Which? Shames Broadband ISP Virgin Media UK for Poor Customer Service
Consumer magazine Which? has today written to the CEOs of Virgin Media (O2), Scottish Power and British Gas in the hope of “urging them to improve their customer service“, which comes after a survey conducted by the magazine found all three to be the “worst broadband and energy firms for customer service.” According to the Yonder survey of 4,101 nationally representative adults, which was conducted in May 2024 with the aim of identifying the worst firms for customer service and where they are...
Google eyes acquisition of cloud security startup Wiz for $23 billion
News If given the green light, the deal would be the largest acquisition in Alphabet’s history Google’s parent company Alphabet is in late-stage talks to acquire cybersecurity company Wiz for $23 billion, according to a report published on Sunday from The Wall Street Journal. If it is completed, the deal would be the group’s largest ever deal, surpassing its previous record purchase of Motorola Mobility in 2012 for $12.5 billion. Sources familiar with the matter told the Wall Street...
STC turns its gaze to Vodafone Portugal after collapse of Altice deal
News Local media suggests that Saudi Telecom Company (STC) is being advised to consider Vodafone as an alternative route into Portugal According to anonymous sources speaking to Jornal Económico, Saudi Arabia’s telecoms giant STC is considering acquiring Vodafone Portugal. The news, which remains unconfirmed by both STC and Vodafone, comes following the collapse of discussions between STC and Vodafone’s local rival Altice Portugal last week. STC began acquisition talks with Altice Portugal at...
LINX Manchester Interconnection Fabric to be Extended to Lunar Digital
The new partnership was confirmed during a recent site visit from the LINX team to the Manchester site, former Equinix facility known as MA2, Reynolds House, acquired by the Lunar Digital team in February 2023. The campus consisting of Lunar 1 and Lunar 2 has had a complete facelift in the last 12 months with a focus on modernization and sustainability. Rob Garbutt of Lunar Digital commented; “We are really pleased to now be able to offer the LINX peering LAN to our customers in our Manchester...
Riedel Communications Powers ATK Versacom’s Live Production at International Esports Championship
Link to Word Doc: www.wallstcom.com/Riedel/240711-Riedel-ATK_Esports_Championships.docx Photo Links: www.wallstcom.com/Riedel/ATK_Esports_Championship.jpeg Photo Caption: Riedel’s Artist and Bolero connect worldwide esports participants effortlessly. WUPPERTAL, Germany — July 11, 2024 — Riedel Communications today announced that ATK Versacom, a Clair Global brand, has used a comprehensive suite of Riedel solutions to ensure seamless production and broadcast of an annual worldwide esports...
Australia’s Nine Network Collaborates With Black Box, Deploying Emerald IP KVM to Ensure Reliable Signal Extension
DALLAS — July 10, 2024 — Black Box®, a leading IT solutions and consulting services provider to businesses worldwide, today announced that Australian media company Nine Network is using a Black Box Emerald® IP KVM solution to ensure reliable, flexible signal extension across offices and studios at its 1 Denison Street location in Sydney. Black Box Emerald 2K and 4K transmitters and receivers, along with the Boxilla® KVM Manager, are deployed in a redundant KVM architecture over an existing...
Analysis of 6G Market Size by Research Nester Reveals the Market to Grow with a CAGR of ~26.1% during 2024-2036 and attain ~USD 89.1 trillion by 2036
Research Nester’s recent market research analysis on “6G Market: Global Demand Analysis & Opportunity Outlook 2036” delivers a detailed competitor’s analysis and a detailed overview of the global 6G Market in terms of market segmentation by vertical, application, deployment, communication infrastructure, component, and by region. Growing adoption of cloud-based services to promote the global market share of the 6G market The global 6G market is estimated to grow majorly on account of the...
Broadband ISP BT Sees Video Streaming Surge for England v Spain – Euro 2024
Telecoms giant BT has released some new internet traffic statistics from the final UEFA Euro 2024 football match between England and Spain (8pm) on Sunday 14th July 2024, which saw a 142% increase in customers streaming the game compared to England’s semi-final against the Netherlands. Most of the big matches that involved England during Euro 2024 typically took place outside of normal working hours, which meant that many people ended up watching the action via a traditional TV broadcast...
Germany implements long-awaited Huawei ban
News The ban eases worry in Brussels and the US, where Germany was perceived as slow to act on ‘high risk’ Chinese equipment vendors Germany, Europe’s largest economy, has taken a decisive step in its 5G network rollout by banning critical components from Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE. The move reflects growing global concerns about security risks associated with Chinese telecom equipment providers. The ban aims to enhance the security and integrity of Germany’s communication...
Business Comms Provider Wavenet Confirms CEO After Daisy Merger
Broadband, communications and managed service providers (MSP) Wavenet, which recently announced a major merger with Daisy Corporate Services to create the UK’s “largest independent IT managed service provider” (here), has today revealed that its existing CEO – Philip Grannum – will lead the combined business following completion of the deal this week. The merger is anticipated to create a £500 million revenue company that supports around 2,000 staff, plus over 22,000 businesses and public...