East Yorkshire-based UK ISP Quickline has just connected homes and businesses in the Lincolnshire village of Lissington to their new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network, which forms part of their £6.1m state aid supported Building Digital UK (BDUK) contract with the Lincolnshire County Council (LCC). Originally, the provider’s primary focus was on deploying superfast Fixed […]
Growing pains – T-Mobile Netherlands focuses on customer satisfaction
Netcracker Technology announced today that T-Mobile Netherlands, the largest mobile operator in the Netherlands, will upgrade to Netcracker Cloud BSS to accelerate time to market, lower total cost of ownership and provide a differentiated customer experience.
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DSA to advance affordable connectivity in underserved countries
A partnership between the UK Government’s Digital Access Programme (DAP) and the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA) is contributing towards digital inclusion in Brazil, Indonesia, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa. By encouraging ‘a new spectrum mindset’ the DSA and DAP aim to catalyse affordable internet connectivity in underserved regions to support the inclusive growth of the digital ecosystem.
“We are delighted to partner with the UK Digital Access Programme to help accelerate digital inclusivity in five countries worldwide&rdquo…
First Ever Independent 4G Coverage Map of Newcastle and North Tyneside
Technical UK consultancy firm FarrPoint has just created something rather special – the “first ever” independent 4G mobile (broadband) coverage map of Newcastle and South Tyneside. The study was designed to “comprehensively” map out the region’s mobile phone “not spots” in order to help the local authority to improve connectivity. If there’s one thing that […]
Shaping the next generation of the subsea industry
Although a relatively niche section of the wider telecom industry, the submarine cable market is one of the most important global industries. With an estimated 98% of global internet traffic travelling via subsea cables, the industry plays a crucial role in keeping the world connected. Pretty impressive, right? With that in mind, surely everyone should want to work in the submarine cable industry…
Startup Stories: delivering the benefits of Industry 4.0 without scrapping existing equipment
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Osmium connects automated equipment of all makes and models – PLCs, variable-speed drives, sensors, monitors and HMIs – to users and to the cloud, enabling businesses to get the productivity benefits of Industry 4.0 while preserving their existing supply chain relationships and without having to invest in costly new internet…
Joby and SK Telecom plan to introduce aerial ride-sharing in South Korea
The agreement supports the Korean Urban Air Mobility Roadmap, introduced by the South Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport in 2020, in which South Korea expects to establish fixed corridors for initial operations…
Openreach Create 4000 New UK Jobs to Fuel FTTP Broadband Build
Openreach (BT) has this morning announced that they will create 4,000 new jobs during 2022 – including around 3,000 apprenticeships – to help support their ongoing deployment of a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network, which aims to reach 25 million premises by December 2026. At present the operator’s “full fibre” network has already […]
Full Fibre UK ISP YouFibre Sees Growth Surge to 5000 Customers
ISP YouFibre has announced that their new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network, which is being built by network partner Netomnia across various UK towns, has now surged again to attract a total of 5,000 customers (up from 2,500 in October 2021 and just 1,000 in June 2021). At present Netomnia, which recently secured £123m of […]
Broadband ISP Plusnet UK Struck by Email and Website Woes
Customers of broadband ISP Plusnet have informed us that the provider is currently suffering from a “major outage” of their website. At the same time their email platform is rejecting attempts to login, which is probably related to the first issue and means that users cannot access their messages. Both issues appear to have started […]