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Latest Fibre articles

BT to rollout FTTC to 303 new exchanges

Meaning four million customers will have fibre connections
30 Mar 2010

Tories blow smoke over high-speed broadband

Manifesto mistakenly compares next-generation fibre speeds with Digital Britain's universal service commitment
12 Mar 2010

New body aims to make Digital Britain vision a reality

But experts say Broadband Delivery UK may lack sufficient funds
05 Mar 2010

Supreme Court decision in Vtesse vs BT to have huge bearing on competition in the fibre optic market

A BT victory is likely to put off new entrants to the market
16 Feb 2010

Has BT opened the way to universal NGA broadband?

BT’s decision to give competitors access to its infrastructure brings the prospect of a UK-wide next-generation network a step closer. But as Dave Bailey reports, there is still some way to go
16 Feb 2010

Manchester to get 100Mbit/s optical fibre network

Fibre provider Geo to roll out fibre-to-the-premises to businesses and homes
14 Jan 2010

Search for killer app slowing NGA investment

Build it and they will come says head of Communications Consumer Panel
26 Nov 2009

BT launches third FTTC broadband trial

Glasgow businesses get to experience 40Mbit/s download and 2Mbit/s upload speeds
04 Nov 2009

Business network capacity set to explode

One in 10 businesses prepare to double their network bandwidth by 2010, while half plan 20 to 50 per cent increase, says survey
15 Oct 2009

Technology Strategy Board to "de-risk" Digital Britain fibre rollout

TSB trial will take next-generation internet services into the community to check uptake and prove ROI is possible for ISPs
14 Oct 2009

BT doubles fibre-to-the-premises rollout

2.5 million homes and businesses to get direct fibre connections
09 Oct 2009

BT announces fibre-to-the-premises trial

But UK still lags in fibre to the home compared to other OECD countries
01 Oct 2009

Bournemouth residents get extra fibre

Self-service portal allows customers to choose ISPs and content
23 Sep 2009

UK lags behind in fibre broadband

Sweden tops fibre-to-the-home rollout league - France, Germany, and the UK fail to register in top 10
08 Sep 2009

Glasgow to have superfast broadband by autumn

BT Openreach accelerates installation schedule to give 15,500 homes fibre broadband by the end of the year
17 Aug 2009

BT's superfast broadband rollout slowed by residents' protest

Telecoms giant working to resolve complaints over street cabinets obstructing pavements in Muswell Hill conservation area
07 Aug 2009

How secure is an optical-fibre network?

What should IT leaders consider when looking at optical network security?
05 Aug 2009

Hampshire and Isle of Wight upgrades network infrastructure

£90m contract to "transform public service delivery"
23 Jul 2009

69 more towns to receive superfast fibre broadband

BT announces next round of high-speed service rollout
09 Jul 2009

BT fibre trials herald an era of innovation

A new era in communications began on Monday as BT went live with the first two operational trials deploying superfast fibre-optic broadband connectivity
09 Jul 2009

BT's fibre-optic broadband rollout starts today

Openreach fibre product being trialled by ISPs in Muswell Hill, North London, and Whitchurch near Cardiff
06 Jul 2009

Next phase of BT's superfast broadband rollout starts on Monday

More than one million homes will be able to access next-generation, fibre-based services by March 2010
02 Jul 2009

2Mbit/s not enough for UK broadband

Is fibre to the home (FTTH) the key to building Digital Britain? We ask the president of the FTTH Council
19 Jun 2009

Ofcom starts last stage before high-speed broadband rollout

Final consultation commences on BT’s multibillion-pound fibre-optic network plans
12 Jun 2009