Openreach UK Aim to Extend FTTP Broadband to 97% of N.Ireland
Network operator Openreach (BT) has today announced that their 1.8Gbps speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP network in Northern Ireland is being extended to cover 97% of premises (currently they’re at 87%). As a result, a further £100m investment is being made to reach over 100,000 extra premises. The deployment forms part of the operator’s […]
Freedom Fibre Complete VX FIBER Merger, Grows UK FTTP to 300K Premises
Alternative broadband operator Freedom Fibre has today announced the completion of their recent merger with InfraBridge-backed VX UK Holdings ltd (VXFIBER). Speaking of which, the combined coverage of their open access Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network is now 300,000 premises (up from 285k in Dec 2023). Just to recap. VXFIBER had a number of full […]
Spanish govt buys 3% stake in Telefonica, eyes 10%
News The Spanish government says it will look to increase its stake in the country’s largest mobile operator, seeking to counter the influence of Saudi Arabia’s STC In September last year, Saudi Arabian telco group STC bought a 9.9% stake in Spain’s Telefonica for $2.25 Billion, a move that made them the company’s largest shareholder. At the time, STC said the move was simply the latest step in their newly diversified investment strategy, calling Telefonica a “compelling investment...
BT pledges to upgrade payphones nationwide
News The move will provide improved connectivity and hyper-localised advertising to communities around the UK BT and Global, the Media & Entertainment Group, have announced a 10-year partnership to upgrade the UK’s legacy payphones and expanding digital hubs in local communities across the UK. The move seeks to enhance connectivity and provide hyper-local advertising opportunities in over 200 towns and cities. Additionally, Global will continue to manage BT’s street furniture...
Connexin and NYnet to Expand IoT Wireless Network in North Yorkshire
Broadband ISP Connexin UK has announced that they’ve signed a new network sharing and operations agreement with NYnet, the broadband company owned by North Yorkshire County Council, which will expand their wireless Long Range Wide Area Network (LoRaWAN) in the region to help connect low power Internet of Things (IoT) sensors. Fixed wireless LoRa networks […]
Vodafone Germany to cut 2,000 jobs
News The company says the move will save €400 million over the next two years Vodafone Germany has announced today that it will cut 2,000 jobs over the next two years as part wider company restructuring. The company, which currently employs 15,000 people within Germany, said that staff would be relocated where possible, though specific numbers were not provided. The job cuts are part of cost-cutting measures announced by new Group CEO Margherita Della Valle in May last year, in which...
MTN warns of challenging year ahead as net profit falls 83%
News The African mobile operator attributed the fall to the difficult operating conditions in South Africa, as well as the devaluation of the naira in Nigeria MTN’s latest financial results were released on Monday, showing a year-on-year fall in net profit by 83% to $221 million, despite a 6.8% uptick in total revenue to $11.7 billion. In a presentation, CEO Ralph Mupita said that the troubling financial performance could largely be ascribed to two major factors: high inflation and the...
AI: A catalyst for change on device sustainability
Interview We caught up with Daniel Hernandez Ortega, SVP Devices and Consumer IoT at Telefonica, to discuss the company’s sustainability initiatives and how they are putting more control in the hands of the consumer In 2024, customers are more sustainability conscious than ever, having an increasingly strong grasp of the environmental impact their decisions make both in their business and personal lives. As Ortga points out, this increasing awareness is gradually being reflected in consumer...
Wessex Internet Awarded £18m for South Wiltshire Broadband Expansion
News The contract is Wessex Internet’s third Project Gigabit award Wessex Internet has secured a significant £18 million government-funded contract to extend broadband services across South Wiltshire. This initiative, part of the broader Project Gigabit aimed at enhancing digital connectivity in underserved areas, will benefit approximately 14,500 homes and businesses in rural regions. Under the contract, Wessex Internet will expand its network coverage in South Wiltshire, particularly in...
BT Field Trials Fibre Network with Adtran’s Pluggable 100Gbps Transceiver
Network technology firm Adtran and UK broadband giant BT Group today revealed that they’ve conducted Europe’s “first successful field trial” of optical transport in a live research network, using Adtran’s Coherent 100ZR pluggable transceiver – achieving “high levels of spectral efficiency and low power consumption.” Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) Optical Transceivers are a compact (a […]