BT ahead of schedule with Cornwall fibre broadband project
BT has announced fibre optic broadband will be delivered to nine east Cornwall communities sooner than expected as part of its Superfast Cornwall project. Residents and businesses in Liskeard, Callington, Launceston, Dobwalls,...
Read moreKC 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 moreFibre broadband tech firm Vitesse hits sales milestone
Fibre optic broadband technology firm Vitesse has announced impressive shipment figures for its VSC7716 burst-mode transimpedance amplifier (TIA). The device, which works with Ethernet passive optical networks (EPON) in various...
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 moreDerry Culture Company 2013 says fibre broadband is crucial
Fibre optic broadband is "crucially important" for businesses in Derry, Northern Ireland, Culture Company 2013 has stated. The independent organisation, formed to prepare Derry for its year as the UK's City of...
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...
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