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A new petition, which has already been signed by over 56,200 people across the UK, has called on Ofcom to tackle the issue of “loyalty penalties” by changing the rules so that existing broadband ISP customers can access the same offers as new ones and that any end-of-contract price increases be “limited to a maximum of 30% of their current contract price“. The issue of “loyalty penalties”, which are not to be confused with the similar debate over annual mid-contract price hikes, is an old one....

Interview Take-up of fibre services by customers has been slower than anticipated in the UK, but this is not necessarily a problem in itself, says F&W Networks’ Executive Chairman Carlos Bock. Talking at this year’s Connected Britain, Carlos explores why altnets need to have patience when it comes to take-up and why that makes operational efficiency all the more crucial. Check out our full interview below! Is the UK’s fibre rollout moving fast enough to hit government targets? Join the...

News The new investment brings Netomnia’s total investment from the National Wealth Fund (NWF) to £100 million UK fibre altnet Netomnia has today announced it has secured a further £25 million loan from the NWF, which they say will help accelerate their rollout of full fibre across the country. This new funding is in addition to the £75 million debt commitment from the NWF (then the UK Infrastructure Bank) in March last year, bringing the total NWF backing to £100 million. According to...

News The new rules introduced by the regulator are part of the Biden administration’s attempt to tackle ‘junk fees’ for US consumers After around a year of deliberation, earlier this month the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) introduced new ‘click to cancel’ rules, obligating companies to simplify the process of cancelling subscriptions and memberships. More specifically, these rules require companies to allow customers to cancel their subscriptions through the same method that they used to sign...

Press Release RETN, the leading independent global network services provider, and CRATIS, Croatian ICT solutions provider, are proud to announce the commissioning of a new Point of Presence (PoP) in Croatia’s newest state-of-the-art data centre, DC North, located in Varaždin. DC North, situated approximately 100 kilometres north of Zagreb, is currently Croatia’s only Tier 3 certified facility by the U.S. Uptime Institute. The new RETN POP in DC North is connected via two diverse paths to...

News  The “5G am Gleis” (5G on the track) project will bring boosted connectivity to the country’s railway network  The railway line between Hamburg and Berlin is set to receive ‘seamless’ 5G coverage, thanks to a declaration of intent signed by Deutsche Bahn, the federal government, and the German telcos 1&1, Deutsche Telekom, O2Telefónica, and Vodafone.   The partners announced the deal at the Digital Summit in Frankfurt this week, , pledging to jointly test, develop, and install 5G...

Interview At Connected Britain 2024, we sat down with Matt Hunter, managing director at HellermannTyton, to discuss why an intimate understanding of customer needs should be at the heart of a company’s R&D process. From supply chain and sustainability, to sharing learnings from diverse markets around the world, Matt explores how best to meet the unique requirements of the UK fibre market. You can watch our full interview from the link below Also in the news: Singtel becomes latest telco to...

News The operator says around 70% of the site’s energy needs are expected to be generate by on-site wind turbines and solar panels Today, BT has announced the activation of a new mobile site powered by on-site renewable energy generation. The 4G/5G site, located in the Shropshire Hills, is supported by a bank of solar panels and a miniaturised wind turbine, which combine to provide up to 70% of the site’s power. Energy generated from these renewable sources is stored in the on-site batteries,...

News  Oracle will modernise the platforms in four different government departments  Four major UK government departments have chosen Oracle Cloud to modernise their corporate services in a decade-long deal worth £1 billion.   The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA), the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), and the Home Office will all use Oracle’s platform to streamline their finance, HR, and supply chain operations, affecting nearly...

Ofcom has published the results from a new survey that is intended to help monitor how well the UK mobile market is functioning and whether it continues to deliver good outcomes. For example, the work reveals that unlimited data (broadband) tariffs accounted for 13% of mobile plans in 2023 (up from 5% in 2019), but plans with smaller allowances are now less common. The survey – ‘Monitoring Consumer Outcomes in the Mobile Sector‘ – similarly noted that consumers typically used only a small...