Tag: Openreach
Openreach names 29 new areas targeted for faster broadband
Openreach has named Brighton, Bradford and Norwich among 29 new locations across the UK set to receive faster internet connections from full-fibre broadband The BT-owned firm – which maintains the telephone cables, ducts, cabinets and exchanges around the country – is aiming to reach four million homes and businesses with full fibre by the end…
Openreach on track for 3 million ultrafast broadband premises by 2020
Openreach is on track to give access to ultrafast broadband to three million homes and businesses by the end of next year, the company has announced. It has reached a “milestone” of making the technology available to over one million premises, a year since launching its “full fibre” programme. Engineers have installed around 2.6 million…
Openreach to recruit 3,000 apprentice engineers for faster broadband roll out
Openreach is to hire 3,000 new trainees this year as part of a major recruitment drive as it continues to connect houses and businesses to faster broadband, the company has announced. The trainees will be based across the UK, helping engineers upgrade, maintain and install services across the company’s broadband network. Openreach also gave details…
Which are the fastest and slowest streets for broadband? Survey reveals massive difference in speeds across UK
The UK’s worst street for broadband speed is almost 2,000 times slower than the fastest, an annual survey has found. Greenmeadows Park in Bamfurlong, Gloucestershire has average downloads speeds of 0.14 megabits per second (Mbps), 1,899 times slower than Abdon Avenue in Birmingham which boasts average speeds of 265.89Mbps, uSwitch found. The speeds mean…
