Virgin Media sees surge in super-fast fibre broadband customers
Virgin Media's super-fast fibre optic broadband customer base increased by almost 150,000 during the first three months of 2012. Around half of all new Virgin Media broadband subscribers opted to sign up for speeds of 30Mbps...
Read moreBT fibre broadband set to boost north-east economy
BT will create thousands of new jobs in the north-east in the coming years through the rollout of fibre optic broadband, according to Regeneris Consulting. Over the next 15 years, the telecoms giant could offer a £143...
Read moreEasynet fibre broadband packages to reach 80% of firms
Easynet has rolled out a range of business-focused fibre optic broadband packages, which it claims will be available to eight in ten UK firms by 2014. The fibre-to-the-cabinet products will initially be available to 30 per cent...
Read moreAlston Moor could gain 1Gbps fibre broadband
Gigabit fibre optic broadband speeds could be rolled out to a rural Cumbrian community thanks to a partnership between Cybermoor Networks and Calix. The Cybermoor super-fast broadband project has opted to utilise Calix's...
Read moreBT Openreach invites ISPs to trial premium FTTP services
BT Openreach is inviting internet service providers (ISPs) to take part in the trial of its "premium" fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) broadband proposition. The pilot scheme will be primarily based on two products - an...
Read moreCornwall residents call for fibre broadband access
Residents in Cornwall are supporting an initiative to encourage BT to roll out fibre optic broadband in the villages between Helston and Penzance. The telecoms giant is working on a major deployment of super-fast broadband in the...
Read moreMarches LEP supports fibre broadband with £8.1m fund
A local enterprise partnership (LEP) has launched an £8.1 million fund to support the rollout of fibre optic broadband in parts of Herefordshire, Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin. The Marches LEP is calling for bidders...
Read moreCiena says fibre broadband could come to whole of Tech City
Fibre optic broadband could be rolled out to the whole of London's Tech City hub, according to Ciena. Mervyn Kelly, marketing director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at the networking company, told Techworld that the...
Read moreArqiva says govt funding insufficient for universal fibre broadband
The government has allocated insufficient funding to subsidise the rollout of fibre optic broadband to every home and business in the UK, according to Arqiva. Writing to a parliamentary inquiry on super-fast broadband, the...
Read moreVodafone set to bid for C&W fibre broadband network
Vodafone could be in pole position to acquire fibre optic broadband network operator Cable & Wireless (C&W) after rival bidder Tata Communications pulled out of the race. India-based Tata confirmed it has been unable to...
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