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…
Vodafone, Juniper Networks, and Parallel Wireless plan multivendor RAN Intelligent Controller trial
Juniper Networks, a leader in secure, AI-driven networks, today announced that it is working with Vodafone and Parallel Wireless, a pioneer in Open RAN solutions, conducting a multivendor RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) trial for tenant-aware admission control use cases. The trial, initially running in Vodafone’s test labs in Turkey and with plans to move into its test infrastructure, supports O-RAN interfaces and addresses the key business challenges faced by mobile operators around personalized user experience, viable revenue generation and reduction in both CAPEX and OPEX for 4G and 5G services…
CityFibre Boost UK Gigabit Rollout with Visual Automation
CityFibre’s has today moved to boost their £4bn rollout of a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP network by implementing Deepomatic’s Visual Automation Technology throughout its end-to-end network operations. Cost savings and faster installations for homes and businesses are expected. At present CityFibre has already deployed their “full fibre” network to cover 1 million […]
Altnets Global Reach Networks and Open Infra Plan UK FTTP Builds
Two further alternative networks, Global Reach Networks and Open Infra, have today revealed that they plan to deploy their own gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP networks across different parts of the United Kingdom. But they’re arriving in a market that is already aggressively competitive with rival builds. The plans came to light after both operators […]
Faster Broadband Coming to the Channel Islands and Isle of Man
Some 170,000 homes and businesses across the Channel Islands (Jersey and Guernsey) and Isle of Man could soon see faster broadband speeds after local ISP Sure completed a major network capacity upgrade, which was delivered by technology and civil engineering provider Telent. Until recently Sure was reliant on a 10G core network. But in order […]
Netomnia Prep GBP15m FTTP Broadband Rollout for Gravesend
Netomnia has just confirmed that they’ll invest £15m to deploy their 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to cover 51,000 premises in the Kent (England) town of Gravesend, which will be built by the operator’s civil engineering partner KN Circet. The operator, which last year secured £123 million of funding (here) and has so far […]
Sutton to Boost Mobile Coverage with New Open Access Deals
Residents, visitors and businesses in the South London Borough of Sutton (England) could soon see an improvement in the area’s 4G and 5G mobile (mobile broadband) coverage after the Sutton Council signed two new open access agreements – one with Freshwave and the other with Ontix – as part of their Digital Strategy. The goal […]