Regional News
Suffolk fibre optic broadband plans fast-tracked
Suffolk's fibre optic broadband rollout plans have been fast-tracked by the government, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport has announced. The county has been chosen as one of five areas to lead the programme of...
Read moreHyperoptic 1Gbps fibre broadband service goes live
A new residential fibre optic broadband service offering symmetrical speeds of 1Gbps has been launched by Hyperoptic. The package, described by the provider as the first of its kind in the UK, offers speeds that are 140 times...
Read moreBT to boost Scottish fibre broadband coverage
BT has announced plans to further increase its fibre optic broadband coverage in Scotland. Some 45,600 additional homes and businesses in Galashiels, Peebles, Perth, Bannockburn, Morningside and Strathaven are set to be upgraded...
Read moreFibrestream hits out at Cumbria broadband technical trials
Fibre optic broadband provider Fibrestream has claimed technical trials in Cumbria proposed by Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) are unnecessary. Writing on the company's official blog, boss Guy Jarvis hit out at plans to plough...
Read moreVirgin 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 moreDavid Cameron says fibre broadband a boost for Cumbria
David Cameron has said fibre optic broadband access will be a major boost for businesses in Cumbria. In Prime Minister's Questions yesterday (September 7th 2011), the Conservative leader was asked by Carlisle MP John...
Read moreWork underway on Norfolk fibre broadband project
Preparations are underway on a project that aims to deliver fibre optic broadband to the majority of homes and businesses in Norfolk, the county council has revealed. Under the local authority's broadband improvement scheme,...
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 morePhase two underway on Shetland fibre broadband project
The second phase of a project to connect Shetland to a Faroese fibre optic broadband cable has commenced, Shetland Telecom has announced. Stage two of the work, which will see the fibre optic line laid between Lerwick on 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...
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