Home  /  News  /  Business Broadband

Warrington residents urged to campaign for fibre broadband access

Friday, November 9th 2012

Warrington North MP Helen Jones is urging residents to play their part in bringing fibre optic broadband to the area. The politician has echoed the call of the Warrington Guardian's campaign to bring better broadband...

Read more

Fibre optic specialist Phoenix Photonics relocates to Kent

Thursday, November 8th 2012

A company specialising in components used to deliver fibre optic broadband services has relocated to larger premises in Kent as its business blossoms. Phoenix Photonics has moved to the new site near Canterbury, where it will...

Read more

European Parliament committee backs fibre broadband boost

Tuesday, November 6th 2012

The European Parliament's Industry, Research and Energy Committee has backed calls for a major boost in ultra-fast fibre optic broadband provision over the next eight years. On Monday (November 5th 2012), the committee...

Read more

BT accelerates fibre broadband rollout

Thursday, November 1st 2012

BT has again accelerated its fibre optic broadband rollout, with the telecoms giant now aiming to cover two-thirds of UK properties during spring 2014. The company originally intended to hit this target by the end of 2015, before...

Read more

Surrey council insists fibre broadband is a priority

Wednesday, October 31st 2012

Surrey County Council has insisted it is committed to ensuring fibre optic broadband is available to residents and businesses in isolated communities in the short term. Villagers in Ewhurst have been calling for faster broadband...

Read more

EE fibre broadband goes live to 11 million properties

Tuesday, October 30th 2012

Mobile network operator Everything Everywhere (EE) has today (October 30th 2012) launched its first fibre optic broadband service. Available to 11 million homes and businesses, the super-fast broadband proposition offers speeds...

Read more

Derbyshire council promotes fibre broadband strategy

Monday, October 29th 2012

Derbyshire County Council (DCC) has launched an information pack to promote the local authority's push to improve fibre optic broadband connectivity. The Digital Derbyshire strategy is looking to bring about the county's...

Read more

EE confirms fibre optic broadband plans

Thursday, October 25th 2012

Everything Everywhere has confirmed its fibre optic broadband service will launch at the end of the month, offering super-fast speeds to consumers and businesses. The network operator's new brand EE will deliver the...

Read more

Fibre broadband goes live across West Sussex

Tuesday, October 23rd 2012

Fibre optic broadband has gone live in more communities across West Sussex as part of BT's national rollout. Engineers from the telecoms giant are set to complete the series of upgrades in the coming weeks, to the benefit of...

Read more

BT recruits more ex-servicemen for fibre broadband rollout

Monday, October 22nd 2012

BT is supporting its national fibre optic broadband rollout programme by recruiting as many as 250 more engineers, made up of personnel who are set to leave the armed forces. The new employees will play their part in the telecoms...

Read more