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Edinburgh to trial BT's FTTP on Demand
Edinburgh will be one of the first parts of the UK to gain access to a new ultra-fast fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) broadband service from BT. The Scottish capital's Waverley exchange area will be one of eight across the UK to...
Read moreBT makes major fibre broadband investment in south-west
South-west England is set to benefit from a major fibre optic broadband investment from BT. Corsham, Highworth, Malmesbury, Pill and Westbury-on-Trym are among the latest communities in the region to be included in the national...
Read morePoint Topic says fibre broadband hitting 'sweet spot'
Fibre optic broadband is currently "hitting the sweet spot" in terms of market share in the technology sector, according to Point Topic and the Broadband Forum. Robin Mersh, chief executive of the Broadband Forum,...
Read moreXILO launches 80Mbps fibre broadband packages
Internet service provider XILO has introduced a range of new fibre optic broadband packages offering speeds of up to 80Mbps. The new propositions are based on fibre-to-the-cabinet infrastructure from BT, which is currently...
Read moreFujitsu says LTE can complement FTTH
Super-fast mobile broadband technology should not be seen as a threat to fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) services, according to Fujitsu business consultant Bill McKenzie. Speaking to Computing, Mr McKenzie insisted that ultra-fast FTTH...
Read moreOfcom plans to regulate ultra-fast fibre broadband leased lines
Ofcom has announced plans to regulate ultra-fast fibre optic broadband services delivering speeds of more than 1Gbps. BT is believed to have "significant" power in this relatively new market, the telecoms industry...
Read moreBT says UK does not need universal FTTP
There is no need for fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) broadband to be rolled out across the whole of the UK, according to BT's group strategy director Sean Williams. Speaking to the House of Lords communications committee, Mr...
Read moreEuropean Commission approves Birmingham fibre broadband plan
The European Commission has given the green light to plans to roll out an ultra-fast fibre optic broadband network in Birmingham. Approval was required as the project involves spending around €6 million (£4.8 million)...
Read moreBT Infinity fibre broadband rolled out in Suffolk
The first homes and businesses in parts of Suffolk have been upgraded to receive BT's Infinity fibre optic broadband service. Over the next few weeks, more than 54,000 properties in Ipswich, Woodbridge, Felixstowe and...
Read moreBT rolls out fibre broadband to 110 Londonderry cabinets
BT has upgraded 110 street cabinets in Londonderry to receive fibre optic broadband in advance of next year's City of Culture celebrations. Arlene Foster, Northern Ireland's Enterprise, Trade and Investment Minister, said...
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