Scotland-based pureLiFi, which is developing the new Visible Light Communication (VLC) based networking method called LiFi (Light Fidelity) – using light instead of radio waves to transmit data – has informed us that the latest release of the Linux Kernel (v5.19) includes their LiFi drivers for the first time. The move is important because the […]
Telecel battling regulators to acquire Vodafone Ghana
This week, Vodafone Group has reportedly agreed the sale of its 70% stake in Vodafone Ghana to smaller African player Telecel.
Telecel currently owns and operates a number of mobile operators in African and Europe, as well as providing wholesale, enterprise, and digital security services to other operators and businesses worldwide. The company has already made investments in Ghana as part of the Africa Startup Initiative Program “ASIP”.
While the financial terms of the deal are so far undisclosed…
Broadband ISP Zzoomm Adopt Iskratel’s Full Fibre XGS-PON Kit
UK ISP Zzoomm has today announced that they’ve decided to adopt Iskratel’s XGS-PON based Optical Line Terminals (OLTs) and Optical Network Terminals (ONTs) to help power their UK rollout of a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network, which already covers 50,000 premises. Until now the provider, which aims to reach 1 million premises in 85 […]
Netomnia Publish UK Full Fibre Broadband Rollout Plan to 2023
Full Fibre network builder Netomnia, which is supported by broadband ISP partner YouFibre, has today revealed that their new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / XGS-PON) network now covers 210,000 UK premises (up from 130,000 in April 2022) and they’ve also published their rollout plan to 2023. The operator initially aims to cover 1 million premises by […]
Which? and ISPA UK Call on Gov to Cut VAT from Broadband Bills
The UK Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) and consumer magazine Which? have today called on the Government to help tackle the cost-of-living crisis by enabling ISPs to cut Value Added Tax (VAT) on broadband and mobile bills from 20% to 5%, which is naturally a move that will attract wide support. The proposal comes after […]
Plusnet Make Full Fibre Broadband Available to All UK Customers
UK ISP Plusnet will today finally make their new range of cheaper Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) powered home broadband packages – via Openreach’s national network – available to new customers. The packages were first quietly introduced in May 2022 (here), but only to existing customers who were willing to phone up and ask. Customers of the long-awaited […]
New US bill could see the return of net neutrality
Net neutrality – the concept that internet service providers (ISPs) must treat all data indiscriminately, without throttling or limiting access to sites – has been a contentious topic in the US for over two decades now.
In the early 2000s, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted the position that ISPs were Title I information services, a designation that put them under less regulatory control from the FCC than Title II common carrier services.
By 2010, the concept of net neutrality was gradually becoming more developed…
KDDI to repays customers for network outage as govt applies pressure
Around a month ago, Japanese mobile operator KDDI experienced its largest ever network outage, leaving millions of customers without voice and internet services for almost an entire weekend. Perhaps more worryingly, it also left many customers unable to contact emergency services, with the operator telling customers to make use of landlines and public phone boxes if necessary…
FullFibre Ltd Appoint New UK CTO and Delivery Director
Network operator FullFibre Limited, which is currently rolling out a new full fibre (FTTP) broadband network to serve “at least” 500,000 UK premises by 2025, has announced that they’ve appointed Adele Whild as Director of Delivery and Ross Duke as Chief Technical Officer (CTO). The operator, which deploys its network as a wholesale platform via […]
Quickline Become First UK ISP to Deliver Commercial 5G SA Open RAN Kit
Full fibre and wireless broadband provider Quickline has teamed up with Mavenir to, they claim, become the first ISP in the UK to commercially deliver a cloud-based 5G Standalone (SA) Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN) solution for Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) service in a Shared Access Spectrum licence. The above introduction is a mouthful, […]