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Fibre optic broadband goes live in Irvine
The North Ayrshire town of Irvine has seen 2,500 homes and businesses gain access to fibre optic broadband as part of a £2.5 billion project by BT. As engineering works continue over the coming weeks, the number of premises...
Read moreProvider claims Cumbrian village has UK's fastest fibre optic broadband
An internet service provider has claimed it supplies a village in Cumbria with the fastest fibre optic broadband connection in the UK. LonsdaleNET, which is a superfast broadband provider based in the region, specialises in...
Read moreFibre optic broadband set to benefit 90 per cent of North Yorkshire
Plans to introduce fibre optic broadband to 90 per cent of premises in North Yorkshire are running on schedule, according to officials. The project, named NYnet, aims to install superfast broadband throughout the region by the...
Read moreTalkTalk promotes fibre broadband by sponsoring village football team
TalkTalk is promoting its superfast fibre optic broadband service through a new sponsorship deal with a Welsh Alliance football team from the village with the longest place name in Europe. Clwb Pel Droed...
Read moreHyperoptic boosts expansion plans with new Director of Sales
Fibre optic broadband network operator Hyperoptic says it is ratcheting up its UK expansion by appointing Per-Gunnar Ostby as its new Director of Sales. Mr Ostby worked with Hyperoptic Chairman Boris Ivanovic and Managing...
Read moreBT brings fibre broadband to Whitley Bay
Thousands of homes and businesses in Whitley Bay are now benefiting from BT's fibre broadband rollout in North Tyneside - a development that Tynemouth MP Alan Campbell has praised as a "big step forward" for the...
Read moreDarlington benefits from BT fibre broadband rollout
BT has rolled out fibre optic broadband to thousands of properties in Darlington, in a move welcomed by the local borough council. The upgrades are set for completion in the coming weeks, by which time more than 31,000 homes and...
Read moreWest Yorks fibre broadband project set to receive green light
A major project to roll out fibre optic broadband across West Yorkshire is set to be given the green light. Known as the West Yorkshire Local Broadband Project, the scheme is designed to bring superfast speeds to rural...
Read moreFibre broadband rolling out to 3,000 Somersham properties
The Cambridgeshire village of Somersham has become one of the latest communities to benefit from BT's £2.5 billion commercial fibre optic broadband rollout. Engineers have already brought the service to hundreds of...
Read moreConnecting Shropshire publishes fibre broadband map
The partners behind the Connecting Shropshire broadband project have published a map detailing the areas set to benefit from fibre optic-based services. Although the project between Shropshire Council, BT and government agency...
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