More than a third of Cornwall get superfast broadband
The on-going Superfast Cornwall Programme has enabled fibre optic broadband in 52 of 99 telephone exchanges in the county, it has been announced. The £132 million scheme which is funded by European Regional Development Fund (£53.5 million), BT (£78.5 million) and Cornwall Council, is planning to deliver high speed broadband to more than 80% of … Read more
Virgin Media launches superfast broadband collections
Virgin Media now offers a new range of superfast, fibre optic broadband packages which it calls ‘collections‘. The cable broadband provider also runs a special offer that enables new customers get 6 months half price and free installation worth £49.95. The ‘up to 30Mb‘ broadband with Virgin phone will cost £7.25 a month for 6 … Read more
BT to rollout fibre optic broadband in Sidmouth in Devon
BT is to rollout fibre based, superfast broadband in Sidmouth, a coastal town in Devon by this spring, it has been reported. Many parts of Devon are set to benefit from BT’s £2.5 billion fibre optic deployment which aims to bring superfast broadband to two thirds of the UK homes by 2016. Currently, more than … Read more
UK lacks data centres to support fibre optic broadband networks, says analyst
The data centre infrastructure in UK needs to be improved for the successful fibre optic broadband rollout, says Marcus Jewell, manager of UK and Ireland at networking firm Brocade. According to Brocade, the government’s superfast broadband investment plans are focused too much on building fibre optic networks, and not enough on the data centres which … Read more
100Mb FTTH broadband trial launched in Jersey
The communications firm Jersey Telecom has launched three months superfast broadband trial that will enable hundreds of homes on the Channel Island of Jersey to access to 100Mb broadband by the end of this month, it has been reported.
KC launches 100Mbps Fibre Broadband in Woodmansey this month
The Hull broadband provider, KC, is set to test its 100Mbps, superfast broadband in Woodmansey in East Yorkshire.
BT to offer free Fibre Broadband to London 2012 Olympic athletes
Official broadband provider for London 2012 Olympic Games, BT has revealed plans to offer 100Mbps, FTTP (Fibre to the Premises) based broadband in the Olympic Village in east London during the events.
Graphene could deliver ultra-fast Broadband speeds
Graphene based, new optical communication technology could deliver ultra-fast broadband speeds, it has been discovered.
KC to offer fibre optic broadband to Hull Residents
Karoo (KC) of KCOM group, is set to extend its fibre optic broadband reach in the Hull Area.
O2 to launch fibre broadband later this year
Home broadband and mobile operator O2 is set to launch its own fibre based, superfast broadband service by this year end, it has been revealed.