News Archive November 2013
Janet6 to offer unprecedented fibre broadband capacity
The government-funded organisation Janet has announced the development of a new high-speed fibre optic-based network. Janet6 will be able provide a capacity up to 8.8 terabits through the use of an ethernet connection of 100...
Read moreEdinburgh MP praises fibre optic broadband rollout
An MP from Edinburgh has hailed the installation of fibre optic broadband after being introduced to the technology by representatives from BT. Edinburgh East MP Sheila Gilmore was shown the street cabinet in the Abbeyhill area of...
Read moreStaffordshire residents updated on fibre optic broadband rollout
A conference was held on Friday (November 22nd 2013) to reveal the first areas that will benefit from being connected to fibre optic broadband as part of the Superfast Staffordshire project. The next-generation service will be...
Read moreFirst Herefordshire area benefits from Fastershire fibre broadband project
Residents from a town in Herefordshire are celebrating being connected to a fibre optic broadband network for the first time under the Fastershire project. The initiative is a collaboration between service provider BT,...
Read moreLincolnshire residents get fibre broadband boost early
A rollout project that is aiming to bring fibre optic broadband access to homes and businesses across Lincolnshire has introduced the service to the town of Spalding ahead of schedule. Residents were delighted to discover that...
Read moreWelsh residents cut from fibre optic broadband plans
Homes and businesses from some of the most rural areas of north Wales have discovered they will not be included in the Superfast Cymru fibre broadband rollout. The Welsh government had been issuing £1,000 grants to install...
Read moreYorkshire residents push for fibre broadband
Residents from the village of Cononley in North Yorkshire have attended a meeting with BT and representatives from the NYnet broadband rollout project to force the issue regarding fibre broadband. When BT announced it would be...
Read moreBarnsley resident persuades BT to install fibre broadband
A resident from a housing estate in Barnsley has arranged for the area to be introduced to fibre optic broadband following a campaign that was aimed at service provider BT. John Clapham has been assured that the Water Royd Drive...
Read moreHighlands businesses take HIE to task over broadband
Caithness Chamber of Commerce has today (November 15th 2013) met with the organisation tasked with rolling out superfast broadband in the Scottish Highlands. Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) announced the first eight spots...
Read moreWales receives new fibre optic broadband boost
Fibre optic broadband has come to 17 more locations in Wales thanks to the Superfast Cymru rollout project. Towns and villages including Blaenau Ffestiniog, Criccieth, Fairbourne and Harlech will gain access to superfast speeds...
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