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posted on 05 May 2011
Recruiting ex members of the armed forces might be a good idea,
thought BT while announcing plans to employ 200 former service men
and women to help the ISP continue rolling out fibre broadband.
The Belfast Telegraph has reported that former troops would
start working for BT this month, assisting the internet service
provider in its venture t... [read more]
posted on 05 May 2011
Burton-on-Trent is keen on showing its seriousness regarding
getting a BT infrastructure upgrade with the broadband campaigners
aiming to set up a website for the cause.
It has been said that the website will have content such as
online petitions and maps, which would be used as evidence of the
areas poor broadband connectivity.
Another feat... [read more]
posted on 21 April 2011
BT intended to launch its own version of the US game OnLive that
was set to allow customers to access to the latest PC, PS3 and XBox
360 games through a video stream delivered via an internet
connection.
However, plans appeared to have been delayed as no service has
materialised and this raised concerns that the UK's broadband
infrastructure ... [read more]
posted on 15 April 2011
Warrington North Labour MP has shown her eagerness to get the
area fibre-connected and welcomed BT's plan to bring high speed
internet to the region.
The Warrington Guardian has reported Helen Jones as saying that
she was nothing less than "pleased" regarding BT's decision to
upgrade the exchanges to fibre in Warrington as well as 155 other
l... [read more]
posted on 12 April 2011
Fibre optic broadband is the future of high-speed internet. Just
as ADSL broadband internet was an enormous step forward compared to
the original 56k dial-up connections, fibre optic broadband has
been a massive leap in the evolution of how we get online.
Standard ADSL broadband is limited to 24Mbps but fibre
connections in the UK can provide... [read more]
posted on 12 April 2011
It has recently been claimed that the key to encouraging
businesses expand or move to Malvern is high-speed broadband.
Additionally, it will help local companies flourish, according
to recent reports.
Economic Development Manager at Malvern Hills District Council,
Simon Smith, has recently been reported as saying that superfast
broadband wou... [read more]
posted on 11 April 2011
Fair Isle, a small island just off northern Scotland, is home to
just 70 people and is 25 miles away from other signs of life.
However, the community has insisted on getting high-speed
broadband.
Island resident, Lisa Sinclair, told the BBC:
"If the only people who have good broadband access are where
it's economically viable, where the com... [read more]
posted on 11 April 2011
It seems that getting fibre-connected is not something that
small (SME) Lincolnshire-based businesses think is worth
celebrating, despite the region has been scheduled in for a
superfast 40Mbps upgrade.
It has been said that it took three years for campaigners'
voices to be heard with BT finally including the county into its
latest list of lo... [read more]
posted on 11 April 2011
The super-fast broadband will provide in-excess of 2k homes in
the area with estimated download speeds of up to 40Mbps and upload
speeds of 10Mbps.
The little Buckinghamshire town has been chosen by the British
telecommunications company as a part of its £2.5bn BT Openreach
project.
The company has laid out plans to provide two thirds of the... [read more]
posted on 08 April 2011
It seems that BT has recently received top honours by being
referred to as a global telecoms leader by Gartner, technology
analyst.
The research specialist included the telecommunications giant in
its 2011 Magic Quadrants for Pan-European and Global Network
Service Providers, underlining BT's status as an industry
leader.
BT Global Services ... [read more]