The roll-out of high-speed broadband networks throughout the UK is essential if Britain is to remain economically competitive, according to a new report.
BroadbandChoices.co.uk said that the government needs to do everything in its power to make sure fibre optic broadband networks are available by 2012.
BroadbandChoices.co.uk praised internet service provider BT for recently announcing £1.5 billion [...] CONTINUE
Super-fast broadband will not only change the way we surf the net, it will ensure that British firms remain competitive in the global economy, an industry expert has claimed.
Michael Phillips, product director at BroadbandChoices.co.uk, said that the government’s plan to rollout a next-generation broadband network is likely to have a more pronounced effect on business [...] CONTINUE
Thousands of people in south Wales will benefit from super-fast broadband early next year.
BT Openreach has announced that it will be installing fibre-based broadband in parts of Cardiff and nearby Taffs Well, providing speeds of up to 40 Mbps to over 16,000 homes
That is more than 10 times faster than those experienced in most UK [...] CONTINUE
BT Openreach has announced the 29 locations that will get the new “superfast” broadband first. According to BT, the following locations will be able to pick up 40Mbit/s broadband (with 10Mbit/s upstream) by early 2010.
Chelmsford – Essex
Watford – Hertfordshire
Hemel Hempstead – Hertfordshire
Leagrave – Bedfordshire
Luton – Bedfordshire
Canonbury – London
Chingford – London
Edmonton – London
Enfield – London
Highams Park [...] CONTINUE
Super-fast broadband will be a reality for customers in Glasgow and Edinburgh by next year.
34,000 customers will be privy to the service, after BT installs fibre optic connections between exchanges and street-side cabinets.
The service will offer download speeds of up to 40Mbs (megabits per second) – 10 times faster than typical existing broadband connections.
BT plans [...] CONTINUE
The Government will have to intervene to ensure that the high-speed broadband infrastructure goes ahead, Stephen Carter told marketers at the ISBA annual conference this morning on Thursday.
Despite the progress made by the competitive market, there was not enough commercial drive for the market to build the infrastructure fast enough on its own, he says.
Carter [...] CONTINUE
British Telecom (BT) is this week expected to go ahead with its high-speed British Telecom (BT) is this week expected to go ahead with its high-speed broadband network roll-out after receiving favourable conditions from telecoms regulator Ofcom.
“>broadband network roll-out after receiving favourable conditions from telecoms regulator Ofcom.
The telecoms giant has signalled its intention to invest [...] CONTINUE
BT today announced its plans to invest £1.5 billion in fibre-optic, super-fast broadband. The programme aims to deliver the service to up to 10 million homes by 2012, and will include speeds of up to 100 Mb/s.
Although BT had recently expressed doubt regarding the investment, Ofcom’s promise to ensure lucrative margins seems to have offered [...] CONTINUE
