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Press Release  Munich, Germany – Connected Germany, the country’s Dedicated Digital Economy Event is returning to Munich for its largest ever edition  Hosted by telecoms media and events specialist Total Telecom, the two-day event will feature 150 speakers debating and discussing the topics most important to building next-generation networks across Germany. Split across five key themes, the event will cover topics such as the country’s investment landscape, fibre & 5G delivery, and the...

News The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has fined the operator $31.5 million following a series of data breaches over the past four years This week, US mobile giant T-Mobile has agreed to pay $31.5 million a part of a settlement with the FCC related to multiple cybersecurity failures. The settlement comprises a $15.75 million civil fine and a pledge to invest an equal amount to bolster their cybersecurity capabilities. In its statement, the FCC told T-Mobile to “work to improve cyber...

News  Minority stakeholder TPG Capital will assume full company ownership  AT&T has announced that it will sell its remaining 70% stake in satellite TV provider DirecTV to private equity firm TPG Capital for $7.6 billion, marking its full exit from the pay-TV market.   TPG, which already owns 30% of the business, will take full control of the company, according to an SEC filing on Monday.  AT&T acquired DirecTV in 2015 for $67 billion (including debt), banking on the pay-TV market...

The Guernsey Competition & Regulatory Authority (GCRA) has ordered broadband and telecoms operator Sure (Guernsey) Limited to refund a total of £115,360 to customers of their wholesale leased line services, which occurred after the regulator found they had “overcharged” for the service between 1st January 2021 and 31st July 2022. According to the GCRA’s statement (credits to the BBC News): “Sure has been directed to refund the overpayments to affected operators and provide evidence of the...

Viewpoint  [İstanbul, Türkiye] Turkcell and Huawei have completed single-wavelength 800G long-haul transmission over 2500km distance without electric regeneration, which achieved the longest distance data transfer rate in the region. The test verified that 800G transmission performance, and proved the 800G long-haul transmission could further be commercially deployed towards the 5.5G era. Turkcell, the leading comprehensive telecom carrier in the world, provides high-quality fixed and mobile...

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...