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News - Long Distance CrossCountry UK Trains Gain Onboard Wireless WiFi Internet
04 November 2011 - Long Distance CrossCountry UK Trains Gain Onboard Wireless WiFi Internet
NOMAD Digital, a transport focused connectivity solutions provider, has signed a new contract with rail operator CrossCountry to deploy their wireless internet access ( Wi-Fi ) service on the firms UK fleet of long distance high-speed trains. [full article]
News - CityFibre Put GBP500m Towards Ultrafast Broadband Rollout to 1Million UK Homes
03 November 2011 - CityFibre Put GBP500m Towards Ultrafast Broadband Rollout to 1Million UK Homes
CityFibre, which recently took on responsibility for the completion of an unfinished 100Mbps capable fibre optic ( FTTH ) broadband ISP network in Bournemouth (Dorset), has announced that it will invest up to £500 million in order to rollout similar services to connect UK local authorities, 50000 businesses and one million homes. [full article]
News - Virgin Media Ultrafast 100Mbps Broadband Reaches 20 Million UK People
03 November 2011 - Virgin Media Ultrafast 100Mbps Broadband Reaches 20 Million UK People
Virgin Media has announced its "ultrafast fibre optic" 100Mbps broadband service is now within reach of more than 20 million UK people, about one third of the country's total population. [full article]
News - Ultrafast 7Gbps WiFi Wireless Networking Technology Set for Late 2012 Launch
25 October 2011 - Ultrafast 7Gbps WiFi Wireless Networking Technology Set for Late 2012 Launch
WiGig progresses its new Wi-Fi (802.11) upgrade, using the unlicensed 60GHz spectrum to deliver wireless networking (WLAN) speeds of up to a staggering 7Gbps, by beginning its first ever PlugFest to "test the interoperability" of WiGig devices. [full article]
News - ISP Easynet Global Offer Guaranteed Downloads of up to 60Mbps via EtherStream
17 October 2011 - ISP Easynet Global Offer Guaranteed Downloads of up to 60Mbps via EtherStream
easynet launches its new EtherStream portfolio, providing customers "guaranteed downloads of up to 60Mbps" from 1,200 unbundled telephone exchanges across the UK. [full article]
News - BT Plans Fibre Optic Broadband ISP Speed Boost to 300Mbps from Spring 2012
05 October 2011 - BT Plans Fibre Optic Broadband ISP Speed Boost to 300Mbps from Spring 2012
BTOpenreach has announced that it will boost the top performance of its forthcoming fibre optic based Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband speeds from 110Mbps to 300Mbps during Spring 2012. [full article]
News - Virgin Media trial 50Mbps broadband via telephone poles
11 March 2010 - Scheme could help rural areas to benefit from next-generation internet
Virgin Media has announced a new 6 month trial to deliver 50Mbps broadband and TV services to rural homes in Berkshire over telegraph poles. [full article]
News - Google launch a 1Gbps fibre broadband 'experiment'
11 February 2010 - Google launch a 1Gbps fibre broadband 'experiment'
Google are moving in to the Fibre broadband market with an 'experiment' which will deliver 1Gbps fibre broadband at competitive prices to at least 50,000 and up to 500,000 people in the US. [full article]
News - BT Extends 24Mbps Broadband Coverage to Half of UK Homes
08 February 2010 - BT Extends 24Mbps Broadband Coverage to Half of UK Homes
BT Wholesale has confirmed that its "up to 24Mbps" 21st Century Network (21CN) product is now available from over 730 exchanges across the UK. [full article]
News - O2 UK Trials 150Mbps Next Gen LTE Mobile Broadband in Slough
14 December 2009 - O2 UK Trials 150Mbps Next Gen LTE Mobile Broadband in Slough
Mobile operator O2 UK has announced the first successful live trial of next generation Long Term Evolution (LTE) Mobile Broadband technology in the Slough area. [full article]