News Archive July 2011
Welsh fibre broadband plans hailed by Stephen Crabb MP
Preseli Pembrokeshire MP Stephen Crabb has praised the government's decision to commit £56.9 million to the rollout of fibre optic broadband in Wales. Provided the Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) matches the...
Read moreBT connects first Sevenoaks homes to fibre broadband
The first homes and businesses in Sevenoaks have been hooked up to BT's fibre optic broadband service, the telecoms giant has confirmed. Over the coming weeks, up to 11,500 properties in the Kent commuter town will be...
Read moreBT to extend fibre broadband to 290,000 London properties
BT is set to extend its fibre optic broadband coverage to almost 300,000 more properties in London over the coming weeks. As many as 290,000 homes and businesses in 17 exchange areas will gain access to the telecoms giant's...
Read moreVirgin 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 moreJeremy Hunt praises North Yorkshire super-fast broadband funding
Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has said an "important step" has been taken towards rolling out fibre optic broadband and other forms of super-fast access in North Yorkshire. The county has been awarded up to £16.4...
Read moreWispa Ltd knocks BT fibre broadband plans
BT's fibre broadband rollout plans have come in for criticism from Wispa Ltd. The internet service provider pointed out that BT is asking for £1 billion of funding to help deploy super-fast broadband, but that many...
Read moreFibrestream boss praises US fibre-to-the-home project
The boss of Fibrestream has said the UK can learn a lot about the rollout of fibre optic broadband by looking at the example set by a project in Vermont. ECFiber, led by community fibre-to-the-home pioneer Tim Nulty, deployed...
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