TalkTalk demands effective fibre broadband competition
The UK's fibre optic broadband market needs "effective and vigorous" competition, TalkTalk commercial boss David Goldie has said. Writing for the internet service provider's (ISP's) official blog, Mr Goldie...
Read moreBT exec says Ireland falling behind UK on fibre broadband
Ireland is at risk of falling behind Britain with its fibre optic broadband plans, according to the outgoing chief executive of BT Ireland. Speaking to Business & Leadership, Graham Sutherland said the country's...
Read moreVirgin Media exec says bandwidth motivates fibre broadband rollout
Virgin Media's director of technical strategy Kevin Baughan has said growing demand for bandwidth is a motivating factor in the cable company's fibre optic broadband rollout programme. The average Virgin Media subscriber...
Read moreGigaclear set to connect first Rutland fibre broadband customers
Gigaclear is on track to connect the first Rutland homes to its new fibre optic broadband service next month, the telecoms firm has announced. Having started the super-fast broadband deployment earlier this month, the company...
Read moreFibre broadband speed-boosting tech launched by Alcatel-Lucent
Alcatel-Lucent has announced the global launch of technology that can boost the download speeds of existing fibre optic broadband services. The telecoms firm explained its VDSL2 Vectoring solution allows internet service...
Read moreBT fibre broadband goes live in 30 new London exchange areas
BT's fibre optic broadband service has gone live to the first residents and businesses in 30 new London exchange areas, the telecoms giant has announced. Over the coming weeks, BT's latest infrastructure upgrade work in...
Read moreFirst Brooklands homes connected to fibre broadband
Some of the UK's fastest fibre optic broadband connections have been rolled out at a new property development in the south-east. Brooklands in Milton Keynes, developed by Places for People, has had super-fast broadband...
Read moreEclipse unveils new fibre broadband partner pricing
Eclipse Internet has unveiled a new partner pricing structure for its fibre optic broadband products in a move that it claims will help resellers to maximise margins. According to the broadband company, the revised channel...
Read moreEclipse Internet launches new fibre broadband product range
Eclipse Internet has launched a new range of fibre optic broadband products offering residential customers access to speeds of up to 40Mbps. The Lightspeed package allows consumers to choose between up to 2Mbps and up to 10Mbps...
Read morePerth fibre broadband deployment hailed by politicians
Scottish politicians have hailed news that BT is planning to roll out fibre optic broadband in the city of Perth. The local exchange is one of several that will be upgraded by the telecoms giant by autumn 2012 in a move that will...
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