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Fibre optic broadband supplier Emtelle UK, which is a global manufacturer of blown fibre, cabling and ducted solutions for network operators, has today announced the strategic acquisition of Ridgemount Technologies, a UK based manufacturer of fibre optic cable connectors and sub-systems. Ridgemount are perhaps best known for their FBEAM™ and Venturi™ ranges of fibre optic […]

Welsh internet provider Ogi, which is building a multi-Gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network for homes and businesses across South Wales, has today opened its new 70km long diverse “high-capacity digital route” into the region – boosting their network capacity, resilience and offering a mix of wholesale products. The privately-backed project, which was officially announced […]

Customers of Sky Broadband’s old G.fast based “Ultrafast” broadband packages on Openreach’s UK network, specifically those looking to upgrade to one of the provider’s latest full fibre (FTTP) based packages, are still struggling to do so – after several years – due to the ongoing lack of a smooth upgrade path. In case anybody has […]

The national UK telecoms, media and internet regulator, Ofcom, has today begun the early evidence gathering and development phase for their next major review of the UK’s wholesale telecoms market – Telecoms Access Review 2026 (TAR), which will look to make changes that “promote competition and investment” in gigabit broadband and business connectivity. In case […]

Broadband ISP and network operator KCOM, which is the dominant operator of Hull’s broadband and phone network in East Yorkshire, has today responded to Connexin’s negative criticism (here) of their recent feasibility study on infrastructure sharing (cable duct and pole access) by offering rivals a “quicker way forward“. At present KCOM holds Significant Market Power […]

Insight At Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2024, we caught up with the Mauritius Telecom executive team to discuss their ongoing cloud transformation process Mauritius Telecom has been on a cloud transformation journey for over a decade now, having first introduced cloud services as early as 2010. Since then, the company has continued to scale up its operations, using its cloud infrastructure as a source of new revenue at a time when traditional telco revenue growth is slowing dramatically. Th...

Press Release Serveo and Telefónica Tech have carried out an innovative pilot project for the Community of Madrid that allows the inspection of traffic accidents and the state of its roads with drones. This is a pioneering project that shows the potential of drone technology to promote safer, more efficient and sustainable mobility. Both companies, together with the operator Navalair, have carried out a 4.6 kilometres drone flight out of visual range from the North Zone Road Maintenance Centre...

News The merger, which was first announced in June 2022, was finally approved earlier this year  According to a report from Spanish business newspaper El Economista, Spanish operators Orange and MasMovil are set to name their newly consolidated business ‘MasOrange’.  Both Orange Spain and MásMóvil have declined to comment on the name’s revelation, with the Spanish paper’s sources claiming that an official unveiling of the new branding will come after Easter.  The merger of Orange Spain and...

Interview At this year’s Mobile World Congress (MWC), we caught up with Stefan Pongratz, Vice President of Dell’Oro Group, to discuss the state of 5G in 2024 and what the future of the technology holds for us in 2024 It has been almost half a decade since the global telecoms industry first began its transition to 5G and, while rollouts have proved broadly successful, the technology has so far delivered little in the way of revenue growth for operators. “So far with 5G, results have been...

Network builder and ISP 4th Utility, which is deploying a gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to UK homes and large residential buildings, has today published the results from a new survey of 2,000 people that found a “major” lack of understanding amongst consumers of crucial broadband terms. The “Great British Broadband Survey” found that only […]