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News The move sees the billionaire’s total stake in the UK incumbent rise to 4.3% This week, a regulatory filing has revealed that Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim has upped his stake in BT by 1.1% to 4.3%. The £150 million investment comes via Slim’s family business Inbursa and related subsidiaries. Slim first acquired a stake in BT back in June, spending around £400 million to buy a 3.2% stake. At the time, analysts viewed the investment as a vote of confidence in BT’s new CEO Allison Kirkby, who...

Global network operator Netmore has signed a contract with Yorkshire Water in England that aims to upgrade and connect 1.3 million water meters across the Yorkshire region (i.e. those that are reaching the end of their operation life) to their Long Range Wide Area Network (LoRaWAN). Fixed wireless LoRa networks harness only a small slice of lower frequency radio spectrum (usually in one of the sub-1GHz bands like 868MHz or 915MHz) in order to support relatively slow, but extremely low power,...

Sky (Sky Broadband) has confirmed that they will, from today, be “phasing out” their old satellite-based Sky Q Triple Play packages, which means they’re “no longer available for purchase on Sky.com“. Existing customers will continue to be supported, but as expected, Sky’s focus is now firmly on their newest internet-based streaming products. The move has been expected ever since Sky pivoted to launched Sky Glass (Sky integrated streaming TV set) and Sky Stream (streaming set-top-box) a few...

Technical consultancy firm FarrPoint has today published their first International Digital Connectivity Readiness Index (IDCRI), which ranks the United Kingdom top against the G7 nations. The index ranks countries by the quality and coverage of their digital infrastructure (broadband, 5G etc.), as well as other areas like digital skills and online security etc. The scores contained within this report are based on key indicators gathered from a series of data sources, such as Ofcom and the...

News TalkTalk has been struggling with debt for several years, with the total currently standing at nearly £1 billion TalkTalk has announced that it has signed a binding agreement on a refinancing deal that was first revealed last month. The deal saw shareholders – including founder Sir Charles Dunstone, Toscafund, and Ares Management – agree to inject an additional £170 million into the business, in addition to the £65 million invested last month. The deal also included the transfer of assets...

New customers looking to join Virgin Media’s broadband service may like to know that the ISP has shaved a few extra pounds off some of their packages and bundles. For example, their 1Gbps standalone plan on an 18-month term is now £39 per month (£78 thereafter), while some of their TV bundles come with a Eufy doorbell & security camera worth £359.98 or £150 bill credit. As usual, customers will also receive an included wireless router and free setup. The discounted standalone broadband...

News  The new NetCo was first announced in February  Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) is seeking investment for its newly created network company, according to a Bloomberg report this week which cited people familiar with the matter.  The network business is reportedly worth £5 billion, with VMO2 seeking an additional £1 billion in investment through the sale of a minority stake. The size of the stake available is estimated to be between 20% and 40%, and could come as soon as next month, according to...

Alternative UK network operator Freedom Fibre, which has built their 10Gbps capable full fibre broadband (XGS-PON / FTTP) network to cover 300,000 premises across England (27th Mar 2024) and is home to 20,000 customers (12th Aug 2024), has today awarded thousands of pounds to support 23 community groups from across North Shropshire. The grants form part of the £25,000 that the operator allocated to their “Freedom Fund” for North Shropshire in April 2024 (here), which is open to non-profit...

Mobile provider giffgaff, which is a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) on O2’s UK platform, has significantly boosted the included data allowances across three of their SIM Only plans with a minimum contract term of 18-months. The change will come at no extra cost to both new and existing customers of the related Pay Monthly plans. The promotion, which will be available to take until 4th December 2024, means that their £10 per month plan now comes with 60GB (GigaBytes) of data instead of...

Press Release Rorschach, Switzerland – September 2024 – HORISEN is proud to announce its collaboration with Vodafone Germany and DIMOCO Payments in supporting the first-ever public transportation ticketing concept via RCS (Rich Communication Services) and DCB (Direct Carrier Billing) in Germany. Powered by HORISEN’s Business Messenger Platform, this innovative solution allows users to book public transportation tickets and pay directly through their phone bill – all this inside an RCS...