{"id":10756,"date":"2015-12-09T10:41:46","date_gmt":"2015-12-09T10:41:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/?p=10756"},"modified":"2015-12-09T10:41:46","modified_gmt":"2015-12-09T10:41:46","slug":"metronet-uk-expand-hybrid-fibre-and-wireless-network-to-preston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2015\/12\/metronet-uk-expand-hybrid-fibre-and-wireless-network-to-preston.html","title":{"rendered":"Metronet UK Expand Hybrid Fibre and Wireless Network to Preston"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester-based ISP <a href=\"http:\/\/www.metronet-uk.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Metronet (UK)<\/a> have announced that their business focused hybrid fibre optic and wireless broadband network has now been expanded into the city of Preston in Lancashire (England).<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The network enables local businesses to access data and Internet speeds that scale all the way up to the dizzy heights of 10Gbps (Gigabits per second), dropping to 2Gbps on the wireless network. 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