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Fibre optic network builder CityFibre, which aims to cover around 8 million UK premises with their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP network by the end of 2025, has partnered with Ciena to deploy its “first” 800Gbps capable backbone wavelength ring network across 29 cities and towns. The move forms part of the operator’s planned “multi-terabit […]

Customers of mobile operator Three UK can now access a new rewards app called “Three+” on Apple (iPhone etc.), Android and Huawei EMUI 11 based Smartphones, which they claim will give you exclusive offers and discounts from key brands and festivals, like Cineworld, Uber Eats, Frankie & Benny’s, the Telegraph and more. The app itself […]

Today, Samsung has finally announced the location of its long-awaited semiconductor fab, selecting the city of Taylor, Texas, for the $17 billion project. The company first outlined plans for the investment back in February, though at the time it was unclear where exactly the plant would be constructed, with Samsung reportedly in discussions with authorities in Arizona and New York as well as Texas. Taylor was selected, at least in part, due to its proximity to Samsung&rsquo… read more on...

A large group of farming and landowners’ organisations have launched a new survey to examine the current state of broadband connectivity in Wales. The survey is partly designed to help them understand how well-equipped rural communities are for forthcoming farming regulations, which require vast amounts of online forms. The survey is being backed by NFU […]

Broadband ISP Grain has just added the North East Lincolnshire (England) seaside town of Cleethorpes to their rollout plan for a new 1000Mbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network, which looks set to form part of their wider goal of covering 300,000 UK premises by the end of 2026. At present Grain, which was recently boosted by […]

Shropshire-based UK ISP Aquiss has introduced a new broadband package into their range, which is based off Openreach’s 115Mbps (20Mbps upload) speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) tier. But as part of a launch offer, they’ve discounted this to just £19 per month for the first 8 months of service (£38 thereafter). Nearly all of their FTTP packages […]

The coastal city of Sunderland (Tyne and Wear) has today been named as the next to benefit from Grain‘s UK rollout of a new gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband network. But they look set to face aggressive competition from rival operators with similar services. At present Grain, which was recently boosted by a £75m […]

For many years now, the overt political tensions between Israel and Palestine have led to the repression of Palestinian mobile companies and their networks, leaving Palestinian customers in reliant on 3G, even as Israel itself pushes forward with the deployment of 5G. In fact, operators in the West Bank only received permission to operate 3G services as recently as 2018, while those in Gaza are currently limited to 2G services… read more on TotalTele.com...

Back in September 2020, Verizon announced that it would seek to purchase pre-paid mobile phone provider TracFone Wireless for $6.25 billion. TracFone, the largest reseller of wireless services in the US, has around 21 million subscribers and 90,000 retail locations, all of which would greatly enhance Verizon&rsquo… read more on TotalTele.com »

DOCOMO will acquire shares in JTOWER, which are currently held by DOCOMO’s parent company NTT, and will become a shareholder with 2.5% voting rights. Founded in 2012, JTOWER Inc was the first Infra… read more on TotalTele.com »