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 […]
IBM spin off Kyndryl partners with Nokia to target enterprise market
Kyndryl and Nokia today announced a global network and edge computing alliance aimed at helping enterprise customers accelerate their digital transformations with industrial-grade reliable and secure LTE and 5G private wireless networking.
The partnership builds on a successful private wireless connectivity project that yielded an innovative solution combining Nokia Digital Automation Cloud (DAC) application platform with Kyndryl’s consult, design implementation and managed services. The solution is designed to support the move to Industry 4…
CityFibre and BAI team up for private 5G in Sunderland
Back in October 2021, Sunderland City Council awarded BAI Communications a 20-year contract to build and operate a private 5G small cell network, aiming to turn the city into one of the most advanced smart cities in the country. The network, which will operate under a neutral host model, is expected to be completed by the summer of 2022. …
Tech sovereignty debate takes the to the stars with €6bn EU satellite plan
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 […]