Sky Sports to introduce Live Subtitles and Live Descriptive Audio Commentary | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Customers of Sky’s (Sky Broadband etc.) UK TV service, specifically those who take their Sky Sports packs, may like to know that the provider will shortly introduce two new features across its Premier League coverage via Sky+, Sky Q, Sky Glass, Sky Stream and NOW (inc. those watching via Virgin Media) – Live Subtitles and Live Descriptive Audio Commentary. Both of the new accessibility features, which are targeted at deaf people and those with hearing...
SpaceX granted approval to launch 15,000 LEO satellites for Starlink Mobile | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted SpaceX permission to put a further 15,000 next generation satellites into Low Earth Orbit (LEO) in order to help feed Starlink’s Mobile service, which will harness radio spectrum recently acquired from T-Mobile and EchoStar. At present Starlink has an overall total of c.11,160 satellites in orbit for both broadband and mobile services – mostly at altitudes of between c.340-550km. Residential users...
Openreach’s CEO talks future broadband build, Ofcom’s discount block and competition | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The CEO of UK ISP Zen Internet, Richard Tang, has conducted a new interview with the Openreach’s new CEO, Katie Milligan, which touches on everything from the stumbling blocks to expanding FTTP broadband to 30 million UK premises by 2030, to Ofcom’s block of a key fibre discount, the capacity problem facing the analogue phone switch-off and altnet competition. The interview itself, which also covers the proposed nexfibre acquisition of Netomnia (note: it...
Staff of broadband ISP toob star in last night’s BBC DIY SOS TV Show | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Hampshire-based alternative network toob, which has deployed their own full fibre gigabit broadband network in the South of England and also harnesses CityFibre’s network in other UK areas, has today praised their staff for taking part in last night’s episode of the BBC’s DIY SOS TV show. The provider donated their full-fibre to a family in need and assisted in a renovation. Toob’s staff joined forces with the DIY SOS team to help transform a family home...
Vodafone to deploy AI tool to measure UK broadband performance at the router | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Broadband and mobile operator Vodafone has revealed that they’re deploying a new AI tool across “millions” of their Wi-Fi 7 capable broadband home hubs (routers) in Europe (this includes the UK), which will act as a sort of barometer to help them more accurately measure customers’ online experiences. The tool from CUJO AI, which is software based on Quality of Outcome (QoO) technology, has been designed to convert network performance measurements such as...
Openreach deploy Ciena’s 1.6Tbps Waveserver tech across UK fibre network | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network access provider Openreach (BT) have begun deploying Ciena’s Waveserver (WaveLogic 6) technology across their UK full fibre network for network operators, which will help to support their existing and future Optical Spectrum Extended Access (OSEA) products, including via national 800G (Gbps) services for the first time. Ciena’s WaveLogic 6 is an advanced optical networking technology that can transport up to 1.6Tbps (Terabits of data per second)...
Grain’s 2Gbps speed UK full fibre broadband network reaches Kettering | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Carlisle-based alternative broadband ISP Grain has revealed that their 2Gbps speed point-to-point full fibre (FTTP) network has now started to go live in the industrial North Northamptonshire (England) town of Kettering, which is home to a population of between 56,000 (parish) and 63,000 (built up area). But their initial coverage is very limited. Most of Grain’s local build activity in the town currently seems to be occurring on the streets that...
Virgin Media O2 CEO vents anger at UK Govt over BT’s TalkTalk broadband deal | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The CEO of broadband and mobile giant Virgin Media (O2) has today published an Open Letter that it just sent to Lisa Nandy MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which makes their objections to the acquisition of TalkTalk and PlatformX Communications (PXC) by BT Group quite clear – despite the fact they didn’t bid themselves. Just to recap. BT reached a deal to acquire both TalkTalk’s consumer broadband ISP business and their PXC (PlatformX...
Broadband provider KCOM launch cheap eSIM unlimited UK 5G mobile service | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Broadband and phone provider KCOM, which have built a full fibre (FTTP) network across parts of East Yorkshire (mostly Hull) and Lincolnshire in England, has this week become the latest company to launch their own eSIM-based virtual 5G mobile service with an “exclusive” discount for existing customers – offering unlimited calls, texts and data. As we’ve said before, not a week seems to go by these days without somebody somewhere introducing their own...
Innerduct choice: A crucial decision for scaled network deployments | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Whitepaper As demand for faster, more reliable connectivity continues to grow, network infrastructure is under increasing pressure to deliver greater capacity, flexibility, and resilience. From broadband and telecoms networks to data centres, utilities, transport infrastructure, and connected communities, the pathways that house and protect communication cables play a critical role in keeping data moving. Yet choosing the right innerduct is not simply a...