BT bags £105m from old copper cables in new recycling deal
News The deal will support the extraction and recycling of copper cable from BT’s network until 2028 BT has secured £105 million from the sale of its surplus copper cables, according to a Guardian article published today. The deal with global recycler EMR (European Metal Recycling) involves selling copper granules from the 3,300 tonnes of copper cables that BT has already removed in its journey to upgrade the nation’s infrastructure to full fibre. BT’s ongoing fibre rollout aims to reach...
Broadband providers are shifting focus from speed to experience
Interview As homes and businesses become increasingly connected, with more devices and higher requirements, quality of experience is becoming a key selling point for broadband service providers. At Connected Britain 2024 we caught up with Dan Bloch, Senior Vice President – Global Solutions at Calix, to discuss the company’s 25-year journey from hardware to software and what the future holds for connected homes and businesses Check out our full interview below! Keep up to date with the latest...
Simon Dodsworth Joins Linxa as CEO to Lead Next Phase of Growth
Simon Dodsworth Joins Linxa as CEO to Lead Next Phase of Growth Telecom industry veteran, Simon Dodsworth, takes the helm at Linxa, aiming to strengthen the company’s position as the premier partner for voice and messaging operators and carriers worldwide. London, October 1, 2024 – Linxa, a global leader in telecom software solutions, proudly announces the appointment of Simon Dodsworth as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Simon transitions to Linxa from Arelion, where he...
Cavell launches Channel Insights
LONDON (1st October 2024) – Cavell, a leading research and consulting firm, has today announced the launch of its AI-powered platform, Channel Insights, to help IT and telecoms companies better identify and nurture channel partnerships. The new platform utilises AI for comprehensive data gathering and insights, surpassing legacy methods that historically rely on outdated manually sourced information. It will support vendors and service providers with the most up-to-date information on the...
Bouygues Telecom Upgrades Automated Testing Capabilities With Witbe’s Witbox+ Technology
Witbe’s Cutting-Edge Technology Enables a Superior Quality of Experience for Video Services on Set-Top Boxes, Smart TVs, and Streaming Media Devices PARIS — Sept. 26, 2024 — Witbe (Euronext Growth – FR0013143872 – ALWIT), a global leader in test automation and monitoring technology for video service providers, today announced that French operator Bouygues Telecom is strengthening its long-running partnership with the company by upgrading its QA testing equipment to the latest powerful models...
EE UK Expand Freshwave’s Small Cell 5G Network in Central London
Wireless infrastructure provider Freshwave has revealed that EE UK have begun to expand their original trial deployment of a new small cell based outdoor 4G and 5G mobile (mobile broadband) network in the central City of London area, which has since added 25 new sites to its coverage. Small cells are akin to mini shoebox sized mobile base stations, which have been designed to deliver limited coverage (usually up to around 80-120 metres) and thus tend to be more focused on busy urban areas and...
Full Fibre Broadband ISP Hyperoptic Sees Losses Climb, But Positives Remain
City-focused UK broadband ISP Hyperoptic, which has deployed a full fibre (FTTP/B) network to reach “more than” 1.73 million homes in parts of 64 towns and cities, have recently published their annual accounts and revealed a surge in losses to £142m on the back of high interest rates. But revenues, coverage and their customer base also saw growth. The operator, which is now home to a customer base of 340,000 and is targeting 500,000 for the future, was previously known to be aiming to cover 2...
Openreach Name Top 10 Oxfordshire UK Areas for FTTP Broadband Cover
Network access provider Openreach (BT) has today revealed the top locations for coverage of their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network in Oxfordshire (England), which sees the historic market town of Witney top the table with “nearly” 70% of all premises able to upgrade. The operator claims to have so far invested more than £26 million to deploy their new network across Oxfordshire, which has already reached around 88,000 homes and businesses across the county. This works out at a...
Brsk Prep 2Gbps UK FTTP Broadband Tier and Black Friday Discounts
Alternative full fibre operator and ISP Brsk, which now covers “over” 633,000 UK homes with their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network and is in the process of being merged into Netomnia (here), has today launched their new 2Gbps (symmetric speed) broadband package and introduced some early Black Friday discounts. The new 2Gbps speed package has actually been in trial since early September 2024 with a variety of customers, although the full product launch will occur this month. The new package...
Lightning Fibre Slows Down UK FTTP Broadband Network Build and Cuts Jobs
Eastbourne-based alternative broadband builder and ISP Lightning Fibre, which over the past few years have been building a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across parts of Sussex and Kent in England, has confirmed to ISPreview that they’ve hit staff with another round of redundancies and slowed their network build. The operator, which has built to a number of locations like Eastbourne, Hastings, Hailsham, St Leonard’s, Heathfield and more, originally planned to cover 140,000 premises...