Embracing the evolution: AI in data centres and the transformative workforce
Viewpoint By Opengear The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into data centres has sparked discussions about its impact on traditional job roles. Rather than viewing AI as a threat, this technological wave unveils a spectrum of opportunities and challenges within the data centre landscape. AI intersects with workforce dynamics, unlocking sector-wide potential and forming a symbiotic partnership with cutting-edge solutions. It promises to shift workers away from routine tasks, steering...
Virgin Media O2 receives most complaints in Ofcom survey
News Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) was the most complained about provider of fixed broadband, landline, pay TV, and pay monthly mobile services, according to a quarterly study from Ofcom UK communications regulator Ofcom has published a report on the number of complaints thy have received from telecoms customers over the last quarter (Q3 of 2023, July–September). Virgin Media topped the list for the most complained about service provider when it came to broadband, landline, and pay-TV services,...
Nokia braces for mobile market slump
News Nokia’s 2023 financial results reflect the gloom of the current market, similar to Ericsson and AT&T’s results which have also been published this week This week, Nokia have released their financial results for Q4 and the full 2023 financial year. Net sales decreased 21% year-on-year in Q4, which the company put down to continuing macroeconomic uncertainty impacting operator spending. Net sales for the year declined 8% year-on-year. “In 2023 we saw a meaningful shift in customer...
CMA launches investigation into Vodafone–Three merger
News The formal investigation will examine the impact that the deal will have on market competition and what this could mean for customers The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has begun the first phase of its investigation into the proposed merger of mobile network operators Three UK and Vodafone UK. Prior to the investigation’s launch, the CMA collected pre-notification evidence and information from both companies, as well as early views from stakeholders. The investigation will...
BT Broadband UK Customers Suffer Xbox Game Pass Billing Errors
Internet, phone and TV provider BT (EE) has long bundled Xbox Game Passes on some of their broadband packages, particularly full fibre (FTTP) plans, which until recently often included a free 6-12 month subscription to the online gaming service. But some customers now complain the ISP has charged them for the service, without their knowledge […]
Competition Watchdog Investigates Vodafone and Three UK Merger UPDATE
In an expected development, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has today launched a formal Phase 1 investigation into the proposed mega-merger (here) between mobile operators Three UK and Vodafone, which will slash the number of mobile operators in the market from four to three and may impact upon competition, consumer prices, jobs and security. […]
Gov Eligibility Conflict Disrupts Some UK Gigabit Broadband Builds
A tricky conflict over eligibility for gigabit broadband vouchers and state aid subsidised contracts via the UK Government’s £5bn Project Gigabit scheme, which is overseen by the Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) agency, appears to be disrupting the roll-out of full fibre (FTTP) networks in some rural parts of the country. Just to recap. Project Gigabit […]
Fern Trading’s UK Fibre Networks Start Shifting ISP Customers to Cuckoo
The ongoing efforts by investment group Fern Trading (Octopus Investments) to consolidate all four of their alternative UK full fibre broadband ISP networks (here) – Jurassic Fibre, Swish Fibre, Giganet and AllPoints Fibre – has reached a critical point, with customers starting to be migrated to a central retail provider, Cuckoo. The consolidation drive, which […]
Quickline UK Deploy FTTP Broadband to 3 New Lincs Villages
UK ISP Quickline, which is building a new gigabit-capable full fibre (FTTP) broadband network across parts of England, has announced that their network has just gone live across three new villages – Burton, Navenby and Metheringham – in rural Lincolnshire (total of over 2,000 extra premises passed). Residential customers reached by their new full fibre […]
CityFibre Target Five UK AltNet Acquisitions Over Next 2 Years
Network operator CityFibre, which is rolling out a 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network across the United Kingdom, has provided an update on their ambitions to boost their full fibre coverage by acquiring some of the other operators in the alternative network space. Last week saw the company reveal that their FTTP network had […]