News Archive July 2012
BT chief calls Cumbria 'brave' for rejecting fibre broadband plan
Cumbria County Council made a "brave" decision in rejecting BT and Fujitsu's fibre optic broadband strategies, according to BT's managing director of next-generation access Bill Murphy. Speaking to in-Cumbria,...
Read moreWarrington fibre broadband campaign backed by MP
Warrington South MP David Mowat has given his support to a campaign that aims to boost fibre optic broadband access in the north-west town. Launched by the Warrington Guardian, the scheme is designed to ensure every part of the...
Read moreBT announces 10,000th Cornish fibre broadband customer
Cornish electronics manufacturer Arcol UK is receiving speeds of around 92Mbps after signing up to fibre optic broadband with BT. The company, which is based at the Threemilestone Industrial Estate in Truro, has become the...
Read moreGeo delivers vital capacity to B4RN fibre broadband network
Fibre optic network provider Geo Networks has announced it will deliver much-needed capacity to the Broadband for the Rural North (B4RN) project. Geo will provide dark fibre to B4RN, linking its local distribution infrastructure...
Read moreVirgin Media sees super-fast fibre broadband growth
Virgin Media has reported another increase in the number of customers signed up to its super-fast fibre optic broadband services. During the three months to the end of June, the cable company added 459,800 more subscribers to its...
Read moreOpposition to BT's Midhurst fibre broadband rollout
Parts of Midhurst in West Sussex could miss out on access to fibre optic broadband from BT after plans to install a new street cabinet met with criticism. Midhurst Town Council clerk Joan Hursthouse told a meeting that a resident...
Read moreNorth Yorks says two bidders important for fibre broadband projects
John Moore of North Yorkshire's publicly funded fibre broadband project has spoken of the importance of having two bidders competing for its broadband contract. Mr Moore, the county's director for finance and central...
Read moreBT rolls out fibre broadband to Edinburgh Waverley
Fibre optic broadband has gone live at Edinburgh's Waverley exchange, BT has announced. The first homes and businesses in the exchange area can now sign up for super-fast broadband, with coverage set to be extended to more...
Read moreHyperoptic rolls out 1Gbps fibre broadband to Isle of Dogs
Hyperoptic has rolled out its ultra-fast fibre optic broadband service to the Lanterns Court and City Nites block on the Isle of Dogs. Around 60 apartments are located in the block, with about one-sixth of these already connected...
Read moreNorthants villages seek Defra fibre broadband cash
A bid for money to support the rollout of fibre optic broadband in Northamptonshire has been submitted to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). The Newbottle, Charlton and King's Sutton Superfast...
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