Quickline has joined the Lincolnshire Institute of Technology (LIoT) to help more than 500 underrepresented students get support to learn science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) skills in Lincolnshire.
Tue, 30/07/2024 - 11:30
Just under a quarter (23%) of respondents to a bOnline/TechRound survey are still operating on copper ADSL lines for their business internet activities, highlighting that a lack of education continues to hold back penetration.
A similar number (24%) believed they were on hybrid copper FTTC lines, with nearly a fifth not knowing. Most business owners (54%) were completely unaware that ADSL lines would become redundant.
According to the findings, the majority (72% in total) of those surveyed either want to be on FTTP (50%), are currently trying (7%) or have already upgraded (15%).
However, 70% of UK SME’s either don’t know if Openreach’s Ultrafast FTTP broadband has reached their area or believe that it is not yet available.
Anthony Karibian, CEO and founder of bOnline, said: “Small business owners simply don’t accurately know what is going on. The long-term cost to UK plc is significant with the country’s next generation of businesses being left to stall in the digital slow-lane.”
