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A new piece of research estimates that around 3% of premises in the United Kingdom could be affected by a full to capacity FTTC (VDSL2) “fibre broadband” street cabinet on Openreach’s (BT) network, which might prevent you from ordering a faster service.
Business ISP WarwickNet, which was last week acquired by CableCom (here), has today announced that their alternative fibre optic based fixed line broadband network has been expanded to cover the Elm Farm Industrial Estate in Bedford.
Cityfibre has announced that their 1Gbps capable fibre optic (FTTP) broadband network in the city of Aberdeen (Aberdeen Core), which is already being used to connect local businesses, is being extended to connect over 100 public buildings (schools, libraries etc.).
The UK Prime Minister, Theresa May, has today launched a new Industrial Strategy that will see additional public investment from a new Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) being put towards the development of future 5G Mobile technology and faster broadband, among other things.
Some 4,500 additional homes and businesses in the Lincolnshire market town of Louth will soon gain access to Virgin Media’s new 300Mbps capable cable broadband and TV service, which forms part of the operator’s on-going £3bn Project Lightning network expansion.