News Archive September 2012
Virgin Media agrees rural Lincs fibre broadband rollout
Virgin Media has agreed to roll out fibre optic broadband to two North-East Lincolnshire villages after being contacted by local campaigners. Paul Manarin, assistant principal at Oasis Academy in Immingham, and Tom Horton, a...
Read moreFibrewave to roll out FTTH broadband to Cambridgeshire villages
Fibrewave has announced it will begin rolling out ultra-fast fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband early next year after being granted code powers by Ofcom. The internet service provider revealed in February it was planning to...
Read moreFibrewave to roll out FTTH broadband to Cambridgeshire villages
Fibrewave has announced it will begin rolling out ultra-fast fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband early next year after being granted code powers by Ofcom. The internet service provider revealed in February it was planning to...
Read moreTech expert says fibre broadband may not be best for rural areas
Fibre optic broadband is not the smartest option for improving connectivity in rural communities, according to a technology industry consultant. Steve Nimmons, who is also a member of the Conservative Party's technology...
Read moreBT rolls out fibre broadband in Newport and Caerleon
BT has rolled out high-speed fibre optic broadband across the city of Newport in south Wales. Engineers from the telecoms giant are deploying the technology to more than 20,000 homes and businesses in Newport and Caerleon,...
Read moreSSE Telecoms to deliver fibre broadband to universities
SSE Telecoms has been awarded a multimillion-pound contract to deliver an advanced fibre optic broadband network to educational institutions across the UK. The ten-year, £30 million deal will see the company provide 6,500...
Read moreFormer Rics chief to help Hyperoptic with property strategy
London-based fibre optic broadband provider Hyperoptic has announced the appointment of a new non-executive director. John 'Louis' Armstrong, who served as chief executive of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors...
Read moreFibre broadband tipped to change lives in Cornwall
Fibre optic broadband will have a major impact on the lives of people in Cornwall, according to Nigel Ashcroft of the Cornwall Development Company (CDC). Under the Superfast Cornwall project, CDC is working with BT and the EU to...
Read moreBT Business fibre broadband chief to speak to Berkshire firms
Senior BT spokesperson Lisa Ravenscroft is set to attend the Berkshire Media Group's Business Success in Berkshire 2012 show to discuss fibre optic broadband in the area. The Thames Valley Berkshire Local Enterprise...
Read moreCDC says fibre broadband will give Cornwall business appeal
Fibre optic broadband will make Cornwall a much more attractive location for business investment, according to the Cornwall Development Company (CDC). Nigel Ashcroft, director of the Superfast Cornwall project at the CDC, said...
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