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Akamai says fibre broadband rollouts will help boost average speeds

Wednesday, May 30th 2012

Fibre optic broadband services will play a part in boosting the UK's average connection speeds, according to Akamai Technologies. David Belson, director of market intelligence at the content delivery network, said the wider...

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Gigaclear to roll out Appleton with Eaton fibre broadband network

Tuesday, May 29th 2012

Gigaclear has been chosen to deliver a new ultra-fast fibre optic broadband service in the Oxfordshire parish of Appleton with Eaton. The pure fibre optic network will offer speeds of up to 1,000Mbps to the 400 homes and...

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Jim Paice MP urges support for Cambridgeshire broadband campaign

Monday, May 28th 2012

South East Cambridgeshire MP Jim Paice has called for local people to show their desire for access to fibre optic broadband services. Private sector telecoms firms need to invest in rollouts if the county is to benefit from...

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Experts say local fibre broadband projects need common standards

Friday, May 25th 2012

Local fibre optic broadband projects need to develop common standards or risk being left as "digital islands", according to former BT Openreach chief Steve Robertson and Shadow Business Minister Chi Onwurah. Speaking to...

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FTTH Council Europe says copper broadband is on its 'last legs'

Thursday, May 24th 2012

Fibre-to-the-cabinet (FTTC) technology is only a short-term solution to improve broadband connectivity in the UK, according to the Fibre to the Home (FTTH) Council Europe. Karin Ahl, president of the non-profit organisation, told...

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FTTH up for discussion at NextGen 12 Roadshow

Wednesday, May 23rd 2012

Fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband technology will be one of the issues to be discussed at the NextGen 12 Roadshow, which is set to take place in Milton Keynes this month. The event will be held at MK Dons Stadium on May 30th...

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BT to inform Plymouth businesses on fibre broadband benefits

Tuesday, May 22nd 2012

BT will today (May 22nd 2012) demonstrate the business advantages of fibre optic broadband to companies in Plymouth. The telecoms giant is taking a specially-adapted vehicle to the Tamar Science Park and Langage Business Park,...

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Digital Region seeks partner to run fibre broadband network

Friday, May 18th 2012

A commercial partner is being sought by Digital Region to run its financially-troubled South Yorkshire fibre optic broadband network. According to the Star, the operator is looking for a company to step in and run the network for...

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TalkTalk sees rise in demand for fibre broadband

Thursday, May 17th 2012

TalkTalk has reported an increase in demand for its fibre optic broadband service during the first quarter of 2012. In the three months to the end of March, an additional 4,000 customers had been provisioned, meaning the...

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BT to roll out fibre broadband in Wallasey

Wednesday, May 16th 2012

BT is set to bring faster internet speeds to the Wirral Peninsula as part of its national fibre optic broadband rollout. Almost 28,000 Wallasey homes and businesses will be able to receive the super-fast broadband service once...

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