News Archive February 2015
Broadband boost for businesses in Staffordshire
Businesses in east Staffordshire are reaping the benefits of improved access to superfast broadband services. Companies in the villages of Barton and Tutbury are now able to connect to new fibre optic infrastructure as part of...
Read more400 Gbps success in Ireland
Internet service providers BT Ireland and Huawei have successfully carried out an impressive superfast data transfer between Dublin and Belfast. The companies have worked in partnership to achieve a 400 Gbps data transfer between...
Read moreGovt rollout brings fibre broadband to 300k Welsh properties
Almost 300,000 homes and businesses in Wales are now reached by fibre optic broadband networks thanks to the UK government's nationwide rollout, according to new figures. Released by the Wales Office, the statistics show that...
Read moreHyperoptic FTTH rollout passes 100,000 properties
Hyperoptic's fibre optic broadband rollout has reached a significant milestone, with more than 100,000 properties now able to access the service. Delivering gigabit speeds, the company's fibre-to-the-home (FTTH)...
Read moreBT raising fibre broadband awareness in Welland Valley
Residents of the Welland Valley area in the East Midlands are being given the opportunity to find out about the many benefits of fibre optic broadband by attending a roadshow and drop-in session. BT is planning a day of activity...
Read moreNewport to benefit from digital infrastructure boost
Plans for the introduction of new superfast broadband services to bolster connectivity in Newport, Wales have now been given the go-ahead. Fibre optic network provider CityFibre has entered into a partnership with Logicalis,...
Read moreScotland's highest broadband recipient revealed
An historic village in Moray will become the highest point in Scotland to benefit from superfast broadband connectivity in the coming months. The Press & Journal reports the village of Tomintoul is among the latest list of...
Read moreThousands of homes added to Digital Scotland plans
The Scottish government's ongoing partnership with broadband provider BT, Digital Scotland, is to encompass up to 54,000 more households under new rollout plans for the scheme. A total of 43 additional areas have now been...
Read moreRural broadband costs questioned for BT
BT has come under fire following a breakdown of its predicted costs for the rollout of broadband upgrades across rural areas of the UK by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the National Audit Office. According to the...
Read moreKing's Reach broadband boost announced
The residents of King's Reach in the Bedfordshire market town of Biggleswade could soon benefit from a significant boost to their average broadband speeds. Set for completion by the end of March, Biggleswade Today reports the...
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