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Brussels – 25 November 2025 – BICS, a Proximus Global company, and Starlink have entered into a strategic partnership, appointing BICS as the preferred IPX provider in Europe for Starlink’s direct-to-cell satellite connectivity services. The collaboration enables Starlink to leverage the IPX network to connect mobile network operators (MNOs) today, while also paving the way for Starlink’s next-generation network that will be capable of providing broadband service to smartphones.

Proximus Global’s IPX network, which functions similarly to a roaming exchange, acts as a bridge to connect Starlink to MNOs, which enables standard smartphones to connect directly to satellites in remote areas without terrestrial coverage. In the future, it will support the next iteration of network coverage to optimize smartphone performance in non-terrestrial networks.

Mike Nicolls, Starlink, VP of Engineering at Starlink said: “We’re excited to work with Proximus Global to ensure Starlink’s next-generation constellation can leverage harmonized spectrum to provide the most powerful satellite-to-mobile service across Europe to further our mission of ending mobile dead zones and providing connectivity when people need it most. This partnership is a critical step in preparation to not only advance seamless connectivity but also interconnect European operators with enhanced data security.”

The first European operator to benefit from this partnership will be Kyivstar, Ukraine’s largest digital and mobile operator, serving nearly 22.5 million Ukrainians as of September 30, 2025. Proximus Global and Starlink’s work with Kyivstar demonstrates how critical this service can be, particularly in emergencies when network infrastructure is harmed, even where base stations and fibre lines destroyed. Satellite connectivity is playing a vital role in bridging these gaps, ensuring uninterrupted communication during a time when connectivity is more crucial than ever. 

Ben Vandermeulen, Chief Revenue Officer at Proximus Global, said: “While satellites are a game-changer for global connectivity, it’s not inherently disruptive to existing players in the industry – there’s room for everyone. With partnerships like this, our IPX acts as bridge to unlock new opportunities. Satellite providers gain access to broader consumer bases, mobile operators can seamlessly plug coverage gaps, and end-users benefit from more reliable and consistent connectivity. It’s a win-win for everyone involved.”

For Proximus Global, this partnership represents a significant milestone in its mission to unite satellite companies with terrestrial mobile operators through their extensive roaming network. Leveraging BICS’ leadership in IPX connectivity, built over more than 20 years, this collaboration underscores the importance of satellite connectivity as a crucial step towards achieving truly global, ubiquitous coverage—especially in underserved areas where traditional infrastructure is lacking.

About Proximus Global

Proximus Global, combining the strengths of Telesign, BICS, and Route Mobile, is transforming the future of communications and digital identity. Together, our solutions fuel innovation across the world’s largest companies and emerging brands. Our unrivaled global reach empowers businesses to create engaging experiences with built-in fraud protection across the entire customer lifecycle.  Our comprehensive suite of solutions – from our super network for voice, messaging, and data, to 5G and IoT; and from verification and intelligence to CPaaS for personalized omnichannel engagement – enables businesses and communities to thrive. Reaching over 5 billion subscribers, securing more than 180 billion transactions annually, and connecting 1,000+ destinations, we honor our commitment to connect, protect and engage everyone, everywhere.  

For more information visit https://www.proximus.com/proximus-global.html

About Starlink Direct to Cell
 
Starlink Direct to Cell is the world’s only and largest constellation with more than 650 satellites in low-Earth orbit that delivers data, voice, video and messaging to devices in mobile dead zones. Connecting more than 8M customers across five continents and counting, Direct to Cell satellites work with existing LTE phones wherever you can see the sky. Acting like a cell phone tower in space with the most advanced phased array antennas in the world that connect seamlessly across the Starlink network over lasers to any point in the globe, it enables network integration similar to a standard roaming partner. Starlink is the world’s largest 4G coverage provider and partners with Mobile Network Operators all over the world.

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The move comes as part of the company’s wider focus on efficiency under new CEO Marc Murtra

According to anonymous insiders speaking to the Financial Times, Telefonica is proposing to cut up to 5,000 in its home market, Spain.

Sources say that roughly 3,650 roles at Telefónica Spain could be cut, representing around 41% of the unit’s total headcount. Around 1,100 jobs at Telefónica Mobile an around 270 at Telefónica Solutions could also be on the chopping block.

