Super fast broadband action plan – ofcom
The UK telecom regulator, Ofcom has published its consultation documents on delivering super-fast broadband in the UK. The action plan released by the regulator aims at drawing the investment schemes that will encourage many broadband providers to participate in the project thus resulting in more choices for customers. Broadband uptake in the UK has reached [...]
BSG works out costs of deploying fibre in the UK
According to the report from the Broadband Stakeholder Group (BSG), the roll out of fibre based broadband network in the UK will cost between £5.1bn and £28.8bn. This means the cost involved in deployment of fibre optic network would vary according to the type of technologies used and the geographical factors. For instance, deploying the [...]
Fibre optic broadband (FTTx) reaches important milestone
The latest report (World Broadband Statistics) from the research firm Point Topic shows that the global broadband subscription has increased by 4.6 percent during the first quarter of 2008. Accordingly, , the broadband subscription globally has reached 367.7 million by the end of first quarter of 2008 as against 351.12 million customers by the end [...]
Fibre optics to connect homes in Belfast
FTTH or Fibre to the home network that can offer download speeds up to 20 Mbps is to be launched on trial basis in Belfast, the Department of Enterprise Trade and Investment (DETI) announced recently. According to the report, some 10 homes in 180 Housing Association in Belfast will get FTTH connection which will be [...]
FTTH network to be built in South Yorkshire
Fibre based broadband can provide speeds upto 100 Mbps and countries like Japan, South Korea and Sweden have been offering this highspeed internet to majority of the internet users in their countries. In the UK, ADSL+2 is making its way to many households due to the limitations of ADSL which degrades after a certain distance. [...]
