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Contributed Article by Gavin Miller, CEO, Asurion Europe Over the last decade or so, we’ve seen an increasing reliance on our digital devices, with the average UK user now spending close to six hours per day on the internet.[i] Additionally, we are seeing more household items than ever before with connectivity capabilities. Appliances such as TVs, speakers, thermometers and even microwaves now often include a ‘smart’ element that sees them become part of our network of online devices in the...

Insight This article was written by VanillaPlus Increasingly prominent and controversial, in almost equal measure, AI engines are redefining all manner of work functions and human tasks (ChatGPT) and even reinventing our understanding of art (Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, etc.). This technology marks a paradigm shift in our ability to predict, analysis, create and control content, processes and events with far greater potential than current applications suggest, and, extrapolated over time,...

Homes in the Suffolk (England) village of Felsham have been left without access to broadband and phone services for over a week because, allegedly, Openreach (BT) are unable to fix the problem – a damaged telecoms pole that was struck during a car accident on Cockfield Road – until they’ve received “an estimate” from the driver’s insurance company. According to the Suffolk News (via Thinkbroadband), a Ford Fiesta collided with a pole last Monday, which was then hit again by an unfortunate...

A collaboration between IT consultancy firm CGI and the Norfolk County Council (NCC) in England has leveraged a hybrid approach to help bring “ultrafast” broadband speeds to several remote industrial sites in the county, which uses a mix of wireless networking and Starlink’s Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites. The announcement is somewhat light on any useful technical details about the hybrid solution, which has been built in collaboration with suppliers Ingen and Onwave. But it’s said to have...

City-focused gigabit broadband ISP Hyperoptic, which has already extended their full fibre (FTTP / B) network to cover “more than” 1.73 million UK homes in parts of 64 towns and cities, has launched a new promotion that discounts all of their top plans (150Mbps, 500Mbps and 1Gbps) to just £15 per month for the first 6-months of service. The new deal means that, for example, customers taking out their 150Mbps packages on a 24-month term will pay £15 for the first 6-months (£29 thereafter), plus...

All of the shares belonging to Swindon-based fibre optic kit and cable supplier AFL Telecommunications Europe have recently been acquired by Italian firm Tratos Cavi Spa, which is a similar supplier. The acquisition deal aims to increase TRATOS’ footprint in the UK alongside its existing electrical cable manufacturing facility in Knowsley. The purchase is said to include all fibre optic cable product lines for the power utility, rail, and oil and gas markets, including the SkyWrap® attached...

Owners of the Linksys Velop Pro 6E and Pro 7 mesh routers, which are used by several broadband ISPs and consumers in the UK, are being advised to change the router’s passwords and Wi-Fi network names through an external web browser. The requirement comes after it was revealed that the models could transmit passwords in cleartext during the initial setup. The issue was first discovered by a Belgian consumer organization, Testaankoop, which found that, during initial setup, both the Velop Pro 6E...

Bengaluru, July 16, 2024: OnMobile Global Limited, the leader in cutting-edge mobile gaming & entertainment, announced the appointment of Bikram Sherawat as its President and Chief Operations Officer, effective July 16, 2024. Bikram Sherawat is a distinguished technology business leader known for his strategic acumen and relentless drive in propelling sales and revenue growth. With a remarkable career spanning over two decades, Bikram has consistently demonstrated his ability to generate...

VOX Solutions, a frontrunner in comprehensive A2P voice and messaging monetization solutions, unveils a groundbreaking partnership with Orange, the largest mobile operator in Burkina Faso. The partnership between Vox Solutions and Orange Burkina Faso forms an exclusive direct connectivity alliance, guaranteeing the secure and dependable transmission of A2P messages to Burkina Faso’s clients and international enterprises. The common objective is to safeguard mobile interactions from the rapidly...

Growing Popularity of Internet Buying to Promote Global Market Share of Telecommunication The development of new applications like distributed sensing and extended reality, among others, has increased the demand for 6G networks. Furthermore, reliable network connection is required for the increasing number of smart city programs and the increasing demand for driverless cars, which the 6G deployment may facilitate. Smart cities are expected to generate a substantial economic gain of roughly USD...