Life in the fast lane: Why service providers need to *prepare* for Wi-Fi 7
Viewpoint By James McKenna, Senior Systems Engineer, Calix How long should I stick with my Wi-Fi 6 router? With the introduction of Wi-Fi 7, is 6E still a ‘thing’? Am I falling behind by not offering Wi-Fi 7? How do I address the Fear Of Missing Out? All valid questions from an ISP’s perspective, and soon the consumer may start thinking something similar. But how long before you, the ISP, should make the jump? Your Connected Home How many devices do you have connected to your home Wi-Fi?...
Southport Residents Block Street to Stop Openreach Pole Build
Angry residents living on Griffiths Drive in Southport (England) have used their cars to block access to the street in an effort to prevent Openreach from deploying poles. The new infrastructure is necessary in order for the operator to deploy their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based gigabit broadband ISP network. In the UK, it’s fairly normal for […]
Virgin Media O2 and Nexfibre Build FTTP to 300,000 Extra UK Premises
Broadband ISP and mobile giant VMO2 (Virgin Media and O2) has today published their Q4 2023 results, which suggests that their full fibre (FTTP) coverage via nexfibre has grown to add another c.299,000 premises (up from 251k in Q3) and Virgin’s fixed broadband base slowed its growth to 5,717,600 (up by 9.5k in Q4 vs […]
Growing data consumption demands policy rethink in Europe
Viewpoint The recent anti-dumping measures against the fiber optic cable exporters may delay the fiber deployment in the region even as data consumption continues to rise and businesses must accelerate digitalization to remain competitive Key takeaways: Fiber deployment is crucial for Europe to address the growing data demand by enabling it to provide high-quality and affordable broadband connectivity. The imposition of antidumping measures by the EU against exporters negatively impacts the...
Full Fibre UK ISP GoFibre Expands £50k Community Fund
Rural broadband ISP and network builder GoFibre (BorderLink), which is deploying a 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network around parts of the North of England and Scottish Borders, has expanded the availability of their existing £50k GoFurther charity fund to Aberdeenshire and Angus. The GoFurther Fund was first launched last year, although its availability was initially […]
£62k from Worcestershire Council Helps Bring FTTP Broadband to Charlton
Some 235 premises in the village of Charlton can finally access gigabit broadband speeds after the Worcestershire County Council (WCC) in England committed £62k towards Openreach’s (BT) project to build a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network in the area, which helped to “top up” with funding provided via the UK’s previous gigabit voucher scheme (RGC). The […]
nPerf Names Three UK Fastest Mobile Network in 2024 Benchmark
Benchmarking firm nPerf has today published the results from their annual 2024 crowdsourced study into UK mobile broadband (4G, 5G) performance, which once again sees Three UK being named as the country’s best and fastest operator for mobile internet performance. The runner-up was once again EE (BT), followed by Vodafone and then O2 (VMO2) The […]
Trump, Climate & AI: What’s going to happen?
Spotlight Series The world faces major changes in 2024. What’s going to happen? How might this impact your plans? And how might your brain be tricking you? This article analyses what predictions on AI, US Elections, and Climate Change tell us about how we might navigate our fears, uncertainties and hopes, and plan for the year ahead. Introduction At the start of every year, our inboxes and social media feeds are full of predictions. Some are good, some less so. I confess, as former Research...
Berlin takes 5G performance crown while London languishes
News A new study from MedUX saw Berlin offer the highest quality of experience when it comes to 5G, with London the poorest performing city This week, connectivity testing specialist MedUX has released its 2024 benchmarking report on 5G, having tested the technology across ten major European cities: Berlin, Barcelona, Paris, Lisbon, Milan, Porto, Rome, Madrid, Munich, and London. Testing was conducted in Q2 and Q3 last year, with MedUX staff driving over 4,000km across the selected cities to...
Dealing with today’s FTTH material shortages in the UK
VIEWPOINT A variety of product supply issues are having a marked effect on fibre rollouts in the UK. At the same time, there is a need to significantly reduce the time and cost involved in developing and deploying fibre networks… Aginode would like to share some insights into overcoming obstacles and ensuring continuity of the supply chain – and suggest where we can help. A closer look at the main developments A global shortage of fibre optic cables, components, and accessories is affecting...