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BT Infinity fibre broadband welcomed by Bromsgrove MP
The arrival of BT Infinity fibre optic broadband in Bromsgrove has been welcomed by local MP Sajid Javid. More than 19,800 properties in the Worcestershire town are in line to receive the technology when the telecoms giant...
Read moreBT Infinity broadband coming to 4 more villages
BT Infinity fibre optic broadband will be available to residents and businesses in four more villages over the coming months. The service will be rolled out to properties in Burley in Wharfedale in Yorkshire, Capel in Surrey,...
Read moreVirgin Media signs up 4m fibre broadband customers
Virgin Media has reported an increase in the number of customers subscribed to its fibre optic broadband proposition. The cable company revealed more than four million households across the UK are now signed up to receive one of...
Read moreEclipse boosts average fibre broadband throughput to 12Mbps
Eclipse Internet has updated its fibre optic broadband service in a move designed to boost the speeds received by its subscribers. Customers will be able to benefit from "assured throughput speeds" of 12Mbps, the...
Read moreVirgin Media forecasts strong year for businesses
Fibre optic broadband provider Virgin Media Business has forecast technology will help UK firms to enjoy a strong next 12 months. Mark Heraghty, managing director of the internet service provider, said "ever-advancing"...
Read moreFibrestream boss hails progress at broadband delivery talks
The chief executive of fibre optic broadband provider Fibrestream has praised the progress made at a telecoms industry meeting last week. Writing on the official Fibrestream blog, Guy Jarvis said the talks on broadband delivery...
Read moreBT Openreach says rivals must open up fibre infrastructure
BT Openreach has said internet service providers (ISPs) that make use of its ducts and poles to offer fibre optic broadband will be required to return the favour. The telecoms giant's local network business stated it will be...
Read moreFibre optic broadband to boost Sheppey employment, says MP
Fibre optic broadband will help to bring more jobs to the Isle of Sheppey, local MP Gordon Henderson has said. The Conservative backbencher praised BT's decision to bring its Infinity broadband service to the area, reports...
Read moreBT Infinity broadband coming to 300,000 more properties
BT Infinity broadband is coming to hundreds of thousands more homes and businesses across the country, the telecoms giant has announced. The fibre optic broadband service will be rolled out to around 300,000 properties located...
Read moreFibre-to-the-home broadband launched in Broughton
A fibre-to-the-home broadband service has brought download speeds of up to 1Gbps to the rural village of Broughton in Cambridgeshire. The technology has been deployed in the area by Vtesse Broadband and is now available for...
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