News Archive August 2013
Fibre broadband rolling out to 3,000 Somersham properties
The Cambridgeshire village of Somersham has become one of the latest communities to benefit from BT's £2.5 billion commercial fibre optic broadband rollout. Engineers have already brought the service to hundreds of...
Read moreConnecting Shropshire publishes fibre broadband map
The partners behind the Connecting Shropshire broadband project have published a map detailing the areas set to benefit from fibre optic-based services. Although the project between Shropshire Council, BT and government agency...
Read moreBT says Ponteland shows highest fibre broadband demand in north-east
The Northumberland town of Ponteland has shown the highest demand for fibre optic broadband of any north-east community, according to new research from BT. Of all the people able to access superfast broadband that live in...
Read moreBT supports Scottish fibre broadband rollout with jobs boost
BT is set to take on dozens more engineers in Scotland to assist with the rollout of fibre optic broadband. The telecoms giant will create 150 positions, with the new engineers to be based in Inverness, Fort William, Oban,...
Read moreNetherbury in Dorset could miss out on fibre broadband access
Homes and businesses in the Netherbury area of Dorset look set to miss out on fibre optic broadband access, despite the launch of a county council-led project to boost connectivity. The initiative, which will be carried out by...
Read moreOxfordshire communities seek fibre broadband funding
Rural Oxfordshire residents are to apply for government funding to support the rollout of fibre optic broadband. Projects for the Evenlode Valley and Northmoor, Moreton and Bablockhythe are set to bid for cash from the...
Read moreNorth Yorks businesses given fibre broadband advice
Selby and Ainsty MP Nigel Adams has hosted a breakfast briefing designed to help local businesses make the most of fibre optic broadband. Employers in the area were invited to last week's event to find out about the arrival...
Read moreFibre broadband rolled out to 2,700 Rutland properties
The Digital Rutland project has brought fibre optic broadband connectivity to more than 2,700 properties across England's smallest historic county. Superfast broadband is now available to just over half of homes and...
Read moreBT brings fibre broadband to Shaftesbury and Sherborne
Two more Dorset towns have been included in BT's large-scale national rollout of fibre optic broadband. More than 2,800 homes and businesses in Shaftesbury and Sherborne have already been connected, with this figure set to...
Read moreCityFibre's Gigler shortlisted for NextGen 13 award
Fibre optic infrastructure provider CityFibre is in the running for a NextGen 13 award, having been shortlisted in the Fixed Urban Networks category. The company's internet service provider arm, Gigler, has been entered into...
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