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130,000 laptops ordered through Home Access Scheme

V3.co.uk - Yesterday, 05:30 pm

More than 130,000 families have applied for free laptops and broadband internet access for their kids within weeks of the launch of the government scheme designed to help close the digital divide. More »

  • Broadcom Acquires Teknovus for $123m to Expand Broadband Portfolio

    Computer Business Online - Yesterday, 06:43 am

    Communications chipmaker Broadcom has agreed to acquire for $123m California-based Teknovus, a supplier of Ethernet Passive Optical Network (EPON) chipsets and software, to expand its portfolio for triple play broadband access networks. More »

  • BT halfway through 24Mbit/s broadband rollout

    V3.co.uk - Monday, February 8 05:30 pm

    BT Wholesale confirmed today that its Whole Broadband Connect (WBC) high-speed broadband service is now available to more than half the country. More »

  • BT will open ducts to allow access to rivals

    V3.co.uk - Monday, February 8 05:30 pm

    BT has said it will open up its cable ducts, allowing rivals to run their own high-speed broadband networks through the former incumbents infrastructure. More »

  • Scotland strikes deal with BT to upgrade exchanges

    V3.co.uk - Thursday, February 4 02:30 pm

    The Scottish government has struck a deal with BT to upgrade eight rural phone exchanges after broadband provision started to approach full capacity. More »

  • Tories promise superfast broadband by 2017

    V3.co.uk - Monday, February 1 02:30 pm

    A Conservative government would use part of the BBC licence fee to fund the rollout of superfast broadband to the UK, according to shadow chancellor George Osborne. More »

  • Osborne signals Tory broadband plans

    V3.co.uk - Monday, February 1 11:30 am

    The Conservatives would deliver universal broadband partly funded by the BBC licence fee, shadow chancellor George Osborne said yesterday. More »

  • Alcatel-Lucent Wins $31m West African 3G Deal

    Computer Business Online - Friday, January 29 06:43 am

    Telecoms equipment company Alcatel-Lucent has won a 22m euros ($31m) contract from mobile operator Togo Cellulaire to extend its network capacity in GSM and build the first 3G wireless broadband network in the West African country. The company said the new network will be deployed by the end of 2010. More »

  • Alcatel-Lucent Wins Mongolian 3G Deal

    Computer Business Online - Thursday, January 28 06:43 am

    Telecoms equipment company Alcatel-Lucent has won a contract from Mongolian mobile operator Mobicom to deploy a 3G wireless broadband network. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. More »

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