Today, T-Mobile has announced that its network now operates using entirely renewable energy.
The operator has reached the goal through a variety of different partnerships, including eight virtual power agreements, 19 retail agreements, one Green Direct program, and unbundled Renewable Energy Certificates that support projects across the country…
Vodafone to build chips with Intel as it bets big on Open RAN
In the past few years, Open RAN – the concept of using modular, interoperable RAN components from numerous vendors within the same network – has been generating major interest from the telecoms industry around the world. Beyond theoretically allowing for increases in network performance, security, and adaptability, the concept also has a significant impact on the telecoms equipment ecosystem, giving smaller players a chance to participate in a market dominated by giants like Nokia…
MS3 and Nokia Start Build of New 10Gbps Fibre in North England
Hull-based UK ISP MS3, which is backed by infrastructure fund Asterion, has selected Nokia to supply the full fibre XGS-PON technology for their rollout of a new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network in the North of England, which aims to cover 500,000 premises. The first build has also begun. At present MS3 runs more […]
Rural ISP County Broadband Extend FTTP into North Norfolk UK
Rural focused UK ISP County Broadband (CB) has today announced that their multi-million-pound rollout of a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network is being extended to reach “thousands of rural homes and businesses” in North Norfolk (England) – covering a total of 15 villages. The provider, which for the past few years has been supported by […]
Virgin Media O2 UK Reportedly Seeks Funding for FTTP Rollout
A number of reports have today claimed that Virgin Media (O2), alongside merger parents Telefonica and Liberty Global, will this week begin deeper discussions with the hope of securing investment for a new Joint Venture (JV) to fuel their long-held ambition to cover millions of additional UK homes with full fibre broadband. At present Virgin […]
Virgin Media UK Add 10,000 West Yorkshire Homes to FTTP
Broadband ISP and TV provider Virgin Media UK (VMO2) has announced that an additional 10,000 homes across West Yorkshire, including in Otley, Menston, Burley-in-Wharfedale and Guiseley, have now gained access to their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network. Across the UK, Virgin’s Project Lightning network build has already extended their network to cover almost 2.7 million extra […]
PLEASE Put Those Exposed “WiFi Cables” in a Proper Conduit
A number of residents in several parts of Edinburgh (e.g. Bonnington, Newhaven and Great Junction Street) have been left without a working broadband ISP or phone service for up to a week, which occurred after vandals cut through the exposed “WiFi cables” that ran outside their homes and flats. As one local resident told Edinburgh […]
The Hidden Frustration and Impact of UK Data Centre Closures
At the end of last year Equinix suddenly informed clients of their MA2 IBX data centre in Manchester that they intended to close the facility. Such moves typically create an unwanted extra expense for UK broadband ISPs and full fibre (FTTP) builders, among others. Not that consumers would notice. The closure of a data centre, […]
Telia and Polarium partner to optimise network energy usage
As part of Telia Company’s purpose to reinvent better connected living, the company is looking at how to reinvent its energy consumption and strengthen its network infrastructure. During 2022, Telia will conduct several pilots of Smart Battery Energy Storage Systems with selected partners with the aim to optimize its network energy usage and contribute to balance the electricity grid…
China Unicom loses licence to operate in the US
When Joe Biden first took over the US Presidency from Donald Trump, some Chinese onlookers were hopeful that the new administration would act more favourably towards the activities of Chinese enterprise in the US.
The reality, however, has been much starker, with Biden largely continuing with his predecessor’s tough stance on China.
Today, in the latest of a long line of blows related to national security…