CityFibre UK Completes Primary FTTP Broadband Build in Aberdeen
Network access provider CityFibre, which has so far built their 2.5Gbps speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network to cover 4.3 million UK premises (4.1m Ready for Service), have confirmed the completion of their “primary” £59m build in the city of Aberdeen (Scotland). The long-running network deployment, which was originally announced in February 2018 (here), has now built to over 105,000 homes in Aberdeen (around 97% of the city’s premises) via over 762km of new fibre cable....
Vodafone using drones to plug holes in damaged networks
News Using Taara’s wireless optical networking tech, two drones can establish a birectional connection over multiple kilometres, allowing the operator to bypass damaged sections of its network This week, Vodafone has announced it is piloting a new drone solution aimed at helping networks stay operational in the event of cable damage. The drones, operating in pairs and equipped with wireless optical technology from the Taara Project, aim to provide a wireless bridge across damaged network...
GSMA AI Customer Care Study 2025: How MNOs are leveraging AI to Revolutionize Customer Support
Stockholm, Sweden – 19 February 2025 – SUBTONOMY, the world’s leading telecoms technical customer support vendor, is featured in a new report released today by the GSMA’s Mobile World Live, the online communications hub for the global mobile industry. Subtonomy sponsored insight into AI adoption in the customer care domain in the newly-released AI Survey 2025, which provides a barometer of uptake of AI as the mobile industry shifts to intelligent operation. Mobile Operators see huge potential...
CSA Cyber joins the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association
CSA Cyber today announced it has become a member of the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA), an ecosystem of independent software vendors (ISVs) and managed security service providers (MSSPs) that have integrated their solutions with Microsoft Security technology to better defend our mutual customers against a world of increasing cyber threats. Microsoft lies at the heart of CSA Cyber’s Security Operations Centre (SOC), with Microsoft Threat Protection and Microsoft Sentinel...
DataVolt Signs an Agreement with the Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones to Build a Data Center Facility in Riyadh
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – 20 February 2025 – DataVolt, a developer, investor, and operator of sustainable digital infrastructure, and The Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones (MODON) have agreed land lease terms for the development of a state-of-the-art AI-Ready data center in Riyadh. The 55,000 square meter plot is located in east Riyadh’s First Technology Park. The data center facility will be designed for advanced AI processing and will serve growing demand from...
AI-driven 5G Network Slicing for Maritime Communication
At MWC 2025 Barcelona, BubbleRAN is showcasing in collaboration with Telenor Research & Innovation and NVIDIA agentic AI-based Intelligent network slicing technology for private 5G. Network slicing is a technology that enables telecom operators to guarantee quality of service or specific applications or users, enabling them to offer premium services to enterprise customers. In current software implementations, a rules-based approach is used to create dedicated slices across access,...
Lightpath Enters Phoenix Market with New AI-Grade Fiber Network
NEW YORK – February 19, 2025 – Lightpath, an all-fiber infrastructure-based connectivity provider that is revolutionizing how organizations connect to their digital destinations, announced its entrance into the Phoenix market with a new 230-route mile, high-fiber count network throughout the region, anchored by multiple hyperscaler customers. The Phoenix network build will encompass 230-route miles of underground, multi-conduit systems with capacity for 20,000 fibers, connecting 8 data center...
Rural UK Broadband ISP Quickline Discounts 1000Mbps Package to £32
Rural ISP Quickline, which is deploying their own gigabit-capable full fibre (FTTP) and fixed wireless access (FWA) broadband network across rural parts of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire in England, has launched a new discount that offers their top 1000Mbps package for just £32 per month on a 24-month term to new customers (it’s normally £49). The promotion, which is only available to the first 2,000 customers who take it, also attaches Quickline’s Price Promise (i.e. you’ll “never face...
Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile to open research hub in Málaga
News The Innovation Centre is supported by a grant from the Spanish Space Agency and will allow partners to test solutions combining satellite and mobile connectivity Vodafone has this week announced the creation of a new innovation centre in Málaga, Spain, aimed at better integrating satellite and terrestrial mobile communications. The centre’s creation is partially financed by a grant from the Spanish Space Agency and includes AST SpaceMobile and the University of Málaga as its key initial...
Mobile Operator Scores Key Court Win in Dispute Over UK Mast Leasing and Renewal
Mobile network operator Vodafone UK has won a key court case against leasing firm AP Wireless (inc. the affiliated Icon Tower company). Some operators believe the firm could risk damaging their roll-out of 5G based mobile broadband technology, such as by pushing up their costs and threatening the viability of future deployments. Mobile operators have historically tended to lease their land directly from landowners. But in recent years APW has been stepping in to buy mast leases from existing...