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Welsh businessman may move to England due to slow broadband
An entrepreneur from Wales has claimed he may move his firm to England because his homeland's broadband speed is holding back the business's success. Alan Davies is the Managing Director of Merthyr Motor Auctions, which...
Read moreReport reveals 45 per cent increase in broadband speeds during 2014
A new report has shown that the average broadband speed in the UK increased by 45 per cent over the course of 2013. The uptake - which was detailed in Akamai's The State of the Internet study - is largely down to the...
Read moreFurther fibre broadband boost for north-east
More homes and businesses in the north-east of England have discovered they will receive a boost in connectivity, thanks to fibre optic broadband. The iNorthumberland project will bring superfast speeds to thousands of premises...
Read moreSuperfast broadband boost for East Essex
Homes and businesses in East Essex have discovered they will be connected to fibre optic broadband, thanks to a local rollout project. The e-Sussex scheme has been launched, with engineers beginning to carry out essential...
Read moreFresh broadband boost for Wiltshire residents
Homes and businesses in Wiltshire have been given a further boost after it was announced that Box will be connected to fibre optic broadband by this summer. The village will follow neighbouring areas such as Neston and Lacock in...
Read moreMore than half of Lancashire now connected to fibre broadband
Over half of homes and businesses in Lancashire now how access to fibre optic broadband, thanks to the Superfast Lancashire rollout project. The initiative has seen millions of pounds invested in the infrastructure needed to...
Read moreFibre optic broadband rollout for three more Gloucestershire villages
Three more areas of Gloucestershire are celebrating after finding out they will be connected to fibre optic broadband. The villages of Charfield, Rangeworthy and Wickwar will be introduced to the superfast speeds as part of a...
Read moreWorkshops to teach Rutland and Lincolnshire residents about fibre broadband
People from Rutland and Lincolnshire will discover the benefits that fibre optic broadband can offer them thanks to a series of workshops. The Online Lincolnshire and Digital Rutland projects have joined forces to offer the...
Read moreSuperfast broadband boost for Shropshire business park
A host of businesses from the outskirts of Shrewsbury are celebrating after being connected to fibre optic broadband. The Connecting Shropshire project is a collaboration between Shropshire Council and BT. It has seen a total...
Read moreGarner 'key to rural fibre broadband', says BT boss
The Leader of BT has hailed the arrival of Joe Garner as the new Chief Executive Officer of Openreach, the telecommunications giant's fibre broadband service. Gavin Paterson explained that Mr Garner's experience of...
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