News Archive August 2011
BT to open Cornwall fibre broadband training centre
BT is set to open a new centre in Cornwall where it will train engineers to work on the rollout of fibre optic broadband in the south-west county. The Bodmin facility, which will be unveiled by Openreach chief executive Liv...
Read moreFibre broadband provider NextGenUs knocks council funding plans
Fibre optic broadband specialist NextGenUs has claimed local authorities are using state money to improve their own networks, rather than to boost public broadband. Speaking to PC Pro, founder of NextGenUs Guy Jarvis accused...
Read moreFibrestream praises Sky for Hull fibre broadband ad move
Fibrestream has welcomed Sky's decision to allow fibre optic broadband provider NextGenUs to advertise its services in Hull shopping centres. The company had accused Sky of "blocking broadband choice" with its...
Read moreBT rolls out fibre optic broadband in Hawarden
BT has rolled out fibre optic broadband to the first homes and businesses in the north Wales village of Hawarden. When the work is finished in the coming weeks, around 7,500 properties in the Flintshire community will be able to...
Read moreFinal bidders for Cumbria broadband project announced
A trio of providers have now been shortlisted for Accessible Cumbria, the county's super-fast broadband project. In a statement, Cumbria County Council confirmed that BT Global Services, Cable and Wireless and Fujitsu are the...
Read moreHerefordshire recruits volunteers to promote super-fast broadband
A group of volunteers have been drafted in to explain the benefits of high-speed broadband to rural communities in Herefordshire. According to the Hereford Times, the local authority wants the "broadband champions" to...
Read moreCommunity project unveils broadband plan for rural Lancashire
B4RN has released details of its plan to deliver a new fibre optic broadband service for rural north Lancashire. The co-operative project is calling on local farmers and other community members to support the scheme, which will...
Read moreMSP questions adequacy of Scottish broadband funding
Chic Brodie MSP has become the latest figure to claim Scotland has not received enough money from Westminster to roll out super-fast broadband services. Speaking to the Carrick Gazette, the SNP member for South Scotland said the...
Read moreHertfordshire completes first phase of public sector broadband network
A new public sector network that uses copper and fibre optic broadband has been rolled out by Hertfordshire County Council. With the first phase of the project now completed, the infrastructure is set to be used by approximately...
Read moreBT assures Filey residents over fibre broadband plans
BT has told the people of Filey in North Yorkshire that its plans to roll out super-fast fibre broadband in the town remain on track. According to the Filey Mercury, local residents expressed concern over an apparent lack of...
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