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The BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 have today announced what seems to be an “evolution” of the existing Freeview (inc. Freeview Play) IPTV platform. Called ‘Freely’, the new platform will be a free TV service that delivers live TV over your UK home broadband ISP connection (probably mobile too). The idea of delivering […]

Connected Britain 2023 is set to be our biggest event to date, featuring over 5,000 attendees, 350 speakers, and 1,500 organisations from every aspect of the UK telecoms sector and beyond.  Connected Britain is the UK’s leading digital economy event, featuring 12 tracks full of specialised sessions spanning everything from fixed line and mobile broadband to local connectivity initiatives and regulatory discussions.   Let’s take a closer look at some at what the tracks below. Don’t forget, last...

One of Openreach’s patch lead broadband engineers in Scotland, known publicly only as Andrew, deserves a spot of special credit in the news today after he recently downed tools to attend a passer-by who had suddenly suffered a heart attack. The man survived and is currently receiving further treatment in hospital. The network operator informs […]

Mobile network operator EE (BT) has published a progress update on their national plan and timeline for switching off the old 3G data (mobile broadband) service, which was successfully trialled in the Cheshire (England) town of Warrington (here) during the summer. The UK government and all mobile providers have already agreed to phase-out existing 2G […]

Network builder and broadband ISP Quickline, which is deploying gigabit speed full fibre (FTTP) infrastructure to 96 rural locations (55,000 premises) across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire in England (deployment plan), has launched a new “free until you’re free” offer that gives people the chance to join them for free until their existing contract runs out. The […]

Mobile operator Three UK has today launched a new range of ‘Three Your Way‘ airtime plans (i.e. those that bundle a mobile phone with a mobile service plan), which give customers more flexibility to customise their benefits, airtime contract length, and control how much they pay for their device over time. All of Three’s plans […]

Rural broadband ISP Wildanet, which is busy deploying a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across parts of South West England, has just opened a new “centre of excellence” in Cornwall to help train up the next generation of telecommunication engineers. The Wildanet Technical Training Academy is naturally intended to support the operator’s own full fibre […]

News  According to reports, the firm will use the investment to hire new staff across various areas of the business, along with financing areas considered to be strategically important  US-based fixed wireless access (FWA) platform developer Tarana Wireless has announced that it has raised $50 million in a roundup led by asset management firm Digital Alpha.  The funding is part of the firm’s plan to as well increase its research and development in wireless broadband technology, as well as is...

Most of the daily talk on these pages is currently about UK broadband ISP packages that reach top speeds of around 1Gbps (Gigabit per second). But spare a thought for customers of Ooredoo in Qatar, who are about to achieve somewhat of a world’s first by deploying a 50Gbps capable full fibre (FTTP) plan for […]

Network access provider Openreach (BT) are gearing up to launch a new high-speed Ethernet Access Direct (EAD) v2.0 product for businesses and UK ISPs in the future – estimated for early FY25/26 (i.e. the current details are highly tentative), which will introduce various improvements and new data speed profiles. The EAD product is perhaps one […]