fibre 2mbps
RSS fibre 2mbpsBT offers free fibre to Glasgow businesses
News The trial is part of the telco's ongoing investment in fibre infrastructure in the UK. Back in 2008 BT announced it would be spending £1.5bn to bring fibre broadband to around 10 million homes and... [05 Nov 2009]
Digital Britain: Treasury's Timms set to be next broadband ambassador?
News This 'phone tax', as Carphone Warehouse has described it, is intended to create a centralised fund for subsidising the rollout of fibre-based, next-generation broadband across most of the country. Junior minister Stephen... [04 Aug 2009]
Rural Britain needs faster, more reliable broadband
Comment Even BT has cast doubt on whether the 50p tax on phone lines proposed under the Digital Britain plan will be enough to pay for fibre links needed to bring the UK into the era of superfast broadband. So why are rural... [04 Aug 2009]
Critics slam Digital Britain over file-sharers and tax plans
News The Digital Britain report has drawn criticism from politicians and technology experts over its proposals for dealing with fibre rollouts and illegal file-sharing. Just as importantly, the government will still levy... [18 Jun 2009]
£6 broadband tax to fund fibre for all
News The government has announced plans for a 50p per month levy on all fixed copper lines to fund the expansion of fibre broadband to areas where the market fears to tread. We recommend a very simple price of 50p per fixed... [16 Jun 2009]
BT doubles broadband speeds to 20Mbps
News The faster speeds are based on BT's next-generation 21CN platform but have nothing to do with fibre-to-the-home, a technology currently being trialled by the company. Currently, 100Mbps fibre-to-the-home... [04 Jun 2009]
Cheat sheet: Digital Britain
Cheat Sheet There are a number of areas that have fallen under Carter's watchful eye: the future of broadband - including whether the UK should put money into fibre and whether broadband should be a universal right; boosting IT... [21 Apr 2009]
BBC to help pay for broadband to every home?
News The interim Digital Britain report, published earlier this month, paves the way for 2Mbps broadband for all UK households and considers the question of how to finance the rollout of next-generation fibre... [11 Mar 2009]
Broadband Britain: Where's our revolution?
Comment F is for Fibre As it stands, Lord Carter has decided to continue taking time out considering whether it's wise for the government to help fund fibre-speed deployments, and the interim report suggests he... [30 Jan 2009]
UK broadband: Reality is half the promised speed
News F is for Fibre Ofcom has published the initial findings of its research into the real speeds UK consumers are getting from their broadband connections. According to a preliminary version of the telecommunications... [08 Jan 2009]
2010: UK dial-up's dying days
News F is for Fibre The price comparison website believes 76 per cent of the country will have an internet connection by 2010 - or close to 21 million households. And only around one million of those will be using dial-up to... [26 Nov 2007]
Broadband: King of the net connections
News F is for Fibre Broadband use in the UK is inching up towards 90 per cent of all internet connections, according to the latest figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS). And fat pipe speeds are on the up too -... [22 Nov 2007]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: The GDP threat
Comment The good news is the necessary optical fibre technology has been ready to go these past 15 to 20 years, and the civil engineering costs still dominate the full rollout equation. Are there any other limiters to the... [05 May 2006]
WiMax comes to Westminster
News It will target companies that need a reliable broadband connection but can't afford the expense of a dedicated fibre link. A UK company is ready to start offering businesses in central London a high-speed telecoms... [21 Mar 2006]
Devil's Advocate: The broadband gap
Comment We all suffered as telecoms companies dug up roads to install more and more fibre. With large improvements in the speed of the optical devices used to drive fibre optic cables, each cable has been able... [08 Jun 2004]
