Next Generation News
BT to roll out fibre-to-the-home broadband in Innerleithen
Innerleithen in the Scottish Borders has been selected as the latest community to get access to BT's fastest fibre optic broadband service. The telecoms giant is set to roll out its fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) proposition in the...
Read moreChina to fund UK fibre optic broadband rollouts?
Fibre optic broadband rollouts in the UK could be partially funded by investment from China's $410 billion (£265 billion) sovereign wealth fund. Writing for the Financial Times, chairman of the China Investment...
Read moreAnother withdrawal from Highlands and Islands fibre broadband scheme
Cable & Wireless has withdrawn its application for a tender to roll out fibre optic broadband across the Highlands and Islands. The network operator is the second company to back out of the project, coming shortly after...
Read moreBT extends Wiltshire fibre broadband coverage
Three more Wiltshire communities are set to be connected to BT's fibre optic broadband service. Calne will see more than 6,500 homes and businesses hooked up to super-fast broadband over the coming weeks, while around 8,000...
Read moreFTTH fibre broadband trial launched in Bournemouth
Some 250 homes in Bournemouth are taking part in a trial of ultra-fast fibre optic broadband conducted by Fibreband. The fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) service, which is delivered by the CityFibre broadband network, offers symmetrical...
Read moreEurope urged to step up fibre-to-the-home rollouts
Chair of lobby group the FTTH Council Europe (FTTHCE) Chris Holden has urged Europe to step up its efforts to boost fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) connectivity. He noted competition must be improved and marketing for superfast...
Read moreZen Internet officially launches 100Mbps fibre broadband
Zen Internet has officially launched its first up to 100Mbps fibre optic broadband product, aimed at businesses and residential customers. The telecoms firm is currently trialling its ultra-fast broadband service in four exchange...
Read moreFibreNet 10Gbps fibre broadband trial goes live in Liverpool
Businesses in Liverpool are being given access to up to 10Gbps fibre optic broadband as part of the government-backed FibreNet project. The service, thought to offer the fastest commercially available broadband speeds in the...
Read moreEntanet warns of problems facing govt fibre broadband plans
Geo's withdrawal from the Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) framework has serious implications on the UK's fibre optic broadband future, according to Entanet. Neil Watson, head of service operations at the company, said...
Read moreNextGen speakers call for affordable fibre broadband
Fibre optic broadband must be delivered at a price people can afford if it is transform lives and societies, according to speakers at this year's NextGen conference. Held at Bristol's University of the West of England...
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