Tag: full-fibre
Rural broadband slower and more expensive than in cities
According to a new study, rural households not only pay more for broadband compared to those in urban locations, they are also more likely to receive slower connection speeds. Research from Broadband Savvy, carried out by One Poll, reveals that those living in rural areas receive speeds that are on average 28% slower and up…
Tech Digest daily round up: Women’s Safety Apps see record download
Downloads for women's safety apps have surged following the death of Sarah Everard, with WalkSafe becoming the number one downloaded app on Apple iOS. The WalkSafe app scans the road ahead, notifying users of reports of sexual assault, knife attacks, mugging and pickpocketing. It has been downloaded 300,000 times in one week and is in the top 10 Android…
Infinera trials 400Gbps fibre-optic connectivity with Virgin Media
US-based network connectivity company Infinera has partnered with Virgin Media to trial new technology which could provide multi-gigabit speeds to consumer homes and businesses. The trial, delivered on the operator’s network in Reading, UK, saw Virgin Media install prototype Infinera XR optics technology in its network. The new equipment plugs into the existing network…
Full-fibre broadband targets will be missed, claims spending watchdog
Boris Johnson’s promise to deliver full-fibre broadband by 2025 will be missed because of a catalogue of government failures, parliament’s spending watchdog has concluded. In a damning report published today, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said the government had failed to make “any meaningful progress” in securing the policy and legislative changes needed to ensure…
Taiwan has fastest internet in the world, survey reveals
Taiwan has the fastest internet speeds in the world, according to a new survey conducted by WebsiteToolTester with the island of Jersey offering the fastest speeds in Europe. Taiwan saw over a 200% increase in internet speeds between 2018 and 2019. With a download speed of 85Mbps, it would take you only 8.2 minutes to…
Vodafone to accelerate full fibre broadband
Vodafone has announced plans to accelerate the roll out of full-fibre broadband in the UK by restructuring its existing deal with CityFibre to encourage it to build its fibre infrastructure more quickly and to more places. With full-fibre broadband still only available to around 11% of UK premises, Vodafone is working with infrastructure companies such…
Labour’s free full fibre broadband pledge: How will it work?
Labour has set out its plans to deliver fast and free full fibre broadband across the country if it wins the General Election. But how feasible is the plan and what impact will it have on rivals? What is full-fibre? Full-fibre is a newer, faster broadband technology which relies on fibre-optic cables, instead of the…
BT shares plunge after Labour’s free broadband promise
BT chief executive Philip Jansen BT shares dropped nearly 4% and TalkTalk put the sale of one of its businesses on hold after the Labour Party announced plans to turn broadband into a public service Jeremy Corbyn is due to officially announce the new policy in a speech in Lancaster…
BT boss urges government to prioritise full fibre broadband
The next government must put a full fibre broadband rollout near the top of its priority list because households will need faster internet speeds to cope with the expected 100 smart gadgets in homes within the next five years, according to the boss of BT. Philip Jansen said most homes only have five internet-enabled devices.…
Full fibre broadband rolled out in schools in rural areas
More than 30 schools in rural areas will receive full fibre broadband as part of a Government effort to improve poor connection speeds in remote locations. The £200 million rollout of full fibre broadband will begin with 20 schools eligible in Cornwall, seven in Northumberland, three in Cumbria and one in Pembrokeshire. “Our decision to…
