News Archive September 2011
Gigaclear 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 moreBT fibre broadband goes live in 30 new London exchange areas
BT's fibre optic broadband service has gone live to the first residents and businesses in 30 new London exchange areas, the telecoms giant has announced. Over the coming weeks, BT's latest infrastructure upgrade work in...
Read moreFirst Brooklands homes connected to fibre broadband
Some of the UK's fastest fibre optic broadband connections have been rolled out at a new property development in the south-east. Brooklands in Milton Keynes, developed by Places for People, has had super-fast broadband...
Read moreEclipse unveils new fibre broadband partner pricing
Eclipse Internet has unveiled a new partner pricing structure for its fibre optic broadband products in a move that it claims will help resellers to maximise margins. According to the broadband company, the revised channel...
Read moreEclipse Internet launches new fibre broadband product range
Eclipse Internet has launched a new range of fibre optic broadband products offering residential customers access to speeds of up to 40Mbps. The Lightspeed package allows consumers to choose between up to 2Mbps and up to 10Mbps...
Read morePerth fibre broadband deployment hailed by politicians
Scottish politicians have hailed news that BT is planning to roll out fibre optic broadband in the city of Perth. The local exchange is one of several that will be upgraded by the telecoms giant by autumn 2012 in a move that will...
Read morePrivate sector could buy public South Yorks fibre broadband scheme
South Yorkshire Digital Region (SYDR), the public sector-funded fibre optic broadband project, could be sold off to a private sector internet service provider. Phil Coppard, chief executive of Barnsley Council and a driving force...
Read moreBT fibre broadband plans praised by Southampton council chief
A Southampton council chief has praised BT's decision to deploy fibre optic broadband to an additional 10,000 homes and businesses in the city. The telecoms giant is set to carry out the work between now and autumn 2012,...
Read moreBT extending Herts fibre broadband coverage
Tens of thousands more homes and businesses in Hertfordshire will be able to connect to BT's fibre optic broadband infrastructure over the coming months. A further 48,000 properties across the county are due to be connected...
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