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RSS fibre in newsGeneration Y setting tech agenda
News Click here for all there is on broadband, from fibre to zombies. Companies are having trouble keeping up with Generation Y consumers who are now setting the technology agenda. Generation Y consists of 18- to 28-year-olds who are leading the way in... [25 Jul 2008]
O2 considers high fibre rollout
News O2 is considering investing in its own fibre-to-the-home network but wants to wait until Ofcom changes telecommunications regulation before it makes an investment. Following BT's Tuesday announcement that it was to plough £1.5bn into a fibre-access... [17 Jul 2008]
BT plans £1.5bn fat pipe upgrade
News F is for Fibre The plans aim to give 10 million UK homes fibre access by 2012 with bandwidth of up to 100Mbps - and potentially up to 1,000Mbps in the future. These measures include removing barriers to investment and making sure organisations... [15 Jul 2008]
The 15-petabyte network behind the Cern atom smasher
News Terabytes of data are streaming through dedicated fibre optic links between laboratories and universities globally in preparation for the world's largest particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), being switched on in August at Cern in... [15 Jul 2008]
Brits still dissatisfied with broadband speeds
News F is for Fibre Brits are still not satisfied with broadband speeds - and with good reason since actual line speeds are still on average 50 per cent less than the headline speeds advertised. Almost a third (28 per cent) of fat pipe subscribers - an... [14 Jul 2008]
C&W inks £8m deal to hook up Réunion Island
News Click here for all there is on broadband, from fibre to zombies. Telco Cable & Wireless (C&W) has inked an £8m, 15-year contract with telecoms operator Outremer Telecom for a high speed network to Réunion Island - a small French territory off the... [14 Jul 2008]
Faster broadband demands more bandwidth
News When it comes to broadband, a high fibre diet seems to increase customers' appetite for bandwidth, a new report has found. The study, by market development organisation the FTTH Council Europe, compared usage by consumers with FTTH (fibre to the... [08 Jul 2008]
UK business lacking high fibre diet
News F is for Fibre Although the backbone of the UK's broadband infrastructure is being upgraded to fibre, the current impasse over the provision of fibre access - or next-generation access (NGA) - to homes and businesses is preventing such speeds from... [07 Jul 2008]
Ofcom: Mobile broadband driving interest in fibre
News The rapid take-up of mobile broadband could help spur the arrival of super-fast fibre broadband networks in the UK, says telecoms regulator Ofcom, which has set out plans for a pro-investment regulatory framework that will guarantee operators who... [04 Jul 2008]
Skype touts biz credentials
News F is for Fibre Skype is touting its voice over IP (VoIP) technology for small businesses keen to work globally and keep costs down. According to Skype research, 30 per cent of its 309 million users use it for work and the company is trying to shed... [02 Jul 2008]
Zittrain: Android holds the key to free future
News Click here for all there is on broadband, from fibre to zombies. Android's battle to be the dominant mobile phone operating system (OS) could decide the future freedom of our technology, according to a leading web academic. [30 Jun 2008]
Parliament websites go to the polls
News Click here for all there is on broadband, from fibre to zombies. Parliament and politicians are increasingly making use of the web but it's now the public's turn to have a say on which MP has the best website. [20 Jun 2008]
Ultra fat pipes to squeeze through Dundee's sewers
News Dundee has been selected as the first Scottish 'Fibrecity' - meaning 100Mbps-plus broadband connectivity will be speeding out of fibre-optic-stuffed sewers and into every home, business and organisation in the city as soon as next year. [18 Jun 2008]
ISPs face fresh threat from file-sharing laws
News F is for Fibre The government has renewed its threat to introduce laws to force ISPs to control online music and film piracy and file-sharing. But the Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA) has hit back, warning the government that... [18 Jun 2008]
Stolen music still big with MP3 generation
News F is for Fibre Young people are getting almost half of their music collection through illegal means. Record industry artist and publisher group, British Music Rights (BMR), claims the average 14- to 24-year-old now has almost 900 illegal tracks... [16 Jun 2008]
