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Fifth of Dutch households use fibre broadband

2020-03-19 10:00:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) One in five Dutch households uses a fibre broadband connection, according to the latest research from Telecompaper. The number of mass market fibre connections passed 1.5 million at the end of 2019, after growing by over 160,000 last year. With fibre outperforming the wider broadband market, its market share increased to 19.8 percent of mass market connections at year-end, up by nearly 2 percent points year-on-year.

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Coronavirus fight shows need for broadband infrastructure

2020-03-17 20:02:00| National Hog Farmer

Digital distancing will be much more difficult in rural areas than in cities.

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Free high-speed internet hubs to be deployed ahead of Ireland's National Broadband Plan

2020-03-17 01:00:00| Total Telecom industry news

After a very bumpy beginning, Ireland’s National Broadband Plan (NBP) is finally making progress, with National Broadband Ireland (NBI) announcing that 150 high-speed internet hubs will be active by the end of the year. These hubs are the first half of the 300 proposed by the NBP, where the public will have access to free high…read more on TotalTele.com »

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Build it and bits will come: UK govt to mandate gigabit broadband for all new builds

2020-03-17 01:00:00| Total Telecom industry news

The UK government has today announced legislation that would require almost all of the new properties built in country to have access to gigabit-speed broadband. Prior to this announcement, developers were merely advised to deliver at least ‘superfast’ (i.e., >30 Mbps) broadband to new builds – in 2019, around 96% of new builds met this criteria…read more on TotalTele.com »

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