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Burton Leonard businesses welcome fibre broadband launch
Businesses in the North Yorkshire village of Burton Leonard have praised the arrival of fibre optic broadband as part of a public-private partnership between the county council and BT. The service went live in the rural community...
Read morePlusnet unveils new business fibre broadband packages
Plusnet has unveiled several new communications packages for businesses, including two fibre optic broadband deals. The entry-level super-fast product, Business Fibre, offers customers typical download speeds of up to 76Mbps with...
Read moreCityFibre welcomes Hyperoptic's FTTH funding boost
CityFibre has welcomed news that fellow fibre optic network operator Hyperoptic has secured £50 million of funding. Announced last week, the equity investment - led by Quantum Strategic Partners - will support...
Read moreBT announces boom in Wi-Fi hotspots
BT has revealed a huge increase in the number of people using its Wi-Fi network to access the internet while they are on the go. The telecoms provider said it has been adding more than 20,000 new hotspots to its portfolio a week...
Read moreZen says fibre broadband uptake held back by lack of information
A lack of information about service availability is holding back uptake of fibre optic broadband in the UK, according to Zen Internet. New research from the internet service provider revealed that only one-fifth of senior IT...
Read moreEasynet launches 'pioneering' bonded FTTC broadband service
Network, hosting and cloud integration firm Easynet has claimed a UK first by launching a bonded fibre-to-the-cabinet (FTTC) broadband service offering speeds of up to 160Mbps - rising to 320Mbps in the next few months. Known as...
Read moreFibre broadband rolled out to first Burnham-on-Sea homes
The first homes and businesses in Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset can now access fibre optic broadband. BT has brought the technology to more than 4,000 local properties as part of its national rollout, with this figure set to rise to...
Read moreMike Weir MP welcomes launch of fibre broadband in Forfar
Angus MP Mike Weir has applauded BT for rolling out fibre optic broadband to the first homes and businesses in Forfar. Engineers are set to complete the local upgrades in the coming weeks, by which time more than 7,400 properties...
Read moreSharp's Brewery benefits from Cornwall fibre broadband rollout
A brewery located in the north Cornwall village of Rock has become one of the latest to sign up for BT's fibre optic broadband service. As part of its Superfast Cornwall partnership with the EU and Cornwall Council, BT is...
Read moreBT fibre broadband customer base grows to 1.5m properties
BT has seen demand for fibre optic broadband accelerate throughout the 2012-13 financial year, with hundreds of thousands of customers now signed up for the service. In its results for the quarter and year to March 31st, the...
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