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BCS: Fibre could last us 'a century'
Blog According to David Evans of the British Computer Society, speaking at a Westminster e-Forum on "Digital Britain", a nationwide fibre access broadband network deployed now could still be in use in the 22nd century.
[January 14, 2009, 13:33 in News Blog by David Meyer]
fibre!
Talkback So much is placed on Fibre, I cannot see BT laying miles of the stuff around rural areas or remote/small towns in a hurry.its ok to say "50mbps from green cabinet" as per the other story but do they really think BT will place a green cabinet every...
About: Third of UK homes still lack internet access
[August 29, 2008, 14:40 by 182706]
BT: Fibre maps don't show the whole picture
Blog BT has responded to the Point Topic maps, of fibre rollouts planned across the UK over the next few years, that we published yesterday. The telecoms giant, which will be rolling out the majority of the next-generation broadband access, said Point...
[November 13, 2009, 11:56 in News Blog by David Meyer]
Fibre rollout to everyone.
Talkback Denmark a country with an area 5 times smaller than the UK with a population tens times less than UK and fibre is going into homes as well as business as a considered necessity - more and more people are working from home and in UK the richer are...
About: Outgoing BT chief hints at fibre rollout
[July 20, 2007, 16:57 by 1000193043]
PM includes fibre in FDR-esque spending plan
Blog So, does this mean the government is doing a u-turn on its unwillingness to fund UK-wide fibre? How, as a nation, do you spend your way out of an economic crisis? According to the Observer's interview yesterday with Gordon Brown, high-speed...
[January 5, 2009, 16:08 in News Blog by David Meyer]
Govt fibre report to nix subsidies?
Blog I'm off in a few minutes to the launch of a BERR-sponsored report into whether the government should put any funding into a fibre rollout. The BBC has been told that the report says there is no case for the UK government to provide cash subsidies...
[September 12, 2008, 11:14 in News Blog by David Meyer]
First BT fibre-to-the-kerb sites announced
Blog The prizewinners will get to have their roads dug up for fibre pilots that will service "up to" 15,000 customers premises in each area. Over to David Campbell, Openreach's director of next generation access: "We are delighted to announce Whitchurch...
[October 13, 2008, 16:56 in News Blog by David Meyer]
Not a great fibre provider
Blog The Capital's More London complex was apparently cut off from the outside world the other week by rats chewing through its fibre. Apparently large swathes of the States were taken out on Sunday after someone shot a fibre-optic cable.
[August 22, 2007, 17:23 in News Blog by RichardThurston]
BT fixing fibre-optic broadband problem
Talkback hi, i am 1 of the unlucky 1's how has the fibre optic problem i live in kingswells aberdeen, when i first connected with plusnet they told me i would receive 2meg but on my connection day NOTHING so 2 engineers and 39 days later i got my broadband...
About: BT fixing fibre-optic broadband problem
[April 21, 2006, 15:27]
Outgoing BT chief hints at fibre rollout
Talkback ".he also expressed doubt that anyone other than businesses would need fibre access. Reminds me of the famous misquote "the world will only need 5 computers"
About: Outgoing BT chief hints at fibre rollout
[July 19, 2007, 15:41 by sw3286]
Islands of Fibre
Talkback There are many examples in the UK and in other European countries that demonstrate how seperating the provision of the access infrustructure from the provision of services is a significant key to solving the challenge of investment in fibre as a...
About: When narrow minds meet next-gen broadband
[February 26, 2008, 7:04 by David Brunnen]
Killer apps for fibre
Talkback The pipe-providers definitely do want a hand in that scene (see BT's burgeoning apps marketplace) but at the same time they want to see a killer app before they invest in fibre. The issue of applications is an incredibly frustrating chicken-and-egg...
About: When narrow minds meet next-gen broadband
[February 26, 2008, 9:20 by David Meyer]
So what of Dark Fibre?
Talkback There are apparently miles and miles of 'dark fibre' this is fibre-optic cable that has been laid but not 'lit' or made active. Dark Fibre comes from telco's who built excess capacity into their networks because of the original costs involves of...
About: Ofcom: UK broadband speeds lower than promised
[January 14, 2009, 15:02 by 64BITZ]
RE: BCS: Fibre could last us 'a century'
Blog Comment HD Video of the rendered scene is relayed back to the player to the player via Fibre. Fibre roll out nationally is definitely a MUST, for the future of Great Britain, lets not rely on BT to get it, otherwise it will never happen, and don't listen...
[January 14, 2009, 19:57 by adamjarvis]
Sky in world's smallest fibre trial
Blog Upon hearing that BSkyB was trialling fibre-to-the-cabinet out in East London, I decided to give them a ring to find out what was going on. We know BT's trialling this stuff (well, fibre-all-the-way-to-the-home) in the Ebbsfleet development, but is...
[July 9, 2008, 14:43 in News Blog by David Meyer]
UK fibre rollout? my eye!
Talkback Looks like the South West of Scotland is forgotten about again! Unless you stay in a major city, you will be waiting for years until you get fast connection. Oh well!
About: Maps show UK fibre rollout plans
[November 13, 2009, 8:32 by tHeClAw]
RE: BCS: Fibre could last us 'a century'
Blog Comment Surely on demand HD Video is the killer app, you only need to look at the success of services such as iPlayer to see that there is a market there clamouring for better qualilty video. In fact isn't that the most requested feature for iPlayer?
[January 14, 2009, 16:01 by mark.walton]
Fibre rollout
Talkback Its about time too. BB speeds are becoming just like dial up speeds nowadays. People will use 100 Mb networks, just like the upgrade to 1 Mb BB from dial up some years ago. How many people said 'I don't need BB, I only use it for email'.
About: PM's spending plans may pave way for fibre rollout
[January 7, 2009, 11:05 by Richpuke]
BT fixing fibre-optic broadband problem
Talkback 3 years on and BT still has done nothing about this we still have no copper overlay despite 3,000 of us signing a petition. BT's response we have no obligation to provide the customer with broadband
About: BT fixing fibre-optic broadband problem
[April 10, 2006, 21:20]
Ofcom and fibre optics for rural telephone connections
Talkback In other countries fibre optis is always put in with new housing projects and old copper wiring is or has been replaced with fibre when ever work has to be done on copper wiring - is it not time that this country stopped thinking that we have the...
About: Ofcom pours cold water on fibre in the local loop
[February 15, 2007, 10:03 by 1000193043]
