Charter and Cox reveal agreement to combine companies | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News Charter Communications and Cox Communications have entered into a “definitive agreement to combine their businesses.” By: Brad Randall, Broadband Communities Two giants in the telecommunications industry, Charter Communications and Cox Communications, have entered into an agreement to join forces. The agreed-upon deal, announced today, remains subject to regulatory approval. It values Cox at $34.5 billion, according to a release provided by...
Openreach Respond to Altnet Concerns Over Cost of UK Infrastructure Sharing | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Deputy CEO of broadband network operator Openreach (BT), Katie Milligan, has today responded to some of the “fiery debates” and “noise” that has recently been created by rivals over the regulated solution for sharing their existing cable ducts and poles (PIA – Physical Infrastructure Access), which some have complained is unfairly priced. Ofcom has long required Openreach to provide access to their existing cable ducts and poles via the regulated...
BT signs £9.8m Swansea broadband contract | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The project forms part of a broader regional strategy to close the digital divide and improve digital infrastructure across the Swansea Bay City Region BT, in partnership with Openreach, has been awarded a £9.8 million contract to deliver full fibre to more than 1,700 premises across Southwest Wales, as part of the Swansea Bay City Deal’s Better Broadband Infill Project. The project targets properties that cannot access broadband speeds above...
BT creates standalone international unit as strategic restructuring continues | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News BT Group is carving out its remaining international operations into a new standalone division, according to a recently published article from the Financial Times The move is designed to simplify the business and sharpen focus on its core UK market. The new unit will employ over 8,000 staff and operate independently from BT’s domestic business. It will be led by Bas Burger, previously CEO of BT’s Business division. The decision is the latest in...
Wildanet Expands Project Gigabit Broadband Rollout for South West Cornwall | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Government’s (DSIT) Building Digital UK (BDUK) agency appears to have published another contract modification notice for UK broadband ISP Wildanet, which will see their £18m state aid funded Project Gigabit broadband roll-out across hard-to-reach rural parts of South West Cornwall (Lot 32.02) being extended. The original contract for South West Cornwall (Lot 32.02), alongside the linked award for Central Cornwall (Lot 32.03), was first announced all...
Openreach Say FTTP Broadband Now Covers 90 Percent of N.Ireland | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Openreach has confirmed that their new 1.8Gbps speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP network has now covered 90% of Northern Ireland, which is up from 87% a year ago. The operator is currently still in the process of investing another £100m to push this figure up to 97% for a total of more than 830,000 homes and businesses (here). The deployment forms part of the operator’s wider £15bn investment to cover 25 million UK premises (80%+ of...
Spectrum Policy Forum Looks to Future of TV Spectrum for UK Mobile After 2034 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A new report from the cross-industry UK Spectrum Policy Forum (UKSPF), which was conducted in collaboration with consultancy firm Coleago, has examined what might become of the Ultra High Frequency (UHF) spectrum bands after 2034 (currently used for digital TV, PMSE and others). For example, if auctioned to mobile operators, the IMT600 band could raise up to £980m. The Government and Ofcom are currently in the process of deciding the future of the UHF...
ASK4 Acquire ClearFibre to Improve Broadband in UK Build-to-Rent Sector | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Managed ISP ASK4, which delivers gigabit-capable broadband to students and residents (renters) in multi-tenant buildings across the UK (inc. parts of Europe), has today announced that they’ve acquired ClearFibre – previously part of Elevate (formerly Telcom) – to help their goal of improving internet connectivity in the UK’s Build-to-Rent (BTR) market. In case anybody has forgotten, ClearFibre was previously the part of Elevate that focused on helping to...
Sky TV Customers Still Suffering Problems After Huge Outage Last Night UPDATE | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Some customers of Sky’s UK pay TV services appear to still be suffering from connectivity problems this morning after the platform suffered a significant service outage late last night, which primarily seemed to impact users of their Sky Q boxes. But Sky has remained frustratingly silent during this outage. The bulk of the problems appear to have started at around 9:30pm last night and continued until just after midnight. Customers reported that their TV...
Project Gigabit update: Openreach connects 38 rural communities | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News Openreach has begun delivering full fibre broadband to homes and in some of the hardest to reach locations in the UK The rollout brings gigabit connectivity to areas that have been overlooked by commercial broadband investment, including villages such as Lacock and Broad Hinton in Wiltshire, Dane End in Hertfordshire, Castle Caereinion and Llanwrin in Powys, and Meeth in Devon. The upgrades form part of Openreach’s Project Gigabit contracts to...