News Archive October 2011
Fibre broadband hailed as reinvigorating rural communities
Fibre optic broadband can help to breathe new life into rural communities, the Fibre to the Home Council Europe (FTTHCE) has announced. According to the organisation, which exists to accelerate the availability of ultra-fast...
Read morePlusnet reports high broadband latency
Plusnet's fibre optic broadband customers may have seen their connections hampered by higher-than-expected latency this week. The Yorkshire-based internet service provider (ISP) revealed it saw an increase in traffic as Apple...
Read moreDigital Region fibre broadband extended to Sheffield schools
Sheffield schools are set to benefit from a new multi-year fibre optic broadband contract between the city council and Digital Region. The 160-plus schools in the South Yorkshire city are expected to reduce their expenditure on...
Read moreBT ultra-fast fibre broadband rollout welcomed in Saltney
A Saltney-based telecoms firm has praised BT's decision to roll out ultra-fast up to 110Mbps fibre optic broadband to the small north Wales town. BT announced this month that homes and businesses in Saltney will get access to...
Read moreWelsh govt warned about fibre broadband obsession
The Welsh Assembly Government has been urged not to become obsessed with rolling out super-fast fibre optic broadband. Julian McGougan of telecoms infrastructure firm Arqiva compared the focus on high speeds to offering consumers...
Read moreNextGenUs hits out at BT and BDUK over rural broadband
Fibre optic broadband provider NextGenUs has claimed rural residents are tired of waiting for BT to supply them with faster internet access. Writing on his official blog, NextGenUs managing director Guy Jarvis claimed the time is...
Read moreAkamai says average UK broadband speed rose to 5Mbps in Q2
Fibre optic broadband rollouts may have played a part in the UK increasing its average internet connection speed in the second quarter of 2011. Akamai's latest State of the Internet report showed the country's average...
Read moreBT chief says universal fibre broadband will take a generation
It will take a generation for all UK internet users to migrate to fibre optic broadband subscriptions, according to BT's group strategy director Sean Williams. Speaking at the 2011 Broadband World Forum, Mr Williams stressed...
Read moreKC pledges to extend fibre broadband coverage
KC has insisted it will continue to extend the reach of its fibre optic broadband service once the current rollout has been completed. The Hull telecoms firm announced in July that it would deploy super-fast broadband to 15,000...
Read moreBT revises PIA prices for fibre broadband rollouts
BT has published revised prices for physical infrastructure access (PIA), in a move that could encourage the deployment of fibre optic broadband. Rival telecoms firms can use the company's network of telegraph poles and...
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