The money is being spent on research that could boost browsing speeds to between 1 and 10 gigabits per second.

The technologies being researched are all to do with broadband delivered by fibre-optic cables.

Some of the 13 projects being funded aim to make it easier and cheaper to build fibre networks to ensure they can reach as many people as possible.
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