SMF Proposes New Approach to UK Broadband Social Tariffs
A new report from the Social Market Foundation (SMF), which is a British cross-party think-tank, has recommended that companies providing essentials (broadband, energy, water and transport) are made to offer Social Tariffs to vulnerable customers “in a consistent manner” in order to ensure all eligible users can benefit. At the time of writing, the report […]
Telefonica Germany partners with Skylo for satellite-supported IoT
News Skylo’s network can help with filling coverage gaps around the globe, complementing existing terrestrial networks Telefonica Germany has signed an agreement with Skylo Technologies, a US-based non-terrestrial network (NTN) service operator, to offer satellite-based Narrow Band IoT (NB-IoT) connectivity across the world, beginning with Europe and North America in the first quarter of next year. Skylo does not operate its own satellite network directly, but rather partners with existing...
Ericsson: We’re “exploding with use cases” for private 5G
Connected Britain Interview We caught up with Duncan Hawkins, VP Sales – Europe, Middle East & Africa at Ericsson, at this year’s Connected Britain conference to discuss the state of 5G and its future in the UK’s enterprise segment While UK’s 5G rollout continues to advance at a steady pace, monetisation for operators remains a problem, with consumers proving largely nonplussed by the new technology. In the enterprise segment, however, the transformative potential of 5G is far more...
Ofcom unveils plan for mmWave spectrum auction
News The auction is expected to begin in the final quarter of next year UK regulator Ofcom has confirmed plans to make mmWave spectrum in the 26GHz and 40GHz bands available for the nation’s mobile operators. In a statement released yesterday, Ofcom outlined its plans to auction 15-year fixed term licenses for 26GHz and 40GHz spectrum covering 68 UK towns and cities. There will also be an assignment of more localised licenses within these areas under the shared access licensing framework. ...
Huawei and China Mobile jointly released Green Management White Paper
PRESS RELEASE [Copenhagen, Denmark, September 28, 2023] At the Digital Transformation World (DTW) 2023, Huawei and China Mobile jointly released the Green Management White Paper. Themed “Together, Greener”, the paper makes the case for carriers to standardize green management and promote the cooperation between the ICT sector and vertical industries in order to implement sustainable development. Olga Martynov, chief financial and sustainability officer of TM Forum, interviews Zhou Yu,...
Opensignal Name UK Best 4G and 5G Mobile Networks for H2 2023
Opensignal has published their latest biannual Mobile Network Experience Report for H2 2023, which benchmarks the 4G and 5G (mobile broadband) services from all four primary UK mobile operators – EE, Vodafone, O2 and Three UK – to find which ones deliver the best performance. Overall, EE and Three UK seem to fair the best. […]
EU Reveal 2023 Broadband and 5G Connectivity Progress vs UK
The European Commission has published their annual ‘Broadband Coverage in Europe’ study, which reveals how the EU’s fixed broadband and 5G mobile networks compare across all of its 27 countries, plus Norway, Iceland, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. We take a closer look to see how the UK is fairing. The EU’s main goal for […]
Eutelsat Complete Merger with UK Satellite Broadband Operator OneWeb
European satellite operator Eutelsat has today announced the completion of their all-share combination with London-based broadband satellite operator OneWeb, which had been partly owned by the UK Government but will now become a subsidiary of the Paris-based operator. Just to recap. OneWeb has already launched 634 of their small (c.150kg) first generation (GEN1) Low Earth […]
Gigaclear Expands FTTP Broadband Rollout to Rural Norfolk UK
Broadband ISP and network builder Gigaclear, which currently covers 500,000 premises (430k Ready for Service) across 25 counties in England with their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network, has today announced that they’re investing £10m to expand their fibre into rural parts of Norfolk. The first engineering work in the county technically began this summer when the […]
Telekom Deutschland CFO Klaus Werner shifts to enterprise unit
News Werner will become Managing Director of Business Customers, taking over from previous MD Hagen Rickmann This week, Telekom Deutschland has announced a shift of is management structure, with current chief financial officer Klaus Werner set to take the reins of the company’s enterprise business unit. The unit’s current head, Hagen Rickmann, is leaving the role after almost 15 years to pursue ‘new professional challenges’, according to the company press release. In a statement thanking his...