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Hyperoptic 1Gbps FTTP Network Is Now Live In Birmingham

Parts of the city can now access faster broadband with Hyperoptic targeting "thousands" of customers before end of the year

9 years ago

BT Is About To Make London’s Broadband Faster Than Ever

360,000 homes in the capital will benefit from expansion of BT’s fibre broadband network

9 years ago

TalkTalk Connects First Businesses To 1Gbps FTTP In York

TalkTalk plans to open up ultra broadband to more customers in January once trial is completed

9 years ago

Sky, TalkTalk, Vodafone Letter Urges Ofcom To Launch Openreach Inquiry

Telcos and Institute of Directors say current structure is harming UK's development and want Competitions and Markets Authority to intervene

9 years ago

Hyperoptic Switches On 1Gbps FTTP Network In Glasgow

Hyperoptic flicks the fibre switch as local leaders claim better connectivity will boost city's standing in Europe

9 years ago

Broadband Users ‘Need’ Minimum Speed Of 10Mbps

Ovum report assesses broadband in 30 countries according to network and customer data, finds UK is eighth out of 30

9 years ago

Rural FTTP Network To Connect 6,500 Properties In Cotswolds

Gigaclear to build 1Gbps FTTP network as part of Fastershire BDUK project covering Gloucestershire and Herefordshire

9 years ago

Scottish Government Offers £9m For Community Broadband Projects

Scottish government wants more communities to take matters into their own hands with new fund

9 years ago

Monster Scottish Broadband Expansion Brings Fibre To Loch Ness

Expect more blurry photos of mythical creatures as Loch Ness, and 73,000 properties in Scotland, are added to superfast broadband…

9 years ago

Rutland: England’s Smallest County Has UK’s Highest Superfast Broadband Adoption Rate

BT and Rutland County Council to expand fibre even further after high takeup rate

9 years ago

Local Authorities Start Planning How To Spend £129m BT BDUK Refund

A number of BDUK projects are starting to get money back from BT and are planning for further fibre expansion

9 years ago

BDUK Spends £5m On Superfast Broadband Marketing

DCMS figures show marketing expenses for BDUK over six month period

9 years ago

Scottish Community Superfast Broadband Project To Connect Remote Islands

Eight remote island and mainland communities in Scotland are set to receive up to 50Mbps broadband by next year

9 years ago

BT Returns £129m BDUK Funding To Local Authorities

BT says it will work with local authorities to reinvest the cash into further expansion now that fibre adoption rates…

9 years ago

Two Fifths Of SMBs ‘Don’t Know’ What Their Broadband Speeds Are

New research suggests SMBs don't know what type of broadband they have yet plan on becoming more digital

9 years ago

Superfast Cornwall Fibre Rollout Generates £186m For Economy And 4,500 Jobs

Independent research praises economic impact of fibre rollout, which has reached 95 percent coverage

9 years ago

Gigaclear Wins BDUK Contract To Bring 1Gbps Broadband To Epping Forest

Gigaclear gets BDUK funding from Essex County Council to spread fibre to remote areas of Epping Forest

9 years ago

UC San Diego Researchers Break Fibre Transmission Record

Researchers up the maximum power limit for fibre transmissions by reducing channel distortion

9 years ago

TalkTalk: ‘Affordable’ 1Gbps Ultrafast Can Restore Broadband Competition

TalkTalk Ultrafast head suggests 1Gbps service will be affordable and reiterates calls for Ofcom to break up BT and Openreach

9 years ago

BT Says EE Takeover Must Not Be Derailed By ‘Self-Interested’ Opponents

BT says EE takeover will allow for the investment in future network infrastructure that UK needs and must not be…

9 years ago

Hampshire Council: New Homes Should Be Built With Fibre Access

Hampshire County Council wants Westminister to give local authorities power to demand new housing developments include provision for superfast broadband

9 years ago

Ofcom Proposes Business Line Price Caps For BT

Ofcom says price controls will promote business broadband competition, but BT says they will discourage investment

9 years ago

Vodafone Enters Consumer Broadband Market With ‘Connect’ Fibre Service

Vodafone hopes subsidised fibre and "innovative" router and companion app will win subscribers in crowded market

9 years ago

Northern Ireland Pledges Additional £1m For Rural Broadband

Government promises more funding to help Northern Irish rural businesses and residents make the most of superfast broadband

9 years ago

Good Broadband More Important To Scottish Businesses Than Tax Cuts

Scottish firms think broadband infrastructure is worse in Scotland than rest of UK

10 years ago

Openreach CEO: Ofcom Review Must Reflect ‘Competitive’ UK Broadband Market

Joe Garner believes rival's investments and market share should be taken into account by Ofcom's major communications review

10 years ago

Ofcom Wants BT Rivals To Light Up Openreach Dark Fibre

BT could be forced to open up more of its business broadband network to rivals if new regulations are approved

10 years ago

BDUK Connects 2.4 Million Homes And Businesses To Fibre

BDUK estimates it costs £1 million to connect 6,837 properties, according to latest figures

10 years ago

Gigaclear Raises £30m For Rural FTTP Rollout

Gigaclear says investment will allow it to become largest rural FTTP provider in the UK

10 years ago

A Third Of Isles Of Scilly Sign Up For Superfast Broadband

Superfast Cornwall leaders say high adoption rate justifies ambitious superfast broadband project

10 years ago