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BT includes Flintshire in 110Mbps fibre broadband rollout
BT has announced residents in the Flintshire town of Saltney will be the first in Wales to be connected to its new up to 110Mbps fibre optic broadband service. The telecoms giant has revealed six exchanges will be upgraded before...
Read moreRutland Telecom offering free fibre broadband lines in Luffenham
Rutland Telecom has announced it is offering 50 free fibre optic broadband lines to residents in the village of Luffenham. The Gigaclear-owned telecoms operator has teamed up with Luffenham Village Trust to give away no-cost...
Read moreEnterprise Nation calls for fibre broadband investment
Public and private partnerships have been urged to improve conditions for start-up businesses by increasing the availability of fibre optic broadband. Emma Jones, founder of small business support company Enterprise Nation, has...
Read moreBT fibre broadband network suffers major outage
BT's fibre optic broadband network suffered a major outage on Monday (October 3rd 2011), the telecoms giant has announced. Hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses were left without broadband and landline services as a...
Read moreBT announces early deployment of 110Mbps fibre broadband
BT's up to 110Mbps fibre optic broadband product is set to receive early market deployment before the end of the month. The next-generation fibre-to-the-home service will be available on or before October 31st 2011 in six...
Read moreNeelie Kroes aiming to drive fibre broadband investment
Internet service providers may face curbs on the profits they can generate from ageing copper networks to incentivise the development of fibre optic broadband. Neelie Kroes, the EU telecoms commissioner, is set to announce new...
Read moreEastbourne council funding fibre broadband rollout
Wireless and fibre optic broadband will be rolled out in Eastbourne thanks to a new initiative from the borough council. The local authority is set to spend £357,000 on the project, with the official launch due to take...
Read moreStudy shows growth in fibre broadband market share
Fibre optic broadband connections have seen their share of the global broadband market increase in the second quarter of 2011, according to new research. The Broadband Forum's latest study showed that the sector is still...
Read moreBT exec says Ireland falling behind UK on fibre broadband
Ireland is at risk of falling behind Britain with its fibre optic broadband plans, according to the outgoing chief executive of BT Ireland. Speaking to Business & Leadership, Graham Sutherland said the country's...
Read moreFibre broadband speed-boosting tech launched by Alcatel-Lucent
Alcatel-Lucent has announced the global launch of technology that can boost the download speeds of existing fibre optic broadband services. The telecoms firm explained its VDSL2 Vectoring solution allows internet service...
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