A second data centre power failure in as many days, this time at Telehouse North, causes disruption for BT broadband services
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Calix extends partner broadband service provider scheme
All 85 Calix partners are being offered the PathFinder set of tools, training and services to support MSPs
Virgin Media names 10 areas for FTTP broadband
Virgin Media starts FTTP roll-out in areas that received most votes in poll as part of £3bn network expansion
BT’s £6bn ultrafast broadband roll-out will connect 12m to G.Fast or FTTP
BT discloses more details on how it plans to deliver ultrafast broadband to “majority” of the UK within a decade
‘Boro and Belfast have faster broadband than London, Hull bottom
Research shows Middlesbrough and Belfast outpace London, but just 22 out of 42 urban areas have averages of 24mbps or greater
Hyperoptic starts FTTP broadband services in Brighton
Hyperoptic offers gigabit broadband to businesses in Brighton in latest FTTP expansion
Vodafone UK sets up local business sales and support teams
SMEs, mid-sized firms and local councils targeted with new local 'hubs' as part of regional restructure
Virgin Media Business goes indirect, signs first two disties
DMSL, Daisy and others will target the burgeoning SME ultrafast broadband market
KCOM brings its offerings under a single brand for ‘better service’
Responding to customer needs in a "more agile and flexible way"
Ofcom tightens Openreach regulation but does not separate it from BT
BT must allow rivals to lay fibre in Openreach ducts and telegraph poles, while Ofcom also wants open access division to make own decisions and budgets
Government promises business broadband review
Business secretary Sajid Javid promises manufacturers he will launch inquiry into the availability and affordability of business broadband
BT Openreach makes offer to connect every new home in UK
Openreach says it will offer to connect new homes for free or as part of a joint-funding agreement with developers following criticisms about connectivity
Rural Essex gets 1,000mbps broadband with Gigaclear
Gigaclear is investing £5.5 million in the Superfast Essex Rural Challenge Project
New broadband switching rules start tomorrow
Previously, broadband customers required a Migration Authorisation Code (MAC) from their supplier to allow them to switch to a new provider
Plusnet free broadband offer is sales opp for resellers
DMSL is encouraging resellers to jump on the free broadband offer to help win other VoIP and cloud business
Azzurri Communications signs reseller deal with EE
Azzurri already had a reseller deal with O2 and this new deal means smaller customers will now be managed by O2 direct
Wick Hill Gains Elite Status With Allot Communications
Allot has awarded Wick Hill the status of Elite Distributor, the highest badge available
Virgin Media Bolts Up To 152Mbps For Its Top Fibre Optic Speed
All Virgin Media users will be offered a speed boost relative to their current tariff
Fusion Gives O2’s Wholesale Dumped DSL Partners A Break
Fusion matches Nimans in pitching for business as O2 quits fibre broadband
BDUK’s Failings Provides Satellite Broadband Reseller Opportunity
Resellers could jump in to provide 20Mbps services to give rural areas fast, affordable broadband now
BT Rural Broadband Roll Out Slammed By National Audit Office
Government audit report says BDUK delays are suffering from a lack of competition
Edinburgh Forced To Opt For Wi-Fi Rather Than Fibre Broadband
Edinburgh's plans for broadband to remote parts of the city have been abandoned for Wi-Fi hotspots
BT Pushes Ahead With Broadband Projects In Kent And Northants
With hopes of winning all of the BDUK funding, BT is helping Kent and Northants councils to install faster broadband
BT Wins BDUK Contracts As Fujitsu Abandons The Field
BT goes on full fibre as Fujitsu rules itself out of the BDUK competition
UK business turning to ecommerce as spending soars
Internet sales reach £483 billion in the UK, accounting for 19 percent of turnover
Government reveals investment for high speed broadband
Investment welcomed but the channel is skeptical
Remote working and cloud trends to drive broadband channel boom
Channel is confident for increasing fixed broadband sales over next six months, says O2 Wholesale
UK household web access increases to 80 percent
Over five million don't want net connection
OECD charts top broadband subscribers
Korea way in front for wireless, UK trails behind
UK leads European boom in on-train wi-fi services
Twice as many net-enabled trains than Euro counterparts
