Regional News
Virgin Media praises Fujitsu wholesale fibre broadband network
Virgin Media has touted the benefits of Fujitsu's proposed fibre optic broadband network over the super-fast infrastructure offered by BT. According to the cable company, internet service providers (ISPs) looking to rent...
Read moreEastbourne council funding fibre broadband rollout
Wireless and fibre optic broadband will be rolled out in Eastbourne thanks to a new initiative from the borough council. The local authority is set to spend £357,000 on the project, with the official launch due to take...
Read moreVirgin Media rolls out 100Mbps fibre broadband to Southampton
Virgin Media has delivered its ultra-fast fibre optic broadband service to parts of Southampton. Residents in Sholing, Peartree and Woolston can now sign up for the product, which offers download speeds of up to 100Mbps, reports...
Read moreBT says fibre broadband offers more than fast internet
Rolling out fibre optic broadband is about more than just offering people fast internet connectivity, according to BT. In a progress report on its next-generation access project in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, the telecoms...
Read moreGigaclear set to connect first Rutland fibre broadband customers
Gigaclear is on track to connect the first Rutland homes to its new fibre optic broadband service next month, the telecoms firm has announced. Having started the super-fast broadband deployment earlier this month, the company...
Read moreFirst Brooklands homes connected to fibre broadband
Some of the UK's fastest fibre optic broadband connections have been rolled out at a new property development in the south-east. Brooklands in Milton Keynes, developed by Places for People, has had super-fast broadband...
Read morePerth fibre broadband deployment hailed by politicians
Scottish politicians have hailed news that BT is planning to roll out fibre optic broadband in the city of Perth. The local exchange is one of several that will be upgraded by the telecoms giant by autumn 2012 in a move that will...
Read morePrivate sector could buy public South Yorks fibre broadband scheme
South Yorkshire Digital Region (SYDR), the public sector-funded fibre optic broadband project, could be sold off to a private sector internet service provider. Phil Coppard, chief executive of Barnsley Council and a driving force...
Read moreBT fibre broadband plans praised by Southampton council chief
A Southampton council chief has praised BT's decision to deploy fibre optic broadband to an additional 10,000 homes and businesses in the city. The telecoms giant is set to carry out the work between now and autumn 2012,...
Read moreBT extending Herts fibre broadband coverage
Tens of thousands more homes and businesses in Hertfordshire will be able to connect to BT's fibre optic broadband infrastructure over the coming months. A further 48,000 properties across the county are due to be connected...
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