IDATE says FTTH and FTTB coming to 227m homes by 2015
More than 220 million households will be signed up to an 'ultra-fast' fibre optic broadband service in four years' time, according to new research. IDATE, the consulting and market analysis firm, predicted 227 million...
Read moreVirgin Media fibre broadband network prepared for rise in data
Virgin Media has claimed its fibre optic broadband network is well equipped to cope with a predicted "explosion" in bandwidth usage. Jon James, the cable company's executive director of broadband, claimed consumers...
Read moreSuffolk village to get community fibre broadband network
A community fibre optic broadband network will be rolled out in the Suffolk village of Parham thanks to East of England Development Agency funding. The body has awarded Suffolk Action with Communities in Rural England a...
Read morePoint Topic says fibre broadband drives value for money
The growing prevalence of fibre optic broadband is helping to bring better value for money to consumers, according to Point Topic. In western Europe, fibre broadband connections saw a 32.5 per cent fall in prices per megabit from...
Read moreFibrestream boss calls for use of broadband vouchers
Fibre optic broadband provider Fibrestream has again called for the government to utilise a voucher system to encourage the rollout of next-generation networks. Guy Jarvis, boss of the company, said "Big Society broadband...
Read moreSurrey launches fibre optic broadband tender
Tender processes for fibre optic broadband networks in Surrey have been announced by the county council. The local authority is looking for the private sector to bring faster connections to around a fifth of properties, which are...
Read moreOvum finds global fibre-to-the-home market rose in Q1
The global market for fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband technology grew significantly in the first quarter of 2011, according to new research. Independent telecoms analyst Ovum revealed the FTTH, fibre to the building, passive...
Read moreEasynet Connect unveils new fibre broadband speed service
Business internet service provider (ISP) Easynet Connect has announced the launch of its fibre optic broadband speed SureStream (A) service. The company claimed the technology is available to more than eight in ten UK firms and...
Read moreBT fibre broadband praised by Cornwall business
One of the first businesses in Cornwall to be connected to BT's fibre optic broadband service has spoken out about the benefits of the technology. Karen Patterson, director of Orbiss - a provider of telecoms and entertainment...
Read moreBT fibre-to-the-home coming to St Austell
Businesses and residents in St Austell will be able to benefit from fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband in the coming months, BT has announced. In a press conference at Cornwall's Eden Project tourist attraction, the telecoms...
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