Hull-based ISP KCOM, which serves 250,000 premises across East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire in England with their full fibre (FTTP) network, has today announced that they’re making it “easier and quicker” for struggling families to access its low-cost “Flex” social tariff by moving the application online and reducing the price. The operator states that customers […]
EE Become First UK Mobile Operator to Hit 50 Percent 5G Cover
EE (BT) today claims to have become the first mobile operator to have expanded its ultrafast 5G (mobile broadband) network to cover more than 50% of the UK’s population, which it added had been achieved “five years ahead of government’s ambition” – despite the challenge of needing to replace Huawei as a key supplier. On […]
Neos and Virgin Media to Bid on British Rail’s Trackside Cables
Two investment groups – one including Neos Networks (bidding alongside Cellnex) and the other Virgin Media (bidding alongside Nokia and Jacobs) – have reportedly been approved to bid on the £1bn auction of 10,000 miles worth of Network Rail‘s trackside cable network. The winner could use this to improve gigabit broadband and 5G cover. The […]
SKT and DT team up to bring Ifland to Deutschland
This week, Deutsche Telekom (DT) and SKT have announced that they have struck a partnership aiming to bring South Korea’s burgeoning metaverse platform, Ifland, to German customers.
The deal will see the pair carry out a live trial of the metaverse platform before the end of the year, with the ultimate goal of co-creating virtual content for the European market. The test will reportedly include the creation of a virtual space within Ifland modelled on a specific German city…
The ‘Everything Now’ culture is creating a service provider opportunity says new report
A new report based on research conducted by Censuswide on behalf of IoT connectivity specialists Wireless Logic highlights that service providers can help retailers stay competitive by recommending the right IoT solutions backed by ultra-resilient cellular connectivity.
Conducted last month amongst a sample of 1…
Three UK Offer GBP250 Cashback for Switching to their Network
Mobile operator Three UK has begun offering new customers “up to” £250 cashback when they switch to their network, which will come in the form of a pre-paid Mastercard. The offer is available, until 7th July 2022, across both their top handset bundles and selected SIM Only mobile plans via their 4G and 5G network. […]
BT’s appeal against £600m class action lawsuit rejected
Back in September 2021, law firm Mishcon de Reya initiated a claim against BT on behalf of Justin Le Patourel, the founder of consumer activist group Collective Action on Land Lines (CALL).
The claim is based upon Ofcom’s 2016/17 market review, which found that landline-only customers were getting worse value for money than those who purchased bundled services that included broadband and/or pay…
Openreach Cable Theft Knocks Out Broadband in Part of Wrexham
As many as 2,400 broadband ISP and phone customers on Openreach’s network in Wrexham (Wales) have suffered a serious loss of service after two separate thefts of copper telecoms cable (Metal Theft) struck several locations in the county, which both occurred over the past week. Over the last couple of years we’ve reported on a […]
OMERS snaps up TPG towers for A$950m
Today, Australian operator TPG has announced that it has sold its passive tower assets to Ontario-based pension fund OMERS for A$950 million (US$665 million).
The sale includes 1,237 total assets, 428 of which are towers, with the rest being rooftop sites. These sites are primarily situated in major metropolitan areas.
“This represents approximately 21% of TPG Telecom’s total mobile network footprint…
Engineering Firm Obelisk Gobbled by Constructel Visabeira
Somerset-based telecoms and engineering company Obelisk, which is involved in the construction of some UK full fibre broadband networks, has today been acquired by global telecoms and energy networks giant Constructel (Grupo Visabeira) for an undisclosed sum. With an office in Wellington, Obelisk currently employs 250 people across its offices in Somerset and Ireland (Cavan […]