Bin Lorries to Help Map Mobile Network Coverage in Tees Valley | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) in North East England, which covers several council areas (Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland and Stockton-on-Tees), has signed a new deal with digital mapping specialists Inakalum to deploy special kit on local bin lorries (refuse collection trucks) to map local 4G and 5G mobile (broadband) coverage. The idea of harnessing refuse collection trucks to help map mobile network coverage and...
R100 Gigabit Broadband Build Reaches 80,000 Premises in Scotland | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Scottish Government (SG) has today revealed that more than 80,000 premises have now benefitted from their £697m Reaching 100% (R100) project with Openreach (BT), which is rolling out full fibre (FTTP) broadband to remote rural areas. Some 27,000 premises of this have been delivered over the past year, which is up from 20,000 the year before. Just to recap. The R100 scheme originally aimed to reach another 113,000 premises – split across three...
Telefónica Tech taps Wiz for cloud security in Spain | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Press Release Telefónica Tech will incorporate the Wiz security platform into its cloud security services portfolio and offer professional services to help organizations protect everything created and run in multi-cloud environments Telefónica Tech, Telefónica’s digital business unit, has formed a strategic alliance with Wiz, a leader in cloud security, to facilitate the adoption and secure management of multi-cloud environments by organisations in the...
SoftBank reinflates its dream of floating mobile towers | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The Japanese conglomerate has invested $15 million in US-based startup Sceye, which plans to build airships carrying radio communication equipment Today, SoftBak has announced ambitious plans to begin offering pre-commercial High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) services in Japan in 2026 through a new partnership with US startup Sceye. HAPS is an emerging form of non-terrestrial communication, using unmanned vehicles flying in the stratosphere to...
Telxius and Ciena Achieve First Live 1.3 Tb/s Data Transmission Across the Atlantic | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More HANOVER, Md. / MADRID, Spain – June 25, 2025 – Telxius, a leading global connectivity provider, and Ciena (NYSE: CIEN) recently completed a key milestone and industry first—a 1.3 Tb/s single wavelength transmission carried out across Telxius’ 6,600km Marea submarine cable between Virginia Beach, Virginia, and Bilbao, Spain. Powered by Ciena’s WaveLogic 6 Extreme (WL6e) technology, the companies also achieved the highest-ever spectral-efficiency...
Beesion Renews Strategic Alliance with On Net Fibra for BEEFIBER BSS/OSS 360° | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Fort Lauderdale, FL, June 3rd, 2025— Beesion, the pioneer in BSS Low-Code software, announces the renewal of its agreement with On Net Fibra for the Beefiber BSS/OSS 360° platform. This extension highlights the trust On Net Fibra places in Beesion’s solutions and reflects a shared commitment to innovation and operational excellence. Beefiber BSS/OSS 360° has supported On Net Fibra in enhancing its operational efficiency by addressing its unique needs...
National Rail, Neos Networks and Freshwave team up to tackle rail connectivity with Project Reach | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Press Release Project Reach deal signed to boost connectivity and remove mobile signal blackspots on the rail network. Commuters will soon be able to work seamlessly and stay connected with loved ones as the Transport Secretary lands a landmark deal to eliminate mobile blackspots on Britain’s busiest rail routes. The breakthrough agreement will transform daily journeys for millions of passengers who currently face the frustration of dropped calls and...
Vodafone UK Tests Photonic Processor to Boost Mobile Network Signals | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile operator Vodafone is working with the Photonics and Radiofrequency Research Lab at the University of Málaga (Spain) to develop a new computer chip design, which can help to direct a wireless mobile signal straight to a user’s smartphone using microwave photonics (i.e. optical beamforming to process, steer, and precisely focus mobile traffic). At present, most mobile networks work by sending their signals to devices (Smartphones etc.) over wireless...
CityFibre UK Finish Primary £17m FTTP Broadband Rollout in Havant | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network operator CityFibre, which has so far built their 5.5Gbps speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network to cover 4.4 million UK premises (4.3m RFS), has today confirmed the completion of their “primary” £17 million build across Havant in Hampshire (England), which included Westbourne and other surrounding areas. CityFibre originally started this deployment during May 2022 (here). The operator’s new network has since laid over 244km of...
Mobile Network Operator Three UK Suffer Calling and SMS Outage UPDATE9 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Some customers of mobile operator Three UK (VodafoneThree) are this morning reporting yet another partial network outage, which appears to be preventing users from either making or receiving calls. The issue also appears to be disrupting access to Voicemail and extends to virtual operators too (e.g. iD Mobile, Smarty etc.). The problem, which also appears to impact text messaging and follows after a similar incident at the start of this year (here),...