Articles tagged with 'midlandseast' | Openreach

A 500-strong team of Openreach engineers, responsible for looking after telephone poles across the UK, have climbed more than 11.5 million metres during the past year – close to the equivalent of a round-trip from London to the North Pole. James B...

Openreach, the UK’s digital network provider, has launched a nationwide ‘Community Connectors’ award programme to recognise people who’ve supported their neighbours during lockdown. The company is asking every MP in the UK to nominate an individual f...

Openreach, the UK’s digital network provider, has launched a nationwide ‘Community Connectors’ award programme to recognise people who’ve supported their neighbours during lockdown. The company is asking every MP in the UK to nominate an individual f...

Openreach, the UK’s digital network provider, has launched a nationwide ‘Community Connectors’ award programme to recognise people who’ve supported their neighbours during lockdown. The company is asking every MP in the UK to nominate an individual f...

People living and working in parts of Ely, Glinton and Helpston can now upgrade to some of the fastest, most reliable broadband connections available anywhere in the UK. The areas were announced (January 2020) as some of 22 East of England locatio...

Connecting to some of the fastest fibre broadband in the UK through a county council partnership is transforming day-to-day life for people living and working East Staffordshire, providing a timely boost during this Covid period. Residents of Duns...

High Peak MP Robert Largan has visited Openreach engineers who’re installing ultrafast broadband in some of the most rural and hard-to-reach parts of Derbyshire. The MP spent time in New Mills to witness first-hand the innovative engineering techn...

People living and working in the Bedfordshire village of Cranfield can now upgrade to some of the fastest, most reliable broadband connections available anywhere in the UK. Cranfield was announced (October 2019) as one of just 13 rural communities...

People living and working in the Suffolk town of Bungay are being encouraged to take advantage of some of the fastest, most reliable broadband connections available anywhere in the UK. It follows Openreach’s pledge (January 2020) to make ultra-fas...

Openreach today outlined plans to make ultra-reliable and gigabit-capable full fibre broadband available to homes and businesses in 11 county/market towns and villages across the West Midlands. The new locations, including Cannock and Burton Upon ...

Openreach today outlined plans to make ultra-reliable and gigabit-capable full fibre broadband available to homes and businesses in four market towns and villages across East Anglia. The new locations - Caister-on-Sea, Kings Lynn and Hunstanton in...

Openreach today outlined plans to make ultra-reliable and gigabit-capable full fibre broadband available to homes and businesses in 20 market towns and villages across the East Midlands. The new locations, including Bourne and Sleaford in Lincolns...

An innovation centre in Suffolk is set to play a key role in training the next generation of telecoms drone pilots, after a bespoke training area was approved as part of redevelopment plans. The drone training area is just one part of an exciting ...

Openreach today announced that more than 40,000 homes and businesses in and around Coventry can now access some of the fastest, most reliable broadband anywhere in the UK. As designated key workers, Openreach engineers have been hard at work throu...

An increase in abuse directed at Openreach engineers, largely due to a mistaken belief they’re working on 5G, is hampering essential work to keep the Midlands connected. Openreach is the UK’s largest phone and broadband network – used by customers...

Openreach’s training school in Peterborough is celebrating a successful first year, which has seen 2,500 engineers through the doors, and around 10,000 days of learning delivered. The centre, on Saville Road in Westwood, is one of 12 key training ...

Some of Leicestershire’s most rural primary schools are using new, full-fibre broadband to connect teachers, students and parents during the current coronavirus lockdown. The schools, all part of Learn Academies Trust (Learn-AT), are keeping essen...

It seems scarcely believable that just a month ago, towns and cities across the West Midlands were packed with shoppers and workers going about their daily business. Life was as close to what used to pass for normal.  But since then, everything ha...

It seems scarcely believable that just a month ago, towns and cities across the East of England were packed with shoppers and workers going about their daily business. Life was as close to what used to pass for normal.  But since then, everything ...

It seems scarcely believable that just a month ago, towns and cities across the East Midlands were packed with shoppers and workers going about their daily business. Life was as close to what used to pass for normal.  But since then, everything ha...

Openreach has today announced that more than 30,000 homes and businesses in and around Nottingham can access some of the fastest, most reliable broadband anywhere in the UK. Engineering teams have been hard at work building the new network using t...

Openreach today outlined plans to make ultrafast, ultra-reliable and future-proof broadband available in 22 market towns and villages across the East of England. It’s part of a bigger announcement involving 227[1] ‘harder to reach’ areas across th...

Openreach today outlined plans to make ultrafast, ultra-reliable and future-proof broadband available in 9 market towns and villages across the West Midlands. It’s part of a bigger announcement involving 227[1] ‘harder to reach’ areas across the U...

Kasam Hussain is Openreach’s new Partnership Director covering the Midlands, strengthening relationships between the UK’s largest telephone and broadband network and local stakeholders. He’ll be working closely with policymakers, council represent...

Staffordshire residents are being urged to get connected to faster broadband in 2020 and improve their access to a broad range of services and opportunities. Faster broadband helps you do more online, and the festive period is a great time to thin...

Openreach is getting ready for the worst of the winter weather after stocking up on thousands of snow shoes, snow socks for vehicle tyres, bags of salt and litres of screenwash. Lessons learned from dealing with extreme conditions during recent ye...

Openreach is getting ready for the worst of the winter weather after stocking up on thousands of snow shoes, snow socks for vehicle tyres, bags of salt and litres of screenwash. Lessons learned from dealing with extreme conditions during recent ye...

Openreach is getting ready for the worst of the winter weather after stocking up on thousands of snow shoes, snow socks for vehicle tyres, bags of salt and litres of screenwash. Lessons learned from dealing with extreme conditions during recent ye...

Laura Whelan is Openreach’s new Partnership Director covering the East of England and South regions, strengthening relationships between the UK’s largest telephone and broadband network and local stakeholders. She’ll be working closely with policy...

Over 98% of homes and businesses across the county now have access to superfast broadband, with download speeds of 30Mbps or more, thanks to the Better Broadband for Nottinghamshire programme, led by the County Council in partnership with Openreach. ...