The notion of technological sovereignty has become an incredibly hot topic for political leaders around the world in recent years. From 5G networks to semiconductor chips, it is becoming increasingly apparent to world leaders that the major technologies at the heart of their economies are heavily reliant on companies and supply chains beyond their influence, leading to renewed efforts to develop their domestic tech industry.
Indeed, this appears to be the main driving force behind plans tabled by the EU Commission, outlining a plan to build a new €6 billion LEO satellite system…
Comms Provider Daisy Group Acquires UK ISP XLN Telecom
Lancashire-based business communications provider Daisy Group has today officially acquired rival broadband ISP XLN Telecom, which is home to around 120,000 UK customers, for approximately £200 million. The move is expected to expand Daisy’s customer base in the SME sector to over 200,000. According to XLN’s latest accounts, the company had a turnover of £53.18m […]
OneWeb Sign New UK Distributor Deal for Satellite Broadband
Space firm OneWeb, which is owned by a consortium that includes the UK Government and others, has signed a new deal with the Clarus Networks Group to deliver their ultrafast low-latency broadband service – delivered via satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) – across the UK and Northern Europe. At present OneWeb has already launched […]
CityFibre’s Full Fibre Network to Fuel Sunderland’s 5G Small Cells
The Sunderland City Council (SCC) and BAI Communications have today chosen CityFibre’s new “full fibre” broadband and Ethernet network in the city to provide data capacity for a new 5G small cell mobile network, which aims to provide a platform for local business growth and innovation. Last year the SCC announced that they’d awarded BAI […]
ISP Air Broadband Keeps UK Residential FTTP Prices on Hold
UK ISP Air Broadband, which offers home broadband packages over various different alternative UK Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) networks (i.e. CityFibre, FullFibre Ltd, OFNL, Prime Fibre, Lila / VXFIBER, Connect Fibre and Gigaclear), has informed us that they won’t be increasing customer bills. Over the past few weeks we’ve seen some huge price increases from almost all […]
Sky UK Confirms Annual Broadband, Phone and TV Price Hikes
Customers of Sky’s (ISP Sky Broadband) various UK broadband, phone and Pay TV products are now being notified of annual price rises, which as per usual will be introduced between 1st April 2022 (internet and TV) and 1st May 2022 (phone). Letters are now going out gradually, with the last one due to be issued […]
Virgin Mobile and O2 UK Customers to See HUGE Price Hikes
Customers of both O2 and Virgin Mobile (Virgin Media) today found out what sort of price hikes they can expect this year after the latest Retail Price Index (RPI) rate of inflation was published, which hit 7.8%. The operators then add another 3.9% on top, which means customers can expect their bills to rise by […]
Broadband ISP Fibrus Questioned for Charging Rural Areas More
UK ISP Fibrus, which holds the £165m state aid supported Project Stratum contract to build a new gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to 85,000 of the hardest to reach (e.g. rural) premises in Northern Ireland, has defended charging rural users more than those in commercial urban areas. At present Fibrus offers the same entry […]
Ofcom: 1.1 million UK households struggling to pay for broadband
The cost of living in the UK is soaring, with inflation rising to a 30-year high of 5.5% and wage increases far from keeping up. In recent weeks, increases to gas bills in particular have caused outrage, with Ofgem announcing it would increase the price cap on default tariffs by 54%, adding more than $600 to average annual household bills.
Of course, the UK telecoms industry is not spared this impact of this rising inflation, with various operators announcing they will increase their &lsquo…
Ericsson internal probe reveals firm may have paid-off terrorists in Iraq
Today, Ericsson CEO Borje Ekholm has revealed to Swedish newspaper Dagens Industri that “unusual expenses dating back to 2018” had been identified and could potentially be linked to paying off terrorist groups in Iraq.
According to the company, funds had been paid to intermediaries related to the use of alternative transport routes to avoid Iraqi Customers…