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Interview Speaking at this year’s Connected Britain, we caught up with Juniper Networks’s Chief Network Strategist Neil McRae to discuss the impact of AI on telco networks, as well as security and the ongoing debate on public vs private cloud. From being into AI before it was cool to using Gen AI to put a human face on the network with virtual network assistants, Neil shares his thoughts on the latest tech trends and the future of the telecoms industry. Check out the full interview below! Keep...

Alternative network builder and UK ISP Connect Fibre, which aims to cover 100,000 premises across the East of England with their gigabit-capable full fibre (FTTP) broadband network, has today updated their social tariff by reducing the price of their 150Mbps package and also making it available to all those born before 1958 (aged 66+, state pension age). The operator, which is backed by investment from the Foresight Group (here), is currently rolling out their new open access (wholesale) full...

The UK Wireless Internet Service Providers Association (UKWISPA), which is the official trade body for wireless broadband ISPs, WiFi hotspot providers and associated networks, recently unveiled the winners of their annual awards event – the UKWISPA Awards 2024. The annual event is naturally intended to celebrate the best wireless internet providers across the sector, although quite a few of this year’s winners have increasingly started to focus on FTTP instead of wireless builds – often via a...

Network operator CityFibre has today published their annual accounts to the end of 2023, which among other things reveals that the provider is seeking fresh investment to fuel the ongoing roll-out of their 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP network and avoid problems further down the line. Just to recap. The alternative network operator currently still aspires to cover up to 8 million UK premises with their new full fibre network (funded by c.£2.4bn in equity,...

The Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) of UK broadband operator Openreach (BT), Katie Milligan, has told Richard Tang, the CEO of ISP Zen Internet, in a new interview that there are “no plans” for a third phase of “Equinox” price discounts on FTTP broadband services “at the moment“. The operator also touches on the possibility of faster speeds, like 3Gbps, among other things. Just to recap. Openreach’s roll-out of a new 1.8Gbps speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network, which is costing...

London-based alternative broadband provider Pulse Fibre, which is currently aiming to complete over 250,000 unique “full fibre” (FTTP) connections into new build dwellings and MDUs (here), has just put in an application for Code Powers from Ofcom to help with their network expansion plans. Applications for Code Powers are typically sought to help speed-up deployments of new fibre and cut costs, not least by reducing the number of licences needed for street works. The powers can also help with...

Contributed Article By Anouk Sajot, Sales Manager – Enterprise, Field Services – EMEA at Deepomatic The United Kingdom has seen a significant increase in FTTx deployment, rapidly expanding from 28% full fibre coverage in 2021 to 52% in 2023, with projections reaching 91% by 2026. The establishment of the Physical Infrastructure Access (PIA) framework has played a pivotal role, enabling multiple alternative network providers (Altnets) to utilize Openreach’s existing infrastructure, saving them...

Interview On day 2 of this year’s Connected Britain, we caught up with Craig Jones, UK Head of Telecoms. Jones spoke to us about the company’s manufacturing sustainability initiatives, upcoming R&D targets, and Emetelle’s recent acquisition of Ridgemount Technologies, a company Emtelle had previously worked with for over a decade. Watch the full interview here!...

News  The platform will allow customers to “hit the cloud running”, says BT  Photo Credit: BT BT has announced it has switched on its new Global Fabric platform, a network-as-a-service (NaaS) solution designed to help businesses take up the growing demands of AI and multi-cloud environments.   The platform, called Global Fabric, is currently undergoing live testing and is set to launch in early 2025.  BT has already installed Global Fabric’s core network hardware (i.e., points of presence...

UK ISP Sky Broadband today claims to have become “the UK’s only major provider” to launch a “dedicated 24/7 switching support service” for consumers moving to their service, which they say means “customers can get through to a real person with any questions about switching their broadband, day or night.” The move comes shortly after the market regulator, Ofcom, announced that its new and much delayed One Touch Switching (OTS) system had finally been introduced, which aims to make it easier for...