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Openreach Suspends G.fast Broadband Rollout Until 2021

Openreach confirms that the rollout of G.Fast, technology that speeds up copper-based broadband connections, will be paused until next year

Ofcom says cheaper superfast broadband will incentivise ultrafast rollout and new Openreach targets will boost service levels

BT Openreach gets first official G.Fast broadband customer in Gillingham, Kent as trials continue

Swiss telco launches ultrafast broadband capable of 500Mbps that includes the use of humble copper lines

BT reveals 12 more G.Fast trials and confirms Huawei and Nokia as equipment suppliers as Openreach continues ultrafast broadband push

BT says copper is capable of carrying cellular data after G.Fast trials, making it cheaper for operators to rollout 4G and 5G

BT says early tests of advanced form of G.Fast show the technology is future proof

BT connects first users in Gosforth and will test technology over a 9 month period with a view to nationwide rollout

First G.Fast trial goes live in Huntingdon, with BT seeing how copper technology performs ahead of nationwide rollout

Qualcomm looks to bounce back from recent troubles with Ikanos acquisition

BT presses ahead with G.Fast pilot in Huntingdon, with the promise of 500Mbps speeds for most of UK within a decade

BT announces ultrafast broadband trials and establishment of G.Fast test lab in the Welsh city

G.Fast could provide boost to speeds without need to lay new fibre cables

ITU finalises G.Fast standard and claims it will make it cheaper and less complex to deploy 1Gbps broadband than FTTP

BT says G.FAST FTTdp is cheaper and less disruptive than FTTP in delivering ultrafast speeds