SUPERFAST CORNWALL - FROMRESEARCH TO REALITY

摘要

Many aspects of modern life have been transformed by the Internet, underpinned by networks that connect us at ever faster speeds. Today, fibre already offers 100Mbit/s or more in the World's cities. But where does this leave our rural communities whose way of life is already under threat from the onward march of urbanisation? Rural areas are usually at the bottom of the list when it comes to telecommunications investment. But in Cornwall, one of Europe's most remote regions, fibre is now available to 80% of homes and businesses, with the roll-out expected to reach 95% in 2014 including the Isles of Scilly.