Cornerstone to Build New 5G Neutral Host Network via UK Street Lights
Mobile infrastructure firm Cornerstone, which handles the UK network sharing agreement between O2 (VMO2) and Vodafone (Vantage Towers), has today joined forces with Signify in a new partnership that aims to put luminaire technology into lamp heads on street lights in order to build a new Outdoor 5G and IoT Neutral Host platform in urban areas. The ideal of putting 4G/5G mobile and Internet of Things (IoT) kit and sensors on top of street lights or lamp posts is of course nothing new. Small...
Network evolution in the era of 5.5G
Insight We spoke with Cullen Xu, Vice President of Huawei’s 5G & LTE TDD Product Line, to key developments in 5.5G network technology and the new experiences this will unlock for customer In 2024, roughly five years into the commercial deployment of 5G, the latest generation of wireless technology continues to find success in unexpected places. 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) has becoming hugely popular around the world for delivering broadband services to areas underserved by fibre....
Quickline UK Expand FTTP Broadband to 4 New Rural Villages
Broadband ISP Quickline, which is rolling out a new gigabit-capable full fibre (FTTP) and fixed wireless (5G FWA) network across rural and semi-rural parts of the North East and Midlands of England, has today announced that a further four villages across Lincolnshire and North Yorkshire have now been connected to their network. The latest additions include Sutterton, Wigtoft and Huby in Lincolnshire, as well as nearby Sutton-on-the-Forest in North Yorkshire. The new fibre across this area is...
London Full Fibre Business ISP Vorboss to Create 60 New Jobs
Network operator and UK ISP Vorboss, which is investing £300m to deploy a 100Gbps point-to-point full fibre network (Ethernet and broadband) – dedicated to business – across central London, has announced that they intend to create 60 new roles within the company to help meet a rapid growth in demand. At present the operator has already deployed over 500km of fibre optic cables – enough to potentially connect all commercial buildings in Central London, which can provide point-to-point Carrier...
Giffgaff UK Set to Start Rolling Out 4G Calling and WiFi Calling
Mobile network provider giffgaff, which is a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) on O2’s platform in the United Kingdom, are due to finally start rolling out two long awaited and much demanded new service features this month – Wi-Fi Calling and 4G Calling (VoLTE). But the process will take a while to complete. For the uninitiated. 4G Calling is another name for Voice-over-LTE (VoLTE) technology, which means that any calls you make or receive will stay on the 4G mobile network (signal...
Ofcom UK Examine Future of TV Distribution in a Broadband World
The UK media and telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today published an interesting new report for the Government that examines the future of TV distribution in an increasing broadband (internet) connected world and proposes how to address the inevitable tipping point – where Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) services risk become too expensive to sustain. As most people will already be aware from their own experiences, there has been somewhat of a radical shift in how we all access and view TV...
Three again bangs the merger drum as it publishes Q1 2024 financials
News Mobile operator Three UK has released its financial results for the first quarter of 2024, with revenue growth failing to drag EBITDA-CAPEX out of the red This week, Three UK have announced their quarterly results, taking the opportunity to once again promote their potential merger with rival Vodafone. The company saw revenue and margin increase by 9%, reaching £664 million and £424 million respectively. This was partly driven by more customers joining Three, with active customers...
US Senators provide glimmer of hope for ACP
News If the amendment is passed, ACP would undergo modifications Amid confusion about the future of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), several senators have proposed a new means of funding the program. A bipartisan group of senators introduced an amendment to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act that would provide $6 billion in funding for the ACP. The amendment also allocates $3 billion for the “rip-and-replace” program which funds the removal and disposal...
BT wins £70m IT contract with South West police forces
News The ten-year contract with Devon & Cornwall Police and Dorset Police will see the operator provide managed IT services, including support for body-worn cameras and vehicle radios Today, BT has announced it has won a $70 million contract to upgrade and support the IT infrastructure of the Devon & Cornwall and Dorset police forces. The deal covers numerous aspects of IT technology throughout the respective organisations, including field mobile, airwave vehicle, and handheld...
Microsoft announces $3.3bn Wisconsin AI investment
News The move is Microsoft’s latest in a string of at investments aimed at expanding cloud computing and AI infrastructure This week, Microsoft has been joined by US President Joe Biden to announce plans to build a $3.3 billion data centre in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin. The data centre will enable companies in Wisconsin and surrounding areas to develop, deploy, and use advanced cloud services and AI applications. Speaking at Gateway Technical College, Wisconsin, President Biden – who was...