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Read More The UK Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) has called on the government to be “bold and brave” when they publish their new Planning and Infrastructure Bill (PIB) tomorrow, which it’s hoped may contain some measures that will benefit the roll-out of gigabit broadband and 4G / 5G mobile networks. In case anybody has forgotten, the Labour Party’s 2024 General Election Manifesto (here) previously made clear that they would be making a “renewed push to fulfil the ambition of...

Read More A new research note from James Ratzer at New Street Research has claimed that CityFibre, which have already deployed their full fibre broadband (FTTP) ISP network to cover 4.3 million UK premises (4.1m RFS), is making progress on their plans for future consolidation and already has “up to” 850,000 homes served by other alternative networks “under M&A exclusivity“. Just to recap. CityFibre currently still aspires to cover up to 8 million UK premises with their new full fibre...

Read More Mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media) has today announced that they’ll invest the equivalent to approximately £700m this year into their ongoing Mobile Transformation Plan (MTP). This is aimed at enhancing network coverage and performance via new masts, small cells, 4G and 5G upgrades, additional spectrum deployment and increased automation via AI. The programme is primarily focused on expanding 4G and 5G (mobile broadband) coverage to historic ‘not-spots’ in rural and coastal areas, as...

Read More Network provider PlatformX Communications (PXC), which was previously known as Talk Talk Wholesale before the demerger (here), has today announced that they’ve signed a new wholesale partnership to access Trooli’s alternative full fibre (FTTP) broadband network in England. Just to recap. Trooli’s gigabit broadband network currently covers 410,000 UK premises (up from 370k RFS on 19th Jul 2024) and is mostly found in towns and large semi-rural villages across parts of Berkshire,...

Read More Chunghwa Telecom, the leading telecommunications operator in Taiwan, partners with Broadpeak® to power new monetization growth for its streaming service Hami Video, harnessing Broadpeak’s server-side-ad-insertion (SSAI) solution via the broadpeak.io SaaS platform. Leveraging advanced dynamic ad insertion for the first time to elevate viewing experiences and increase ad revenue, the Taiwanese operator delivers coverage for live basketball matches and associated content with greater...

Read More Contributed Article  On the third day of this year’s Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Huawei’s James Chen, President of the Carrier Business, delivered a keynote speech on the transformative power of artificial intelligence (AI) in the telco industry. Chen’s speech highlighted how AI is set to drive up Techco value creation enabling operators to evolve and thrive in the digital era.   The changing of the industry business model  As 5G, cloud computing, and AI reshape...

Read More The UK Government’s Science and Technology Secretary, Peter Kyle, has today outlined a raft of new investments, reforms and appointments aimed at “supercharging innovation and helping to grow the economy“, which among other things includes an investment of £23m into “cutting edge telecoms research and deployment“. The Secretary of State today declared to techUK’s conference that there is “no route to long-term growth and no solution to our productivity problem, without innovation“,...

Read More Alternative broadband operators Zzoomm and FullFibre Limited (Fibre Heroes), both of which have been rolling out multi-gigabit speed capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) ISP networks across different parts of the UK, have today confirmed the completion of their recently announced merger (here). The deal has received all the necessary regulatory approvals. The newly combined network reaches 600,000 premises (ready for service) and “over” 70,000 customers (up from 65k+ in January 2025)...

Read More The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today proposed to make part of the 1900MHz radio spectrum band (1900-1920MHz), which was previously awarded for mobile operators but has since gone unused, available for use by both the UK’s rail network (5G mobile / broadband services) and to extend coverage for the 4G Emergency Services Network (ESN). Just to be clear, the major mobile network operators do in fact make use of spectrum frequency in this band, but today’s news specifically...

Read More England’s largest not-for-profit provider of housing and care for people in later life, Anchor, has today revealed that they’re working with Managed ISP Wifinity to deploy faster Wi-Fi infrastructure across its almost 1,700 housing locations and care homes – serving more than 65,000 residents in almost 55,000 homes. The new network will be targeted at serving both the company’s offices and also communal spaces, which should help to support residents and tackle digital exclusion,...