Two MILLION rural homes are to be taken out of the ‘digital slow lane’ in £5bn broadband drive

Two MILLION rural homes are to be taken out of the ‘digital slow lane’ in £5bn broadband drive Project Gigabit will see as many as 2.2million homes and offices get fast internet  It is targeted at rural areas where people have long suffered poor connections  Residents will be able to download films in less than … Read more

Two MILLION rural homes are to be taken out of the ‘digital slow lane’ in £5bn broadband drive

Two MILLION rural homes are to be taken out of the ‘digital slow lane’ in £5bn broadband drive Project Gigabit will see as many as 2.2million homes and offices get fast internet  It is targeted at rural areas where people have long suffered poor connections  Residents will be able to download films in less than … Read more

Oneweb secures another £360m to beam superfast broadband from space 

A satellite broadband company bailed out by British taxpayers is preparing for blast-off after an Indian tycoon ramped up his investment. Sunil Bharti Mittal, through his firm Bharti Global, yesterday exercised an option to increase his stake in Oneweb to 38.6 per cent. In exchange, he will pump an extra £360million into the business – … Read more

Housing giant ‘forces buyers to use its own broadband’

Housing giant ‘forces buyers to use its own broadband’: Persimmon boosts profits with its in-house internet service Families moving on to new estates found only one Internet network they can use It is called FibreNest and is owned by the developer, Persimmon Internet provider’s customers have doubled from 6,000 to 14,000 in past year Critics … Read more

BT rival in talks with 20 funds to secure £1bn for broadband push

High-speed broadband builder CityFibre nearing sale of £1bn stake in company as it plots expansion to ramp up pressure on rival BT By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 BST, 22 May 2021 | Updated: 11:46 BST, 23 May 2021 High-speed broadband builder CityFibre is nearing the sale of a £1billion stake in … Read more

BT accelerating investment to roll out more super-fast broadband

BT preparing to accelerate its investment to roll out super-fast broadband to millions more homes By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 9 May 2021 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 9 May 2021 BT is preparing to accelerate its investment to roll out super-fast broadband to millions more homes.  The company is getting … Read more

Broadband prices rise: Here’s how to get a cheaper deal

Millions of households will pay more for their broadband this month with four major telecoms providers hiking prices. The average bill will increase £3.03 per month, the equivalent of £36.39 per year, according to Compare the Market, with the collective cost estimated to be nearly a billion pounds. The nation’s big four internet providers, Sky, … Read more

OneWeb’s space lasers scheme to safeguard broadband

Broadband venture OneWeb could use lasers in space to provide crucial back-up if undersea communication cables were attacked by hostile nations By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 27 March 2021 | Updated: 22:43 GMT, 27 March 2021 The Government-backed broadband venture OneWeb could use lasers in space to provide crucial back-up … Read more