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Arqiva says govt funding insufficient for universal fibre broadband
The government has allocated insufficient funding to subsidise the rollout of fibre optic broadband to every home and business in the UK, according to Arqiva. Writing to a parliamentary inquiry on super-fast broadband, the...
Read moreBT fibre broadband adverts banned by ASA
An advertising campaign for BT's Infinity fibre optic broadband products has been banned following complaints that it was misleading. Virgin Media and three complainants challenged the telecoms giant's claim that its...
Read moreBT in the running for all public fibre broadband projects
Communications Minister Ed Vaizey has revealed that BT is applying for every one of the currently launched public-funded fibre optic broadband projects. Procurement processes are underway on eight of these schemes so far and the...
Read moreStudy says gigabit fibre broadband users spend more time online
Subscribers to 1Gbps fibre optic broadband services spend three times the daily average amount of time using the internet, according to new research. A study released by the Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) Council Americas, provided by...
Read moreLily Systems says fibre broadband removes distance problems
Fibre optic broadband services potentially eradicate the issue of slow connections caused by distance from the nearest telephone exchange, according to a Leicestershire IT firm. Becky Jolliffe, sales and marketing administrator...
Read moreBT's Cornish fibre broadband rollout reaches 95,000 properties
BT has rolled out fibre optic broadband to more than 95,000 properties in Cornwall as part of a £132 million joint initiative with the county council and the EU. The Superfast Cornwall project has now seen the technology...
Read moreVirgin Media says BT still lagging on fibre broadband speeds
Virgin Media has insisted BT is still lagging behind the cable company on fibre optic broadband speeds, despite its latest boost to upstream and downstream rates. As of last Thursday (April 12th 2012), customers who sign up for...
Read moreISPA says fibre broadband helps new businesses and SMEs
Fibre optic broadband offers "tremendous" opportunities for new and small businesses, according to the Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA). A spokesman from the industry body said the technology is...
Read moreBT set to launch fibre broadband in Harlow
BT will launch its fibre optic broadband service in Harlow later this month, bringing super-fast connection speeds to thousands of residents and businesses. When the telecoms giant's Openreach arm completes its programme of...
Read moreBT announces fibre optic broadband speed boost
BT has increased the maximum downstream speed of its Infinity 2 fibre optic broadband service to 76Mbps. The move, which comes into effect today (April 12th 2012), has also seen the Infinity 2 upstream rate rise to up to 19Mbps,...
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