Automating telecom network operations with specialized language models for enhanced efficiency and performance
BubbleRAN, a leader in intelligent network solutions, and Khalifa University’s 6G Research Center, renowned for cutting-edge telecommunications research, today announced a pioneering collaboration to demonstrate SLM-driven RAN Intelligence at Mobile World Congress 2025 (Barcelona, March 03-06). This first-of-its-kind showcase will highlight how Small Language Models (SLMs) are redefining the role of GenAI in telecom network automation accelerating telecom network operations. This initiative is...
Virgin Media O2 Sees UK FTTP Broadband Builds Surge and NetCo On Track
The latest Q4 2024 results from Virgin Media and O2 have been published, which saw their fixed broadband base grow by +12,000 in the quarter (vs 16.2k in Q3) to total 5,738,900. The provider’s full fibre (FTTP) network also built to another 485,500 premises, primarily via nexfibre (up from 281k in Q3), while mobile connections grew to total 45.7 million. The combined Virgin Media and nexfibre fixed broadband network now reaches a total of 18,255,600 Homes Serviceable (up from 17,770,100 in Q3)...
LightSpeed Broadband Expand Staffordshire FTTP Rollout to Kidsgrove and Scholar Green
Network operator and UK ISP LightSpeed Broadband, which has already built their gigabit-capable full fibre (FTTP) network to cover 250,000 premises across the East of England and West Midlands, has today revealed that their new network has started to launch “in the Staffordshire region” with the town of Kidsgrove and village of Scholar Green (the latter is more in Cheshire). The announcement states that approximately 5,400 premises (homes and businesses) have already been covered in both...
Virgin Media UK Bring Full Fibre to 14,000 Homes in Filey and Pickering
Network operator nexfibre and retail ISP partner Virgin Media (O2) have today confirmed that they’ve made their symmetric 2Gbps speed capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network available to more than 14,000 homes in the North Yorkshire (England) towns of Filey and Pickering for the first time. Until now, the most widely available gigabit broadband networks in Filey had come from Swish Fibre (aka – AllPoints Fibre) and Quickline, although Openreach had a few sporadic patches of FTTP...
Boldyn Networks deploys private 5G at Oulu University Hospital, Finland
News The Hola 5G Oulu project is thrilled to announce the successful launch of its private 5G standalone (SA) network at Oulu University Hospital. Marking Europe’s first private 5G network in a functioning hospital, this achievement has the potential to revolutionise healthcare with advanced technology. Through meticulous design, rigorous lab testing and comprehensive deployment, experts at Boldyn Networks have demonstrated the robust and reliable performance of their solutions in the...
Zayo Achieves Record-breaking 1 Tb/s Transmission on Live North American Network with Infinera’s ICE7 Coherent Optical Solution
Zayo Achieves Record-breaking 1 Tb/s Transmission on Live North American Network with Infinera’s ICE7 Coherent Optical Solution Denver, Colo. and San Jose, Calif. – February 18, 2025 – Zayo and Infinera (NASDAQ: INFN) announced today the successful completion of a live network trial using Infinera’s ICE7, a seventh-generation embedded optical engine, to deliver 1 Tb/s single 150GHz wavelength transmission over 1,391 kilometers (km) on a major North American route between Sacramento, CA and...
Telenor Denmark launches market-leading “TrueTalk” solution for B2B customers – powered by Gintel
Trondheim, Norway, 18 February 2025. Gintel AS, a leading provider of B2B solutions for operators, is excited to announce the launch of TrueTalk, an innovative communications solution for all sizes of business, by Telenor Denmark. TrueTalk – powered by Gintel’s Cloud PBX solution – is an innovative new service that offers enriched call management capabilities to businesses in Denmark. The service — available as a subscription-based upgrade to existing Telenor Business airtime and connectivity...
Airtel lands the SEA-ME-WE-6 cable in Chennai (India)
Bharti Airtel Limited (“Airtel”), one of India’s leading telecommunications service providers, landed the new SEA-ME-WE 6 (Southeast Asia-Middle East-West Europe-6, or SMW6) in Chennai. The company had already landed the cable in Mumbai on December 30, 2024. These cable landings were completed by SubCom, a leading supplier of subsea fiber optic cable data systems responsible for the engineering, manufacture and installation of SEA-ME-WE-6. The 21,700 Rkm submarine cable system connects India...
Two-thirds of UK businesses still failing on cyber security
More than two-thirds of UK businesses face an unnecessarily high risk of having their data, including commercially sensitive and personal information, intercepted by hackers because they are not following best practices for securing data on their networks, according to a report from Beaming, an internet service provider for businesses. Beaming’s report, Network Transformation – A Guide for IT Directors, draws on a survey of UK businesses conducted by research consultancy Censuswide. It shows...
Neterra Enhances Its Customer Service Monitoring System
Neterra has significantly improved its connectivity service monitoring system by expanding its global network of monitoring points. The company has implemented a new monitoring system that provides clearer visibility into off-net services and enables more effective diagnostics and maintenance. “In some regions, we provide connectivity services like ‘Dedicated Internet’ through various third-party providers, which we cannot manage directly. This creates challenges in identifying...