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Virgin Media Business wins PSN procurement place
Fibre optic broadband provider Virgin Media Business has been awarded one of three places on the first public sector network (PSN) procurement framework. The agreement, which is the first of its kind in the UK, will be used as a...
Read moreFibrestream unveils Cumbria broadband plans
Fibre optic broadband provider Fibrestream has announced the creation of NextGenUs Cumbria (NGU), a non-profit enterprise that will aim to improve connectivity in the north-west county. All the money made by the new venture, a...
Read moreOfcom publishes interactive fibre broadband map
Communications regulator Ofcom has announced the launch of the UK's first interactive map highlighting the state of fibre broadband services for over 200 areas of the country. Set up by the regulator as part of its report on...
Read moreFibre broadband pre-registration launched by Be
Be Broadband has opened the pre-registration scheme for its first ever fibre optic service, which could go live before the end of the year. By allowing consumers to express their interest in signing up for fibre broadband in...
Read moreOfcom proposes fibre optic broadband back-up measures
New measures to prevent fibre optic broadband customers suffering in the event of connectivity outages have been put forward by Ofcom. Copper broadband services are able to continue operating if there is a power cut at a home or...
Read moreBe and O2 set to enter fibre optic broadband market
Sister companies O2 and Be Broadband have announced plans to start offering fibre optic services in the coming months. The two telecoms firms, which are owned by Spain-based Telefonica, are both keen to deliver their first fibre...
Read moreFibrestream boss says BDUK should be abolished
Fibre optic broadband provider Fibrestream has repeated calls for the abolition of Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK), the body created to achieve the government's internet access targets. Writing on the official Fibrestream blog,...
Read moreOECD says fibre broadband accounts for 12% of fixed subscriptions
Fibre optic broadband services now account for around one in eight fixed-line subscriptions across the world, new figures have revealed. The statistics, published by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development...
Read moreMacAce targets fibre broadband service at Apple iOS users
A new fibre optic broadband service has been launched by MacAce, a telecoms firm that specialises in internet products for machines running Apple's iOS platform. According to the company, the range of broadband packages -...
Read moreBT bringing fibre broadband to 51,000 Greater Manchester properties
Fibre optic broadband will be available to tens of thousands more properties in Greater Manchester over the coming months, BT has announced. More than 51,000 homes and businesses in the metropolitan county have been included in...
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