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Peninsula Enterprise to deliver fibre broadband business support
Peninsula Enterprise is set to deliver a fibre optic broadband business support programme designed to help firms in Cornwall make the most of the technology. The project, called Superfast Business Cornwall, is backed by...
Read moreWales begins quest to achieve 96% fibre broadband coverage
Wales is on track to achieve its goal of 96 per cent fibre optic broadband coverage following the start of the Superfast Cymru rollout. The first new fibre broadband street cabinet installed as part of the project was unveiled on...
Read moreStudy finds one-euro drop in fibre broadband price attracted 400k customers
Cutting fibre optic broadband prices by just €1 (87p) has resulted in customer numbers rising by 400,000 across Europe since the final quarter of 2009, according to Quantum-Web. Tariff analysis from the organisation turned...
Read moreCornish pub using fibre broadband to power 'Cybeer' tasting
A Cornish pub is combining the disparate worlds of fibre optic broadband and alcohol at next month's Celebration of Beer. The Driftwood Spars in St Agnes is taking advantage of the super-fast broadband connection recently...
Read moreDorset council expects fibre broadband to boost economic confidence
Dorset County Council (DCC) believes the launch of fibre optic broadband in more local communities will help to boost confidence of an economic recovery. BT is planning to roll out super-fast connectivity to another 18,000 homes...
Read moreBirmingham Chamber of Commerce hails fibre broadband plan
Birmingham Chamber of Commerce has welcomed plans that will see fibre optic broadband coverage extended to tens of thousands more West Midlands properties. A further 245,000 homes and businesses in six Birmingham and Black...
Read moreCalix helps bring ultra-fast fibre broadband to Cotswolds villages
Two Cotswolds villages have gained access to ultra-fast fibre optic broadband thanks to telecoms multiservice access solutions firm Calix. The company's E7-2 Ethernet Service Access Platform is helping to bring some of the...
Read moreMore Merseyside homes to benefit from BT's fibre broadband rollout
Tens of thousands more Merseyside properties will be connected to fibre optic broadband over the coming year, BT has announced. In a move that is expected to benefit the local economy and boost job creation, the telecoms giant is...
Read moreBlisland IT firm welcomes launch of fibre broadband
One of the first businesses in the Cornish village of Blisland to sign up for fibre optic broadband has spoken out about the benefits of the technology. Local IT company Tanist has been connected to super-fast broadband by BT and...
Read moreBT 'committed to Yorkshire and the Humber fibre broadband rollout'
BT's new regional director for Yorkshire and the Humber has restated the telecoms giant's commitment to investing in high-speed fibre optic broadband. Tom Keeney, who will head up a team of 12 senior executives based in...
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