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Mobile network analyst firm Streetwave has today published the results of a new real-world benchmark, which examined the mobile operator performance of EE (BT), O2 (Virgin Media), Vodafone and Three UK across the country’s capital city of London. Suffice to say that EE came out top for mobile broadband speeds and network coverage. Streetwave typically […]

Press Release Aqua Comms, a leading provider of global subsea connectivity services, today announced a long-term lease agreement for Trans-Atlantic subsea spectrum with Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) for 25% of a fibre pair between New York, Dublin and London. This agreement marks the first Trans-Atlantic spectrum acquisition by ESnet, the high-performance network built to support scientific research, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Science and managed by Lawrence...

News The five new contracts will help subsidise the rollout of full fibre broadband infrastructure to ovr 202,000 rural premises Today, the UK’s largest altnet CityFibre has been awarded five new contracts related to the UK’s £5 billion broadband subsidy programme, Project Gigabit. The contracts, worth a total of £394 million, will provide subsidies for full fibre rollout to 202,000 rural premises in Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Berkshire, Leicestershire, Warwickshire, Sussex, Kent,...

Contributed Article 2024 is set to see a number of highly anticipated submarine cable systems go live this year, from unlocking the African connectivity market with 2Africa to diversifying communications between APAC and Europe As we enter 2024, the global requirements for fast, secure connectivity continue to accelerate. The developing nations in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East are rapidly growing more digital, while the world’s more developed economies continue to grow more data hungry...

London, UK – 1st February 2024 – Acronis, a leading provider of cyber protection, today announced it has become a member of the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA), an ecosystem of independent software vendors (ISV) and managed security service providers (MSSP). MISA members have integrated their solutions with Microsoft security technology to build a better defence against a world of increasing cybersecurity threats.   Acronis advocates for natively integrated applications and...

17 major open-standard organizations active in digital identity have launched a new initiative – the Sustainable and Interoperable Digital Identity (SIDI) Hub – to define what is needed to achieve cross-border interoperability for digital identity. Dozens of digital identity schemes have now been launched or are underway around the world at both national and regional levels, and across the public and private sectors. Yet to date, there is no known scheme considered truly interoperable across...

Newsbridge’s Cloud Media Hub and Mobile App Reduces Content Production Times and Enables Easy Distribution to Players and Social Media Channels PARIS — Feb. 1, 2024 — Leading AI and cloud media company Newsbridge announced today that professional German football club 1. FC Köln has deployed the company’s Cloud Media Hub and Mobile App powered by MXT-1 AI indexing technology to improve its content workflows. Newsbridge’s state-of-the-art solutions enable the three-time Bundesliga champions to...

Viewpoint Article by Sharon McDermott, founder and managing director at Trenches Law When it comes to bringing lightning-fast full fibre broadband to their citizens, both the UK and the US face common hurdles, yet differ significantly in their legislative approaches and the challenges encountered during planning and installation. One of the most substantial obstacles in the UK is the perennial issue of wayleave agreements — a thorn in the side of any full fibre initiative. Landlords retain the...

A new project has claimed that “residents and businesses” across the London UK boroughs of Wandsworth, Richmond upon Thames and Merton will benefit from the rollout of a new full fibre broadband and Ethernet network, which is being supported by Boldyn Networks, the Greater London Authority (GLA) and Transport for London (TfL). The project, which […]

Network operator and UK ISP Connexin has today announced that they’ve secured a contract under the Government’s £5bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout programme, which will see them extend their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to 34,320 hard to reach premises in parts of Nottinghamshire and West Lincolnshire (Lot 10). The provider, which has until now focused more […]