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KC to include Hull tower blocks in fibre broadband trial
KC has announced five residential tower blocks near Hull city centre will be included in its fibre optic broadband pilot scheme. Customers who sign up for the initiative will need to give feedback on the performance of their...
Read moreGigaclear fibre broadband network set to go live in Hambleton
Gigaclear's fibre optic broadband network in the Rutland village of Hambleton is set to go live this weekend, local internet service provider (ISP) Rutland Telecom has announced. More than two-thirds of local residents will...
Read moreBT rolling out fibre broadband to 70,000 Devon properties
Fibre optic broadband will be rolled out to almost 70,000 homes and businesses in Devon over the coming weeks, BT has announced. The telecoms giant revealed residents and employers in Plymouth, Exeter and Ivybridge will gain...
Read moreBT connects first Llantwit Major homes to fibre broadband
The first homes and businesses in the south Wales town of Llantwit Major have been connected to BT's fibre optic broadband service. Engineers are conducting infrastructure upgrades in the area that will see around 4,000...
Read moreBT fibre broadband rollout hailed by Tendring residents
Residents in Tendring, Essex have praised BT's decision to bring fibre optic broadband to the district over the coming months. The telecoms giant will boost download speeds at more than 4,000 properties served by the...
Read moreCalix says demographics put ISPs off rural fibre broadband rollouts
Internet service providers (ISPs) are often unwilling to roll out fibre optic broadband in rural areas due to the demographic of local residents, according to Calix. Geoff Burke, senior director of corporate marketing at the...
Read moreHyperoptic 1Gbps fibre broadband goes live in Wandsworth
Hyperoptic has announced its 1Gbps fibre optic broadband service has gone live at a riverside residential development in Wandsworth, London. Tenants at Prices Court, a 133-flat building in the capital, can now take advantage of...
Read moreBT extends fibre broadband to 40,000 Derry properties
BT's fibre optic broadband infrastructure has been deployed to just under 40,000 homes and businesses in the Northern Irish city of Derry. According to BBC News, the telecoms giant has completed its next-generation access...
Read more€7bn fibre broadband plan to be unveiled by EU
At least €7 billion (£6.1 billion) is set to be invested in fibre optic broadband rollouts across Europe under new plans from the European Commission. The proposals, set to be officially announced on Wednesday (October...
Read moreFibre broadband hailed as reinvigorating rural communities
Fibre optic broadband can help to breathe new life into rural communities, the Fibre to the Home Council Europe (FTTHCE) has announced. According to the organisation, which exists to accelerate the availability of ultra-fast...
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