News Archive October 2014
Sevenoaks Prep School gets gigabit fibre broadband
Sevenoaks Preparatory School has become one of the first customers to sign up for a new gigabit fibre optic broadband network rolled out by Gigaclear. The move means students and staff at the school can take advantage of...
Read moreSuperfast Surrey installs 500th fibre broadband cabinet
Two significant milestones have been reached in the Superfast Surrey fibre optic broadband programme. The partnership between BT and the county council has installed its 500th fibre broadband street cabinet and has also brought...
Read moreBT on engineering recruitment drive to meet fibre broadband demand
Rising demand for fibre optic broadband has prompted BT to announce a major expansion of its engineering recruitment programme. Openreach, the telecoms giant's local access network business, is creating a further 500...
Read moreVirgin Media bringing superfast broadband to 5,000 Teesside homes
Virgin Media is expanding its superfast broadband network to take in thousands more properties in Teesside, bringing residents speeds of up to 152Mbps. Due to be completed by the end of the month, the rollout will see the cable...
Read moreSuperfast Dorset bringing fibre broadband to another 9,000 properties
Fibre optic broadband is to be rolled out to thousands more Dorset properties as part of a multi-million pound partnership between the government, BT and local councils. Engineering work has already begun on the third phase of...
Read moreGigabit fibre broadband arrives at Marlin apartments in London
Serviced apartments firm Marlin is now offering gigabit fibre optic broadband at three of its sites in London, thanks to work from network operator Hyperoptic. All travellers staying at the three properties – Empire Square...
Read moreBrits failing to protect themselves online, says Cyber Streetwise
The majority of Brits aren't taking sufficient steps to protect themselves online, according to a new survey from Cyber Streetwise. Even though 95 per cent of respondents insisted it's their own responsibility to use the...
Read moreWest Sussex Better Connected passes 15,000 properties
A milestone has been reached in the £20 million West Sussex Better Connected programme, with more than 15,000 local properties now able to access fibre optic broadband. The partnership between BT, the county council and the...
Read moreFibre broadband arrives at Burton Constable Holiday Park
Fibre broadband has arrived at the Burton Constable Holiday Park in East Yorkshire, providing a boost to business by enhancing the service site operators can offer to holiday home owners and other visitors. The high-speed...
Read moreSmall Brighton firms encouraged to sign up to government fibre broadband scheme
A push is being given to a government superfast fibre optic broadband scheme aimed at small businesses in Brighton and Hove, after just 35 companies signed up to it. Local publication the Argus reports that Brighton and Hove was...
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