Altnet Pulse Fibre Target 250K UK Premises for Full Fibre and Joins Fibre Cafe
A relatively new alternative broadband network and ISP called Pulse Fibre, which is focused upon tackling UK new build homes, has revealed that they’re aiming to complete over 250,000 unique “full fibre” (FTTP) connections into new build dwellings. As part of this, they’ve just joined the Fibre Cafe connectivity aggregation platform. Fibre Cafe’s platform is essentially designed to tackle the significant integration and automation challenges for broadband ISPs when onboarding new networks...
Three UK Expand Inclusive Global Mobile Roaming to 92 Countries
Mobile operator Three UK has revealed that they’re preparing to launch a new “Go Roam Around the World Extra” service, which will enable customers to access their UK allowances (Fair Usage Policy applicable) in “92 new destinations” and all for an additional daily roaming charge of £7. At present Three UK offers two roaming add-ons – £2 per day for Go Roam in Europe or £5 for the Go Roam Around the World destinations. Customers who take one of their ‘Value‘ or ‘Complete‘ plans benefit from the...
Sky Broadband UK and NOW Switch from 18 to 24 Month Contracts
New customers of UK ISP Sky Broadband, including NOW Broadband (NOW TV), should be aware that the provider(s) will today be changing from 18-month terms and adopting longer 24-month minimum contract terms across all of their broadband, TV and triple play packages. According to Sky, the move is intended to more closely align them with competing providers (24-month terms are now much more common) and to “continue offering our customers brilliant value, improved technology and deeper pricing.”...
Telenor teams up with AWS for sovereign cloud service
News In the first year of the collaboration, Telenor has said that it will invest 100 million NOK ($9.4 million) in the project Norwegian telco Telenor has announced that it will expand an existing partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to expand its sovereign cloud capabilities. The investment will see the implementation of AWS’s sovereign-by-design technology in Skygard – a data center currently under construction in Oslo, which is a joint venture between Telenor, renewable energy...
Zen Internet UK Launch 1.2Gbps and 1.8Gbps Broadband at Wholesale
UK ISP Zen Internet today says they’ve become the first broadband wholesaler to offer the latest 1.2Gbps and 1.8Gbps download speed capable packages (uploads of 120Mbps) over Openreach’s Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network. But the announcement doesn’t say precisely when Zen’s own retail customers will be able to order it. Openreach officially launched the two new multi-Gigabit tiers on 1st April 2024 (summary). But so far the lack of support by key wholesale suppliers (here) has meant that...
LigthSpeed Broadband Expand UK FTTP Cover and Launch 2Gbps
Alternative network operator and ISP LightSpeed Broadband, which was last year acquired by Kompass Kapital (here) after suffering job cuts and a build slowdown in the East of England (here), has today relaunched itself with a new 2Gbps full fibre package, branding, home security solution and network expansion plans. The operator currently claims to have already expanded their gigabit-capable broadband network to cover 250,000 premises in the East of England and West Midlands (unchanged from...
Nvidia and HPE team up for gen AI solution
News “Never before have Nvidia and HPE integrated our technologies so deeply,” says Nvidia boss Jensen Huang Nvidia and HPE have announced a partnership to co-develop AI solutions and joint go-to-market integrations to help businesses accelerate their adoption of generative AI. The partnership is a deepening of a decades-long collaboration between the two companies. The announcement was made in Las Vegas at HPE’s Discover event by HPE’s President and CEO Antonio Neri, who was joined on...
Rydal Group Acquires UK Telecoms Provider My Communications Ltd
The Rydal Group, which is a UK telecommunications and managed IT provider, has announced that they’ve moved to boost their presence in the market by acquiring Cambridge-based provider My Communications Ltd for an undisclosed sum, which offers an array of business-focused broadband and phone services. The “strategic move” is said to enhance Rydal Group’s presence in the telecom industry, while also expanding its client base to over 2,500 (i.e. the deal adds 400 telecom clients to the Rydal...
SNP 2024 Manifesto Preps Statutory Broadband and Mobile Social Tariffs
The Scottish National Party (Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba) has today published details of their 2024 Manifesto for the 4th July UK General Election, which sets out plans for a seemingly cheaper “statutory” social tariff for broadband and mobile services. The SNP is the current party of government in Scotland and therefore we already know something about their approach to digital infrastructure, which is being headlined by their £600m Reaching 100% (R100) project. The R100 scheme largely...
Three UK and Ericsson set the standard for smart and sustainable networks
Press Release Three UK and Ericsson have improved energy efficiency by up to 70 per cent at selected sites Combination of hardware and software upgrades deliver energy efficiency benefits and lower CO2 emissions Artificial intelligence (AI), data analytics and Micro Sleep features allow radio components to autonomously deactivate during low traffic hours or when not active 19 June 2024 – Three UK has hit a new milestone in its network sustainability journey thanks to the deployment of...