Fluidata rolling out FTTH broadband to 50,000 properties
Fluidata has unveiled plans to roll out fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband to 50,000 commercial and residential premises across the UK. In partnership with Independent Fibre Networks Limited, the business broadband provider will...
Read moreOnyx says fibre broadband attracted it to South Yorkshire
IT support services firm Onyx has revealed high-quality fibre optic broadband persuaded it to open data centres in South Yorkshire. The company acquired its second data centre in the county last year after being attracted by the...
Read moreVirgin Media to roll out 120Mbps fibre broadband
Virgin Media will roll out fibre optic broadband download rates of up to 120Mbps as part of a newly-announced boost to its current speeds. The cable company's up to 10Mbps, 20Mbps, 30Mbps and 50Mbps services will all at least...
Read moreLiverpool Innovation Park chief states fibre broadband benefits
Fibre optic broadband is helping to encourage companies to establish operations at Liverpool Innovation Park (LIP), according to the site's innovation manager Dr Mark Tock. The FibreNet project is aiming to deliver speeds of...
Read moreBT to expand fibre broadband footprint in Gloucestershire
A further 52,000 homes and businesses in Gloucestershire will be hooked up to BT's fibre optic broadband network over the coming months. The work is due to be completed by the end of the year and is taking place as part of...
Read moreBBFN chief says Norfolk keen to exceed fibre broadband targets
Norfolk is aiming to exceed the government's fibre optic broadband access target, programme director for the Better Broadband for Norfolk (BBFN) project Karen O'Kane has revealed. The Conservative-led coalition is looking...
Read moreVOA outlines new Fibre Tax plans
New proposals for the next-generation access tax on fibre optic broadband connections have been published by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA). Under the Fibre Tax plans, the rateable value that dictates how much a telecoms firm...
Read moreVirgin Media to offer free fibre optic broadband speed boost?
Virgin Media is reportedly set to offer its fibre optic broadband customers a free-of-charge boost to their download speeds in the coming weeks. During the first quarter of 2012, the cable company will increase the speed of its...
Read moreSussex business chief issues super-fast broadband pledge
Lack of fibre optic broadband access in Sussex is preventing local businesses from fulfilling their potential, according to Sussex Enterprise. Chief executive of the chamber of commerce Mark Froud said tackling the problem of...
Read moreKC forecasts two-tier fibre broadband deployments
KC's consumer services director Nick Thompson has predicted the emergence of a 'two-tier deployment' strategy for fibre optic broadband in 2012. Mr Thompson pointed out the UK's major internet service providers...
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