Providers News
KC Lightstream fibre broadband service up for ISPA award
KC's Lightstream fibre optic broadband service is in the running for a prize at this year's Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA) Awards. Lightstream is in with a chance of winning the newly announced Best Superfast...
Read moreCentral Somerset communities could miss out on fibre broadband
A number of rural communities in central Somerset are at risk of missing out on a major countywide rollout of fibre optic broadband. Exchanges in Charlton Adam and Somerton are currently listed by BT as being "under...
Read moreOulton Park hosts launch event for Cheshire fibre broadband project
Cheshire's Oulton Park race circuit was the setting for the official launch of a multimillion-pound project that aims to significantly boost the county's fibre optic broadband coverage. The Connecting Cheshire...
Read moreSuperfast Cornwall volunteers run Whitstone IT tutorial
Adults in the Cornish village of Whitstone have been offered the chance to learn vital IT skills as part of the county's fibre optic broadband partnership with BT. The taster session took place at Whitstone Community Primary...
Read moreFibre broadband rolled out to 2,800 Ripon properties
Fibre optic broadband has been rolled out to hundreds of homes and businesses in Ripon as part of the Superfast North Yorkshire (SNY) scheme. Around 2,800 properties in the location - which is England's fourth smallest city -...
Read moreKC enjoys higher-than-expected fibre broadband growth
East Yorkshire internet service provider KC has seen stronger-than-anticipated demand for fibre optic broadband connectivity. The company's Lightstream super-fast broadband service is currently being used by around 3,600...
Read moreFibre broadband goes live in Morningside
BT is rolling out fibre optic broadband in the Morningside area of Edinburgh, allowing local residents and businesses to enjoy super-fast speeds. Hundreds of properties have already been connected, with more than 6,500 set to be...
Read moreConnecting Cambridgeshire details initial plans for fibre broadband rollout
A map has been published detailing some of the first communities in line to benefit from the Connecting Cambridgeshire fibre optic broadband project. More than 50 parishes and urban areas are being considered for the initial...
Read moreBT could tie up all remaining fibre broadband deals by end of August
Every British council could reach individual deals with BT to carry out fibre optic broadband rollouts by the end of this summer. Speaking to PC Pro, the telecoms giant's Managing Director for Next Generation Access Bill...
Read moreLong-distance Skype call tests new Abthorpe super-fast broadband service
The arrival of super-fast broadband in Abthorpe, South Northamptonshire has been marked by a video call between two residents and their granddaughter in Singapore. Not-for-profit company the Abthorpe Broadband Association (ABbA)...
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