Pioneering local authority digital leader joins CJ Founds Associates
Press Release CJ Founds Associates has announced the appointment of Lynne Wilson as Senior Digital Programme Manager as the business further grows its digital proposition Lynne brings a wealth of experience and expertise from her recent position on the Berkshire Digital Infrastructure Group (DIG), a role where she was instrumental in delivering key initiatives such as the Digital Adoption Strategy, Digital Connectivity Infrastructure and the Superfast Berkshire Programmes as well as...
Millicom expands partnership with Harmonic in Latin America
News Millicom, a provider of fixed and mobile telecommunications services in Latin America, has announced the successful launch of XGS-PON fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) internet services with Harmonic’s cOS broadband platform Luxembourg-based telecommunications firm Millicom is expanding their partnership with Harmonic in Latin America, where Millicom has previously announced an intent to use Harmonic’s cOS broadband platform to provide high-speed internet to nine Latin American countries....
Globe Teleservices and TIGO Tanzania establish an exclusive partnership for an advanced A2P SMS Firewall Solution
Globe Teleservices Pte. Ltd., a leading global provider of telecommunication solutions, has established a strategic alliance with Honora Tanzania PLC (TIGO), a leading mobile network operator in Tanzania which is part of the AXIAN Telecom group. TIGO Tanzania, recognized for its innovative communication solutions, has chosen to partner exclusively with Globe Teleservices due to its advanced and intelligent firewall solution for A2P SMS. The security and reliability offered by Globe...
BT Group Sells Iconic London Tower to MCR Hotels for £275m
National telecoms and broadband giant BT Group has this morning announced the sale of their iconic BT Tower building in London, which is a grade II listed communications tower located in Fitzrovia, to MCR Hotels for £275 million. The new owner plans to preserve the tower, albeit now serving as an “iconic hotel“. Breaking news.. […]
Virgin Media UK Users Struggle to Add Symmetric Broadband Speeds
Some of UK ISP Virgin Media’s (VMO2) existing broadband customers in nexfibre areas have complained that, due to confusion within the provider’s support team, they’ve struggled to add the new +£6 per month symmetric speed boost to their package, which was recently launched alongside the new 2Gbps plan (here). Just to recap. The option to […]
Nokia Takes Energy Saving on Mobile Networks to a New Level
Finnish technology firm Nokia, which supplies network kit to a number of UK broadband and mobile operators (EE, O2 etc.), has launched a new power saving mode called “extreme deep sleep” that it estimates could reduce power consumption on their radio kit in mobile networks by a factor of eight. The new enhancement, which is […]
Tech Mahindra to Underpin New UK Broadband ISP Switching System
The industry-led One Touch Switching Company (TOTSCo) has signed a strategic partnership with Indian firm Tech Mahindra to design, build and operate a message exchange platform for the UK telecom industry, which will underpin the much delayed One Touch Switch (OTS) system for easier and quicker consumer switching between ISPs. In case anybody has missed […]
Full Fibre Broadband ISP Toob Hit by Second Network Outage UPDATE
Hampshire-based UK ISP toob, which is deploying its own Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across parts of South England, has today suffered a second major broadband outage in the space of a week after customers reported losing connectivity at around 11am today. The first outage similarly occurred on a Tuesday (here) last week. The provider, which lacks […]
BT’s taps AWS’s GenAI coding companion to support software engineers
News The move represents the first instance of BT using generative AI (GenAI) tools to enhance product development Today, BT’s Digital Unit has announced that it will us Amazon Web Services (AWS)’s GenAI coding companion Amazon CodeWhisperer to help their software engineers code effectively. Amazon CodeWhisperer works something akin to autocorrect on a mobile phone, with the AI assessing the piece of code being written in real time and suggesting additional code suited to the programme. These...
Shared Rural Network update: EE boosts North Yorkshire 4G coverage
News The announcement comes as EE continues to play its part in the Shared Rural Network project EE has announced today that it has significantly improved its 4G coverage in rural North Yorkshire, revealing that it has built or upgraded over 40 masts in the area over the last two years. The villages of Chapel-le-Dale, Rievaulx, Blubberhouses, Danby Wiske, and Terrington, have recently benefitted from 4G connectivity from five recently updated masts, bringing connectivity for residents,...