generation networks. Guy Jarvis, boss of the company, said "Big Society broadband...

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Ovum finds global fibre-to-the-home market rose in Q1

Friday, June 3rd 2011

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...

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BT fibre-to-the-home coming to St Austell

Tuesday, May 31st 2011

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...

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BT experiencing delays with UK FTTH rollout

Wednesday, May 25th 2011

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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Unemployed should help build FTTH network, MP argues

Thursday, May 19th 2011

Conservative MP for Haltemprice and Howden David Davis has argued that Britain's 2.4 million unemployed workers could be put to use to help deliver the latest in Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) broadband networks. "Building a...

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100 Mbps FTTH expansion for Bournemouth announced

Wednesday, May 18th 2011

CityFibre Holdings is to rollout additional Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) fibre-optic broadband services to an additional 20,000 homes in Bournemouth. Greg Mesch of CityFibre told local publication the Bournemouth Echo that this...

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BT plans to double FTTC fibre broadband speeds

Thursday, May 12th 2011

BT has outlined plans to significantly increase the speed of its standard fibre optic broadband product in 2012. The telecoms giant's fibre-to-the-cabinet service currently offers maximum download capabilities of 40Mbps, but...

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