Telefónica is announcing the successful validation of its new Open RAN all-in-one 5G Standalone small cell. With this ORAN-compliant solution Telefonica targets to increase the small cell ecosystem by delivering an innovative product that enables a wide range of use cases for different vertical markets.
The all-in-one 5G small cell, developed by Askey, is powered by the Qualcomm® FSM100 5G RAN Platform; a high performance and low power solution for small cells, and with Node-H’s scalable radio access…
NTT partners with ServiceNow for workflow automation with private 5G
NTT Ltd., a world-leading global technology services provider, today announced a partnership with ServiceNow to simplify and accelerate the adoption of private 5G through an AI-enabled end-to-end workflow automation platform.
To extract value from private 5G, customers need to digitize new and existing business processes to bridge the gap between their workflows and private 5G network…
Plans to save TIM from KKR takeover could include major job cuts
Back in November, US investment firm KKR approached Italian incumbent operator TIM, offering €10.8 billion to take control of the business.
The offer came following the latest profit warnings issued by the operator, which has found itself battling for slim profits in a highly competitive domestic market while also rolling out expensive 5G and fibre networks in recent years.
The offer from KKR was quickly followed by the stepping down of TIM&rsquo…
Verizon spends latest $1bn green bond on renewable energy
Verizon has fully allocated its latest $1 billion green bond, using the funds to sign numerous renewable energy purchase agreements (REPAs) in a bid to make their operations more environmentally friendly.
Combined, these REPAs cover roughly 910 megawatts of new renewable energy generating capacity across seven states…
BT Make Home Essentials Broadband Plan Available on High Street
UK ISP BT has today announced that they’re making their home broadband social tariffs – ‘Home Essentials‘ – available to sign-up for on the high street for the first time, which forms part of their response to today’s affordability report from Ofcom (here). BT and EE share a sizeable number of retail shops on the […]
Three UK Launch New 5G Hub for Unlimited Home Broadband
New customers of mobile operator Three UK, specifically those taking their 5G based unlimited Home Broadband packages (priced from £21 per month), are now being supplied with a new hub (router) from ZTE. This appears to replace the prior model that was supplied by Huawei (their 4G hub also moved to ZTE last year). As […]
Virgin Media O2 Aims to Reach 50 Percent of UK with 5G in 2023
Mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media / VMO2) has today pledged to extend their ultrafast 5G (mobile broadband) network coverage to reach 50% of the UK’s population in 2023 (not to be confused with geographic coverage). At the same time, they’ve also revealed that their 5G network already reaches 64% of London’s population. The operator claims […]
Uswitch 2022 Awards Reveal Top UK Broadband and TV Providers
The winners of the annual Uswitch.com Awards 2022 have today been announced, which saw UK ISP BT scoop the surprise win for ‘Broadband Provider of the Year‘ and they also picked up wins across various other categories too. But oddly, this year’s event scrapped the “fastest provider” category. Read on for the full list. The […]
Ofcom Finds Just 55000 UK Homes on a Social Broadband Tariff
Ofcom has published their latest report on the availability and take-up of cheaper broadband social tariffs from UK ISPs, which finds that – out of an estimated 4.2 million households in receipt of Universal Credit – just 55,000 homes have taken such a package (1.2% of those eligible). The regulator calls on all providers to […]
ISP Glide Appoints New Head of Regulation and Compliance
Business and residential ISP Glide Group, which is busy extending their UK full fibre broadband network (leased lines and FTTP etc.), has this week announced the appointment of Max Fernando as their new Head of Regulation & Compliance to represent the company in related discussions. The name Max Fernando is a familiar one as he […]