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Funding boost for Leicestershire fibre broadband

Thursday, January 19th 2012

Additional investment has been announced for a project that will involve the rollout of fibre optic broadband across Leicestershire. The county council revealed an extra £4 million will be spent on the initiative in order...

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DDT says businesses must support fibre broadband

Wednesday, January 18th 2012

Business support is needed to encourage the rollout of fibre optic broadband, according to Dorset Digital Taskforce (DDT) chair Dr Monica Seeley. Speaking to View Online, Dr Seeley expressed concern that enterprises in the...

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Nomura says desire for speed will drive fibre broadband uptake

Tuesday, January 17th 2012

The adoption of fibre optic broadband is set to increase as consumers continue to demand faster download and upload speeds, according to the Nomura Group. An analyst note from the Japanese financial services and consulting...

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Digital Region fibre broadband project posts £9.2m losses

Tuesday, January 17th 2012

South Yorkshire's Digital Region fibre optic broadband project racked up huge losses last year, accounts filed with Companies House have revealed. According to the Yorkshire Post, the council-led scheme ended the 2010-11...

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Isle of Wight locals urged to support fibre broadband plans

Monday, January 16th 2012

Residents and businesses on the Isle of Wight are being urged to get behind plans to roll out fibre optic broadband across the island. Isle of Wight Council (IWC) recently announced £3 million of funding to deliver...

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HIE says fibre optic broadband plan is on track

Monday, January 16th 2012

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has said its plan to roll out fibre optic broadband throughout the region is proceeding to schedule. The organisation launched a tender to find a private sector telecoms firm to deploy the...

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Shetlands Telecom urges fibre optic broadband discussions

Friday, January 13th 2012

Shetland Telecom is urging rural communities to discuss possible ways that they can gain access to fibre optic broadband in the future. Next month, the first part of Shetland Islands Council's fibre optic cable is set to be...

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Point Topic predicts major hybrid fibre broadband growth

Friday, January 13th 2012

Point Topic has predicted "hybrid" fibre optic broadband technologies will see significant subscriber growth in the coming years. According to figures prepared by the telecoms analyst for the Broadband Forum, the number...

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BT says WAG responsible for Conwy fibre broadband

Thursday, January 12th 2012

BT has said the decision to introduce fibre optic broadband connectivity to the north Wales town of Conwy and the surrounding area lies with the Welsh Assembly Government (WAG). In December, the telecoms giant announced a further...

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Fluidata rolling out FTTH broadband to 50,000 properties

Thursday, January 12th 2012

Fluidata has unveiled plans to roll out fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband to 50,000 commercial and residential premises across the UK. In partnership with Independent Fibre Networks Limited, the business broadband provider will...

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