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WITHERNWICK and ALDBOROUGH is voting for faster broadband!

The following appeared on the Withernwick Village Website last week. You just might want to encourage friends and relatives ‘out in the sticks’ to take part in this vote!

BT has organised a survey to see which communities are interested in aquiring high speed fibre optic broadband. Withernwick goes through the Aldbrough exchange, so although it may seem unlikely that HU11 will get the service, we should certainly have a go; it may well help us in future even if it comes to nothing now. Just think how wonderful it would be to watch that You Tube video or that missed TV programme of BBC I Player without going off to make a cup of tea while it streams.

So please go to www.racetoinfinity.bt.com it will only take a minute even at present slow speeds. And get anyone you know in Aldbrough to vote as well.

Source: Paul Boyle, webmaster.

100mbps Broadband to be brought to Thornton estate in Hull

The Daddy of all Broadband!

Super-fast Broadband of 100mb per second download speed – “the Daddy of all Broadband” – is set to be brought to the Great Thornton estate in Hull according to the Fibrestream Blog.

Fibre Optic CableIn a unique partnership involving Fibrestream and the Goodwin Development Trust then up to 400 flats on the estate will benefit from the new internet speeds provided by modern fibre-optic cable with linked telephone and High Definition TV services.

Hull City Council appears to have supported the project and has made a commitment to seek common ground with the East Riding Council on connectivity issues.

Fibrestream is not just leading on the technical aspects, but is also actively exploring new ways in which communities can have a real stake in the new technology through developing new mutual ownership models.

We wait to see the full details of the project to emerge but this is a truly exciting development in the city with ramifications across the East Riding.

Related information: The Future of Broadband BBC Technology.