The sources stressed that no formal decision has been announced and actual job cuts could be lower.

The UGT (Unión General de Trabajadoras y Trabajadores) trade union has confirmed these plans, having been told by management that the cuts are being made for “organizational, technical, and production reasons”.

The UGT is demanding that all job losses are carried out as a “purely voluntary process based on early retirement schemes”.

The announcement of these job cuts at Telefonica should not come as a surprise, with downsizing having been underway across the Group for years. In January last year, Telefonica reached an agreement with unions to cut around 3,400 jobs in Spain, describing the decision as ‘necessary’ for the company’s long term growth. By 2025, with new CEO Marc Murtra at the helm, Telefonica was looking to further accelerate its streamlining efforts, with Murtra pledging to further reduce costs and focus on the company’s four key markets, Brazil, Germany, Spain, and the UK.

Rumours that these cost-cutting measures would result in further Spanish job cuts first began to circulate back in May.

The announcement of the impending job cuts comes shortly after Telefonica’s Capital Markets Day, in which Murtra stressed the need for further cuts and pledged to make ‘tough decisions’ for the business’s long-term welfare.

Ultimately, the company’s is seeking to save €2.3 billion by 2028, and €3 billion by 2030

As part of the announcement, Telefonica said it would cut its dividend in half, move which saw the company’s share price sink by over 10%.

Meanwhile, Telefonica’s retreat from its overseas empire continues. The company has been divesting of its Latin American operations, notably pulling out of  Argentina, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador and Uruguay earlier this year.

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A new survey of 90 global internet providers, which was conducted by Heavy Reading (Omdia), in collaboration with eero (Amazon) and Qualcomm Technologies, claims that more than 50% of ISPs have already deployed or expect to deploy WiFi 7 based service plans within 12 months. Part of this is to support the roll-out of multi-gigabit speed packages, said to be growing at 20.5% a year (CAGR).

In terms of what the ISPs currently support. A combined 63% of global service providers indicate Wi-Fi 5 is no longer supported or will only be for up to 2 years. Of all respondents, 16% will continue support for “3–4 years” and 22% “up to 5 years.” By comparison, 38% of respondents expect to support Wi-Fi 6 for up to 2 years.

Faster broadband speeds (61%) are said to remain the top driver for Wi-Fi upgrades to newer technologies like WiFi 7, with “Quality of experience/user experience” (48%) and “lower latency” (47%) following close behind. Not to mention that the most frequently reported customer concern related to ISP supplied Wi-Fi kit is “poor indoor coverage/dead zones” – 61% of respondents commonly recommend using a multi-device wireless architecture (based on a combined group recommending Wi-Fi extenders (33%) and mesh systems (28%)).

Additional Survey Highlights

➤ A combined group of 66% of respondents for business connectivity and 59% for consumer use consider Tri-band frequency support in Wi-Fi 7 (2.4GHz, 5GHz and 6GHz) to be extremely important or important for their connectivity offerings.

➤ 94% of ISPs currently offer, or plan to deploy, multi-link operation (MLO) – a key performance boosting feature of WiFi 7.

➤ Security and safety features (67%) are the top software priority for service providers when selecting Wi-Fi equipment. Device and real-time service optimization (54%), internet backup (29%), and the ability to sell value-added services, including third-party subscriptions (28%), follow behind.

➤ Automated troubleshooting (28%) and network optimisation (26%) are the top use cases for AI-based Wi-Fi network management. Predictive management (16%) and configuration management (15%) follow behind.

The catch in all of this is that Wi-Fi 7 is still more of a premium market feature, with most ISPs maintaining a mixed estate of Wi-Fi generations across their installed base. However, vendors are starting to introduce more affordable, entry-level products to make this technology more accessible, just as they always do.

The full Wi-Fi 7 Operator Survey can be accessed via the ISPA’s website (here), although we would have preferred to see the results for a survey that only focused on UK based broadband providers. Naturally eero also has a vested interest in plugging adoption of the latest router technologies.

