Rural UK ISP Wildanet, which last year started the £50m rollout of a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) and Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) network in Cornwall (here), has appointed Helen Wylde to be its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Virgin Media’s former COO, Paul Buttery, to join as Chair of the Board. The operator has […]
Vodafone shrugs off Iliad’s bid for Italian unit
Earlier this week, it was reported that French telco Iliad, owned by billionaire Xavier Niel, had submitted a takeover bid for Vodafone Italy.
The move would constitute a major shakeup for the Italian telecoms landscape, reducing the number of mobile players in Italy from four to three and creating a new entity of scale enough to challenge the dominance of market leader TIM…
MP Casts Doubt on UK Broadband Benefits of HS2 Rail Project
The MP for Chesham and Amersham, Sarah Green, has challenged the UK Government to make progress on commitments made to local authorities along the Phase One rail route for High Speed 2 (HS2), which among other things included the promise to construct a new “broadband superhighway” to help expand faster internet access. The HS2 project […]
New ISP Association Commitments to Help Fix UK Digital Divide
The UK Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA), which is a trade body for broadband providers, has today partnered up with the Good Things Foundation, a digital inclusion charity, as part of a fresh attempt at helping to fix the digital divide so that more people are willing and able to get online. According to the […]
Quickline Build 900Mb Broadband to Lissington in Lincolnshire UK
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…