UK ISP Virgin Media (VMO2) has this morning sweetened the existing discounts on their ultrafast broadband and phone bundles, which knocks a few extra pounds off the previous offer. Packages now start at just £25 per month for a speed of 108Mbps (10Mbps upload) with free setup (usually £35) and included weekend calls. New customers […]
Storm Eunice Strikes and Causes Damage to UK Telecoms Networks
Storm Eunice struck the UK today, bringing with it winds gusting up to 80-90mph across large parts of South England and Wales, as well as rain, high seas and – in some parts of Scotland – heavy snowfall. The event has unsurprisingly also caused damage to telecoms (broadband and mobile) infrastructure, resulting in outages. At […]
Telefónica implements Eco Rating to identify sustainable mobile phones
Telefónica implements Eco Rating, a labelling system that identifies the most sustainable mobile phones, in all its markets by extending it to its operations in Latin America where the operator is present: Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay, with the exception of Venezuela, as it does not market devices there. The operator had already implemented it in Spain, Germany, the UK and Brazil.
This announcement paves the way for Eco Rating to become a global standardised labelling system, providing consumers around the world with consistent and transparent information on the environmental impact of their mobile phones and enabling them to incorporate it into purchasing decisions…
OneWeb partners Clarus Networks in new distribution deal
OneWeb, the low earth orbit satellite communications company, announced today a new UK-based distribution partner, The Clarus Networks Group, to deliver OneWeb’s high-speed, low-latency communications services across the U.K. and Northern Europe.
Supported by a global network of gateways and user terminals, OneWeb’s global connectivity platform will provide high…
VMO2 confirms fibre JV talks with investors
Last week, rumours were emerging suggesting that the owners of VMO2 – Liberty Global and Telefonica – had entered into discussions with investors for the creation of a new JV to help accelerate the rollout of FTTP in the UK.
At the time, sources were suggesting that VMO2 would be looking to raise as much as £1 billion to help launch the new business…
AT&T chasing green goals with new solar power purchase
AT&T has announced two new virtual power purchase agreements with Dutch energy and commodities trader Vitol, buying 155MW of capacity at two upcoming solar plants.
According to the operator, 80MW of capacity will come from the Bluegrass project in Maryland, while the other 75MW will come from the Swiftwater project in Pennsylvania…
Uswitch 2022 Awards Reveal the Best UK Mobile Operators
The winners of the annual Uswitch.com Mobile Awards 2022 have just been unveiled, which among other things saw giffgaff win the “Network of the Year” award again, while Tesco Mobile scooped “Best Network for Customer Service” and Three UK was named the “Best Network for Data“. As with their fixed line awards from a few […]
Gov Consult on Legal Measures to Ban Huawei from UK FTTP and 5G Mobile
The Government has today launched a new consultation, which sets out their proposed legal instruments to control the use of Huawei’s telecoms equipment in UK networks. The move reflects both their BAN on the company’s kit for ultrafast 5G mobile platforms and related restrictions in gigabit broadband ISP networks etc. Just to recap. Back in […]
Fibrus Builds Full Fibre Broadband Network to 104,381 Premises
Alternative network ISP Fibrus, which is currently building a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across Northern Ireland and Northern England, has today announced that their full fibre infrastructure has now reached 104,381 premises (up from 58,000 premises in August 2021). Nearly all of this build will be reflecting both their commercial and state aid […]
Virgin Media O2 to Cover 23 Million UK Premises with FTTP Broadband
Virgin Media and O2 (VMO2) have today published their combined results for Q4 2021, which finally confirmed their long-awaited plan to extend the operator’s Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to cover around 23 million UK premises by 2027 (7 million more than today) via a new Joint Venture. The announcement doesn’t tell us much, but it […]