Openreach adds new locations to full fibre rollout

Openreach has confirmed that Coventry will become the 11th city in the UK to join its full fibre network, which aims to reach three million premises by 2020. Infrastructure supplier Openreach has announced that consumers in the West Midlands will be the latest to benefit from the rollout of fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) connectivity, as the company…

Openreach extends FTTP discount to broadband providers

The wholesale discount offered by Openreach to broadband providers for its FTTP services has been extended for six months. Telecoms infrastructure operator Openreach has confirmed it has extended the discount it offers to broadband providers for the use of its fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) product. FTTP uses fibre-optic cables running all the way to the door to…

Sky Q to introduce more detailed info for parents

A new partnership between Sky and Common Sense Media will see much more detailed parental information added to Sky Q content. Sky has announced a new partnership with Common Sense Media that will see customers offered a much more highly detailed rating system that aims to help parents make better choices about the content their…

BT broadband speed boost and storage upgrade

Here’s some good news for BT customers: the provider is boosting broadband speeds, data allowance and cloud storage this autumn, and all for free. The changes will affect a huge number of people. More than one million people will get faster broadband, all three million BT customers with cloud storage will have their allowance doubled,…