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Fibre broadband tech firm Vitesse hits sales milestone
Fibre optic broadband technology firm Vitesse has announced impressive shipment figures for its VSC7716 burst-mode transimpedance amplifier (TIA). The device, which works with Ethernet passive optical networks (EPON) in various...
Read moreBT connects first Llantwit Major homes to fibre broadband
The first homes and businesses in the south Wales town of Llantwit Major have been connected to BT's fibre optic broadband service. Engineers are conducting infrastructure upgrades in the area that will see around 4,000...
Read moreHyperoptic 1Gbps fibre broadband goes live in Wandsworth
Hyperoptic has announced its 1Gbps fibre optic broadband service has gone live at a riverside residential development in Wandsworth, London. Tenants at Prices Court, a 133-flat building in the capital, can now take advantage of...
Read moreBT extends fibre broadband to 40,000 Derry properties
BT's fibre optic broadband infrastructure has been deployed to just under 40,000 homes and businesses in the Northern Irish city of Derry. According to BBC News, the telecoms giant has completed its next-generation access...
Read moreFibre broadband provider Kcom unveils PSN plans
Fibre optic broadband provider Kcom has revealed plans to go head to head with the likes of BT and Virgin Media for public service network (PSN) contracts. Speaking to the Yorkshire Post, the company predicted as many as 70...
Read moreFibre broadband hailed as reinvigorating rural communities
Fibre optic broadband can help to breathe new life into rural communities, the Fibre to the Home Council Europe (FTTHCE) has announced. According to the organisation, which exists to accelerate the availability of ultra-fast...
Read morePlusnet reports high broadband latency
Plusnet's fibre optic broadband customers may have seen their connections hampered by higher-than-expected latency this week. The Yorkshire-based internet service provider (ISP) revealed it saw an increase in traffic as Apple...
Read moreBT ultra-fast fibre broadband rollout welcomed in Saltney
A Saltney-based telecoms firm has praised BT's decision to roll out ultra-fast up to 110Mbps fibre optic broadband to the small north Wales town. BT announced this month that homes and businesses in Saltney will get access to...
Read moreBT chief says universal fibre broadband will take a generation
It will take a generation for all UK internet users to migrate to fibre optic broadband subscriptions, according to BT's group strategy director Sean Williams. Speaking at the 2011 Broadband World Forum, Mr Williams stressed...
Read moreKC pledges to extend fibre broadband coverage
KC has insisted it will continue to extend the reach of its fibre optic broadband service once the current rollout has been completed. The Hull telecoms firm announced in July that it would deploy super-fast broadband to 15,000...
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