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Virgin Media rolling out 100Mbps fibre broadband to Warwick
Virgin Media has chosen Warwick to be the first place in Warwickshire to receive access to its ultra-fast up to 100Mbps fibre optic broadband service. Residents in the county town who sign up for the product will be able to enjoy...
Read moreVirgin Media signs fibre broadband deal with north-west hospitals
Eight hospitals in Cumbria and Lancashire are set to utilise the power of Virgin Media's fibre optic broadband network to save lives by using remote stroke diagnosis. As a result of the deal, which is expected to save the NHS...
Read moreEntanet revamps fibre optic broadband range
Entanet has announced the expansion of its range of fibre optic broadband packages to help give its channel partners a "competitive edge". The wholesale voice and data communications provider has launched five new...
Read moreKC seeks participants for East Yorks fibre broadband trial
East Yorkshire telecoms firm KC has launched a six-month fibre optic broadband trial in the village of Woodmansey, north of Hull. Current subscribers to Karoo, KC's internet service provider subsidiary, have been invited to...
Read moreBT rolling out free FTTP broadband to Olympic Village
BT has announced it will offer around 19,000 athletes and officials staying at the Olympic Village during London 2012 the chance to use its fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) service for free. The fibre broadband product, which...
Read moreBT Infinity fibre broadband to be deployed in Fountainbridge
BT has announced the first homes and businesses in Edinburgh's Fountainbridge area can now connect to its fibre optic broadband service. As a result of the rollout, more than 48,000 properties in the Scottish capital are...
Read moreVirgin Media bringing 100Mbps fibre broadband to Bishop's Stortford
Virgin Media has announced the Hertfordshire town of Bishop's Stortford will get access to its up to 100Mbps fibre optic broadband service in the coming months. Jon James, the cable company's executive director of...
Read moreVirgin Media boss warns of damage to fibre broadband competition
Virgin Media chief executive Neil Berkett has expressed concern that competition in the fibre optic broadband market could be damaged by government funding. Speaking to the Financial Times, Mr Berkett warned against the...
Read moreBT to open Cornwall fibre broadband training centre
BT is set to open a new centre in Cornwall where it will train engineers to work on the rollout of fibre optic broadband in the south-west county. The Bodmin facility, which will be unveiled by Openreach chief executive Liv...
Read moreFibre broadband provider NextGenUs knocks council funding plans
Fibre optic broadband specialist NextGenUs has claimed local authorities are using state money to improve their own networks, rather than to boost public broadband. Speaking to PC Pro, founder of NextGenUs Guy Jarvis accused...
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