FTTH News
Fibre optic briefing for Widnes residents
Residents in Widnes are set to be briefed by officials from Connecting Cheshire on plans to roll out fibre optic broadband in their area. Halton Council, which is based in Cheshire, is working with the organisation to educate...
Read moreFibre optic network spreads across Suffolk
Suffolk County Council has revealed 2,100 homes have been added to a fibre optic network run by BT. Mark Bee, the authority's leader and Chair of the Better Broadband for Suffolk programme, said that this is a "tangible...
Read moreManufacturer backs fibre optic campaign
Schoolscapes - a firm that designs, manufactures and installs playground equipment - has backed a fibre optic campaign in Cornwall. Marketing Manager Steve Bell says his Wadebridge-based business now manages download speeds of...
Read moreConnecting Cheshire to host drop-in session
A new drop-in session set to be held in Nantwich later today (February 19th) will educate locals about the roll-out of fibre optic broadband in the coming months. Connecting Cheshire, which is hosting the event, plans to enable...
Read moreNew appointment 'enhances' CityFibre
CityFibre - a leading broadband infrastructure company - has announced the appointment of Sally Davis as a Non-Executive Director. Ms Davies was previously the chief executive of BT Wholesale and will help to oversee new projects...
Read moreTwo north Wales communities receive fibre optic broadband
It has been announced that two communities in north Wales will benefit from high-speed fibre broadband. Homes and businesses in the villages of Gwalchmai on Anglesey and Garn Dolbenmaen in Gwynedd will now be able to access...
Read moreFibre broadband finally arrives for South Gloucestershire residents
Properties that are covered by a broadband cabinet in South Gloucestershire have finally been introduced to superfast speeds after nearly three years of waiting. BT announced in early 2011 that it would be upgrading the exchange...
Read moreCornwall business claims FTTH technology makes little difference
An electronics company based in Cornwall has claimed the emergence of fibre to the home (FTTH) broadband technology brings few benefits compared to fibre to the cabinet (FTTC) services. Some providers are attempting to push FTTH...
Read moreGigaclear adds more rural communities to fibre broadband rollout
Gigaclear has confirmed it will roll out ultrafast fibre-to-the-premises broadband to a further three rural communities. Farmoor and Stanton Harcourt in Oxfordshire, and Underriver and surrounding villages in Kent, can look...
Read moreHyperoptic boosts expansion plans with new Director of Sales
Fibre optic broadband network operator Hyperoptic says it is ratcheting up its UK expansion by appointing Per-Gunnar Ostby as its new Director of Sales. Mr Ostby worked with Hyperoptic Chairman Boris Ivanovic and Managing...
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