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News The UK–India Technology Security Initiative will focus on everything from telecoms equipment to the quantum computing This week, the UK government is deepening it strategic relationship with India, introducing a new initiative aimed enhancing the security of existing and emerging technologies. The UK–India Technology Security Initiative, devised and agreed by the National Security Advisors of both countries, will focus on technical collaboration, fostering bilateral investment, and...

Ofcom has published their latest quarterly (Q1 2024) study of UK consumer complaints, which saw NOW Broadband (NOW TV) being labelled as the worst provider for attracting the most gripes about broadband and landline phone, while Virgin Media did the same for pay TV services and O2 were the worst for Mobile. Take note that the regulator’s report only covers complaints that Ofcom itself has received and not those sent directly to an ISP, the ISPA or an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)...

Network operator CityFibre, which has so far extended their 2.5Gbps speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network to cover 3.6 million UK premises (3.3m RFS), has revealed that their £26m deployment in the coastal East Sussex town of Eastbourne has now reached 30,000 premises. But a firm completion date remains unclear. The deployment in Eastbourne, which began all the way back in late 2020 (here), has had its fair share of contractor woes (example) and changes, although CityFibre...

The UK government’s £5bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout scheme has today awarded two new contracts – worth a combined £190m – to ISP Quickline, which will see them extend their 10Gbps capable full fibre (FTTP) network to almost 108,000 extra premises in hard to reach rural areas across Lincolnshire, the East Riding of Yorkshire and North Yorkshire. The development reflects another significant win for Quickline, which has previously also secured the Project Gigabit deployment contracts for...

Telecoms giant BT Group have today posted a brief trading update to the end of June 2024, which reveals that Openreach added another 1 million premises (unchanged on the previous quarter) to the coverage of their full fibre (FTTP) broadband ISP network – delivering total coverage to 15 million. Take-up also held at a steady 34%. Take note that, since 2023, the BT Group now only publishes a short trading update in calendar Q1 and Q3 (roughly in line with most FTSE 100 companies), thus we only...

Mobile network operator and UK ISP Vodafone has today published their Q1 FY25 financial results, which reveals that their fixed broadband base grew again to total 1.427 million customers (up by 44k in Q1 vs 52k in the Q4 FY24) and their mobile base fell a bit to total 18.567 million (down by -71k in Q1 vs +66k in Q4 FY24). In terms of their UK fixed broadband services, the operator has continued to report strong growth, with a quarterly addition of 44,000 customers – thanks in part to being...

CallTower, a global leader in delivering unified communications, contact centre, and collaboration solutions, including Microsoft Teams, Webex by Cisco, and Zoom, announced today they are partnering with Tollring to deliver advanced call analytics on Microsoft Teams with Analytics 365. This cutting-edge solution, designed specifically for Microsoft Teams, revolutionises the way organisations harness call data insights to enhance team performance, improve customer engagement and maximise...

News The strategic partnership is backed by the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy, which hopes the deal will add value to the country’s aviation and tourism sectors Today, Indonesian telecoms operator Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison has announced a new strategic partnership with Garuda Indonesia, the country’s national airline. The collaboration will see Garuda explore the use of various new digital technologies with help from Indosat, aiming to “enhance operational quality, optimize...

Macquarie-backed network operator and UK ISP KCOM, which is building a gigabit broadband network across East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire in England, has revealed that they’ve now expanded their full fibre (FTTP) service into the previously unannounced villages of Scotter and Brayton. Both of the new locations are extensions of the operator’s existing build and spotted by some of our readers. For example, Scotter is home to over 3,000 people and sits right below KCOM’s existing deployment in...

Press Release The new submarine cable system will use Sparkle’s scalable infrastructure thus gaining immediate access to the most important Internet Exchange points in Europe Sparkle, the first international service provider in Italy and among the top global operators, has signed an agreement with Unitirreno – a partnership between Unidata, Italian TLC operator and ISP, and industry experts – for the landing of its new subsea cable system in Sparkle’s Genoa Landing Platform....