Next Generation News
Fibre broadband arrives in Keswick
Superfast fibre optic broadband has arrived in Keswick, with almost 1,400 local homes and businesses currently connected to the high-speed internet service. The technology has come to the Lake District town thanks to the work of...
Read moreNext Warwickshire communities to benefit from fibre broadband named
The next communities to be covered by the CSW Broadband rollout project have been announced, with the arrival of the high-speed technology expected to bring significant benefits to several more locations in...
Read moreCybermoor awarded government fibre broadband funding
Social enterprise Cybermoor has been awarded just under £450,000 from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport to spend on research into how fibre broadband can be delivered to the more remote parts of...
Read moreNorwich MP calls for fibre broadband funding
Norwich should be placed at the front of the queue when future government funding for fibre optic broadband networks is handed out, according to local MP Chloe Smith. In a letter to new Culture Secretary Sajid Javid, Ms Smith...
Read moreCornwall a leader on fibre broadband uptake, says BT
Cornwall is one of the strongest performing counties in the UK in terms of fibre optic broadband uptake, according to BT. Around 50,000 homes and businesses across the county have either been connected to superfast broadband or...
Read moreSuffolk fibre broadband rollout reaches 25k properties
Suffolk's fibre optic broadband rollout has reached a significant milestone, with 25,000 properties now able to access the technology. Eight months after the first street cabinets were activated as part of the Better...
Read moreOfcom consultation could force BT to cut fibre broadband prices
BT could be forced to reduce its wholesale fibre optic broadband fees if Ofcom launches a consultation on the matter. The industry regulator is expected to consult on fibre pricing before the end of May, with independent equities...
Read moreGloucester residents launch fibre broadband campaign
A group of residents from an area of Gloucester have launched a campaign to try to bring fibre optic broadband to their homes. Those who live and work on the local estate of Coopers Edge, near Brockworth, claim that download...
Read moreBT chief says fibre broadband will offer jobs boost to East Sussex
Newly announced investment in fibre optic broadband will help to create and safeguard jobs across East Sussex, according to BT's Managing Director of Next Generation Access Bill Murphy. Speaking as the telecoms giant named...
Read moreFibre broadband arrives at rural Cornish school
Rural Treleigh Primary School near Redruth in Cornwall has been enjoying the benefits of superfast fibre optic broadband after a connection was recently laid to the site. Josh Hosking, Director of iCT4, which managed the...
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