Private sector could buy public South Yorks fibre broadband scheme
South Yorkshire Digital Region (SYDR), the public sector-funded fibre optic broadband project, could be sold off to a private sector internet service provider. Phil Coppard, chief executive of Barnsley Council and a driving force...
Read moreBT fibre broadband plans praised by Southampton council chief
A Southampton council chief has praised BT's decision to deploy fibre optic broadband to an additional 10,000 homes and businesses in the city. The telecoms giant is set to carry out the work between now and autumn 2012,...
Read moreBT extending Herts fibre broadband coverage
Tens of thousands more homes and businesses in Hertfordshire will be able to connect to BT's fibre optic broadband infrastructure over the coming months. A further 48,000 properties across the county are due to be connected...
Read moreJeremy Hunt urges against fibre broadband delays
The UK must learn from past mistakes and roll out fibre optic broadband as soon as possible, Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has insisted. Speaking at the Royal Television Society's Cambridge Convention, Mr Hunt pointed out...
Read moreSuffolk fibre optic broadband plans fast-tracked
Suffolk's fibre optic broadband rollout plans have been fast-tracked by the government, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport has announced. The county has been chosen as one of five areas to lead the programme of...
Read moreHyperoptic 1Gbps fibre broadband service goes live
A new residential fibre optic broadband service offering symmetrical speeds of 1Gbps has been launched by Hyperoptic. The package, described by the provider as the first of its kind in the UK, offers speeds that are 140 times...
Read moreDark fibre broadband network supports 200 Dundee properties
More than 200 properties across Dundee are being supported by a new dark fibre optic broadband network deployed by CityFibre Holdings. The internet service provider has linked a second data centre to the new offices of Dundee...
Read moreBT to boost Scottish fibre broadband coverage
BT has announced plans to further increase its fibre optic broadband coverage in Scotland. Some 45,600 additional homes and businesses in Galashiels, Peebles, Perth, Bannockburn, Morningside and Strathaven are set to be upgraded...
Read moreVirgin Media and Cisco partner on fibre broadband technology
Cisco has announced it is partnering with Virgin Media to deploy high-speed internet services on the cable company's fibre optic broadband network. Virgin utilised Cisco's 3G60 Broadband Processing Engine to achieve...
Read moreTalkTalk warns of BT fibre broadband monopoly
TalkTalk is the latest internet service provider (ISP) to claim that BT is attempting to monopolise the fibre optic broadband market. David Goldie, the former Carphone Warehouse subsidiary's commercial director, told the...
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