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The Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council in Staffordshire (England) has recommended that the ITS Technology Group, which operates wholesale full fibre broadband and Ethernet networks (“Faster Britain“) across urban parts of the UK, be appointed to build up to 50km of a new fibre network to help reach poorly served areas. Most of the market town is already reached by Openreach and Virgin Media’s (VMO2) gigabit-capable broadband ISP networks, but some patches in the central area remain poorly...

Network operator Openreach (BT) has introduced a new special offer for broadband ISPs that discounts the charge on 10Gbps Cablelinks for their FTTP and FTTC lines (GEA), nationwide, to just £399 +vat when taken on Layer 2 Switches (L2S) older than 6 months (the regular connection cost is normally three times higher). The Cablelink (Ethernet) products are how Openreach provide data capacity for their full fibre and other connections (i.e. the connection between their fibre headend and an ISP’s...

News The operator’s rivals, Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio, both launched 5G services in 2022 This week, Vodafone Idea (Vi) has announced plans to launch commercial 5G services by March 2025. The operator says its initial rollout will cover all metros and major cities in 17 of India’s 22 telecom circles (essentially licencing regions), beginning with Delhi and Mumbai. Vi estimates the rollout will include the rollout of 5G equipment to 75,000 existing 4G sites over the next three years. The...

Broadband ISP Plusnet has this week introduced a bunch of new discounts across their home broadband packages for new customers, which for example have reduced the monthly price of their top 900Mbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) package to just £39.99 per month on a 24-month term. The internet provider’s fibre broadband packages are typically data-only plans (no home phone) that include unlimited usage, a new Hub Two wireless router (re-branded BT SmartHub 2), a 24-month minimum contract term,...

Several recent statements and FCC filings for SpaceX’s popular Starlink service, which offers ultrafast broadband connectivity via a global mega constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), have hinted that the provider is still aiming to deliver gigabit (1Gbps+) speeds to consumers, and they have a plan for achieving it. At present Elon Musk’s Starlink network has 6,458 satellites (c.2,200 are v2 Mini / GEN 2A) in orbit – mostly at altitudes of c.500-600km – and they’re in the...

Some customers of alternative network provider LightSpeed Broadband, which has built a gigabit-capable broadband (FTTP) network across 250,000 premises in the East of England, are reporting that the operator has been experiencing network disruption since around 2pm yesterday. Sadly, LightSpeed is another one of those ISPs that doesn’t have a dedicated Service Status page, which has made it difficult for customers to find answers without needing to contact the provider directly. The provider’s...

Press Release An innovative ‘Dig Once’ policy is continuing to demonstrate its value in reducing carbon emissions, minimising disruption and successfully expanding the county’s digital connectivity. Through Light Blue Fibre, a joint venture between Cambridgeshire County Council and the University of Cambridge to commercially market the fibre assets of both the University and the Council, this forward-thinking approach is helping to yield substantial environmental and economic benefits. The Dig...

Witbe’s New Remote Eye Controller Update Empowers Video Service Providers to Remotely See, Control, and Monitor Their Services on Any Real Device NEW YORK — Oct. 2, 2024 — Witbe (Euronext Growth – FR0013143872 – ALWIT), a worldwide leader in automated testing and monitoring technology for video service providers, today revealed a new version of its widely deployed Remote Eye Controller (REC) application. This latest update is packed with features that expand the REC’s monitoring, recording,...

FiberSense a deep technology fibre sensing company and  the European network provider Sipartech, have today announced their partnership to deliver the world leading DigitalAsset™️ monitoring and protection service on key parts of the Sipartech network across Europe. DigitalAsset delivers enhanced network security and availability. The state-of-the-art service provides 24×7 monitoring and real-time detection and localization of a variety of threats to fibre networks, providing total “always on”...

Overview When you think of smart wearables, you might picture a sleek smartwatch or a fitness tracker, but this industry is evolving far beyond the basics. An increasing interest in wearable technology is seen from the astounding 21% of adults worldwide who own a smartwatch. Let’s take a closer look beyond the basics and see the forces shaping the smart wearable device industry, what’s driving its growth, and the trends. Brief history and evolution of the wearable tech industry Smart wearables...