Fiber-to-the-home

Nokia and Vodafone have demonstrated broadband internet speeds of up to 100 Gbps on a single wavelength

Telecommunications

Nokia and Vodafone demonstrate 100-Gbps fiber broadband in new trial

Nokia and Vodafone have tested a new broadband technology that delivers a blistering 100 gigabits per second (Gbps). Conducted using the kind of network seen in the last mile between an ISP and a user, it could eventually be rolled out commercially.

Sky, TalkTalk and CityFibre will begin rolling out a 1 Gbps network in York next year, before moving to other locations (Photo: Shutterstock)

Computers

Sky and TalkTalk announce 1 Gbps broadband for UK cities

Broadband speeds in the UK currently max out at about 300 Mbps, provided by British Telecom. Sky and TalkTalk have now announced that they intend to bring 1 Gbps speeds to UK cities. The roll-out will begin in York next year, before moving to other locations.

Fujitsu plans to rollout a 1Gbps fiber optic broadband network to service rural areas in Britain (Image: Aim low, play bass via Flickr)

Telecommunications

Fujitsu plans 1Gbps fiber optic network for rural Britain

Fujitsu has unveiled plans to create a 1Gbps fiber to the home (FTTH) broadband network for five million homes and businesses in rural Britain.

Kansas City, Kansas, will be the first city to benefit from Google's 1Gbps network (Image: Airtuna08)

Telecommunications

Kansas City is first city chosen for Google's fiber-to-the-home rollout

After receiving submissions from nearly 1,100 cities, Google has now revealed it will build its first ultra high-speed network in Kansas City, Kansas.

Google is planning to roll-out its own ultra high-speed fiber-to-the-home broadband network

Telecommunications

Google to launch experimental 1Gbps fiber-to-the-home network

Google intends to launch its own experimental 1Gbps ultra high-speed FTTH network to selected communities in the US to see what the Internet is capable of.