Rural focused UK broadband ISP Voneus, which is currently busy spreading their fixed wireless (FWA) and Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) networks across rural parts of 20 counties, has managed to appoint one of Virgin Media’s former Central Finance Directors, Ed Dannan, to be its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). The provider, supported by investment from Macquarie Capital, […]
Low Awareness Hampers Take-up of UK Social Broadband Tariffs
A new Opinium survey for Uswitch, which questioned 2,000 UK adults this month, has estimated that 65% of those deemed to be “financially vulnerable people” aren’t aware that social tariffs for broadband exist from various UK ISPs, with just 15% of eligible households actually applying for them. Broadband services in the UK are often considered […]
CityFibre launches first six ‘super core’ sites on route to creating digital infrastructure for 8 million premises in the UK
The projects initial 800 Gb/s wavelength ring serves 23 cities and towns and connects six ‘super core’ sites in Leicester, Peterborough Cambridge, Northampton, Milton Keynes and London two further rings to be added by the end of 2021…
WIOCC secures $200 million of debt and equity capital to fund expansion strategy
WIOCC has announced that it has raised $200 million of capital which will be used to support the company’s expansion strategy and accelerate its investments in digital infrastructure. The company’s international strategy sees it making strategic investments in the Equiano and 2Africa submarine cable systems are being made…
Shooting for the Moon: A lunar LoRa achievement
Today, a team of European scientists have announced that they have successfully sent a LoRa message to the Moon and back using an off-the-shelf small radiofrequency chip.
In the test, the LoRa signal was amplified to 350w using the 25…
New UK Law Set to Boost Broadband Rollouts and Device Security
The UK Government has today introduced their new Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill (PSTI), which among other things will make it easier for broadband and mobile operators to upgrade and share infrastructure. The bill will also aim to ensure that internet connected devices are more secure. In terms of the telecoms related measures, the […]
CityFibre Launch First 800Gbps Backbone Ring to Serve UK Cities
Fibre optic network builder CityFibre, which aims to cover around 8 million UK premises with their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP network by the end of 2025, has partnered with Ciena to deploy its “first” 800Gbps capable backbone wavelength ring network across 29 cities and towns. The move forms part of the operator’s planned “multi-terabit […]
Mobile Operator Three UK Launches New Rewards App
Customers of mobile operator Three UK can now access a new rewards app called “Three+” on Apple (iPhone etc.), Android and Huawei EMUI 11 based Smartphones, which they claim will give you exclusive offers and discounts from key brands and festivals, like Cineworld, Uber Eats, Frankie & Benny’s, the Telegraph and more. The app itself […]
Samsung confirms $17bn investment in Texan semiconductor fab
Today, Samsung has finally announced the location of its long-awaited semiconductor fab, selecting the city of Taylor, Texas, for the $17 billion project.
The company first outlined plans for the investment back in February, though at the time it was unclear where exactly the plant would be constructed, with Samsung reportedly in discussions with authorities in Arizona and New York as well as Texas.
Taylor was selected, at least in part, due to its proximity to Samsung&rsquo…
Farmers and Landowners Launch Survey of Broadband in Wales
A large group of farming and landowners’ organisations have launched a new survey to examine the current state of broadband connectivity in Wales. The survey is partly designed to help them understand how well-equipped rural communities are for forthcoming farming regulations, which require vast amounts of online forms. The survey is being backed by NFU […]