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Hyperoptic offers fibre broadband to Chelsea and Kensington
Hyperoptic has offered to pick up the slack after BT scrapped plans to roll out fibre optic broadband in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. BT's decision came after the borough council decided to reject 96 of the...
Read moreBT axes Kensington and Chelsea fibre broadband rollout
BT has ditched plans to roll out fibre optic broadband in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, prompting fears that the area could become an "island of slow connectivity". The company had planned to extend the...
Read moreAkamai says fibre broadband rollouts will help boost average speeds
Fibre optic broadband services will play a part in boosting the UK's average connection speeds, according to Akamai Technologies. David Belson, director of market intelligence at the content delivery network, said the wider...
Read moreGigaclear to roll out Appleton with Eaton fibre broadband network
Gigaclear has been chosen to deliver a new ultra-fast fibre optic broadband service in the Oxfordshire parish of Appleton with Eaton. The pure fibre optic network will offer speeds of up to 1,000Mbps to the 400 homes and...
Read moreFTTH Council Europe says copper broadband is on its 'last legs'
Fibre-to-the-cabinet (FTTC) technology is only a short-term solution to improve broadband connectivity in the UK, according to the Fibre to the Home (FTTH) Council Europe. Karin Ahl, president of the non-profit organisation, told...
Read moreFTTH up for discussion at NextGen 12 Roadshow
Fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband technology will be one of the issues to be discussed at the NextGen 12 Roadshow, which is set to take place in Milton Keynes this month. The event will be held at MK Dons Stadium on May 30th...
Read moreBT to inform Plymouth businesses on fibre broadband benefits
BT will today (May 22nd 2012) demonstrate the business advantages of fibre optic broadband to companies in Plymouth. The telecoms giant is taking a specially-adapted vehicle to the Tamar Science Park and Langage Business Park,...
Read moreStudy predicts growth for UK fibre broadband provision
Fibre optic broadband connectivity is set to see a major increase in prevalence in the UK over the coming years, according to a new study from Point Topic. The telecoms analyst firm claimed there will be 10.8 million fibre...
Read moreTalkTalk sees rise in demand for fibre broadband
TalkTalk has reported an increase in demand for its fibre optic broadband service during the first quarter of 2012. In the three months to the end of March, an additional 4,000 customers had been provisioned, meaning the...
Read moreBT to roll out fibre broadband in Wallasey
BT is set to bring faster internet speeds to the Wirral Peninsula as part of its national fibre optic broadband rollout. Almost 28,000 Wallasey homes and businesses will be able to receive the super-fast broadband service once...
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