je.st
news
Tag: fibre
CityFibre to raise 200m to fund fibre footprint expansion
2017-07-05 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
CityFibre on Tuesday said it will raise up to £200 million by selling new shares in order to accelerate the expansion of its fibre networks. The U.K. altnet has also agreed to acquire rival wholesaler Entanet for £29 million in cash. CityFibre said in a statement that net proceeds from the share placement will go towards constructing residential fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) networks in five-to-10 locations in 2018. "…read more on TotalTele.com »
Tags: fund
expansion
raise
fibre
UK launches GBP 400 mln fibre investment fund
2017-07-03 10:54:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) The UK government has officially launched the GBP 400 million Digital Infrastructure Investment Fund (DIIF), aimed at stimulating investment in full-fibre networks. First announced last November, the fund is expected to help the UK catch up in fast broadband, as most investment to date has gone to upgrades of the copper or cable networks, rather than rolling out FTTP services. The GBP 400 million will be available over four years, and private operators and financial investors are expected to match this with their own funds to reach over GBP 1 billion in total investment.
Tags: investment
fund
gbp
launches
UK govt formally launches 400m fibre fund
2017-07-03 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
The U.K. government on Monday formally launched a £400 million fund to stimulate spending on full fibre networks. Called the Digital Infrastructure Investment Fund (DIIF) it was announced in November 2016 as part of Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond's Autumn Statement…read more on TotalTele.com »
Tags: fund
formally
launches
fibre
US initiates polyester staple fibre trade probe
2017-06-26 15:25:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The US Department of Commerce has initiated an investigation into the dumping of fine denier polyester staple fibre (PSF) imports from China, India, Korea, Taiwan, and Vietnam.
Tags: trade
probe
polyester
fibre
Stella McCartney to use Aquafil sustainable fibre
2017-06-26 12:18:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
British luxury fashion brand Stella McCartney has partnered with Italian yarn maker Aquafil in a move that furthers its commitment to responsible sourcing and conserving the world's oceans.
Tags: sustainable
stella
fibre
mccartney
Sites : [75] [76] [77] [78] [79] [80] [81] [82] [83] [84] [85] [86] [87] [88] [89] [90] [91] [92] [93] [94] next »