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BT fibre town winners face six-month delay in broadband plan

Residents of Whitchurch gagging for some fibre from BT are in for a wait; rollout of fibre optic broadband line to the Hampshire village is…
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UK Government announces second round of super-connected cities

The second round of candidates to become ‘super-connected’ cities in the UK have been announced by Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt. 27 UK cities have been…
Features
BT Infinity 100 vs Virgin Media 100: Clash of the 100Mbps broadband titans

BT Infinity, BT’s cable services finally launched after Virgin Media had enjoyed being the sole mainstream provider of cable since 2006. We’ve taken a comprehensive…
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BT’s bendy fibre broadband cables could slash the cost of fibre-to-the-home

BT has developed a fibre-optic cable which can make sharp turns without kinking and could slash the cost of installing superfast broadband to homes and…
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Sky Now TV will launch before YouView

Sky is on track to publicly launch Now TV by the summer, before YouView formally launches. Figures for Sky’s first quarter 2012 yesterday also included…
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Broadband Speed Test: Best checkers for BT, Virgin Media and the rest

Yesterday we talked about steps you can take to get a ‘true’ result from a broadband speed test. That story was more about optimising conditions…
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White space wireless trial points the way to smart dustbins and faster rural broadband

A 10-month pilot of ‘white space’ wireless technology has given the green light to better broadband coverage and smart devices from dustbins to electricity meters….
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55 more BT exchanges good for fibre: Broadband Rollout Roundup 20/04/2012

Welcome to the Recombu Digital weekly Broadband Rollout Roundup. This week there’s been more activity from BT which is making headway with its £2.5 billion…
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MPs’ say ISPs should make XXX material opt-in only

Internet service providers need to do more to protect children from pornography, according to a cross-party Parliamentary report published yesterday. The Parliamentary Inquiry into Online…
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TalkTalk 80Mbps speed boost for North Yorkshire towns

TalkTalk’s 80Mbps broadband services look set to come online in North Yorkshire towns following a £50,000 investment. Upgrades to the North Craven exchange will see…
Features
Cheapest line rental face-off: BT, O2, Orange, Plusnet, Sky, TalkTalk, Tesco, Virgin and more

Line rental – it’s never the headline charge but it often accounts for half of your regular phone or broadband bill. What’s the point in…
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BT hires 150 engineers for fast fibre broadband rollout

BT is creating 150 new full-time engineering jobs to help roll out its next-gen fibre broadband network. This takes the head count of BT’s fibre…
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TalkTalk 80Mbps ‘no launch date yet,’ still available for pre-register

TalkTalk’s up to 80Mbps fibre optic service is due to come online this month. Following BT’s rollout of faster downstream and upstream speeds across its…
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BT Infinity 2 launches today: 76Mbps broadband from £26 a month

Today sees the launch of BT Infinity 2, the turbo-charged fibre optic broadband service from BT. As we reported yesterday, BT Infinity 2 gives you…
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Sky 40Mbps fibre broadband goes live but no plans for 80Mbps

Sky’s up-to-38Mbps fibre-optic broadband goes on sale on April 13, but the communications giant said it has no plans to hurry into 80Mbps broadband with…
Features
Fast, faster, superfast, ultra-fast broadband – what do they mean?

Broadband speeds in the UK range hugely from around 1Mbps to 100Mbps, and sometimes they’re all described as broadband, which isn’t much help. It’s partly…
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BT Vision nabs FX UK, gets True Blood and Walking Dead

BT Vision has added another string to its on-demand bow in the shape of FX UK. Coming to BT Vision later this year, FX UK…
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BE Broadband: No fibre broadband in 2012 for everyone

BE Broadband has announced that it’s not going to be rolling out fibre optic broadband connections to all of its customers this year. The quirky…