News Archive February 2012
Kingsway residents campaign for more broadband choice
Residents of Kingsway, Gloucestershire have petitioned Virgin to install fibre optic broadband infrastructure in their area in order to offer them a greater choice of services. Hundreds of people have contacted their local...
Read moreDevon and Somerset broadband project extended
A scheme hoping to bring fibre broadband to rural areas in Devon and Somerset has been extended through the decision of Bath and North East Somerset Council to invest £700,000 in the project, which is being headed up by...
Read moreFibrestream says BDUK framework biased to larger firms
Community fibre optic broadband network operator Fibrestream has accused the government's Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) framework of excluding smaller telecoms firms. BDUK's procurement scheme, which allows communications...
Read moreSoutham fibre broadband launch hailed by Warwickshire County Council
Warwickshire County Council (WCC) has welcomed the launch of fibre optic broadband in Southam. BT connected the first homes and businesses in the market town to super-fast broadband last week, with more than 4,500 local...
Read moreBT sees lack of support for PIA product
No internet service providers have signed up to utilise BT's Physical Infrastructure Access (PIA) product, which can be used to support the rollout of fibre optic broadband. Despite a trial of the offering being launched last...
Read moreBT connects Brixton to fibre optic broadband
Brixton has become the latest area of London to gain access to BT's fibre optic broadband service. When the telecoms giant completes its latest round of infrastructure upgrades in the coming weeks, the technology will be...
Read moreEU source admits slow fibre broadband progress
Progress on the rollout of fibre optic broadband across Europe has been slow, an EU source has admitted. Ryan Heath, spokesperson of EU Digital Agenda commissioner Neelie Kroes, said the bloc is "doing very well" in...
Read moreWarwickshire County Council backs fibre broadband plan
Plans to boost fibre optic broadband access in Warwickshire have been given the green light by the county council. In a meeting of the local authority's cabinet last week, members agreed that the council will stump up...
Read moreNotts council chief says fibre broadband benefits cannot be understated
Fibre optic broadband access will offer a major boost to Nottingham, according to city council chief executive Jane Todd. Speaking to the Nottingham Post, Ms Todd said the benefits of the technology would be felt by businesses...
Read moreBT rolling out fibre broadband to more Shropshire homes
BT will roll out fibre optic broadband to tens of thousands of Shrewsbury properties over the next few weeks, the telecoms giant has announced. The service will be extended to almost 30,000 homes and businesses in the Shropshire...
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