Technology News
BT Openreach says rivals must open up fibre infrastructure
BT Openreach has said internet service providers (ISPs) that make use of its ducts and poles to offer fibre optic broadband will be required to return the favour. The telecoms giant's local network business stated it will be...
Read moreFibre optic broadband to boost Sheppey employment, says MP
Fibre optic broadband will help to bring more jobs to the Isle of Sheppey, local MP Gordon Henderson has said. The Conservative backbencher praised BT's decision to bring its Infinity broadband service to the area, reports...
Read moreBT Infinity broadband coming to 300,000 more properties
BT Infinity broadband is coming to hundreds of thousands more homes and businesses across the country, the telecoms giant has announced. The fibre optic broadband service will be rolled out to around 300,000 properties located...
Read moreFibre-to-the-home broadband launched in Broughton
A fibre-to-the-home broadband service has brought download speeds of up to 1Gbps to the rural village of Broughton in Cambridgeshire. The technology has been deployed in the area by Vtesse Broadband and is now available for...
Read moreNeed for speed to drive fibre optic broadband growth?
Desire for faster web access could lead to a surge in fibre optic broadband lines in the coming years. The biggest driver of broadband subscription growth is the ability to browse the web, download and upload via a high-speed...
Read moreBT fibre optic broadband coming to Moylegrove?
Fibre optic broadband could be coming to a west Wales village after it performed strongly in BT's Race to Infinity. Some 82 per cent of residents and businesses in Moylegrove, Pembrokeshire, voted in the initiative, reports...
Read moreMalvern praised for BT fibre broadband campaign
BT's regional director for the West Midlands has praised the efforts of Malvern residents and businesses towards campaigning for fibre optic broadband. The town narrowly missed out on a top-six finish in the telecoms...
Read moreBT Infinity win hailed by MP
A Conservative MP has welcomed the news that BT Infinity will be available to residents of his constituency in the near future. The telecoms giant's fibre optic broadband infrastructure will be delivered to the Scottish Borders...
Read moreFibrestream exec backs Hull as fibre optic broadband hub
A Fibrestream director has backed Hull to become a hub for fibre-optic broadband in the UK. Simon Davison was part of a meeting in which telecoms industry figures discussed the opportunities, issues and misconceptions about web...
Read more