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BT plans universal broadband coverage
News BT, which has been trialling the new technology in Cornwall, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, expects to be able to provide a 512Kbps and 1Mbps wireless ADSL connection at around the same price as its current broadband offerings.
[February 5, 2004, 16:55]
Rural broadband pilot to be extended
News A pilot project to bring broadband to rural parts of Cornwall could be repeated in other areas of the UK if talks between BT and partner companies are successful. A BT spokesman could not say what alternative technologies will be used to extend the...
[June 27, 2002, 14:58]
BT: Education key to broadband
News On Monday the telco hailed the success of its Actnow project in Cornwall, which it said was attracting new users to broadband at a rate much greater than the UK average. Actnow -- Access for Cornwall through Telecommunications for New Opportunities...
[January 27, 2003, 16:21]
Partnerships key to rural ADSL, says BT
News One such scheme, called Access for Cornwall through Telecommunications for New Opportunities Worldwide (ACT NOW), is already underway. Speaking in Cornwall on Wednesday, Pierre Danon, chief executive of BT Retail, said that the high-speed Internet...
[February 20, 2002, 15:57]
Regional broadband initiative kicks off
News Six telephone exchanges in Cornwall are now ADSL-enabled, meaning local residents and businesses can now sign up for a high-speed Internet connection via their phone line. The project is called Access for Cornwall through Telecommunications for New...
[April 26, 2002, 15:21]
South West England to power up business broadband
News The Neos network runs on Riverstone switches, and Surf has also installed Cisco Catalyst 3550 switches in its points of presence in Cornwall. Surf Telecoms, the telecoms division of utility company Western Power Distribution, is offering broadband...
[October 31, 2002, 9:40]
BT project brings broadband to regions
News The availability of broadband Internet services in remote and rural areas could increase if a trial project involving BT and public bodies in Cornwall is a success. The partnership, called Access for Cornwall through Telecommunications for New...
[December 11, 2001, 12:17]
BT trigger levels scupper community broadband
Talkback What BT should do,every so often,is update 5 Exchanges,that have not hit there trigger levels,Then BROADBAND would hit areas that are not covered,i know someone in my other halfs Family,who live down Cornwall,The exchange where he lives has not...
[November 26, 2003, 10:24]
BT ready to roll with 8Mbps ADSL
Talkback Cornwall and South Glamorgan? I mean just how many broadband users are there in these remote areas? Oh come on BT give it a proper trial. exlcuding the sheep, of course) This is just typical. They roll it out last to the largest cities such as...
[October 14, 2005, 11:26]
BT slammed for 'ignoring' broadband interest
Talkback I have used Broadband since may 2002 and i can honestly say,i wont be going back,i do feel sorry, that people cannot get it in certain areas,loads of times,i went on BT web-sites,stating that,it would be better if BT,cut its adverts on TV and in...
[September 24, 2003, 15:20]
BT trials wireless broadband service
News The trials, which will run for three months, are taking place at Ballingry in Fife, Scotland, Pwllheli in Wales, Porthleven in Cornwall and Campsie in Northern Ireland. BT is testing a wireless broadband service that if launched commercially could...
[December 16, 2003, 16:40]
First BT wireless broadband nears
News Northern Ireland was one of four areas to host BT wireless broadband trials, with others in Scotland, Wales and Cornwall -- the latter two are still running and being used to investigate other technologies.
[August 2, 2004, 17:15]
BT boss wants government support not subsidies
News A scheme in Cornwall known as ACT NOW will see 33,000 small businesses wired up, with £5m coming from the European Regional Development Fund, and £1m from the South West Regional Development Agency. BT chief executive Ben Verwaayen believes the...
[September 11, 2002, 14:15]
Public-private partnership boosts rural ADSL
News This follows the successful ActNow project in Cornwall, and is in line with BT's oft-repeated claim that the public sector is the key to driving broadband rollout across the whole UK. Over 60,000 more households and 6,000 extra small businesses in...
[July 28, 2003, 17:41]
Small firms miss out on broadband benefits
News Ironically, most broadband training tends to only be available in rural areas, such as Cornwall, where the local authority and BT have worked together to make high-speed Internet services a reality. Some small businesses who have upgraded to...
[May 16, 2005, 18:10]
Wireless rural broadband gets green light
News BT’s trials cover Ballingry in Fife, Scotland, Pwllheli in Wales, Porthleven in Cornwall and Campsie in Northern Ireland. The Office of Communications on Monday opened a key part of the radio spectrum that will help bring broadband to rural areas...
[December 30, 2003, 12:35]
BT eyes up a WiMax future
News As previously reported, BT's trials are taking place in Ballingry in Fife, Scotland, Pwllheli in Wales, Porthleven in Cornwall and Campsie in Northern Ireland. Four radio-broadband trials being conducted by BT in rural parts of the UK could be the...
[February 20, 2004, 15:20]
BT slammed for 'ignoring' broadband interest
News Topping the list of exchanges without triggers is Camelford, in Cornwall, where at last count 501 people had registered their interest in getting broadband. BT has been criticised for not being upfront with all parts of the UK about exactly how...
[September 23, 2003, 16:55]
Confusion at BT over broadband rollout
News It is fair to say, however, that alternative methods of delivering broadband may well be required at several exchanges where the distance limitations on ADSL come into play and also at exchanges where high backhaul costs may require a partnership...
[July 4, 2002, 16:19]
Rural areas face 20-year wait for broadband
News A £10m project, largely financed by the European Regional Development Council, means that a number of local exchanges in Cornwall will be upgraded to ADSL. He blamed the fact that relatively few people are signing up for broadband in areas where it...
[February 5, 2002, 15:02]
