Devon and Somerset submit £100m fibre broadband bid
A new multi-million pound fibre optic broadband bid has been made in an attempt to provide people living in rural parts of Devon and Somerset with a fast connection. According to This is Exeter, a bid to bring a fibre broadband...
Read moreFibre to the home project gets major restructure
Fibre to the home provider CityFibre Holdings has announced it has finished restructuring work on two of its acquired firms, which the company took over following financial woes. Fibrecity Holdings and H20 Networks, which were...
Read moreVirgin Media reports growth in top-tier fibre broadband packages
Virgin Media has reported significant growth in the popularity of its fastest fibre optic broadband packages. The cable company said more than 860,000 households were subscribed to speeds of 20Mbps and above at the end of the...
Read moreVirgin Media launching 1.5Gbps fibre broadband trial this month
Virgin Media is set to launch a trial of up to 1.5Gbps fibre optic broadband in an area of east London. The cable company claimed the pilot scheme will see four businesses located in the vicinity of the capital's Old Street...
Read morePlusnet launches fibre optic broadband
Plusnet has announced the commercial launch of its new fibre optic broadband service. From today (April 19th 2011), residents in enabled areas of the UK can sign up for the product and take advantage of download speeds of up to...
Read moreBT admits Bury St Edmonds fibre broadband delay
Residents and businesses in one area of Bury St Edmonds have been told they will have to wait for access to fibre optic broadband. BT has rolled out the technology across the Suffolk town, reports the Bury Free Press, but issues...
Read moreFujitsu chief says UK could get most advanced fibre broadband network
Fujitsu's UK and Ireland chief executive Duncan Tait has said Brits could get access to the most advanced fibre optic broadband network in the world. The tech giant has unveiled plans to roll out next-generation broadband to...
Read morePrinces Risborough council chief welcomes BT fibre broadband rollout
News that Princes Risborough will receive fibre broadband has been welcomed by a council boss. Chairman of Princes Risborough Town Council Alan Turner said BT's decision to include the Buckinghamshire area in its Openreach...
Read morePublic sector urged to match private fibre broadband investment
The public sector has been urged to invest more money in fibre optic broadband. James Ramsbotham, chief executive of the North East Chamber of Commerce, suggested that if state-run organisations put as much cash into fibre...
Read moreMalvern councillor pleased at fibre optic broadband decision
A Malvern council chief has hailed BT's decision to bring fibre optic broadband to the Worcestershire town by the end of 2012 at the latest. Simon Smith, economic redevelopment officer at Malvern Hills District Council, said...
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