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Rutland Telecom offering free fibre broadband lines in Luffenham
Rutland Telecom has announced it is offering 50 free fibre optic broadband lines to residents in the village of Luffenham. The Gigaclear-owned telecoms operator has teamed up with Luffenham Village Trust to give away no-cost...
Read moreBT fibre broadband network suffers major outage
BT's fibre optic broadband network suffered a major outage on Monday (October 3rd 2011), the telecoms giant has announced. Hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses were left without broadband and landline services as a...
Read moreBT announces early deployment of 110Mbps fibre broadband
BT's up to 110Mbps fibre optic broadband product is set to receive early market deployment before the end of the month. The next-generation fibre-to-the-home service will be available on or before October 31st 2011 in six...
Read moreNeelie Kroes aiming to drive fibre broadband investment
Internet service providers may face curbs on the profits they can generate from ageing copper networks to incentivise the development of fibre optic broadband. Neelie Kroes, the EU telecoms commissioner, is set to announce new...
Read moreVirgin Media praises Fujitsu wholesale fibre broadband network
Virgin Media has touted the benefits of Fujitsu's proposed fibre optic broadband network over the super-fast infrastructure offered by BT. According to the cable company, internet service providers (ISPs) looking to rent...
Read moreEastbourne council funding fibre broadband rollout
Wireless and fibre optic broadband will be rolled out in Eastbourne thanks to a new initiative from the borough council. The local authority is set to spend £357,000 on the project, with the official launch due to take...
Read moreFirst UK homes connected to Fujitsu fibre broadband network
The first homes in the UK have been connected to Fujitsu's new fibre optic broadband network. Residents in Greasby on the Wirral Peninsula are taking part in a six-month trial of the infrastructure, which is being used by...
Read moreVirgin Media rolls out 100Mbps fibre broadband to Southampton
Virgin Media has delivered its ultra-fast fibre optic broadband service to parts of Southampton. Residents in Sholing, Peartree and Woolston can now sign up for the product, which offers download speeds of up to 100Mbps, reports...
Read moreBe admits fibre broadband launch is facing delays
The launch of Be Broadband's first fibre optic broadband product is set to be delayed, the internet service provider (ISP) has admitted. In a blog post, the company revealed it has struggled to find a partner that already...
Read moreStudy shows growth in fibre broadband market share
Fibre optic broadband connections have seen their share of the global broadband market increase in the second quarter of 2011, according to new research. The Broadband Forum's latest study showed that the sector is still...
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