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Ofcom finds 500,000 UK homes have fibre broadband

Thursday, August 4th 2011

Half a million UK households are signed up to fibre optic broadband, according to Ofcom. The regulator's latest Communications Market Report showed around 500,000 homes are connected to a super-fast broadband service offering...

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BT backs fibre broadband rollouts to boost connection speeds

Wednesday, August 3rd 2011

BT has said its fibre optic broadband rollout programme will help to drive up the UK's average connection speed. A spokesman from the telecoms giant explained BT is currently delivering super-fast broadband to one million...

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BT bringing fibre broadband to 89% of Northern Irish lines

Monday, August 1st 2011

Nine in ten phone lines in Northern Ireland will be hooked up to a fibre optic broadband street cabinet by March 2012, BT has promised. Graham Sutherland, chief executive of BT Northern Ireland, revealed the telecoms giant is...

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TalkTalk accepts fibre broadband demand has been modest

Friday, July 29th 2011

TalkTalk has admitted the uptake of its recently launched fibre optic broadband service has been "modest". In its financial results publication for the three months to June 30th 2011, the internet service provider (ISP)...

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BT insists fibre optic broadband rollout is on schedule

Thursday, July 28th 2011

BT has used its latest financial results publication to reveal its fibre optic broadband rollout programme is still on track. In the report, covering the three months to June 30th 2011, the telecoms giant stated it is on target...

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Virgin Media sees growth in higher-tier fibre broadband

Wednesday, July 27th 2011

Virgin Media has reported further growth in uptake of its higher-tier fibre optic broadband packages. In its results for the three months to June 30th 2011, the cable company revealed half of new broadband subscribers have signed...

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Intercity extends fibre optic broadband coverage

Tuesday, July 26th 2011

Intercity has announced it is collaborating with several UK carriers to increase the coverage of its fibre optic broadband service. The telecoms firm is hoping to capitalise on growing market demand for improved speeds by...

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BT rolling out fibre broadband to 7,000 more Herts properties

Monday, July 25th 2011

Up to 7,000 homes and businesses in a Hertfordshire town are set to get access to BT's fibre optic broadband service. Bushey Heath has been named as the latest location to be included in the telecoms giant's fibre...

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Virgin Media reports successful 1.5Gbps fibre broadband trial

Friday, July 22nd 2011

Virgin Media has successfully deployed what it describes as the world's fastest cable broadband to trialists in London's Old Street area. The service, which offers download speeds of up to 1.5Gbps and maximum upload...

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Hyperoptic to roll out FTTH broadband in September

Thursday, July 21st 2011

Hyperoptic has unveiled plans to launch a fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband service in the coming months. The start-up telecoms firm revealed the fibre broadband product, which is set to offer speeds of up to 1Gbps, will be...

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