A large group of farming and landowners’ organisations have launched a new survey to examine the current state of broadband connectivity in Wales. The survey is partly designed to help them understand how well-equipped rural communities are for forthcoming farming regulations, which require vast amounts of online forms. The survey is being backed by NFU […]
ISP Grain Adds Cleethorpes to UK FTTP 1Gb Broadband Rollout
Broadband ISP Grain has just added the North East Lincolnshire (England) seaside town of Cleethorpes to their rollout plan for a new 1000Mbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network, which looks set to form part of their wider goal of covering 300,000 UK premises by the end of 2026. At present Grain, which was recently boosted by […]
ISP Aquiss Discounts Price of 100Mbps FTTP Broadband to GBP19
Shropshire-based UK ISP Aquiss has introduced a new broadband package into their range, which is based off Openreach’s 115Mbps (20Mbps upload) speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) tier. But as part of a launch offer, they’ve discounted this to just £19 per month for the first 8 months of service (£38 thereafter). Nearly all of their FTTP packages […]
ISP Grain Extends UK Gigabit Broadband Rollout to Sunderland
The coastal city of Sunderland (Tyne and Wear) has today been named as the next to benefit from Grain‘s UK rollout of a new gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband network. But they look set to face aggressive competition from rival operators with similar services. At present Grain, which was recently boosted by a £75m […]
Israel may finally permit Palestine to upgrade to 4G
For many years now, the overt political tensions between Israel and Palestine have led to the repression of Palestinian mobile companies and their networks, leaving Palestinian customers in reliant on 3G, even as Israel itself pushes forward with the deployment of 5G. In fact, operators in the West Bank only received permission to operate 3G services as recently as 2018, while those in Gaza are currently limited to 2G services…
FCC greenlights Verizon’s TracFone purchase
Back in September 2020, Verizon announced that it would seek to purchase pre-paid mobile phone provider TracFone Wireless for $6.25 billion. TracFone, the largest reseller of wireless services in the US, has around 21 million subscribers and 90,000 retail locations, all of which would greatly enhance Verizon&rsquo…
NTT DOCOMO and JTOWER partner to promote infrastructure sharing
DOCOMO will acquire shares in JTOWER, which are currently held by DOCOMO’s parent company NTT, and will become a shareholder with 2.5% voting rights. Founded in 2012, JTOWER Inc was the first Infra…
Orange furthers convergence strategy with bid for VOO in Belgium
Today, Orange Belgium has announced that it has began negotiations with Nethys for the acquisition of a 75% stake, minus one share, in fixed line operator VOO. The deal values VOO at around €1.8 billion.
VOO’s network is situated primarily in Wallonia, the French-speaking southern half of Belgium, along with a significant presence in the nation&rsquo…
CityFibre Invest GBP21m to Rollout FTTP Broadband in Lincoln
CityFibre has today announced that they’ve committed £21 million to deploy a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network to homes and businesses in the Lincolnshire (England) city of Lincoln, which is home to a total population of around 95,000 (including the borough area). Construction work on the new full fibre network is currently planned […]
VOXI Offers UK 5G Mobile Plans with Refurbished Smartphones
Contract-free mobile operator VOXI, which is the virtual operator sibling of Vodafone UK, has today begun offering customers the option of buying a cheaper “refurbished” smartphone alongside bundles with their various 4G and 5G capable mobile (mobile broadband) plans. The move will save consumers money and reduce electronic waste. We should point out that all […]