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Customers of Sky’s broadband-based Sky Glass and Sky Stream pay TV streaming devices and service may like to know that the media giant has recently released an updated Sky Remote app for Android and iOS (Apple) based Smartphones, which finally turns your mobile phone or tablet into a remote control for both platforms.

The new app recently popped up on both the Google Play Store (Android) and iTunes (Apple) as the v1.0.7291 release and comes in at around 28MB (MegaBytes) in size. At the time of writing, it’s only been downloaded over 100 times from the Play Store, so it’s clearly fairly recent or not yet very well known (Google says it was updated on 17th November 2025).

The app’s description says: “Enjoy all the entertainment you love, even without the physical remote. Change channels, navigate menus, search, pause and play. Even quickly switch between compatible TV devices in your home. Simply make sure devices are on the same WIFI so they can be controlled from the app.”

We’d also suggest using the direct links in the paragraph above to get the correct and official Sky app for Glass and Stream support, which avoids confusing it with several other (mostly unofficial) apps of a similar name. As above, the key consideration is to make sure that everything is using the same WiFi network, otherwise it won’t work.

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The Scottish Government (SG) have published an interim evaluation report for their ongoing £697m Reaching 100% (R100) project with Openreach, which has so far helped to deploy full fibre (FTTP) broadband to 93,800 extra premises in remote rural areas. The report finds benefits in terms of “business productivity, enhanced personal wellbeing and strengthened resilience for households and communities“.

The R100 scheme currently aims to cover around 113,000 premises – split across three contracts – in areas that lack access to “superfast broadband” (30Mbps+) by March 2028. The most challenging LOT 1 (North Scotland and the Highlands) area is expected to cover around 61,000 premises by 2027/28, while LOT 2 (Central Scotland) was due to reach 32,000 by 2023/24 and LOT 3 (South Scotland) targeted 22,000 by 2024/25.

Just for some wider context. At the end of June 2025 some 81.89% of premises in Scotland could access a gigabit-capable (1Gbps download) broadband ISP network and this fell to 70.20% when only looking at FTTP technology (here); most of that has been delivered via commercial investment. Ofcom predicts that Scotland’s full fibre (FTTP) coverage will reach somewhere between 81-93% of homes by January 2028 (here), rising to 87-94% for gigabit-capable broadband (FTTP + Hybrid Fibre Coax / cable).

The new R100 evaluation report, which involves a lot of different data sources and surveys, is a whopping 172 pages long and makes for quite a laborious read. But it broadly found that 76% of businesses connected via the R100 programme reported increased productivity, with 52% citing improved innovation and 69% experiencing overall performance gains.

The programme is also said to have delivered wellbeing and social impacts. Of residents connected via R100, 49% reported improved wellbeing with benefits cited including reduced isolation, better access to healthcare and education, and stronger community engagement.

On the flip side, the report suggests that a lack of awareness of R100 is the “primary barrier to up-take“, with more than 85% of Group 2 households eligible for the voucher scheme, 50% of Group 2 households eligible via the main contracts, and 81% of Group 2 businesses unaware of R100.

Furthermore, for the large majority of households who were unaware, the lack of awareness was the only barrier to take-up with the majority of those in the sample who were unaware (89% of households with a current connection and 74% of those without a current household connection) stating that they intend to apply now that they know about the programme.

The evaluation findings demonstrate that infrastructure improvements alone are insufficient to deliver equality of outcome. “Affordability, digital skills, confidence and service reliability remain key challenges, particularly for older adults, disabled people, low-income households, children and young people, and those in rural and island communities,” said the report, which includes a few recommendations.

Key R100 Recommendations

To ensure that equality is central to delivery and that the programme delivers not only on connectivity targets but also on Scotland’s broader commitments to equality and social justice, the following measures should be considered:

➤ Targeted communications: Deliver awareness campaigns in accessible formats and through trusted intermediaries, including schools, GP practices, libraries and community groups, particularly in rural and island areas.

➤ Application and switching support: Provide dedicated support to residents and microbusinesses in navigating voucher applications and provider switching, ensuring older adults and those with limited digital literacy are not excluded.

➤ Affordability measures: Strengthen promotion of social tariffs, explore targeted subsidies or device loans for low-income and disabled households, and consider funding for assistive technologies.

