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Virgin throttles broadband for high-speed customers

...Virgin Media customers on fast cable broadband packages could see their download speeds squeezed by up to... Read more

2 April, 2012 by Ben Woods

Virgin Media to double broadband speeds in 30 towns

...80Mbps. The company, which is Virgin's main rival in delivering super-fast broadband services in the UK, is in the process of getting ready... Read more

1 March, 2012 by Ben Woods
Map compares broadband quality in the UK

Map compares broadband quality in the UK

...This map shows the availability of super-fast broadband, covering Virgin Media cable, OpenReach fibre-to-the-cabinet (FTTC) and... Read more

7 July, 2011 by David Meyer

BT doubles download speeds for Infinity broadband

...download speeds for Infinity broadband customers from Thursday, ramping up its super-fast fibre rivalry with Virgin Media. BT is doubling download speeds for Infinity... Read more

11 April, 2012 by Ben Woods
Be Broadband delays fibre rollout again

Be Broadband delays fibre rollout again

In a second setback, the O2-owned ISP has warned customers that it will not be able to deliver FTTC services by the end of this year, despite having said it wanted to get them in place by late 2011 Read more

11 April, 2012 by Ben Woods
UK must be bold for super-<endeca_term>fast</endeca_term> broadband

UK must be bold for super-fast broadband

...equipment manufacturers. European commissioner Neelie Kroes spoke about how access to super-fast broadband is at the heart of the European Digital Agenda and central... Read more

12 March, 2011 by Malcolm Corbett
Super-<endeca_term>fast</endeca_term> broadband for UK? Get creative, say ministers

Super-fast broadband for UK? Get creative, say ministers

...organisations to understand the issues and sign up to the local super-fast broadband delivery plan. To succeed, local authorities need to be brave, private... Read more

13 August, 2010 by Malcolm Corbett
Is UK broadband strategy on the right track?

Is UK broadband strategy on the right track?

...is far from well with the UK's process of achieving super-fast broadband access. To put it right, government needs to do more joining... Read more

3 December, 2011 by Malcolm Corbett

Report: UK is slowly switching to super-fast broadband

...Super-fast broadband is starting to catch on in the UK, according to a... Read more

14 April, 2011 by Natasha Lomas

Wales gets £10m of super-fast broadband funding

...rural Wales, with further waves of investment promised for the area. Super-fast broadband in Wales is closer to reality, shortly after MP Ian Lucas... Read more

10 February, 2011 by David Meyer
Ministers cross wires on next-gen broadband

Ministers cross wires on next-gen broadband

...Vaizey and BIS officials are marching us towards a Big Society, super-fast broadband future for all, another set of officials working in the dusty... Read more

13 September, 2010 by Malcolm Corbett

Virgin to trial super-fast broadband via electricity poles

...announced on Tuesday that it will begin trialling the delivery of super-fast fibre optic broadband via the existing electricity pole infrastructure to a small... Read more

27 July, 2010 by Ben Woods

BT steps up super-fast fibre roll-out in London

...BT has announced plans to rapidly increase its deployment of super-fast broadband to homes and businesses in Greater London. The telco said on... Read more

15 June, 2010 by Richard Thurston

Google aims to speed fibre rollout with bendy strip

...The web giant has been working on a project to bring super-fast fiber-optic broadband to Kansas City.For more on this ZDNet UK... Read more

5 March, 2012 by Stephen Shankland

BT lines up 300Mbps broadband launch

...BT has set a date for the launch of its super-fast 300Mbps fibre broadband, as it gets ready to introduce 110Mbps service to... Read more

5 October, 2011 by Ben Woods

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