Broadband Altnet Spring Fibre UK Sold to Harmony Networks for Just £1.5m
Alternative broadband operator Spring Fibre, which began attempting to deploy a new 10Gbps capable wholesale full fibre (FTTP) network for ISPs to use in 2021 – starting in Lincolnshire (here), has been sold by their administrators to Leeds-based Harmony Networks for £1.5m after only having passed 12,000 UK premises (RFS). The operator, which was initially backed by Kingsley Capital Partners and telecoms specialist Graphite Strategy, is known to have originally secured an investment (loan) of...
EE takes coverage to the top of Ben Nevis
News The addition plays a key role in enhancing the team’s ability to respond to emergencies, especially in areas previously lacking coverage EE has teamed up with Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team (LMRT) to improve the connectivity and support search and rescue operations on Ben Nevis. Using existing 35-meter mast site located in Glen Nevis, this collaboration aims to enhance safety in one of the UK’s most popular yet challenging outdoor destinations. The mast, which has been providing 4G...
US accuses China of telecoms espionage
News The statement adds further fuel to the US–China geopolitical fire The US government’s ongoing investigation into cyber threats from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has uncovered a wide-reaching espionage campaign targeting commercial telecommunications networks, according to a joint statement released this week from the FBI and CISA (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency). The findings have revealed that Chinese affiliated hackers have breached networks across multiple...
Majority of Frontier stockholders approve of acquisition by Verizon
News Over 60 percent of Frontier Communications stockholders have approved a merger agreement proposal with Verizon This article was originally published Brad Randall, Editor of our sister publicationBroadband Communities Approximately 63 percent of Frontier Communications stockholders have voted to approve a merger agreement proposal. Frontier, which announced the news following a Nov. 13 special meeting, also reported that ten of the company’s top 12 stockholders voted in favour of the...
Virgin Media O2 UK Creates AI Granny to Waste Scammers Time UPDATE
Mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media) has done something rather crafty by creating a “human-like” AI (Artificial Intelligence) ‘Granny’ called Daisy, which is designed to answer calls in real-time from fraudsters and then keep them on the phone and away from customers for as long as possible – wasting them time and money. Most of the United Kingdom’s major broadband, phone and mobile network providers have already implemented various technical measures to tackle Nuisance Calls and Scam Calls. But...
Ofcom Put NOW, EE and O2 on Naughty Step for UK Telecoms Complaints – Q2 2024
Ofcom has published their latest Q2 2024 study of UK consumer complaints, which names and shames NOW Broadband (NOW TV) for being the worst provider by attracting the most complaints about broadband, while EE did the same for landline phone and O2 took most flak mobile. Finally, both EE and Virgin Media were jointly on the naughty step for Pay TV. Take note that the regulator’s report only covers complaints that Ofcom itself has received and not those sent directly to an ISP, the ISPA or an...
GoCompare Claim 9.5 Million UK Homes Paying for Unneeded Broadband Speeds
A new survey from comparison site Go.Compare, which used data gathered from YouGov and other sources, has claimed that 34% of respondents (equated to 9.5 million households) are paying for broadband speeds “they don’t need“. This is said to be equal to an estimated £53m spent on “unused speeds” each month (or £637m a year). According to the findings, the majority of Brits pay for some of the fastest broadband speeds. For example, 34% have speeds of over 150 Megabits per second (Mbps), but it’s...
Clarus Networks Deploys Starlink Broadband Across Scotrail Trains
Communications provider Clarus Networks has today announced that they’ve teamed up to use Starlink’s (SpaceX) global network of ultrafast broadband satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), which will be used to help bring improved internet connectivity to ScotRail’s trains and related commuters across the highlands of Scotland. The deployment with ScotRail, which follows a recent trial of the same solution (here), is already said to be underway. This new, rail-certified solution – compliant with...
MetTel Is Now an Authorized Starlink Reseller, Extending Managed Network Services via Space Globally
Press Release NEW YORK, Nov. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — MetTel has completed agreements making it an Authorized Starlink Reseller for both government and commercial enterprises, enabling it to offer fully managed network services to any location worldwide via Starlink’s ubiquitous laser mesh network of low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites. MetTel offers enterprises and government agencies access to Starlink’s laser mesh satellite network as a fully managed service. Starlink provides a low-latency...
Seven More 4G Mobile Mast Upgrades Go Live Across Rural Wales
The UK government (DSIT) has this morning announced that seven more 4G (mobile broadband) mast upgrades have gone live across North, South West and West Wales as part of the £1bn Shared Rural Network (SRN) project. The work will benefit parts of Bontddu, Llanelltyd, Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog, Penmaenpool, Tabor, Snowdonia National Park and Bontgoch. The industry-led SRN – supported by £501m of public funding and £532m from operators – involves both the reciprocal sharing of existing masts in...