Category: Broadband

This week the Fibre-to-the-home conference brought together delegates across industries to discuss how to build a future-proof network across Europe.

The project to improve broadband speeds in rural Wales is kicking off with a cabinet in the city of Bangor.

France will invest 20 billion euros into building a fibre broadband network in the country with 50% coverage expected by 2017.

North Yorkshire will see the number of premises in the county with access to fibre broadband increase to more than 160,000 following the announcement of 34 new locations to be included in the rollout.

EE have seen a decline pre-pay mobile customers but an increase in contract customers. Their fixed broadband base has suffered though with a fall of 29,000 customers.

While FTTP on-demand is likely to be of interest to the SME market, among early adopters of broadband the costs and benefits may see lots of consumers who also work from home plumping for it.

Our recent poll on up to speeds in the broadband market has elicited a response from the Fibre to the Home Council for Europe.

The love of broadband extends to the House of Commons with Ed Vaizey fielding various questions today.

The war of words is breaking out on the Isle of Wight as the cable operator claims it will have its superfast service to meet council objectives years before any BT project.

Another small spot of broadband happiness is set to appear, this time in the Cotswolds as Calix roll-out a full fibre solution to villages.