Telcom Group who owns ISP brands including ClearFibre, WeFibre and Telcom is aiming to do its bit to address the crisis of skills to build future networks by launching the Telecoms Engineer Bootcamp through their social initiative Recode.
The training course is a ‘No cost, no catch…
Rural focused UK broadband ISP Voneus, which is currently busy spreading their fixed wireless (FWA) and Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) networks across rural parts of 20 counties, has managed to appoint one of Virgin Media’s former Central Finance Directors, Ed Dannan, to be its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). The provider, supported by investment from Macquarie Capital, […]
A new Opinium survey for Uswitch, which questioned 2,000 UK adults this month, has estimated that 65% of those deemed to be “financially vulnerable people” aren’t aware that social tariffs for broadband exist from various UK ISPs, with just 15% of eligible households actually applying for them. Broadband services in the UK are often considered […]
The projects initial 800 Gb/s wavelength ring serves 23 cities and towns and connects six ‘super core’ sites in Leicester, Peterborough Cambridge, Northampton, Milton Keynes and London two further rings to be added by the end of 2021…
WIOCC has announced that it has raised $200 million of capital which will be used to support the company’s expansion strategy and accelerate its investments in digital infrastructure. The company’s international strategy sees it making strategic investments in the Equiano and 2Africa submarine cable systems are being made…
Today, a team of European scientists have announced that they have successfully sent a LoRa message to the Moon and back using an off-the-shelf small radiofrequency chip.
In the test, the LoRa signal was amplified to 350w using the 25…
The UK Government has today introduced their new Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill (PSTI), which among other things will make it easier for broadband and mobile operators to upgrade and share infrastructure. The bill will also aim to ensure that internet connected devices are more secure. In terms of the telecoms related measures, the […]
Fibre optic network builder CityFibre, which aims to cover around 8 million UK premises with their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP network by the end of 2025, has partnered with Ciena to deploy its “first” 800Gbps capable backbone wavelength ring network across 29 cities and towns. The move forms part of the operator’s planned “multi-terabit […]
Customers of mobile operator Three UK can now access a new rewards app called “Three+” on Apple (iPhone etc.), Android and Huawei EMUI 11 based Smartphones, which they claim will give you exclusive offers and discounts from key brands and festivals, like Cineworld, Uber Eats, Frankie & Benny’s, the Telegraph and more. The app itself […]
Today, Samsung has finally announced the location of its long-awaited semiconductor fab, selecting the city of Taylor, Texas, for the $17 billion project.
The company first outlined plans for the investment back in February, though at the time it was unclear where exactly the plant would be constructed, with Samsung reportedly in discussions with authorities in Arizona and New York as well as Texas.
Taylor was selected, at least in part, due to its proximity to Samsung&rsquo…