Ofcom Investigate Virgin Media UK Over Digital Phone Migrations
The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has this morning announced that they’ve opened a new investigation into broadband ISP Virgin Media’s migration of customers from analogue to IP-based digital landlines. The case will look at whether they’ve been treating vulnerable consumers correctly and “ensuring uninterrupted access” to emergency services. The regulator’s General Condition rules typically require […]
Three deploys UK’s first open ran small cell in Glasgow, but says UK Govt Open RAN targets ‘not a priority’
News Three UK is seeking to tackle urban network congestion in Glasgow by deploying over 50 small cells throughout the city The project, which will take 15 months to implement, will see 51 small cells deployed around the city of Glasgow to cope with the huge rise in consumer data consumption since the launch of its 5G services in 2019. According to Three, the average Three customer uses 30GB of data per month, which is 2.2x more data than the average UK user. “These are huge levels of...
Telefonica taps Mitiga for EarthScan climate risk analysis platform
News As the risks associated with climate change grow, Telefonica is aiming to help businesses better understand the impact of adverse weather events This week, international mobile operator giant Telefonica has announced an investment in Mitiga Solution, a company focussed on climate risk management solutions. Mitiga is a company combining climate science with AI analysis, with their EarthScan™ software solution allowing them to accurately measure customers’ exposure to risk related to...
Quickline UK Bring FTTP Broadband to 4 New North Yorkshire Villages
UK ISP Quickline, which is deploying a gigabit-capable full fibre (FTTP) broadband network across parts of England, has today announced that they’ve just gone live across four more villages in Rural North Yorkshire – Babthorpe and Hemingbrough, near Selby, and Killinghall and Ripley, near Harrogate (total of almost 2,000 premises). Among the premises in the […]
RETN Densifies Poland Network Connectivity with New Gdańsk to Warsaw and Poznań Route
Gdańsk/London/Warsaw – February 8, 2024 – RETN, a leading international network services provider, is pleased to announce the introduction of a new route from Gdańsk to Warsaw and Poznań. The newly established Point of Presence in Gdańsk at the Artnet Data Centre now offers enhanced connectivity to Warsaw, Poznań and onwards to Berlin. This expansion benefits wholesale customers, ISPs, and enterprise businesses, marking RETN’s 12th Polish Point of Presence for market-leading domestic and...
Connected America 2024 returns to Dallas, Texas
Press Release The event will bring together key stakeholders from across the US telecoms industry to discuss the latest developments in technology, policy, and strategy Dallas, TX – Connected America is returning to the Irving Convention Center in Dallas, Texas, for the second ever instalment of Connected America on 12–13 March. Hosted by telecoms media and events specialist Total Telecom, the event builds on the success of the Connected America’s debut in 2023, which saw over a thousand...
AltNet UK Broadband ISP Connect Fibre Keeps Prices Frozen
Network operator and UK ISP Connect Fibre, which aims to cover 100,000 premises across the East of England with their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network, has announced that they’re responding to recent price hikes from rival providers by opting to keep their prices frozen for a second year. The operator, which is backed by an […]
B4RN’s Resilient 400G Network in Northern England goes Live
This will see B4RN’s backhaul speeds increase tenfold to 400Gbps around the entire ring allowing them to increase network bandwidth and decrease network latency deeper into rural communities. With this upgrade we are securing the long-term operation of the core network, allowing new communities to connect, and additional services such as transit and ethernet services to local businesses and the wider telecoms industry. B4RN has a completely 100% subsurface network, it’s all underground with...
Uswitch 2024 Awards Name Best UK Broadband and Mobile Providers
Uswitch.com has today revealed the winners of their annual 2024 Telecoms Awards event, which among things saw UK ISP Plusnet being named as the best ‘Broadband Provider of the Year’, while CommunityFibre won the best alternative network and Tesco Mobile scooped the win for best mobile ‘Network of the Year’. The comparison site selected its […]
UK ISP Sky Broadband Confirms Annual UK Price Increases
Customers of Sky UK’s (Sky Broadband, Comcast etc.) internet, phone and Pay TV products have today been told to brace for an average annual price hike of 6.7% (down from 8.1% last year), which is planned to be introduced from 1st April 2024. But this is mercifully lower than the rises of almost 8% (here) […]