Narvinger to replace Ekholm as Ericsson looks to the ‘physical AI era’ | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News Ekholm will hand over the reins on September 30, having held the role since 2017 Today, Swedish telecoms equipment giant Ericsson has announced that CEO Börje Ekholm will resign. He will be replaced by Per Narvinger, an Ericsson veteran that has served as the company’s head of business area networks since March 2025. Ekholm will step down from the role of President and CEO on September 30, 2026, and will leave the Board of Directors from October....
Ofcom Update Guidance on Power Backup and Resilience in UK Mobile Networks | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The UK telecoms and internet content regulator, Ofcom, has published a revised guidance document on network resilience, which was first published in 2024 (here) to give broadband, mobile and other digital network providers greater clarity on how they can “reduce the risk of network outages“. The new update clarifies their stance on power backup for mobile cell / mast sites. Communications providers in the UK currently have a legal duty to identify,...
O2 UK Switches On 5G Standalone Mobile Broadband Network in Suffolk | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media) has today announced that they’ve switched-on their next-generation 5G Standalone (5GSA / 5G+) mobile broadband network across more of Suffolk (England), which is said to reach more than 760,000 residents and businesses across 434 towns and villages. Just to recap. O2’s 5G+ rollout first began in February 2024 (here) and aims to reach “at least 90% outdoor coverage” in every location they cover. The operator’s latest...
O2 taps Cellnex to improve Brighton Main Line coverage | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The operator has partnered with the tower giant to extend its mobile coverage across the busy train line This week, O2 has sign a new agreement with tower operator Cellnex to join the Brighton Main Line (BML) connectivity project. The partnership will see O2 deploy mobile network equipment on Cellnex’s infrastructure along the BML, improving connectivity for thousands of passengers. The BML connectivity project began in 2021, when Cellnex won a...
Ofcom Sets Out UK Plan for Using 2GHz Band with Mobile Satellite Services | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The UK telecoms regulator has today proposed to give other operators access to harness the 2GHz radio spectrum band for Mobile Satellite Services (MMS), such as to support Direct-to-Device (DtD) solutions for connecting 4G and 5G Smartphones. Separately, they’ve also proposed to make more spectrum available for Earth Station in Motion (ESIM) satellite terminals on ships and aircraft. We’ll start with the 2GHz band announcement (1980 – 2010MHz and 2170 –...
Fall protection: A safety challenge at the heart of the mobile ecosystem | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More White Paper With the mobile tower ecosystem growing increasingly complex, protecting field engineers has never been more important Falls from height remain the second leading cause of accidental death globally, responsible for over 38 million disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) lost annually according to the World Health Organization. For the telecommunications sector, this statistic represents an ever-present, operational hazard that is escalating...
LINX Set to Launch Cost Effective Network Resilience Solution in London | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The member‑owned and not-for-profit London Internet Exchange, which handles a large chunk of UK and global data traffic through their switches via around 900 members (broadband ISPs, mobile operators etc.), have announced that they’ll launch LINX Metro Resilience on 1st July 2026 to give members access to mirrored services for less on LON1 and LON2. Just to recap. Back in 1994 LINX initially launched with a single Internet Exchange Point (IXP) in London...
Broadband ISP NuFibre Joins the AllPoints Fibre Networks Aquila Platform | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Broadband provider NuFibre (formerly Yayzi) has this morning become the latest retail ISP to sign a deal that will enable them to harness AllPoints Fibre Networks‘ (APFN) aggregated wholesale platform (aquila) of full fibre networks. The ISP will now be able to sell packages across a range of high-speed networks. The agreement gives NuFibre access to APFN’s full product suite across a wide range of bandwidths and multiple networks, including Openreach,...
MP Blames Poor London Mobile Signals on “near-monopoly” of O2, EE and Vodafone | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Conservative MP for Tonbridge, Tom Tugendhat, has accused mobile and broadband operators EE, O2 and Vodafone (Vodafone and Three UK) of delivering mobile signals in parts of London that are “worse” than he got in Kabul ten years ago and of operating a “near monopoly“, which he said meant they had “no incentive to improve“. The very public rant, which was spread across X’s social media pages (here, here and here), appears to have started after the MP...
Openreach to Test New UK FTTP Broadband Standard Install Process | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network operator Openreach (BT) has begun inviting broadband ISPs (CPs) to help test a new ‘Standard‘ install process for their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) lines, which will go beyond the existing method that largely runs an optical fibre cable into your home and then connects that up to an internal Optical Network Terminal (ONT / optical modem). At present Openreach are investing up to £15bn to deploy their new multi-gigabit speed capable full fibre...