Regional News
Edinburgh to trial BT's FTTP on Demand
Edinburgh will be one of the first parts of the UK to gain access to a new ultra-fast fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) broadband service from BT. The Scottish capital's Waverley exchange area will be one of eight across the UK to...
Read moreBlack Country LEP praises BT fibre broadband rollout
A West Midlands local enterprise partnership (LEP) has welcomed news that BT will bring fibre optic broadband to thousands more properties in Birmingham. During 2013, the company will extend its super-fast broadband coverage to...
Read moreBT makes major fibre broadband investment in south-west
South-west England is set to benefit from a major fibre optic broadband investment from BT. Corsham, Highworth, Malmesbury, Pill and Westbury-on-Trym are among the latest communities in the region to be included in the national...
Read moreFibre broadband funding boost for Highlands and Islands
Fibre optic broadband will be rolled out across the Highlands and Islands thanks to a multimillion-pound funding package from the Scottish government. Alex Neil, the country's Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure and Capital...
Read morePoint Topic says fibre broadband hitting 'sweet spot'
Fibre optic broadband is currently "hitting the sweet spot" in terms of market share in the technology sector, according to Point Topic and the Broadband Forum. Robin Mersh, chief executive of the Broadband Forum,...
Read moreBT rolls out fibre broadband to Sketty
BT's fibre optic broadband infrastructure has gone live to the first homes and businesses in Sketty, a suburban district west of Swansea. Engineers from the telecoms giant are set to roll out the service to more than 11,000...
Read moreBT boosts Norfolk fibre broadband coverage
BT has rolled out its fibre optic broadband service to more Norfolk communities. Norwich Thorpe, Norwich West, Dereham, Gorleston, Caister on Sea and Thetford are the latest locations in the county to gain access to the...
Read moreAttempted broadband cable theft leaves Highlands customers offline
The attempted theft of a subsea fibre optic broadband cable has left thousands of residents and businesses across the Highlands without internet access. BT said the problem affected communities served by nine exchanges -...
Read moreAsk4 to deliver fibre broadband services to student properties
Ask4 has secured an exclusive deal to roll out fibre optic broadband services across Liberty Living's student accommodation portfolio. Liberty is part of the Brandeaux Student Accommodation Fund, which owns and operates...
Read moreBT Infinity fibre broadband rolled out in Suffolk
The first homes and businesses in parts of Suffolk have been upgraded to receive BT's Infinity fibre optic broadband service. Over the next few weeks, more than 54,000 properties in Ipswich, Woodbridge, Felixstowe and...
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