US operator giant Verizon has notified customers that it is closing down its drone software company, Skyward.
Skyward, founded in 2012 and purchased by Verizon in 2017, specialised in drone management, providing a software platform, drone hardware, and training for customers interested in integrating drones within their own operations. At the time of purchase, Verizon hoped that Skyward’s platform would provide a focal point for all their drone…
Three UK Confirms Plan to Switch-Off 3G Mobile Service by 2024
Mobile operator Three UK has today become the latest provider – after Vodafone and EE – to announce that it aims to completely switch off their legacy 3G (mobile broadband) network by the end of 2024. The move will free up resources to allow Three to focus on improving the 4G experience and rolling out […]
Virgin Media O2 Begin UK FTTP Upgrade Project as Customers Fall
Broadband ISP and mobile operator Virgin Media and O2 (VMO2) have today published their combined results for Q1 2022, which confirms that their plan to upgrade existing Hybrid Fibre Coax (HFC) network areas with Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) technology has now begun. But their fixed line broadband base took a hit. The main development for VMO2 over […]
Three UK Botches Firmware Update for New 5G Hub Router
Some customers on Three UK’s 5G based unlimited Home Broadband packages, specifically those who recently joined and received the latest ZTE MC801A based 5G Hub router (here), have been reporting problems with connectivity and significant falls in broadband speed. The issue appears to stem from a bugged firmware update. According to Three’s customers, who have […]
Interxion acquires land in Barcelona to build data centre campus
Interxion: A Digital Realty Company (NYSE: DLR), the largest global provider of cloud- and carrier-neutral data centres, colocation and interconnection solutions, today announced its entry into the Barcelona market with the acquisition of a land parcel that it intends to develop into a data centre campus. Interxion’s position as the leading provider of digital infrastructure capacity in the Mediterranean region and Iberian Peninsula, including our presence in Marseille…
OADC rolls out first large-scale, open-access, edge data centre environment in Africa
Africa’s edge data centre leader, Open Access Data Centres (OADC), today announced deployment of the continent’s first large-scale, open-access edge data centre environment, OADC Edge, in South Africa. This is the first step in a wider rollout of OADC Edge across Africa, with Nigeria expected to be the next country to benefit later this year.
By consolidating edge computing, edge data centres and hyperscale connectivity within a single ecosystem, OADC is establishing an edge environment that expedites the realisation of business opportunities for its clients…
London ISP CommunityFibre Discount 3Gbps FTTP Plan to £50
London-focused UK ISP CommunityFibre (CF), which has already covered 500,000 homes with their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network and aims to reach 2.2 million homes in the city by the end of 2024, has discounted the price of their top symmetric speed 3Gbps plan to just £50 per month for 24-months (normally £99). The new deal […]
2022 Queens Speech Covers Digital Infrastructure and Internet Safety
Prince Charles has today carried out the State Opening of Parliament event – formally still referred to as the “Queen’s Speech“, which sets out the UK Government’s agenda for the coming session. The speech contained no real surprises, but it did include and reiterate some bills that will impact broadband infrastructure and internet safety. The […]
Ethio Telecom launches 5G to extend lead over newcomers
Today, state-owned Ethiopian operator Ethio Telecom has announced that it has launched 5G services for the first time.
The pre-commercial launch took place in the capital, Addis Ababa, with the operator suggesting that the rollout would be extended to other regions of the country later this year.
“The 5G service is launched in selected places in Addis Ababa,” said Ethio Telecom CEO Frehiwot Tamru. “In the coming 12 months, we will have 150 5G sites in Addis Ababa and outside Addis Ababa.”
No specifics were given as to the network&rsquo…
Mobile UK Calls on Government to Fund Local Digital Champions
The Mobile UK trade body, which represents operators including Three UK, EE (BT), O2 (VMO2) and Vodafone, has today published a new report that calls on the Government to put funding behind the establishment of Digital Champions at local authority level to help coordinate the mobile and broadband infrastructure rollout. All of this is important […]