Fibre optic posts archive

BT has launched its first super-fast fibre-optic broadband package, claiming it offers better value than rival fibre optic broadband services including Virgin Media’s XXL Broadband package. For £19.99 per month, BT Infinity Option 1 offers broadband download speeds of up to 40Mbps – £7.47 cheaper than Virgin Media’s XXL… Read the rest...

After Sky’s quarterly results earlier this month, it was Virgin Media’s turn this week.  Virgin Media offers a “quad play” proposition of fibre-optic broadband, home phone, mobile phone and digital TV.  It currently offers its services to approximately 50% of UK homes, covered by its fibre-optic cable network… Read the rest...

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Regular readers of our blog will know that BT has committed to invest £1.5bn in a fibre optic (fibre to the cabinet (FTTC)) broadband network that will cover 40% of the country by 2012.  IN preparation for the roll-out, BT recently started two pilot schemes of the… Read the rest...

We reported yesterday on the launch by BT of two fibre-optic broadband pilot schemes at Muswell Hill, London, and Whitchurch, South Glamorgan. The pilots cover over 30,000 premises in the two areas, with the potential to deliver broadband speeds of up to 40Mb/sec. Hot on the heels of announcement… Read the rest...