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Virgin Media fibre broadband network prepared for rise in data
Virgin Media has claimed its fibre optic broadband network is well equipped to cope with a predicted "explosion" in bandwidth usage. Jon James, the cable company's executive director of broadband, claimed consumers...
Read moreSuffolk village to get community fibre broadband network
A community fibre optic broadband network will be rolled out in the Suffolk village of Parham thanks to East of England Development Agency funding. The body has awarded Suffolk Action with Communities in Rural England a...
Read moreVirgin Media 100Mbps fibre broadband set to launch in Swansea
Virgin Media has unveiled plans to bring its 100Mbps fibre optic broadband service to Swansea. When the improvement work takes place, Swansea will be the first town in west Wales to be hooked up to the cable company's up to...
Read moreFibrestream boss backs fibre broadband over power lines
Fibrestream boss Guy Jarvis has given his support to rumoured plans to trial the use of power lines to support fibre optic broadband cables. Mr Jarvis claimed a test run of the technology is currently being considered by...
Read moreGovt targets increased fibre broadband coverage
Fibre optic broadband could be deployed to more properties over the coming years as the government outlined new targets for next-generation access. Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt revealed the Conservative-Liberal Democrat...
Read moreBT plans to double FTTC fibre broadband speeds
BT has outlined plans to significantly increase the speed of its standard fibre optic broadband product in 2012. The telecoms giant's fibre-to-the-cabinet service currently offers maximum download capabilities of 40Mbps, but...
Read moreVirgin Media reports growth in top-tier fibre broadband packages
Virgin Media has reported significant growth in the popularity of its fastest fibre optic broadband packages. The cable company said more than 860,000 households were subscribed to speeds of 20Mbps and above at the end of the...
Read moreVirgin Media launching 1.5Gbps fibre broadband trial this month
Virgin Media is set to launch a trial of up to 1.5Gbps fibre optic broadband in an area of east London. The cable company claimed the pilot scheme will see four businesses located in the vicinity of the capital's Old Street...
Read moreFujitsu chief says UK could get most advanced fibre broadband network
Fujitsu's UK and Ireland chief executive Duncan Tait has said Brits could get access to the most advanced fibre optic broadband network in the world. The tech giant has unveiled plans to roll out next-generation broadband to...
Read moreVirgin Media brings 100Mbps fibre broadband to first Surrey town
Virgin Media has chosen Epsom as the first town in Surrey to get access to its up to 100Mbps fibre optic broadband infrastructure. The community is one of 35 locations in the UK that can connect to the "ultra-fast"...
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