Telecom26 and MiWire trial new eSIM-enabled maritime connectivity service for vessels of all sizes
Telecom26 and MiWire today announced they are trialling a new eSIM-based maritime connectivity service that will provide fast and reliable data at a reduced price for commercial vessels — particularly ferries — that often sail on the same routes. Traditionally satellite has been the technology of choice for the commercial shipping industry. However, satellite connectivity has several limitations including: High-cost, inflexible monthly usage plans Significant gaps in coverage. Telecom26 and...
Telecom Italia secures €1.5 billion loan before NetCo sale completion
News The news comes just days after the company won €1 billion from the Italian government in a legal battle Telecom Italia (TIM) has announced that it has signed a €1.5 billion bridge loan to strengthen its financial position ahead of the sale of its fixed network infrastructure business, NetCo, to KKR and the Italian government for up to €22 billion. It is expected that the loan will reassure investors while the sale remains to be approved by regulators. In a short press release, the...
Broadband poles no problem for Brits says new study
News A new report from the Internet Services Providers’ Association (ISPA) shows 69% of Brits would accept new poles being installed in exchange for better broadband There is no two ways about it: telephone poles can be an eyesore. Local news outlets in the UK publish a near constant stream of Not in My Back Yard (NIMBY)-related stories, in which residents decry the deployment of ugly connectivity infrastructure near their picaresque homes. But this week a new survey from ISPA suggests that...
Vodafone’s 5G standalone network now connects around half the German population
News The telco has been hard at work upgrading its network to the new architecture since the start of the year This week, Vodafone Germany has announced its network construction update for the first quarter of this year. Within this time frame, Vodafone has made strides in bolstering mobile connectivity infrastructure across the country, completing over 1,200 construction projects. According to the company, this effort, which averaged 13 projects daily, underscores the company’s commitment...
AXIAN Telecom appoints Vivek Badrinath as non-executive director
Press Release AXIAN Telecom, one of the leading pan-African telecom groups, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Vivek Badrinath to its Board of Directors as a Non-Executive Director (NED) Before his new appointment, Mr. Badrinath spent three years at Vantage Towers AG where he was the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Management Board. He led the establishment of the towers company in 2020, facilitated its IPO in 2021, and eventually its sale to Private Equity in 2023....
ISP John Lewis Broadband to Finally Close its UK Service
A couple of years have now passed since Plusnet announced that it would no longer be providing managed broadband and phone services to new customers under the John Lewis brand (here). But until now the ISP has continued to provide a service to remaining customers who haven’t yet moved to Plusnet or another provider, yet that is now about to end. According to a new report in The Sun (via Birmingham Mail), JLB will finally switch off its remaining broadband and email services for good on 28th...
Broadband ISP Zen Internet Tops 200,000 UK Subscribers
Rochdale-based UK ISP Zen Internet has informed ISPreview that they’ve passed an important milestone after their broadband subscriber (circuit) base surpassed the 200,810 mark, which represents an increase of 14,810 on the total of 186,000 that was published in their last annual accounts to the end of September 2022. The news comes only a few months after the provider revealed that they had finally completed their exchange rollout (unbundling) programme (here), which means that 86% of the...
X-Fibre’s New FTTP Broadband Network Goes Live in Surrey UK
Network operator X-Fibre, which is exclusively supported by UK broadband ISP Shere Internet (vertically integrated), has announced that their new self-financed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network build recently started to go live in the Surrey Hills area of England. Just to recap. X-Fibre is a company that previously focused on building full fibre networks for other operators (i.e. acting as a civil engineering contractor), such as for F&W Networks and Box Broadband (CommunityFibre) in...
Business ISP Commsworld Launch Ethernet over FTTP Broadband
Edinburgh-based UK business ISP Commsworld has today launched a new and more “cost effective” business-grade broadband service using Ethernet over Fibre to the Premises (EoFTTP) technology, which they say can provide “minimum bandwidth assurances as well as rapid repair times in the event of a fault.” EoFTTP typically sits somewhere in the middle between consumer FTTP broadband lines, which often have no or very little in the way of guarantees regarding reliability or higher bandwidth when put...
EE Boosts 4G Mobile Network Coverage in Ceredigion, Wales
Broadband ISP and UK mobile operator EE (BT) has announced that they’ve boosted their 4G mobile coverage in the Welsh county of Ceredigion by upgrading services at over 10 mobile masts. The work forms part of more than 150 other locations across Wales where EE has expanded 4G under the £1bn industry-led Shared Rural Network (SRN) programme. The SRN – supported by £500m of public funding and £532m from operators – involves both the reciprocal sharing of existing masts in certain areas and the...