After a lot of beta testing, broadband ISP Virgin Media (VMO2) UK has today officially launched their new TV streaming (IPTV) product – called ‘Stream‘ – that makes popular TV channels, on-demand apps, and movies available to customers via a single small set-top-box – all via your internet connection on a 30-day rolling contract. The […]
TIM’s submarine fibre-optic cables used for the first time in Italy to detect seismic events
The submarine fibre-optic cables of TIM can be used by research and science thanks to the experiments conducted by the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) and the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) Potsdam to monitor seismic events related to active volcanism.
The experiment…
Broadband ISP Fibrus Boosts Senior Team as Staff Count Hits 300
Full fibre operator and UK ISP Fibrus, which is currently rolling out a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across parts of Northern England and Northern Ireland, has today strengthened its leadership team with three senior appointments and reported that they now directly employ almost 300 people. At present, their FTTP infrastructure has so far managed […]
Rural Cornwall ISP Wildanet Extends Full Fibre Build to Pensilva
Rural broadband ISP Wildanet, which a year ago began the £50m rollout of a new gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) and fixed wireless (FWA) network across parts of Cornwall (here), has now begun to rollout their network to local homes and businesses in the village of Pensilva, which sits in the civil parish of St Ive. […]
ISP Virgin Media O2 Business UK Cut Wholesale Ethernet Prices
Broadband ISP Virgin Media Business (VMO2) has today confirmed that they’ve reduced the prices of their high-capacity fixed wholesale services to businesses, ISPs and rival networks across all Dedicated Internet Access (DIA) bandwidths and National Ethernet services. Some by as much as 2.8% per annum. Some operators first began reporting this move over a week […]
Mobile Operator EE UK to Ship Nreal Augmented Reality Glasses
Mobile operator EE is keen to try and play-up the advantages of their latest 5G based ultrafast mobile broadband network and, in keeping with that, they’ve today announced an agreement with Augmented Reality (AR) innovator Nreal to exclusively launch their new ‘Nreal Air’ glasses in the UK “later this spring“. At present EE aren’t saying […]
Zayo Completes Dark Fibre Network to Proximity’s UK Data Centres
The Zayo Group, which operates a large metro and long-haul fibre optic network in the UK, has completed the build of a new high-capacity Dark Fibre network at Proximity’s edge colocation data centre in Chester Gates near Manchester. The company is also nearing completion of another connection for Proximity’s Nottingham edge data centre. Combined with […]
Ireland on track to becoming one of the most fibre connected countries in the world.
Ireland has taken a leap forward in connectivity after eir reported it has passed more than 800,000 homes and businesses with its Gigabit Fibre Network. Combined with the Government’s National Broadband Plan…
Lightning Fibre Appoint New Board Members to Support UK FTTP Build
Alternative UK network ISP Lightning Fibre, which aims to cover over 100,000 premises across parts of East Sussex with their 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband infrastructure, has today announced the appointment of two senior telecommunications and infrastructure executives to its Board. The operator, which is being backed by private equity firm Foresight (here), first began […]
ITS Technology lands £100m extra funding from Aviva
Wholesale full fibre provider, ITS Technology Group (ITS) has secured a further £100m investment from current backer, Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva PLC, to continue to accelerate the rollout of its Faster Britain full fibre networks which is on track to pass 25% of UK business premises by the end of this year.
Since securing the first round of funding from Aviva Investors in early 2020, ITS has significantly increased its network footprint…