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Connectivity Services provider Aqua Comms has announced that they’ve boosted their network capacity by lighting a new fibre pair on their AEC-1 system, which is a subsea fibre-optic network that provides connectivity between New York (USA), Dublin (Ireland) and London (UK). The link is also being upgraded to support Ciena’s latest technology. The privately owned AEC-1 (AEConnect-1) subsea cable, which is 5,536km long, first went live in 2016 and is designed to handled 130 x 100Gbps (Gigabits...

Network operator Zayo Europe, which runs a large high-capacity metro and long-haul fibre optic network across Europe, has today announced that they’ve introduced a new DWDM (wavelength) fibre route connecting London to Paris. The move boosts their capacity between the UK and France, while providing a diverse alternative on their existing cable system. The new route, which is said to be “ready” for their 400G (Gbps) networking, also enables separate connections between other cities, such as...

News A key focus of the fund will be on enhancing the digital skills of young people  UK incumbent BT has launched a £4 million Apprenticeship Fund to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), charities, and public sector organisations across England.   The funds will be delivered over the next four years, helping these organisations to recruit and train apprentices.  Since 2017, companies in the UK with an annual wage bill over £3 million have been required to pay an ‘apprenticeship...

Interview We caught up with Netceed’s Director of Telecoms, Steve Doddington, at this year’s Connected Britain to discuss how the UK telecoms market is rebounding from a slow year and how AI-fuelled data centre growth is a major opportunity for suppliers. Check out our full interview...

Leicester-based UK broadband ISP Giganet Networks has today confirmed to ISPreview that, despite putting their best efforts toward attempting to refinance the business, the provider was ultimately unsuccessful and recently appointed a licensed insolvency practitioner to help navigate the situation. The confirmation probably won’t come as too much of a surprise to our readers, given that the provider had already shifted their residential customer base over to the Telecom Acquisitions Group...

News The deal includes the supply of both 4G and 5G network equipment over the next three years This week, Vodafone Idea has concluded a $3.6 billion telecoms equipment deal with Ericsson, Nokia, and Samsung. The deal will see the trio of vendors provide Idea with equipment over the next three years. Idea will use this equipment to expand its 4G population coverage from 1.03 billion to 1.2 billion, as well as launching 5G in selected markets and expanding existing capacity. Idea says this will...

Viewpoint [Singapore, September 17, 2024] At the FutureNet Asia 2024 Summit in Singapore, the General Manager of Huawei ADN Solution, Sam Wang, delivered a keynote speech titled “AI for Network, Ushering in L4 New Era.” Sam Wang, General Manager of Huawei ADN Solution delivers the keynote speech As communications service providers (CSPs) worldwide strive towards network automation, Autonomous Networks (AN) have become an industry consensus. The AN Level 4 industry blueprint, released jointly...

News  “AI’s potential to drive economic growth and scientific progress is enormous, but Europe’s fragmented decision-making is putting it at risk of being left behind,” reads the open letter published in the Financial Times  A coalition of major tech companies, researchers, and institutions has issued an open letter calling on European regulators to provide clear, consistent rules for AI development to ensure the EU remains competitive in the global race for AI supremacy.  The letter, signed...

Telecoms and broadband giant BT, which is already in the process of recruiting another 500 UK apprentices and graduates for 2024 (here), has today committed £4m to support a new Apprenticeship Fund that is designed to support SMEs, charities and public sector organisations across England by providing access to funding over an initial 4-year period. Since 2017, companies with an annual wage bill of more than £3m have been required to pay the “apprenticeship levy“, using the funds to recruit and...

Interview At Connected Britain 2024, we spoke with Openreach’s chief commercial officer, Katie Milligan, to discuss the company’s latest Project Gigabit contracts, sustainability progress, and how Sky’s new deal with CityFibre will affect competition in the retail market. Check out the full interview...