Digital Catapult is One of the First Sites to join UK 6G Research Platform
The self-proclaimed “deep tech innovation organisation“, Digital Catapult, has today become one of the first sites to connect to the University of Bristol (UB) led JOINER project (Joint Open Infrastructure for Networks Research), which is working to research and help accelerate the commercial deployment of future 6G based mobile broadband technologies across the UK. The 6G standard is currently still in the early R&D phase, and the first commercial builds aren’t due until around 2028-30...
Court Rejects Appeal Over Dismissal of BT UK Landline Overcharging Case
The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has rejected an appeal against its earlier dismissal of a £1.3bn class action claim against BT by the Collective Action on Land Lines (CALL) campaign, which had accused the national broadband ISP and phone provider of overcharging 2.3 million of its landline-only phone customers between 2015 and 2018. The campaign was first raised at the start of 2021 through UK law firm Mishcon de Reya, which was acting on behalf of a former Ofcom telecoms consultant,...
Youfibre Preps First Own Brand Router for 7Gbps UK Broadband Plan
Broadband ISP Youfibre, which is one of the retail outlets for Netomnia’s (Brsk) 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network, has begun to distribute a new router to customers of their top 2Gbps and 7Gbps (average speed) packages. But unlike the Asus AXE16000 router they shipped before, the new kit is their first own-brand device and more will follow. Just for some context. Netomnia’s full fibre network currently covers over 2.08 million premises across parts of more than 90 UK cities...
Studies begin on Chile–Antarctica submarine cable
News The cable will provide vital connectivity to various research communities on Earth’s most extreme continent This week, the Chilean Undersecretariat of Telecommunications (Subtel) and the Development Bank for Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF) have announced the hiring of Pioneer Consulting and Salience Consulting to produce a feasibility study for a submarine fibre-optic cable to connect continental Chile to Antarctica. “This study will allow us to know if the conditions exist to carry...
BDUK Reopens Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme to Devon UK
The Government’s Building Digital UK (BDUK) agency has made a change today that re-opens their Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme (GBVS) for parts of Devon in England, which means that local homes and businesses in poorly served rural areas can apply for big grants to help get a much faster broadband ISP network installed. Just to recap. The GBVS usually offers grants worth up to £4,500 to help rural premises get a gigabit-capable broadband (1Gbps) ISP service installed, which is available to...
Vitrifi’s cloud technology transforms M&A in fibre broadband market
Insight Vitrifi, an autonomic networking company, is changing how mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are managed in the fibre broadband industry. It’s vendor-neutral, cloud-based platform enables networks to integrate efficiently, reducing the complexity and cost of consolidation. Accelerating fibre market integration Merging network assets after an acquisition is often slow, expensive and technically difficult due to incompatible systems. Vitrifi’s platform eliminates these obstacles,...
T-Mobile expands free Starlink trial to AT&T and Verizon customers
News The open beta testing phase will allow customers from AT&T and Verizon to also trial the satellite service In a Superbowl commercial last weekend, T-Mobile announced the launch of T-Mobile Starlink, a new satellite-based service that aims to eliminate mobile dead zones in remote areas of the US. The service uses SpaceX’s low Earth orbit (LEO) Starlink satellites to provide coverage to areas that terrestrial infrastructure currently does not reach, ensuring US customers have access to...
Globe harnesses AI to drive operational efficiency
As enterprises increasingly adopt advanced Generative AI (GenAI) for security and efficiency, Globe is making notable progress in integrating this technology to streamline operations, optimize network performance, and elevate customer service. A GSMA outlook for 2025 showed that telco operators around the world are looking to AI in driving business objectives, including better customer experience and enhancing financial performance. Globe’s commitment in AI reflects these findings,...
Lightpath Closes Acquisition of United Fiber & Data Assets
New York – February 4, 2025 – Lightpath, an all-fiber, infrastructure-based connectivity provider revolutionizing how organizations connect to their digital destinations, announced the company has closed the transaction to acquire substantially all of the assets of United Fiber and Data (UFD). The company also introduced LightCube Edge Data Centers that will be first deployed along its NYC-Ashburn strategic network route. The asset additions elevate Lightpath’s position in the digital...
Broadband ISP Rocket Fibre to Build Own FTTP Network in Northamptonshire UK
Corby-based internet service provider Rocket Fibre has revealed that they’re looking to expand their existing roll-out of a Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based gigabit broadband network. The operator currently holds an “initial ambition” of being able to cover 21,000 “customers” in Northamptonshire (England) with the new network. At present the ISP already offers broadband packages to customers via CityFibre’s and OFNL’s national UK broadband networks, but more recently they’ve started to...