kent homes
Ofcom - high-fibre diet ordered for Broadband Britain
News Fibre optic networks will serve new homes at Ebbsfleet in Kent from August, as well as two new London estates Wembley City and Titanic Docks. Fibre could be laid through the UK's sewer ducts to help speed up the rollout of super fast broadband to... [16 Apr 2008]
Virgin touts free broadband speed upgrade
News A planned BT fibre deployment at Ebbsfleet, Kent, will offer speed of up to 100Mbps on a mixed development including 10,000 homes. Even faster speeds are also on the cards for cable customers too - Virgin is touting a forthcoming 50Mbps rollout... [28 Jan 2008]
Does superfast broadband Britain stink of sewage?
News And although the telco is dabbling with fibre - planning a rollout at a property development in Ebbsfleet, Kent - it is keen to get the most out of its existing, copper-based infrastructure - and not so keen to incur the hefty costs associated... [23 Jan 2008]
Super-speed broadband heads to Kent
News Instead of laying traditional copper cabling to the buildings planned for the 1,000 acre development area in Ebbsfleet Valley, Kent, the telco will put in fibre cabling which can support data speeds of up to 100Mbps - aka very fat pipes indeed. [10 Jan 2008]
Home care moves into the 21st century
News Three teams in Cornwall, Kent and Newham are looking at how to make the best use of technology from various manufacturers with the help of £12m in funding. The aim of the tech is to help people remain independent despite their illness - while also... [23 May 2007]
Kent gets commercial WiMax network
News Telabria, which set up a WiMax network in the Swale area of Kent earlier this year, has announced the pilot has become a permanent offering, potentially bringing high-speed broadband to 50,000 homes. Following the completion of a six-month pilot... [02 Sep 2005]
Will your boss be giving you a home PC?
News Last week, Kent County Council announced a £2m budget which it will use to provide PCs for its 34,000 staff. Drawing upon his own experience, Steel expressed surprise at the size of the budget put aside by Kent Council. [15 Feb 2005]
A hub in the pub - all you need for rural broadband
News Several pubs in Kent have tested the system and Baker says it's now ready for wider deployment. Web access at the pub will be free, and once this bandwidth is in place local homes and businesses can also sign up for broadband. [07 Apr 2004]
Re:Viewing 2002 - A year in broadband (Part 3)
News Other exchanges to hit their trigger levels in October were Irby on the Wirral, Paddock Wood and Pembury in Kent, Penn in Buckinghamshire, Ponteland in Northumberland and Twyford in Berkshire. In Germany 39 per cent of homes boasted a high-speed... [20 Dec 2002]
