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Welsh MP attacks UK government over broadband plans

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Shadow Business Minister Ian Lucas has accused the government of neglecting Wales by refusing to allocate funding for super-fast broadband
21 Dec 2010

Broadband plans announced for Digital Wales

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The Welsh Assembly Government aims to bring superfast broadband to all businesses by 2016
10 Dec 2010

Resort capitalises on Ryder Cup's IT legacy

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Celtic Manor uses Virgin Media Business fibre-optic ring and videoconferencing facilities to open up new revenue streams
02 Dec 2010

European broadband improving, but more needs to be done

European Commission highlights 16 per cent jump in broadband speeds, but Ofcom and government need to align efforts
26 Nov 2010

BT calls for local government support to roll out fibre broadband

Payback period of more than a decade means BT needs partners to roll out super-fast broadband
04 Nov 2010

BT steps up apprenticeship scheme

200 more positions offered as BT focuses on rolling out fibre broadband via Openreach
25 Oct 2010

BT refuses to connect remote communities

BT says that exchanges below the 1,000 customer threshold will not be considered for super-fast broadband
04 Oct 2010

BT to roll out high speed broadband in Cornwall in £132 million project

Local businesses to have access to fibre broadband by 2014
30 Sep 2010

Vaizey launches Alston community superfast broadband

Remote Cumbrian parish rolls out self-installed next-generation fibre network
20 Sep 2010

Switching ISPs "too much hassle" say nearly half of consumers

Ofcom says "gaining provider" should be responsible for service switching
10 Sep 2010

New device gives optical fibre capacity boost

Project device increases transmission capacity and reduces energy consumption of optical fibre
09 Sep 2010

Openreach wants comms providers to nominate exchanges for upgrade

It's a broadband beauty contest, says analyst.
03 Sep 2010

UK broadband rollout in line with global competition, says ITU

ITU secretary-general says broadband "transformational to economic and social progress"
02 Sep 2010

Fibrecity offers Dundee residents 100Mbit/s FTTH

Fibrecity is using sewerage system to connect residents
01 Sep 2010

Virgin Media upgrades business fibre network offerings

Point-to-point network services speeds increased to 10Gbit/s
13 Aug 2010

Bournemouth sewer-based broadband contract cancelled

Wessex Water cites commercial and technical reasons for dropping sewer-based FTTH rollout, but project will complete using other methods
13 Aug 2010

Rural broadband providers welcome BT agreement to release data

Telecoms giant to supply postcodes of areas earmarked for superfast broadband
04 Aug 2010

BT revenue down four per cent, but profits rise

Operating costs slashed by £291m
29 Jul 2010

Virgin Media to deliver broadband over telegraph poles

A Welsh village will receive Virgin Media 50Mbit/s broadband
27 Jul 2010

Obstacles to broadband rollout are significant, says industry

Problems include lack of funding and issues around the sharing of utilities
16 Jul 2010

Network provider calls on BT to reveal FTTC postcodes

Fibrestream boss wants Ofcom the put pressure on the telecoms giant
01 Jun 2010

Can BT cure the UK's fibre deficiency?

The telecoms giant has pledged to invest a further £1bn in high-speed broadband, but experts warn that its plans still fall well short of what the country needs
18 May 2010

BT to invest extra £1bn in fibre rollout

2009-10 financial results drive more FTTC investment
13 May 2010

Q&A: Hartwig Tauber, FTTH Council Europe managing director

The UK and Europe are falling behind countries such as Japan and the US
16 Apr 2010