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Innerleithen gets a superfast broadband boost
You might recall that Innerleithen was declared as the winner in BT's Race to Infinity competition. Innerleithen is a rural Scottish village in the Borders that will be the first Scottish town to have access to FTTP (or Fibre-to-the-Premises) connections, all care of BT Broadband. Last December 2011, BT had revealed ...
Study: UK has the “most internet-based major economy”
More and more businesses are starting to rely on the Internet to conduct their day-to-day operations and expansions. We all know that better broadband infrastructure can give businesses a big boost and that poor connections only serve to hinder some industries. Now a study has revealed that among the other major ...
Free WiFi available for London commuters during the Olympics
Late last year, some industry analysts proclaimed that the UK's cellular networks were headed towards a meltdown during the London Olympics. This was based on a study conducted by infrastructure supplier Ericsson, which pointed to representatives from Ruckus Wireless who said that there was a high chance that UK's networks ...
Upton Park homes and businesses in line for superfast broadband boost
BT Broadband has been aggressive with their broadband rollouts over the past few months. The operator is one of the staunch participants in the government's Broadband Delivery UK project, which is set on improving hte UK's broadband infrastructure and services. BT Broadband had announced earlier that they would complete their fibre ...
Dorset set to receive £38m investment for superfast broadband
The British government is aiming to improve the country's broadband infrastructure through the Broadband Delivery UK project. Two of its main goals are as follows: to provide universal broadband access with speeds of at least 2Mbps to all UK users, and to bring next-generation broadband technology to at least ninety ...
Nottingham hoping to win in the Super Connected Cities project
Nottingham is hoping to become Britain's "first 4G city" through the government's Super Connected Cities project. This was revealed by the chief executive of Nottingham City Council, Jane Todd, at the Nottingham Business Summit. The goal of the Super Connected Cities project is to improve the broadband services and Internet speeds ...
PlusNet invites more users to join its 80Mbps broadband trial
Broadband providers who are looking to give new technologies and areas a shot conduct trials first to determine if it would be worth the investment. Two firms that recently went ahead with their respect trials are BT Broadband and O2. BT is conducting a trial in Cornwall for a technology ...
Superfast broadband headed to Colchester town centre
Colchester is set to get a broadband boost, and the town's businesses couldn't be any happier. Poor broadband connections and slow Internet speeds have been known to hinder businesses, especially in the tourism industry. The Colchester Council has made known its desire to hire a provider who can upgrade its 5.5km ...
High school students get on the Say Yes to Better Broadband campaign
A lot of people are getting on board Norfolk's Say Yes to Better Broadband campaign, which was launched early this year. This part of Norfolk's bid to get better broadband services and improve their broadband infrastructure so that users in the area will be able to get access to faster ...
TalkTalk offers 80Mbps broadband boost for just £15
It's no secret that TalkTalk has had it rough over the past couple of quarters. Just last month, it was revealed that the provider lost another 50,000 subscribers in the three months leading to the end of December last year. TalkTalk chief Dido Harding took it all into stride, however, and ...
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