Tag: Fibre Optic
Three confirms ‘fastest’ 5G network to launch August
Vodfaone announces Gigafest Broadband pricing, rolls out in Milton Keynes
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Bell Labs pushes 10Gbps over copper phone lines
BT bringing superfast broadband from the depths of the Atlantic to the Isles of Scilly
BT have committed to bringing superfast broadband connections to the UK's Isles of Scilly by 2014. Calling it the "the most ambitious UK project ever undertaken to bring fastest broadband speeds to a remote community", the project is part of…
BT Infinity now truly unlimited – no broadband fair-use restrictions or traffic management going forward
Crack open the bubbly – the BT Infinity fibre-optic broadband service is set to go truly unlimited, with the telecoms giant announcing that it will be cutting frustrating fair use policies and traffic management restrictions. BT, like most other internet…
Picky Chelsea Council snub "ugly" BT fibre cabinets
Residents of Chelsea hoping to get fibre optic internet access from BT have had their hopes dashed, as Chelsea Council have vetoed plans for BT to roll out superfast fibre-to-the-cabinet broadband, stating that new larger cabinets needed to deliver the…
1Gbps broadband hits London with Hyperoptic
London gets its first 1Gbps broadband service today courtesy of Hyperoptic. While limited to the small community based in Prices Court in Wandsworth, it's the first time Brits have had access to such a fast web connection. And it's a…
100MB Virgin Media broadband now in available to 4 million UK homes
Virgin Media's 100MB broadband service is now available to four million UK residents, with plenty more areas in-line to receive the super-fast broadband upgrade before the year is out. 86 UK areas currently have access to the fibre optic network,…
5 million 1Gbps fibre optic broadband connections headed to UK homes thanks to Fujitsu
Fujitsu are setting in motion plans to bring fibre-optic broadband to 5 million UK homes, through new partnerships with Virgin Media, TalkTalk and Cisco. The network, set to hit speeds of 1Gbps, will be funded in part by the UK…
