WightFibre Hits Isle of Wight Customers with Annual Price Hikes
Broadband ISP WightFibre, which operates a gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across the Isle of Wight – just off the South Coast of Hampshire in England, has begun to notify existing customers of their latest annual price increase that is due to be implemented from 1st April 2024. The provider’s policy on price increases, from […]
Fusion Fibre Group Deploy FTTP Broadband to Escrick in North Yorkshire
The Fusion Fibre Group (formerly FACTCO), which is a rural ISP and UK full fibre network builder, has today announced that their new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network in the North Yorkshire village of Escrick has finally begun to go live and connect its first customers. The local deployment, which has been funded out of the operator’s […]
Vodafone launches GenAI chatbot on VOXI
News The operator says the bot can deliver ‘human-like interactions with customers’ and is able to handle sophisticated consumer requests Today, Vodafone UK has become the first operator in the country to launch a large language model (LLM) chatbot, introducing the novel technology for its VOXI customers. The chatbot, which has been developed in conjunction with Accenture UK, is built on ChatGPT architecture and will reportedly be used to deliver more nuanced customer service. According to...
Alan Turing Institute receives £100m to fund AI for social good
News The funding will go towards AI research aimed at tackling climate change, heathcare, and national security Jeremy Hunt, the UK Chancellor, has announced a substantial commitment to the UK’s AI sector in the Spring Budget announcement yesterday, pledging £100 million in funding to The Alan Turing Institute, the UK’s national institute for data science and AI. In a press release, the institute said the funding marks a “key milestone in the delivery of the Institute’s new strategy which...
Singtel bags $711m from sale of 0.8% Airtel stake
News The stake was sold to US investment firm GQG Partners, leaving Singtel with a roughly 29% stake in Bharti Airtel, India’s second-largest operator This week, Singtel has announced it has sold a 0.8% stake in Indian telecoms operator Bharti Airtel to GQG Partners for roughly $711 million. The move marks the latest step in the company’s gradual divestment in India’s second largest mobile operator, with Singtel having sold a 3.3% stake in the business for $1.9 billion back in 2022. Singtel...
Netomnia raises £147.5m for UK fibre rollout
News The UK broadband operator has announced that they have raised £147.5m to fund their fibre rollout, alongside sister company YouFibre In the process of the fundraising, Netomnia welcomed three new lenders—Barclays, Alpha Bank, and Nord/LB—in addition to their existing lenders. Netomnia says that the financial backing will propel the company’s to become a leading fibre provider in the UK, known for its swift network deployment, innovation, and efficient capital utilisation. Having...
Broadband Operators Call on UK Gov to Help STOP Physical Network Attacks
A group of full fibre broadband operators, which are being led by alternative network providers Ogi and Vorboss, have today called on the UK Government and Ofcom to urgently help tackle a recent rise in attacks – often committed by criminal gangs and vandals – against vital national telecoms infrastructure and the engineers who build […]
Rural UK Broadband ISP Gigaclear Sees Exit of Top Directors
Abingdon-based broadband provider Gigaclear, which has so far deployed their gigabit speed full fibre (FTTP) network to cover 500,000 rural premises (430k RFS) in 26 counties of England, yesterday saw the surprise termination of both their CEO, Gareth Williams, and CFO, Ian Wade, as Directors. But there was also a new appointment. Gigaclear, which is […]
Virgin Media and Nexfibre FTTP Add 14,000 Alfreton Premises
Broadband ISP Virgin Media UK (VMO2) has today announced that more than 14,000 additional homes and businesses in the Derbyshire (England) town and civil parish of Alfreton can now access their new 2Gbps speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network, which was made possible by nexfibre’s supporting network expansion. Alfreton is only the latest in a long list […]
Verizon’s Innovative Learning initiative reaches 7m students
Press Release Verizon has announced that Verizon Innovative Learning, the company’s award-winning education initiative focused on supporting digital equity and inclusion for students nationwide, has reached seven million students with digital skills training. According to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), there are still nearly 17 million school children in the U.S. that lack internet access at home. That’s why, over a decade ago, Verizon Innovative Learning was launched to address...