➤ Parity of outcome assurance: Introduce clear quality standards for voucher-based solutions, supported by monitoring of service reliability and consumer satisfaction across geographic areas.

➤ Support for children and young people: Work with schools and youth services to combine connectivity improvements with access to devices, skills development and safe online environments.

➤ Inclusive service design: Ensure that digital public services retain telephone or face-to-face options, particularly for older adults and disabled people in rural communities.

➤ Ongoing equality monitoring: Track awareness, take-up and satisfaction by age, disability, income and geography. Regular reporting can identify emerging gaps and inform responsive action.

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Network operator Openreach (BT) has issued a progress update on their deployment of a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based gigabit broadband ISP network across rural parts of Devon and Somerset (South West England), specifically those areas that form part of their related Project Gigabit contracts with the UK government.

For context. Openreach was recently chosen to deliver all of Project Gigabit’s Cross-Regional (Type C) procurements (here, here and here) via a Single Supplier Framework (here) – currently reflecting £745m in total public subsidy to help upgrade 297,000 premises to full fibre technology in some of the hardest to reach parts of rural England, Scotland and Wales (i.e. premises with no prior access to gigabit connectivity). The total value of this could also be raised up to £1.2bn in the future as more builds are added (here).

The areas covered by these Type C contracts typically reflect locations where no or no appropriate market interest had previously been expressed before to the Government’s Building Digital UK (BDUK) agency, or areas that have been de-scoped or terminated from a prior plan. Areas like the ones above are often skipped due to being too expensive (difficult) for smaller suppliers; all the other contracts have gone to smaller alternative networks.

Openreach has today issued a progress update on their related Project Gigabit contracts for Devon and Somerset, which form part of their “Call off 4” contract. In Somerset, the operator’s engineers are about to reach more properties in and around Watchet, Clevedon, Walton-in-Gordano, Clapton in Gordano and Walton Bay.

As for Devon, they’re about to reach Spreyton, Coldridge, Chulmleigh, Roborough, Broadwoodkelly, Beaford, Dolton, Monkokehampton, North Tawton, Bondleigh, Folly Gate, Merton, Meeth, Exbourne, Meldon, Lydacott, Southcott, Kentisbury, Landkey, Swimbridge, Combe Martin, Burrington, Frithelstock, Langtree, Stibb Cross, Creedy Bridge, Shobrooke, Crediton, Barnstaple Cross, Upton Hellions, Poughill, Sandford, Cheriton Fitzpaine, Neopardy, Gunstone, Nadderwater, Pinhoe, Broadclyst, Cowley, Doddiscombsleigh, Lower Ashton, Higher Ashton and Longdown.

In total, Openreach’s Full Fibre network now reaches more than 230,000 properties across Somerset and 385,000 properties across Devon, although this reflects a mix of both their commercial (most of the work) and publicly subsidised deployments.

Telecoms Minister, Liz Lloyd, said:

“Whether it’s families streaming together, farmers being able to use new technology, or businesses reaching more customers online, this upgrade creates real opportunities for communities across Devon [and Somerset]. By delivering infrastructure that will serve these communities for decades to come, we’re making sure everyone can benefit from the digital world, no matter where they live.”

The new service, once live, can be ordered via various UK ISPs, such as BT, Sky Broadband, TalkTalk, Vodafone and more (Openreach FTTP ISP Choices) – it is not currently an automatic upgrade, although some providers have started to do free automatic upgrades as older copper-based services and lines are slowly withdrawn. But it’s important to reflect that Openreach won’t always reach 100% of premises in every location they target on the first pass.

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The Independent Networks Co-operative Association (INCA), which represents many of the UK’s alternative broadband networks, has today warned Ofcom “not to relinquish statutory price regulation” on Openreach via recently proposed changes (here) to their Wholesale Local Access (WLA) pricing remedies under the 5-yearly Telecoms Access Review 2026 (TAR).

Just to recap. The regulator recently proposed an alternative approach to setting charge controls for Openreach’s regulated 80Mbps broadband product. “Openreach has suggested that, rather than Ofcom imposing charge control regulations on its 80/20 product, they instead amend their contracts with customers to achieve the same outcome,” said Ofcom, which views the proposal as being “likely to achieve similar outcomes to the charge control and therefore could be a more proportionate way of meeting our objectives.”

