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Fibre broadband for 62,000 more Black Country properties
Some 62,000 more homes and businesses in the Black Country are enjoying faster broadband after BT carried out work to upgrade the internet infrastructure there. Bilston is the latest community to benefit from the initiative,...
Read moreAlloa included in BT's fibre broadband rollout
Alloa is one of the latest Scottish communities to be included in BT's national fibre optic broadband rollout in a move that has been welcomed by local MP Gordon Banks. The town is the first location in Clackmannanshire to...
Read moreMS3 chooses Transmode for packet optical networks
Fibre optic broadband operator MS3 has chosen Transmode to supply it with packet optical networks for its new business-focused internet service in Hull. MS3's network team awarded Transmode the contract as they seek to ensure...
Read moreZen chief says urban broadband cash must go on 'complementary networks'
Newly announced government funding for urban fibre optic broadband rollouts must be spent on complementary infrastructure, according to Zen Internet. Andrew Saunders, the internet service provider's head of project...
Read moreCityFibre to bring fibre broadband to York businesses
A partnership between CityFibre and City of York Council is set to bring fibre optic broadband services to residents and businesses in the area. CityFibre has rolled out a 103km pure fibre optic network throughout the city,...
Read moreGeo Networks completes east-west fibre ring
Geo Networks has announced the completion of its latest diverse optical fibre ring, which runs between the UK and Ireland. The infrastructure, known as the East-West Ring, was built by Geo in partnership with ESB Telecoms, an...
Read moreKCOM chief says 4G could pose threat to fibre broadband
Super-fast 4G mobile services may pose a threat to the uptake of fibre optic broadband, KCOM finance director Paul Simpson has admitted. KCOM this week unveiled its latest set of financial results, revealing plans to roll out...
Read moreBT criticised for not bringing fibre broadband to Bo'ness
BT has been criticised by Linlithgow and East Falkirk MP Michael Connarty for failing to include parts of his constituency in its fibre optic broadband rollout programme. Speaking in a House of Commons debate, Mr Connarty pointed...
Read moreFibre network operator euNetworks reports revenue boost
Bandwidth infrastructure provider euNetworks Group saw its recurring revenues increase by 14 per cent year on year during the third quarter of 2012. The company, which owns and operates 13 fibre-based metropolitan broadband...
Read moreFibre optic specialist Phoenix Photonics relocates to Kent
A company specialising in components used to deliver fibre optic broadband services has relocated to larger premises in Kent as its business blossoms. Phoenix Photonics has moved to the new site near Canterbury, where it will...
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