Netcrackers Ari Banerjee talks GenAI and Data security at MWC 2024
Insight At MWC this year, we spoke to Ari Banerjee, the Senior Vice President of Strategy at Netcracker to discuss the hot topics at this year’s event, including AI, data security and monetisation The biggest topic at the event this year was Artificial Intelligence (AI) and specifically Generative AI (Gen AI). Does Banjeree think that telco is ready to fully embrace GenAI? “We talk a lot about AI, machine language and the evolution to Gen AI. What we are seeing with our customers, first is...
Vodafone UK and Nokia Trial L4S on FTTP Broadband to Reduce Latency
Mobile operator and UK ISP Vodafone have teamed up with Nokia Bell Labs to conduct a “world’s first trial” of the “viability” of harnessing L4S (Low Latency, Low Loss, and Scalable Throughput) technology over passive optical networks (PON), which could “greatly improve” network latency times for internet activities like AR, video conferencing and multiplayer gaming, even during peak hours. For those who don’t know. Latency is a measure of the time that it takes for a packet of data to travel...
Broadband ISP toob Increases FTTP Price for New UK Customers UPDATE
Hampshire-based network builder and gigabit broadband ISP, toob, which is deploying its own full fibre (FTTP) network and also sharing some of CityFibre’s infrastructure in parts of South England, has today announced its first price increase from £25 to £29 per month on an 18-month term for their one and only 900Mbps package. The price increase may seem significant, although it’s worth remembering that this is for a 900Mbps package with free installation (i.e. £29 is still cheaper than most...
Rural UK ISP GoFibre Expand Full Fibre Broadband Build in Fife
Edinburgh-based rural ISP and network builder GoFibre (BorderLink), which is rolling out a 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network around parts of the North of England and Scottish Borders, has issued a progress update on their ongoing deployment across Fife in Scotland. The provider is currently expecting their network to reach a total of c.120,000 UK premises during early 2024, but they’re currently both live and in-build at 95,000 premises (homes and businesses) across...
Austria allows telcos to turn off 5G frequencies at night
News The move is aimed at increasing the telcos’ energy efficiency The Austrian Regulatory Authority for Broadcasting and Telecommunications (RTR) has announced the completion of its latest 5G spectrum auction, raising a total of €137.7 million. The auction saw seven blocks of frequencies awarded in the 26 GHz band and another seven in the 3.6 GHz band. The 26 GHz frequency proceeds totalled €16.2 million, with A1 Telekom, T-Mobile, and Hutchison (Drei) acquired 2 blocks for €4.6 million,...
Singtel confirms Optus is not for sale
News Singapore-based Singtel has dismissed rumours that it is looking to offload the Australian mobile operator, saying ‘there is no impending deal to divest Optus’ Singtel, Southeast Asia’s largest telecoms operator, has issued an announcement to the Singapore Stock Exchange today, explaining that “there is no impending deal to divest Optus which remains a strategic and integral part of the Singtel Group.” The announcement came “given the movement in Singtel’s share price this morning,”...
Taiwan earthquake knocks nearly 200 base stations offline
News The 7.2-magnitude quake has seen communications disrupted for all three of the country’s mobile operators This morning, Taiwan was hit by its largest earthquake in 25 years, collapsing buildings and causing landslides around the epicentre near Hualien city. So far, seven people are confirmed to have been killed, while over 700 have been injured. The magnitude 7.2 quake saw communications infrastructure across the region disrupted, primarily due to power lines to base stations being...
List of UK Places Live with CityFibre’s FTTP Broadband ISPs – 2024 Edition
Sometimes it can be difficult to keep track of where CityFibre’s contractors are building their new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network, as well as which of those builds have started to go live (i.e. allowing you to order services from an ISP) or even been completed. The following list may help to answer that. Just to recap. The operator is currently several years into a rollout that started in 2018 and could see them become the UK’s third major provider of broadband...
ONS Picks Virgin Media O2 Business to Provide UK Mobility Data
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has picked broadband and mobile operator Virgin Media and O2 (VMO2 Business) to be their strategic partner for providing mobility data, which is to be used to support the UK Government’s work at national and local levels, providing insights that reveal population dynamics, travel patterns, and other movement trends. The deal means that Mobile network insights from VMO2 Business’ anonymised and aggregated data service, O2 Motion, will be available on the...
County Broadband rolls out full fibre across Sudbury
Press Release East of England rural provider County Broadband has announced it has completed building its gigabit-speed full fibre infrastructure in Sudbury, Suffolk, and has released details of plans to further support the community with local events and partnerships. A total of approximately 6,200 premises have been connected to the fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) infrastructure as part of the multi-million-pound large-scale infrastructure build work across the historic market town. Full fibre...