£3m Upgrade for Exchanges

Small BT telephone exchanges serving remote and rural areas in Scotland are to get a £3m upgrade to increase access to broadband.
The telecommunications giant is in talks with the Scottish government to select about 50 sites for improvement.
Finance Secretary John Swinney said the plan recognised the frustration of some communities that faster internet services were [...]

New Africa Broadband ‘Ready’

A new high-speed undersea cable connecting East Africa with the rest of the world is poised to go live, Kenya’s top internet official has told the BBC.
The launch of the government-backed East African Marine System (Teams) comes as providers face a backlash over slow connection speeds and high prices.
Internet providers have increased speeds and lowered [...]

700+ Sites Connected

Below 100, and progress in connecting the final few sites in the Pathfinder North rollout continues.
Rosehall Primary in the Highland Council area was our 700th connected site in the broadband rollout across the Highlands and Islands.  The network is now 88% complete.
As of 15 September 2009, 702 sites have been connected, leaving 99 to be [...]

Pilot Takes Broadband Further

Openreach today announced a pilot of its Broadband Enabling Technology (BET), a new fixed-line solution for delivering broadband over much longer distances. The technology could play a major role in delivering broadband to current “not spots” – i.e. homes that are currently too far away from their local exchange to receive a broadband service – [...]