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Plusnet offers fibre broadband customers desktop assistance
Fibre optic broadband provider Plusnet has launched a new tool designed to help customers tackle commonly faced problems regarding internet access. The Plusnet Assist solution, which can be downloaded for free from the Plusnet...
Read moreBT says fibre broadband offers more than fast internet
Rolling out fibre optic broadband is about more than just offering people fast internet connectivity, according to BT. In a progress report on its next-generation access project in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, the telecoms...
Read moreTalkTalk demands effective fibre broadband competition
The UK's fibre optic broadband market needs "effective and vigorous" competition, TalkTalk commercial boss David Goldie has said. Writing for the internet service provider's (ISP's) official blog, Mr Goldie...
Read moreVirgin Media exec says bandwidth motivates fibre broadband rollout
Virgin Media's director of technical strategy Kevin Baughan has said growing demand for bandwidth is a motivating factor in the cable company's fibre optic broadband rollout programme. The average Virgin Media subscriber...
Read moreGigaclear set to connect first Rutland fibre broadband customers
Gigaclear is on track to connect the first Rutland homes to its new fibre optic broadband service next month, the telecoms firm has announced. Having started the super-fast broadband deployment earlier this month, the company...
Read moreFibre broadband speed-boosting tech launched by Alcatel-Lucent
Alcatel-Lucent has announced the global launch of technology that can boost the download speeds of existing fibre optic broadband services. The telecoms firm explained its VDSL2 Vectoring solution allows internet service...
Read moreHyperoptic 1Gbps fibre broadband service goes live
A new residential fibre optic broadband service offering symmetrical speeds of 1Gbps has been launched by Hyperoptic. The package, described by the provider as the first of its kind in the UK, offers speeds that are 140 times...
Read moreVirgin Media and Cisco partner on fibre broadband technology
Cisco has announced it is partnering with Virgin Media to deploy high-speed internet services on the cable company's fibre optic broadband network. Virgin utilised Cisco's 3G60 Broadband Processing Engine to achieve...
Read moreTalkTalk warns of BT fibre broadband monopoly
TalkTalk is the latest internet service provider (ISP) to claim that BT is attempting to monopolise the fibre optic broadband market. David Goldie, the former Carphone Warehouse subsidiary's commercial director, told the...
Read moreVirgin Media signs fibre broadband deal with north-west hospitals
Eight hospitals in Cumbria and Lancashire are set to utilise the power of Virgin Media's fibre optic broadband network to save lives by using remote stroke diagnosis. As a result of the deal, which is expected to save the NHS...
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