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Entanet revamps fibre optic broadband range
Entanet has announced the expansion of its range of fibre optic broadband packages to help give its channel partners a "competitive edge". The wholesale voice and data communications provider has launched five new...
Read moreKC seeks participants for East Yorks fibre broadband trial
East Yorkshire telecoms firm KC has launched a six-month fibre optic broadband trial in the village of Woodmansey, north of Hull. Current subscribers to Karoo, KC's internet service provider subsidiary, have been invited to...
Read moreBT rolling out free FTTP broadband to Olympic Village
BT has announced it will offer around 19,000 athletes and officials staying at the Olympic Village during London 2012 the chance to use its fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) service for free. The fibre broadband product, which...
Read moreBT Infinity fibre broadband to be deployed in Fountainbridge
BT has announced the first homes and businesses in Edinburgh's Fountainbridge area can now connect to its fibre optic broadband service. As a result of the rollout, more than 48,000 properties in the Scottish capital are...
Read moreVirgin Media bringing 100Mbps fibre broadband to Bishop's Stortford
Virgin Media has announced the Hertfordshire town of Bishop's Stortford will get access to its up to 100Mbps fibre optic broadband service in the coming months. Jon James, the cable company's executive director of...
Read moreVirgin Media boss warns of damage to fibre broadband competition
Virgin Media chief executive Neil Berkett has expressed concern that competition in the fibre optic broadband market could be damaged by government funding. Speaking to the Financial Times, Mr Berkett warned against the...
Read morePhase two underway on Shetland fibre broadband project
The second phase of a project to connect Shetland to a Faroese fibre optic broadband cable has commenced, Shetland Telecom has announced. Stage two of the work, which will see the fibre optic line laid between Lerwick on the...
Read moreBT to open Cornwall fibre broadband training centre
BT is set to open a new centre in Cornwall where it will train engineers to work on the rollout of fibre optic broadband in the south-west county. The Bodmin facility, which will be unveiled by Openreach chief executive Liv...
Read moreFibrestream praises Sky for Hull fibre broadband ad move
Fibrestream has welcomed Sky's decision to allow fibre optic broadband provider NextGenUs to advertise its services in Hull shopping centres. The company had accused Sky of "blocking broadband choice" with its...
Read moreBT rolls out fibre optic broadband in Hawarden
BT has rolled out fibre optic broadband to the first homes and businesses in the north Wales village of Hawarden. When the work is finished in the coming weeks, around 7,500 properties in the Flintshire community will be able to...
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