However, INCA is naturally wary of any change that would relinquish statutory price regulation in favour of relying on Openreach’s private contractual mechanisms, which they claim “amounts to the regulator stepping back from its duty to enforce fair pricing and support competition in the UK broadband market“. But Ofcom contends that the outcome for consumers and ISPs would be similar to the regulated approach.

Nevertheless, INCA believes this shift would reduce regulatory certainty, as “contract-based mechanisms are not directly enforceable by Ofcom in the way statutory price controls are“. But Ofcom’s consultation stated that Openreach would have “no ability to unilaterally change” the conditions during Ofcom’s 5-year market review period, until 2031.

Paddy Paddison, Chief Executive of INCA, said:

“This proposal asks the entire market to place trust in the incumbent. BT Openreach has no incentive to promote competition, yet Ofcom appears willing to rely on a contract-led workaround rather than the statutory powers designed to protect consumers and ensure a level playing field.

INCA also notes a broader pattern in recent consultations, where major changes have been introduced late in the process based largely on submissions from the incumbent operator. INCA believes that such late-stage adjustments, without adequate time for industry scrutiny, risk creating unnecessary uncertainty for investors and operators.

INCA has further highlighted concerns about the cashflow effects of Equinox’s quarterly refund structure, which requires operators to carry costs for several months before discounts are applied – an arrangement that can disproportionately impact Altnets.

Our intention is to work constructively with Ofcom. We want to ensure that any new approach supports competition, continued investment and strong consumer outcomes that Altnets provide.”

Ofcom has yet to make a final decision on what approach they will take, but the outcome is expected to be revealed alongside their final TAR statement in March 2026.

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Amazon Leo (formerly Project Kuiper) has today announced that they’ve opened up their new constellation of ultrafast broadband satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) to early testing by selected enterprise customers. The move is being supported by the launch of their new Leo Ultra terminal, which offers download speeds “up to” 1Gbps (400Mbps uploads).

The company currently has approval to deploy and operate their own constellation of 3,236 LEO satellites as part of Project Kuiper Amazon Leo (altitudes of between 590km to 630km). A total of over 150 satellites have already been placed into orbit via six successful rocket launches, which includes two of their initial prototypes – Kuipersat-1 and Kuipersat-2. But many more are due to follow over the next few years.

The full commercial launch of this service, which will ultimately sell products direct to consumers, businesses and the public sector via a selection of different terminals, isn’t expected until sometime in 2026 (they need to launch more satellites first to reach a basic level of global coverage and network capacity). But before then they’ve today carried out their promise to launch an “enterprise preview” (beta test) of the service with “select business customers“.

The preview will allow their early enterprise customers (JetBlue, Hunt Energy Company etc.) to “begin testing the network using production hardware and software“, while also giving the Amazon Leo teams “an opportunity to collect more customer feedback and tailor solutions for specific industries ahead of a broader rollout“.

Some of the company’s enterprise-grade features including network management tools, advanced encryption across the network, and 24/7 priority customer support. The service is designed to support critical business applications including real-time data processing, remote operations management, and secure communications for teams working in field locations.

The enterprise solution also connects directly to Amazon Web Services (AWS), as well as other cloud and on-premise networks, allowing customers to securely move data from remote assets to private networks without touching the public internet.

Amazon Leo’s Two Primary Private Networking Solutions

Direct to AWS

With Direct to AWS (D2A), AWS customers can connect directly to their cloud workloads using an AWS Transit Gateway or AWS Direct Connect Gateway through a point-and-click interface on the Amazon Leo web console, simplifying network management and lowering latency.

Private Network Interconnect

Enterprises and telecommunications providers can also establish private network interconnects (PNI) at major colocation facilities to connect remote locations directly to their data center or core network, enabling Private Networking in days rather than the weeks or months typically required to deploy traditional private circuits.

In addition, Amazon are supporting this with the launch of their new 1Gbps capable Leo Ultra terminal, which appears to share the same core performance specs as the Pro terminal that was previously announced, albeit with a sleeker design. Confusingly, Amazon Leo then states that it will be shipping units of both “Leo Pro and Leo Ultra” to select companies as part of this new enterprise preview.

