Virgin Media is testing in Cambridgeshire, UK, an 8Gb/s cable service to a small subset of subscribers. (Currently, the trial supports eight households, but can extend to 50 over time).…
Arqiva to improve Mobile Coverage with more masts in North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire County Council are working with Arqiva to improve mobile phone coverage in #notspots. A #notspot is an area of no mobile coverage. These are prevalent in rugged environments,…
Raspberry Foundation updates Pi Compute Module with 3+
The Raspberry Pi Foundation has launched an updated version of their Compute Module, moving the CM3 to the CM3+ standard. Their blog announced the new upgraded versions (Compute Module 3+…
RIP: Sir Charles Kuen Kao – Fiber Optic Pioneer
This week marks the death of Sir Charles Kuen Kao, one of modern networking's pioneers. He died on Sunday 23 September 2018, aged 84. Born in Shanghai in 1933, Charles…
1310nm.net announces First Customer Contract Start
Press Release: Royal Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, UK. 2nd July 2018 Thirteen-ten nanometre networks Ltd (1310nm.net) are pleased to announce that today marks the start of delivery for their first customer…
CoherentLight blog writer founds thirteen-ten nanometre networks Ltd
Press Release: Royal Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, UK. 1st June 2018 The writer of the CoherentLight blog, John S. Dixon, has founded a company to provide access to high-quality relevant knowledge…
BT Launch Ultrafast Broadband @ 152Mbps and 314Mbps
For those of you lucky enough to be able to get your ADSL connection over copper, rather than damp string, BT is now offering higher speeds, up to 314Mb/s. This…
Bringing superfast broadband early to Axford – dig your own trench
Sometimes you can wait a long time for broadband to be delivered. Firstly you need an enabled exchange. Then the connections in the ground or on poles to provide your…