Broadband ISPs Prep FTTP Plans for Openreach’s 1.2Gbps and 1.8Gbps Tiers
Network operator Openreach (BT) officially launched their fastest Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband tiers – 1.2Gbps and 1.8Gbps (both 120Mbps upstream) – into the UK market earlier this month (here). But so far the only ISP to launch any consumer packages using these have been EE, although that will soon change. The new tiers are designed to squeeze as much performance as possible out of Openreach’s Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON) platform, which will ultimately need to be upgraded...
Sky Broadband and Virgin Media Cut 1Gbps UK Broadband to GBP41
New residential customers of Sky Broadband and Virgin Media may like to know that both ISPs have just discounted their respective gigabit broadband packages to £41 per month for a limited period of time, although Sky are offering average uploads of 90Mbps and on Virgin it’s 104Mbps. Sky’s Gigafast 900Mbps (sponsored) broadband package, which is sold via Openreach’s national Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network – available to 14 million premises, now costs £41 per month for the first 18-months...
T-Mobile and EQT form JV to buy Lumos
News The move will allow Lumos to ramp up its fibre network rollout across America Wireless carrier T-Mobile US has joined forces with EQT, a Swedish investment firm, to launch a new joint venture (JV), through which they will acquire fibre provider Lumos. Fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) provider Lumos currently provides fibre broadband and Wi-Fi services to 320,000 households focussing on Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Following its acquisition by the newly formed JV, the...
DZS Appoints Scott St. John as Chief Customer Officer
DALLAS, Texas, USA, Apr. 25, 2024 – DZS (Nasdaq: DZSI), a global leader of broadband networking and AI-driven cloud software solutions, today announced it has appointed Scott St. John as Chief Customer Officer, reporting directly to CEO Charlie Vogt. Mr. St. John will be responsible for leading global sales for DZS and will be focused on driving accelerated revenue growth across the Americas and Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Australia/New Zealand (ANZ) regions. Communication...
Ribbon Selected to Provide Advanced Voice Network Platform and Services for Verizon
Plano, TX – Ribbon Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: RBBN), a global provider of real time communications technology and IP optical networking solutions to many of the world’s largest service providers, enterprises, and critical infrastructure operators to modernize and protect their networks, today announced plans for a major network modernization program with Verizon to retire legacy TDM switching platforms and replace their function with modern cloud-based technologies. “Our continuous goal at...
CEA-Leti Selected to Coordinate Two EU Projects for Developing ‘First-Class’ 6G Capabilities and Contributing to Standardization
CEA-Leti Selected to Coordinate Two EU Projects for Developing ‘First-Class’ 6G Capabilities and Contributing to Standardization Engaging Multiple EU Partners, the Projects Will Apply Intelligent Sensing and AI-Enabled Learning Technologies GRENOBLE, France – April 25, 2024 – As part of the European Union’s drive to support a multifaceted approach to addressing 6G challenges and promises, CEA-Leti has been chosen to coordinate two projects to help build first-class 6G technology capabilities...
Digital Catapult welcomes new vendors to test Open RAN deployability in real-world outdoor setting
Delivered by Digital Catapult – the UK authority on advanced digital technology, the SONIC Labs programme is supported by Ofcom and funded by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), to determine the practical viability and performance of Open RAN solutions. The next phase of the programme will assess how well Open RAN works in practical outdoor settings, mimicking the conditions faced by mobile network operators, to provide valuable insights that will shape the future of...
Wessex Internet Bring Gigabit Broadband to 20 Rural UK Locations
Rural UK ISP Wessex Internet, which is deploying a full fibre (FTTP) gigabit broadband network across isolated parts of Dorset, Wiltshire, Hampshire and Somerset in England, has today named the 20 locations where their new network has gone live during just the first three months of 2024 (Q1). At present the provider’s existing network footprint is vaguely said to cover “tens of thousands of homes” (some of this may include their old fixed wireless network too), while their current business...
Korean Air shows off comprehensive urban air mobility system backed by 5G
News The ‘world first’ was achieved via a partnership between Korean Air, Hyundai Motor Company, Korea Telecom (KT), Incheon International Airport Corporation, and Hyundai Engineering & Construction This week, Korean Air has announced the successful demonstration of their urban air mobility (UAM) operating system, a system which could become the foundation upon which commercial flying taxi services could be launched by 2025. The project has seen Korean Air work alongside numerous partners,...
Rural Yorkshire Village of Stockton on the Forest Gets FTTP Broadband
The Fusion Fibre Group, which is both a UK internet provider and Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network builder, has today announced that the first homes in the rural Yorkshire (England) village of Stockton on the Forest can now access their new gigabit-capable full fibre broadband network after a £350k investment. The local roll-out required FFG to invest £350,000 of its own money (no government vouchers were used) and the new network currently covers 377 premises (Ready for Service), which...