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Broadband provider MTH Networks has today become the latest retail ISP to confirm that they’ve jumped onto Freedom Fibre‘s growing gigabit-capable broadband (FTTP) network, which has so far covered over 300,000 premises (27th Mar 2024) across the United Kingdom – mostly in the North West of England. The internet provider, which also sells packages via a several other alternative networks (e.g. MS3 and OFNL), are offering a range of Freedom Fibre based packages that start at £29.40 per month...

News The investment is Microsoft’s largest-ever commitment to Sweden  Microsoft has announced today that it will invest 33.7 billion Swedish crowns ($3.21 billion) to expand its cloud and AI operations in Sweden over the next two years. This will include the deployment of 20,000 advanced graphics processing units (GPUs) at its data centers in Sandviken, Gavle, and Staffanstorp to help meet the rapidly growing compute demand created by AI.  Alongside this infrastructure deployment, the company...

News  Discussions have been ongoing since September last year  Vodafone Group has completed the sale of its Spanish business Vodafone Spain to Zegona Communications for €5 billion.  As per the agreement, Vodafone will receive €4.1 billion in cash and €0.9 billion in redeemable preference shares.   The newly acquired company will still use the Vodafone branding for up to ten years, according to a statement released by Vodafone in October.  Proceedings began in September last year, and were...

City-focused broadband ISP and alternative network provider Hyperoptic has revealed the appointment of four new key members to its leadership team. On top of that, they’ve also quietly confirmed that their gigabit full fibre (FTTP/B) network now covers “more than” 1.6 million UK homes (up from 1.4m in Oct 2023) across parts of 64 UK towns and cities. The operator, which is home to a customer base of 300,000 (5th Oct 2023 – we haven’t had an updated figure since then) and has been targeting...

Alternative network operator Trooli, which was last year acquired by Agnar UK Infrastructure (here) and has so far extended their gigabit-capable full fibre (FTTP) network to cover 334,000 premises (RFS) across England and Scotland (here), has become the latest ISP to launch a 2Gbps (multi-gigabit) speed package. Until recently, the fastest package listed on the main page of Trooli’s website was still their 900Mbps (symmetric speed) tier for £39.99 per month on a 24-month term, which includes...

Budget UK ISP Plusnet, which is typically positioned as BT’s low-cost division for basic internet access services, has now confirmed that their own-brand of EE powered Pay Monthly SIM-Only Mobile plans will finally be closing “throughout” this month (June 2024). Customers must transfer before their accounts are closed to avoid losing their service and number. In case anybody has forgotten. Plusnet stopped selling mobile plans to new customers at the end of March 2023 (here). The move formed...

News  The contract will help the US navy undergo a digital modernisation  The US Department of the Navy has chosen Verizon’s government, education, and public safety arm, Verizon Public Sector, to provide wireless services, in a contract worth up to $2.67 billion over 10 years.  The new contract will offer improved and cost-effective wireless solutions to related military and federal agencies.  The agreement forms part of the fourth round of the wireless and telecoms services contract launched...

News The move is the latest in a series of acquisitions and mergers throughout Europe aimed at combining fixed and mobile operations This week, Orange has announced that Orange Romania will merge with Orange Romania Communications (OROC), combining their mobile and fixed broadband businesses to become a fully converged telecoms operator. Orange Romania first acquired a 54% stake in OROC (then Telekom Romania Communications) back in 2021 and moved quickly to unify contact channels and launch a...

Network operator and ISP Sure, which is present on the Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey, has informed existing customers of their intention to increase mobile, phone and broadband prices – in line with the Retail Price Index (RPI) – by “up to” 6.1% (Isle of Man), 5.8% (Guernsey) and 5.7% (Jersey) from 1st July 2024. “We understand that price rises are something most of us would like to avoid, but it enables us to sustain investments in our networks, products and services across the island,”...

News  The Italian government has already approved the deal after agreeing with KKR to take a stake of up to 20% in the business once the transaction is complete  The EU competition authority has given KKR the green light for its planned takeover of Telecom Italia (TIM)’s fixed network operations (known as NetCo) for €19 billion.  The European Commission was notified of the deal on April 19 and officially approved the merger in a statement yesterday, having completed a full investigation.  “The...