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European Parliament committee backs fibre broadband boost
The European Parliament's Industry, Research and Energy Committee has backed calls for a major boost in ultra-fast fibre optic broadband provision over the next eight years. On Monday (November 5th 2012), the committee...
Read moreHyperoptic chief calls for universal FTTH broadband
Rolling out fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband to every property in the UK would give the economy a major boost, according to Hyperoptic chairman Boris Ivanovic. Speaking to London Loves Business, Mr Ivanovic said universal...
Read moreBT accelerates fibre broadband rollout
BT has again accelerated its fibre optic broadband rollout, with the telecoms giant now aiming to cover two-thirds of UK properties during spring 2014. The company originally intended to hit this target by the end of 2015, before...
Read moreSurrey council insists fibre broadband is a priority
Surrey County Council has insisted it is committed to ensuring fibre optic broadband is available to residents and businesses in isolated communities in the short term. Villagers in Ewhurst have been calling for faster broadband...
Read moreEE fibre broadband goes live to 11 million properties
Mobile network operator Everything Everywhere (EE) has today (October 30th 2012) launched its first fibre optic broadband service. Available to 11 million homes and businesses, the super-fast broadband proposition offers speeds...
Read moreDerbyshire council promotes fibre broadband strategy
Derbyshire County Council (DCC) has launched an information pack to promote the local authority's push to improve fibre optic broadband connectivity. The Digital Derbyshire strategy is looking to bring about the county's...
Read moreEE confirms fibre optic broadband plans
Everything Everywhere has confirmed its fibre optic broadband service will launch at the end of the month, offering super-fast speeds to consumers and businesses. The network operator's new brand EE will deliver the...
Read moreVirgin Media sees surge in super-fast fibre broadband customers
Virgin Media has reported a further surge in its super-fast fibre optic broadband customer base. During the three months to September 30th 2012, the cable company saw another 452,900 households - including both new and existing...
Read moreFibre broadband goes live across West Sussex
Fibre optic broadband has gone live in more communities across West Sussex as part of BT's national rollout. Engineers from the telecoms giant are set to complete the series of upgrades in the coming weeks, to the benefit of...
Read moreBT recruits more ex-servicemen for fibre broadband rollout
BT is supporting its national fibre optic broadband rollout programme by recruiting as many as 250 more engineers, made up of personnel who are set to leave the armed forces. The new employees will play their part in the telecoms...
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