Fibre to the premise deployment reaches 11.5 homes, as Openreach announces another 19 locations that includes 200,000 homes and businesses
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Openreach Saves £10m, Extends FTTP Rollout Via ‘Subtended Headends’
Use of Subtended Headends helps Openreach extend its fibre to the premise (FTTP) rollout in more difficult and remote locations
European Commission Approves French Fibre Acquisition
Altice/SFR gets the go-ahead to buy wholesale rival Covage, but will spin off its fibre-to-the-office operations into an independent unit
Budget 2018: Tech Industry Reactions
Reaction to chancellor's proposed digital tax, extra funding for industrial strategy, full fibre connectivity, and cyber defence
Broadband: Could We Really Afford FTTH?
Britain's superfast broadband should take fibre to the home, says FTTH Europe Council's Nadia Babaali. But how would she pay for it?
Google To Patent Fibre Optic Cable Deployment Method
The “edging strip” could make fibre-to-the-home installation simpler by removing needed to dig trenches in customers' gardens
UK Misses Out In World Fibre Rankings
The UK has still not entered the worldwide rankings for fibre-optic broadband deployments, while Asia and the US surge ahead
TalkTalk Boss Slams BT Fibre ‘Monopoly’
Government support could give BT a monopoly, warns TalkTalk boss
Dundee’s Sewers To Carry Fibre Network
Fibrecity could offer all Dundee residents fibre broadband, using the sewer system