London Internet Exchange Sees Record Traffic Pass 10Tbps
The London Internet Exchange (LINX), which handles a key chunk of UK and global data traffic through their switches via around a thousand members (broadband ISPs, mobile operators etc.), has today reported that they set a new peak record for data traffic yesterday when the aggregate total topped 10.69Tbps (Terabits per second). The new 10.7Tbps peak, which was officially recorded on Tuesday 17th September 2024 at 8:45pm, appears to have been largely driven by football fans heading online to...
ASA Bans Vodafone UK Broadband Ads After Rival ISP BT Complains
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned several Vodafone broadband adverts after BT lodged complaints, which claimed that the ISP was being “misleading” by claiming that customers could “switch from BT to Vodafone and get the same broadband for less” (emphasis on the “same broadband” part). But that wasn’t the only issue. The adverts themselves – reflecting several promotions via TV, Twitter (X) and the operator’s own website – related to Vodafone’s “Great British Broadband...
SubOptic, Sparkle and University of Genoa team up for world’s first subsea cable degree
Press Release Besides the implementation of the world’s first academic specialization course on submarine cables, the agreement includes collaboration on joint initiatives for the sector’s development Sparkle, the first international service provider in Italy and among the top global operators, the University of Genoa, one of the oldest in Italy and one of the best in the world on marine and maritime issues, and the SubOptic Foundation, a philanthropic organization that aims to promote...
BlueBirds take flight: AST SpaceMobile satellites enter orbit
News The five new Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites are the first step in providing mobile coverage to ‘not spots’ across the USA AST SpaceMobile has successfully launched its first five BlueBird LEO satellites, which will ultimately form part of a constellation aimed at delivering direct-to-device (D2D) connectivity to mobile subscribers. The five satellites carry antenna arrays that each cover around 700 square feet, making them the largest ever deployed by a commercial space craft. For the...
Softbank and Intelsat partner to launch global 5G network
News The deal comes just a month after Softbank’s deal with Eutelsat Japanese conglomerate SoftBank and Intelsat have announced a new partnership to develop a hybrid network solution combining satellite and terrestrial communication technology. This, the companies say, will create a “Ubiquitous Network” that offers seamless mobile connectivity, even in areas without regular mobile coverage. This new system will allow users to stay connected using just one device and account, whether they...
Altnet ISP Pulse Fibre Expands UK Broadband Reach via DW Utilities
Alternative broadband provider Pulse Fibre, which is currently aiming to complete over 250,000 unique “full fibre” (FTTP) connections into new build dwellings and MDUs (here), has signed a new partnership with multi-utility provider DW Utilities that should help to spread their service across more of the UK. The new collaboration will enable DW Utilities to offer a full range of utility services to some of the sites they serve, by integrating Pulse Fibre’s lightning-fast full fibre broadband...
EE UK Makes New Wi-Fi 7 Smart Hub Pro Broadband Router Available
Mobile network operator and UK ISP EE (BT) has today made their new Qualcomm powered WiFi 7 router (Smart Hub Pro) and wireless booster (Smart Wi-Fi Pro), which were soft launched earlier this month (here), available to both new and existing customers of their fixed line home FTTP broadband packages. In case anybody has forgotten, WiFi 7 introduces a number of new features, such as using the extra 6GHz channel with 320MHz of channel bandwidth for much broader capacity (Wi-Fi 6E is 160MHz), as...
IOH and Accenture partner to boost AI development in Indonesia
News The deal comes just a month after IOH partnered with Huawei to launch Southeast Asia’s largest digital intelligence operations centre Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (IOH) has teamed up with Accenture to accelerate the development of a sovereign AI cloud platform, with the aim of advancing Indonesia’s digital transformation. Through its subsidiary Lintasarta, IOH will use Accenture’s AI Refinery platform to help businesses adopt AI-driven solutions, while ensuring data remains secure within...
Nineteen mobile operators sign up to GSMA’s new ethical AI roadmap
News The Responsible AI (RAI) Maturity Roadmap will help ensure mobile operators are using the emerging technology ethically and responsibly Today, the GSMA have released their new Responsible AI (RAI) Maturity Roadmap, aimed at providing mobile network operators (MNOs) with tools and guidance surrounding their ethical implementation of AI. The roadmap explores a company’s use of RAI across five aspects of their business: Vision, Operating Model, Technical Controls, Third-party Ecosystem, and...
Broadway Residents Get Date for Judicial Review of Broadband Poles Rollout
The Lifford Gardens and the Sands Residents Association, which represents part of Broadway in Worcestershire (England), has been informed by the Birmingham High Court that their Judicial Review hearing into the local council’s decision to allow deployment of a new FTTP broadband network using wood poles is to take place on 22nd October 2024 at 10:30am. ISPreview wrote about the situation in June 2024 (here), which gives the full context. But to cut a long story short, the review focuses upon...