Business Broadband News
CityFibre urges UK to follow Kansas City's fibre broadband lead
CityFibre has urged the UK to take a leaf out of Kansas City's book by leveraging the potential of gigabit fibre optic broadband to encourage economic growth. Small businesses and entrepreneurs have flocked to the area since...
Read moreBT fibre broadband network passes 1m Yorkshire properties
Fibre optic broadband can now be received by more than one million homes and businesses in Yorkshire thanks to BT's extensive rollout programme. Despite hitting this significant milestone, the telecoms giant admits it still...
Read moreMPs demand more fibre broadband funding for North Yorks
More central government funding is needed to ensure no North Yorkshire communities miss out on the benefits of fibre optic broadband, according to local MPs. NYnet, the public-private commercial venture created to improve...
Read moreFibre broadband rollout 'could create 1,800 jobs for north Wales'
Hundreds of jobs could be created across north Wales by the fibre optic broadband partnership between BT and the Welsh government. The Superfast Cymru initiative is aiming to bring high-speed internet access to 96 per cent of...
Read moreHyperoptic appoints Head of Property to support FTTH rollout
Hyperoptic has announced the appointment of its first Head of Property as the operator seeks to further expand the coverage of its fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) infrastructure across the country. David Walker has joined the company...
Read moreBT says Connecting Cumbria is world's largest fibre broadband rollout
BT has described its fibre optic broadband partnership with Cumbria County Council as the largest project of its kind in the world. The £51 million Connecting Cumbria scheme aims to provide 93 per cent of local homes and...
Read moreSuperfast Cornwall brings fibre broadband to Coombe
The historic Cornish tin mining village of Coombe has become the latest community to benefit from the county's fibre optic broadband partnership with BT and the EU. Significant infrastructure-related obstacles stood in the...
Read moreFTTH provider Hyperoptic signs up for LifeSkills programme
Fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband provider Hyperoptic is taking part in a new scheme designed to help school leavers make the transition to the workplace. LifeSkills Work Week, created with Barclays, will see the company offer...
Read moreZen cuts FTTC installation fee by more than 50%
Zen Internet has slashed the installation fee it charges on its fibre-to-the-cabinet (FTTC) broadband services, which offer speeds of up to 76Mbps. The internet service provider has previously expressed concern at the apparently...
Read moreDorset business chief questions lack of fibre broadband access
BT has come in for criticism from an East Dorset business owner who is frustrated at the telecoms giant's decision to exclude local industrial estates from its fibre optic broadband rollout. The company's super-fast...
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