Three-quarters of French internet now runs on fibre

Optical fibre has taken over the French broadband market, with three out of four internet subscriptions now delivered over fibre connections, according to figures released by telecoms regulator ARCEP.

All it required was a bit of research

While the world+dog is investing in expensive fibre-optic cable for Internet use, researchers have found that the old copper wire can achieve data rates three times higher at a fraction of the price.

Only one hacker a month arrested

Despite 100,000 cyber crimes being committed every year UK coppers only caught 12 hackers.