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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Interview As the telecoms industry gradually moves towards tackling Scope 3 emissions and the wider challenge of sustainability, Unipart Logistics’ Steve Carter discusses making the supply chain more circular at Connected Britain 2024 You can view our full interview below! Also in the news: Meta resumes use of UK user posts to train its AI models Verizon’s 4,800 job cuts will cost over $1.9 billion CMA questions Vodafone–Three merger after second...

News The deal covers over 6,000 towers across all 50 states and Washington D.C. Verizon has announced this week that it intends to sell the rights to lease, operate, and manage 6,339 mobile towers to infrastructure giant Vertical Bridge. The towers, which are reportedly located across the US, are currently owned by various Verizon subsidiaries and have a collective value of $3.3 billion. Upfront proceeds from the deal are expected to total around $2.8 billion in cash. As is typical of tower...

News  A final decision on the merger is expected by the end of the year  This week, Vodafone and Three have published a joint statement on the company’s merger in response to a statement from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) earlier this month, which outlined its provisional findings.  Following a second probe earlier this month, the CMA once again raised concerns that the deal could lead to higher prices and reduced service quality for millions of UK mobile customers. Specifically,...

News The deal includes the creation of a “Korea-customised” AI model based on OpeAI’s GPT-4o    South Korean telco Korea Telecom (KT) and Microsoft have announced a five-year, multibillion-dollar partnership to drive AI innovation across the country. The collaboration will bring AI-powered solutions to over 650,000 businesses and 17 million consumers, with a focus on industries such as finance, healthcare, and education, the companies have said.  A key aspect of the partnership is the...

Alternative broadband provider Pulse Fibre, which is aiming to complete over 250,000 unique “full fibre” (FTTP) connections into new build dwellings and MDUs (here), has today announced that they’ve signed a new deal with property developer Cavanna Homes to extend their service and cover new build homes in Dorset. The first Cavanna Homes site to benefit from this will be the new development at Warmwell Rise (Crossways, Dorchester) in Dorset (England), which currently starting to build 140...