Research: UK £9bn superfast broadband boost
Local businesses in areas covered by the UK Government’s rollout of superfast broadband have seen a combined £9 billion (€10.05bn) increase in turnover since the boost to their broadband speed,…
Hyperoptic raises £250m for gigabit growth
UK gigabit broadband provider Hyperoptic has completed a debt raise of one quarter of a billion pounds (€280m) from eight leading international banks to extend its full fibre optic network…
VIAVI: 90% of fibre deployments drive Gbit Internet globally
Gigabit Internet is now available to 301 million people across 49 countries, according to the latest data in the Gigabit Monitor from VIAVI Solutions. The volume of gigabit Internet deployments…
Ofcom outlines full-fibre support measures
UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has outlined a package of proposed measures to support long-term investment in full-fibre networks. According to Ofcom, consistent, predictable regulation over the coming years can help…
UK full fibre: Industry reaction
Following publication by the UK Government of its long-term strategy for UK telecommunications, a number of industry players and trade bodies have voiced their opinion on forging a full fibre…
UK switches to full-fibre policy
In a major policy U-turn, the UK government now says FTTH should be fitted as standard in all new homes. The proposal comes as part of a new national telecoms…
Telco: ‘Fibre ads misleading’
Research from UK alternative digital infrastructure provider CityFibre suggests that millions of broadband customers across the UK may have been misled about their broadband service. Now that almost all broadband…
DT to provide gigabit network in Stuttgart
Deutsche Telekom will build and operate the network of the future for the Stuttgart Region, laying the foundation for digitalisation of the area. The company is investing a total of…
Ireland: Virgin fibre broadband in 900,000+ premises
Virgin Media has officially passed 900,000 premises in Ireland with its ultrafast fibre broadband network. Over the past two years, Virgin Media has added 100,000 new homes and businesses to…
Study: High-speed broadband in 75% European homes
At the end of June 2017, more than three quarters of homes in the 28 countries in the European Union (EU28) had access to high-speed broadband services. For the first…