100Mbps fibre broadband project for Manchester
—Manchester Corridor (Oxford road) will get 100Mbps fibre broadband during the first phase of next generation broadband rollout, initiated by Northwest Development Agency (NWDA).
BT launch fibre to the cabinet roll-out in Basingstoke
Internet service provider BT would bring fibre broadband to more than 27,000 residents in Basingstoke town in the next 12 months.
BT deploys fibre optic broadband at MediaCity UK
£500m fibre optic broadband project for MediaCity UK in Manchester is to be launched by BT, Cisco and Peel Media, infrastructure developers. New network will provide superior communication networks including data, voice and wi-fi to new BBC offices and University of Salford.
Fibrestream and Ofcom start process to get Hull more broadband services
UK telecom regulator Ofcom, Hull’s local fibre-optic broadband network provider, Fibrestream and Hull North MP Diana Johnson had discussions on how to bring more broadband infrastructure and ISPs competition to Hull area which gets broadband service from Karoo broadband service.
BT to complete 1m fibre-optic broadband connections by early 2010
BT business broadband chief, Bill Murphy says BT would speed up its superfast broadband deployment using fibre optic technology with more than 55% of UK will get coverage by early 2010. FTTC broadband connections would offer 40Mbps broadband to 1.5 million UK households by next year, according to BT.
More businesses in north Wales take up fibre optic broadband
Broadband network provider in North Wales, FibreSpeed reports that many businessess in the region have taken up fibre optic broadband. FibreSpeed has recently deployed 200 mile long fibre-optic broadband rollout between Holyhead and Wrexham.
Fibre to the home broadband (FTTH) connections in Europe to hit 13m by 2012
Fibre to the home broadband (FTTH) connections in Europe exceeded 2 million, the recent Fibre To The Home (FTTH) Council’s survey indicates. Sweden and Norway top the fibre-optic broadband nations in Europe.


