News Archive January 2012
Nomura says desire for speed will drive fibre broadband uptake
The adoption of fibre optic broadband is set to increase as consumers continue to demand faster download and upload speeds, according to the Nomura Group. An analyst note from the Japanese financial services and consulting...
Read moreDigital Region fibre broadband project posts £9.2m losses
South Yorkshire's Digital Region fibre optic broadband project racked up huge losses last year, accounts filed with Companies House have revealed. According to the Yorkshire Post, the council-led scheme ended the 2010-11...
Read moreIsle of Wight locals urged to support fibre broadband plans
Residents and businesses on the Isle of Wight are being urged to get behind plans to roll out fibre optic broadband across the island. Isle of Wight Council (IWC) recently announced £3 million of funding to deliver...
Read moreHIE says fibre optic broadband plan is on track
Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has said its plan to roll out fibre optic broadband throughout the region is proceeding to schedule. The organisation launched a tender to find a private sector telecoms firm to deploy the...
Read moreShetlands Telecom urges fibre optic broadband discussions
Shetland Telecom is urging rural communities to discuss possible ways that they can gain access to fibre optic broadband in the future. Next month, the first part of Shetland Islands Council's fibre optic cable is set to be...
Read morePoint Topic predicts major hybrid fibre broadband growth
Point Topic has predicted "hybrid" fibre optic broadband technologies will see significant subscriber growth in the coming years. According to figures prepared by the telecoms analyst for the Broadband Forum, the number...
Read moreBT says WAG responsible for Conwy fibre broadband
BT has said the decision to introduce fibre optic broadband connectivity to the north Wales town of Conwy and the surrounding area lies with the Welsh Assembly Government (WAG). In December, the telecoms giant announced a further...
Read moreFluidata rolling out FTTH broadband to 50,000 properties
Fluidata has unveiled plans to roll out fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband to 50,000 commercial and residential premises across the UK. In partnership with Independent Fibre Networks Limited, the business broadband provider will...
Read moreOnyx says fibre broadband attracted it to South Yorkshire
IT support services firm Onyx has revealed high-quality fibre optic broadband persuaded it to open data centres in South Yorkshire. The company acquired its second data centre in the county last year after being attracted by the...
Read moreVirgin Media to roll out 120Mbps fibre broadband
Virgin Media will roll out fibre optic broadband download rates of up to 120Mbps as part of a newly-announced boost to its current speeds. The cable company's up to 10Mbps, 20Mbps, 30Mbps and 50Mbps services will all at least...
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