Sparkle and Turkcell sign subsea cable MoU | Total Telecom
Read More News The MoU was signed during this year’s MWC Barcelona Sparkle and Turkcell have announced a new partnership to develop a subsea cable in the Mediterranean. This week, at MWC Barcelona, the two companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to build a 4,000 km subsea cable linking Turkey and Europe. The cable will connect Izmir, Turkey, to Chania, Greece, with a design capable of handling more than 25 terabits per second (Tbps) per fibre pair. It will also extend to Milan,...
How to maximise 5G network value in the AI era | Total Telecom
Read More Contributed Article The evolution of mobile networks will transform how people connect, work, and interact with technology. At this year’s Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona, Huawei’s Corporate Senior Vice President and President of lCT Sales & Service, Li Peng highlighted the role of 5G advancements in improving the user experiences and creating new business opportunities, in his keynote speech “We’re rapidly entering a fully intelligent world. Intelligent applications are...
INCA Calls on UK Gov to Focus on Full Fibre in New Industrial Strategy | ISPreview UK
Read More The Independent Networks Co-operative Association (INCA), which represents many of the UK’s alternative gigabit broadband operators, has today called on the UK government to ensure that their future Industrial Strategy “prioritises digital infrastructure“. The group wants this to be supported by a national campaign to promote full fibre-adoption, among other things. In case anybody has forgotten, toward the end of last year the government proposed to set out a “modern industrial...
All Intelligent Operations Enables New Growth | Total Telecom
Read More Press Release [Barcelona, Spain, March 4, 2025] Huawei, together with global operators, partners, and industry organizations, discussed how operators can upgrade their operations models, reimagine new experiences, and enable new growth at the Intelligent Operations Summit held during MWC Barcelona 2025. Bruce Xun, President of Huawei Global Technical Service, said, “In the next decade, operators will advance towards all intelligent operations at an unprecedented pace. Through...
LightSpeed Broadband Expand FTTP to Tamworth in Staffordshire UK | ISPreview UK
Read More Alternative network operator and UK ISP LightSpeed Broadband, which has so far built their 2Gbps speed full fibre (FTTP) network to cover 250,000 premises across the East of England and West Midlands, have today celebrated their expansion into the Staffordshire market town of Tamworth with a “Drone Show“. The announcement states that the operator, which claims to be the first altnet to enter the town, aims to reach “up to 36,000 homes and businesses” in the area. The development...
Vodafone and AST spacemobile launch European satellite broadband comp | Total Telecom
Read More News This week, Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile have announced a new joint venture, SatCo, to bring space-based mobile broadband to Europe. The company said it will aim to provide “100% geographic coverage in every part of Europe” SatCo will act as the exclusive distributor of AST SpaceMobile’s satellite services across Europe, using Vodafone’s network and AST’s low Earth orbit (LEO) technology. The collaboration is set to deliver mobile broadband directly to users without requiring...
Huawei and Carrier’s TFM-Powered Intelligent Operations Solution Wins Two Prestigious GSMA GLOMO Awards | Total Telecom
Read More Press Release [Barcelona Spain, March 5, 2025] At the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2025, Huawei and its carrier partner were honoured with two GSMA Global Mobile (GLOMO) Awards for their Intelligent Operations Solution, powered by the Telecom Foundation Model (TFM). The solution received the Best Network Software Breakthrough Award and the CTO Choice: Outstanding Mobile Technology Award. Recognised as one of the most prestigious accolades in the telecommunications industry, the GLOMO...
Discussing the fate of the BEAD Program with Dr. Nathan Smith | Total Telecom
Read More Podcasts Dr. Nathan Smith, the Director of Economics and Policy for Connected Nation, joins Beyond the Cable to talk about the BEAD program’s future By: Brad Randall, Broadband Communities Questions are swirling around the future of the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program since the administration of President Donald Trump has taken the helm. On this episode of Beyond the Cable, Dr. Nathan Smith, the Director of Economics and Policy for Connected Nation, joins us...
Smarty UK Launch New TV Campaign and Cheap 4x Mobile Data Plans | ISPreview UK
Read More Smarty, which is a virtual mobile operator (MVNO) on Three UK’s network, has recently introduced two plans that offer 32GB of mobile broadband data for £7 per month (normally 8GB) and 12GB for £6 (normally 5GB) – available until the end of March 2025 and lasting for 15 consecutive months. The move supports their new “Less Malarkey, More SMARTY” TV campaign. As usual the new plans include all of Smarty’s usual features, such as unlimited UK calls & texts (landlines and mobiles),...
Virgin Media UK Start Making XGS-PON Full Fibre Upgrade Available | ISPreview UK
Read More Last month we reported that broadband ISP Virgin Media (O2) were gearing up to start making their new XGS-PON powered full fibre (FTTP) network upgrade available to homes in existing coax (cable) areas (here), which was expected to occur in March 2025. Since then we’ve observed a growing number of areas where the service and symmetric speeds of 2Gbps are now becoming available, albeit with a catch. Just to recap. The change being referenced above is separate from nexfibre’s expansion...