The announcement also includes a video of the new terminal, which pitches the kit as the “world’s fastest satellite antenna” (difficult to substantiate as “antenna” is quite a broad definition), albeit still too early for any details on the price of their Enterprise solution and hardware.

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The mobile operator says the upgrades will help facilitate the rollout of electric vehicles across the country

Virgin Media O2 (O2) has announced 4G and 5G coverage improvements on more than 40 major UK motorways and A roads, spanning almost 600 miles. The improvements cover routes including the M1 (London to Leeds), M4 (London to Bristol), M6 (Coventry to Carlisle), and M8 (Glasgow to Edinburgh).

The improvements include the improvement of  4G at over 300 mobile sites and construction more than 330 new 5G sites along these key transport routes.

This initiative forms part of O2’s £700 million Mobile Transformation Plan, which broadly targets enhancing 5G and 4G network coverage across the UK, including dense urban centres, transport hubs, stadiums, and major roads. The operator plans to extend similar enhancements to other key routes such as the A14 (Rugby to Ipswich), M20 (London to Folkestone), and A75 (Gretna to Stranraer) in the future.

In tandem with these upgrades, O2 has expanded its 5G Standalone (5G SA) network to cover over 70% of the UK population, enabling faster speeds, lower latency, and broader outdoor network coverage in 500 towns and cities, a move designed to future-proof connectivity standards nationwide.

O2 is positioning the upgrades as a key enabler for the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs). National polling conducted by the operator revealed that 76% of EV drivers are concerned about losing mobile connectivity, which can hinder their ability to locate and pay for public charging points. This anxiety about signal reliability even surpasses ‘range anxiety’, the worry about depleting battery before reaching a charger, which affects 68% of EV drivers.

O2’s press release also notes that the EV charging company Believ – backed by O2’s owner Liberty Global – is concurrently deploying up to 30,000 new public charging points across the UK, including in areas where O2 has enhanced mobile coverage.

“Connectivity underpins a huge part of the driving experience today, but particularly for EVs. By optimising coverage on more than 40 motorways and A roads as part of our £700 million investment in our Mobile Transformation Plan, we’re helping make every journey safer and more reliable. Alongside Believ’s new charging points, this is about removing barriers so more people can make the switch to electric with confidence,” said Jeanie York, Chief Technology Officer at Virgin Media O2.

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London-based broadband provider Pulse Fibre, which focuses on deploying Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) internet connections into new build UK home developments and MDUs (here), have recently enhanced their existing financial support incentives by launching a £100 million rebate programme for property developers.

Pulse Fibre have long offered a rebate program, primarily for property developers, to help offset costs when integrating their full fibre broadband infrastructure into new developments. But the provider has now announced that they intend to underwrite a £100m investment in “substantial rebates” over the next 5 years.

“By partnering with Pulse Fibre, developers can offset development costs through a rebate programme that helps reduce the financial burden of fibre installation, freeing up capital for other key areas of construction. Each property is delivered with full-fibre connectivity from day one, ensuring fast, symmetrical broadband that enhances both sales appeal and buyer satisfaction,” said the announcement.

The provider points out that the installation of Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) technology often represents a “small percentage of total build costs“, albeit one that can have a “disproportionately large impact on buyer satisfaction and property value“. Naturally, homes with access to full-fibre broadband are almost always more attractive to purchasers.

Pulse Fibre Statement

The company works closely with construction partners to streamline installation, coordinate with site timelines, and ensure minimal disruption during the build process.

With infrastructure costs rising and digital expectations higher than ever, now is the time for developers to explore Pulse Fibre’s rebate initiative. Whether planning the next site or already breaking ground, partnering with Pulse Fibre ensures that every home is equipped with the connectivity needed for a truly modern lifestyle.

The announcement dropped into our inbox today, but according to their website the new rebate was actually first launched around the end of July 2025. What’s less clear is how a smaller business like Pulse Fibre (company accounts) can underwrite such developments by often bigger businesses, although they could be doing this by assuming the risk for larger entities in the context of specific commercial arrangements.