Fibre optic posts archive

Ultrafast fleet of supercar taxis speed up travel to mark the launch of 100Mb broadband in the UK Virgin Media is set to lead commuters into the fast lane tomorrow, Thursday 28th October, marking the launch of ultrafast 100Mb broadband in the UK with a fleet of… Read the rest...

Following on from our story about Ofcom asking UK ISP’s to be more clear when advertising their broadband speeds, it seems that 9 out of 10 consumers find the speed of broadband and the way it’s advertised confusing. In an act of very responsive… Read the rest...

A UK based service provider has thrown a punch at the “fibre optic broadband” providers BT and Virgin Media today. And it’s that blasphemous term “fibre optic” that has gotten them all… Read the rest...

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...