Country Connect Brings Full Fibre Broadband to 10,000 Premises | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Alternative network and UK ISP Country Connect, which since 2021 has been deploying their new gigabit capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across harder to reach parts of South Wales (here) and some communities in England, recently passed the key milestone of having covered 10,000 premises RFS (up from 3,709 two years ago). The provider, which has previously described itself as being an unashamedly “micro-entity altnet”, originally...
GoFibre Expands Project Gigabit Broadband Rollout in Teesdale UK | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More ISPreview has spotted that the Government’s (DSIT) Building Digital UK (BDUK) agency have issued a contract modification notice for alternative network ISP GoFibre. This modestly expands their state aid funded Project Gigabit broadband roll-out of full fibre technology for hard-to-reach rural parts of Teesdale (Lot 4.01) in County Durham. The original Local Supplier (Type A) deployment contract for Teesdale was first announced all the way back in late...
O2 UK Warn Customers with Incompatible Mobiles as 3G Switches Off | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media) recently started emailing customers with handsets that are “not fully compatible with the UK’s 4G or 5G network” in order to notify them of their imminent 3G switch-off and offer an upgrade. But it’s worth noting that these notices will sometimes still get sent to people with technically compatible phones too, often leading to confusion. Just to recap. O2 started the process of switching off their older 3G mobile (mobile...
German tech giants unite for EU-funded AI data centre | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The planned AI data centre aims to strengthen the EU’s digital sovereignty A German consortium including Deutsche Telecom, SAP, Ionos, and Schwarz Group are considering a joint application to the European Union for funding to build one of Europe’s largest AI data centres, according to German newspaper Handelsblatt. Discussions between the partners surrounding ownership of the proposed German ‘gigafactory’ are currently underway. “It can only...
Federal court in New York City deals Trump a tariff setback | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The Court of International Trade, based in New York City, has largely upended President Donald Trump’s tariff agenda this week. By: Brad Randall, Broadband Communities President Donald Trump was dealt a major political blow by a federal court in New York City this week. The Court of International Trade, which has jurisdiction over matters of trade, ruled yesterday to block Trump’s so-called “Liberation Day” tariffs. The Liberation Day tariffs in...
UK MoD to spend £1bn on AI in warfare | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The UK Ministry of Defence has (MoD) will invest over £1 billion in digital battlefield technology, as part of its upcoming Strategic Defence Review At the heart of the announcement is the creation of a new ‘Cyber and Electromagnetic Command’, which will expand the UK’s capacity to launch and defend against cyberattacks. It will coordinate both offensive and defensive cyber activities, alongside the National Cyber Force, helping to unify the...
AT&T Advances Broadband Innovation with prpl Foundation Life Cycle Management | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Key Takeaways: Transition to prplware’s LCM significantly reduces resource consumption on broadband equipment, making internet services more efficient. Over 12 million gateways now run LCM, which helps to run more applications at the same time. prplware’s carrier-class platform supports multi-carrier application deployment, allowing different internet providers to offer more options to customers and developers. In 2019, AT&T started improving how...
Valencia Digital Port Connect to Establish Barracuda Submarine Cable Landing Station in Sagunto | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Valencia, 29 May 2025.- Valencia Digital Port Connect (VDPC), a Spanish telecommunications infrastructure company developing the Barracuda submarine cable project in collaboration with private equity firm Teset Capital, has selected the municipality of Sagunto as the landing site for the submarine cable and a multipurpose data center. The landing station’s location is a key element of the project’s development. The selection of Sagunto reflects the...
Expanding capabilities to over 50 rural communities | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Press Release MCLEAN, Va. – Intelsat, operator of one of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks, and Solomon Telekom Company Limited (STCL) are delivering improved cellular connectivity throughout dozens of sites in the remote Solomon Islands thanks to a broadened managed-services collaboration using Intelsat’s high-throughput satellite, Horizons 3e (H-3e). Additionally, STCL has appointed Intelsat to support the management of...
5G Advanced powers world’s largest fleet of driverless coal mining trucks in China | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Contributed Article The 100-strong fleet of autonomous electric mining trucks are set to improve both safety and efficiency at the Yimin open-pit coal mine in Inner Mongolia This month marked a significant step in the development of intelligent mining, with Chinese energy giant Huaneng Group deploying the world’s largest fleet of unmanned electric mining trucks. The 100 cabinless vehicles have begun operations at the Yimin open-pit coal mine in Inner...