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Belfast Plots 1Gbps Ultra-Fast Broadband Network
twoheadedboy writes "Belfast is going to get ultra-fast broadband, as plans for a 1Gbps network get going. Belfast's City Council has been guaranteed £6m of the UK government's £100m Urban Broadband Fund, but could receive up to £13.7m if the Government approves its plans. The city plans to get the network up and running in three years, which will make it one of the best-connected cities in the world."
...government renames Northern Ireland capital Belreallyfast, as Irish linguists protest.
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