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Fibre optic broadband set to benefit 90 per cent of North Yorkshire

Monday, September 16th 2013

Plans to introduce fibre optic broadband to 90 per cent of premises in North Yorkshire are running on schedule, according to officials. The project, named NYnet, aims to install superfast broadband throughout the region by the...

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TalkTalk promotes fibre broadband by sponsoring village football team

Friday, September 13th 2013

TalkTalk is promoting its superfast fibre optic broadband service through a new sponsorship deal with a Welsh Alliance football team from the village with the longest place name in Europe. Clwb Pel Droed...

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Leominster Enterprise Park facing £30k bill for fibre broadband

Thursday, September 12th 2013

Businesses based at Leominster Enterprise Park are facing a bill of more than £30,000 if they wish to access fibre optic broadband. The Herefordshire town has been included in BT's superfast broadband rollout, but the...

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Hyperoptic boosts expansion plans with new Director of Sales

Wednesday, September 11th 2013

Fibre optic broadband network operator Hyperoptic says it is ratcheting up its UK expansion by appointing Per-Gunnar Ostby as its new Director of Sales. Mr Ostby worked with Hyperoptic Chairman Boris Ivanovic and Managing...

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BT brings fibre broadband to Whitley Bay

Monday, September 9th 2013

Thousands of homes and businesses in Whitley Bay are now benefiting from BT's fibre broadband rollout in North Tyneside - a development that Tynemouth MP Alan Campbell has praised as a "big step forward" for the...

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BT rolling out fibre broadband link between Kilmarnock medical centres

Friday, September 6th 2013

BT is rolling out a fibre optic broadband link between two Kilmarnock medical practices in a bid to improve the experience of patients. At present, patients are unable to make appointments or collect prescriptions from the...

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West Yorks fibre broadband project set to receive green light

Monday, September 2nd 2013

A major project to roll out fibre optic broadband across West Yorkshire is set to be given the green light. Known as the West Yorkshire Local Broadband Project, the scheme is designed to bring superfast speeds to rural...

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Fibre broadband rolling out to 3,000 Somersham properties

Friday, August 30th 2013

The Cambridgeshire village of Somersham has become one of the latest communities to benefit from BT's £2.5 billion commercial fibre optic broadband rollout. Engineers have already brought the service to hundreds of...

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BT says Ponteland shows highest fibre broadband demand in north-east

Wednesday, August 28th 2013

The Northumberland town of Ponteland has shown the highest demand for fibre optic broadband of any north-east community, according to new research from BT. Of all the people able to access superfast broadband that live in...

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BT supports Scottish fibre broadband rollout with jobs boost

Tuesday, August 27th 2013

BT is set to take on dozens more engineers in Scotland to assist with the rollout of fibre optic broadband. The telecoms giant will create 150 positions, with the new engineers to be based in Inverness, Fort William, Oban,...

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