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News The move leaves rival operators Bell and Telus’ customers without access to connectivity on the subway, with network access negotiations proving contentious This week, Canadian mobile operator Rogers Communications has announced that it has begun offering customers 5G services on part of the Toronto subway system. The new 5G network will initially be available on parts of both Line 1 and Line 2 as outlined here: On Line 1: All stations and tunnels in the Downtown U; plus Spadina and...

Press Release  Viavi Solutions Inc. today announced the availability of base station and end-to-end testing supporting Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) and High Altitude Platforms (HAPs). Wireless technologies are increasingly augmenting traditional terrestrial communication networks, with satellite communications helping to provide near-complete coverage. The VIAVI TM500 and TeraVM test platforms validate the conformance, performance and reliability of gNodeBs and entire networks under the...

News The ASA had received complaints from the likes of Vodafone and Three UK that questioned EE’s claims that it had “the number one network for 5G” Today, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has issued a ruling banning a number of historic 5G-related ads from EE. The investigation was initiated after the ASA received complaints from Vodafone, Three UK, and a member of the public, who disputed EE’s advertising claims that the operator owned the ‘UK’s No.1 5G network’. The complainants...

Internet and network provider Glide Group, which is currently extending their full fibre broadband network (leased lines and FTTP etc.) to serve more UK homes and businesses, has today unveiled a new office situated in Wembley Park. The goal is to better augment its connectivity offerings throughout London. The new space will allow Glide to […]

London-focused network builder and UK broadband ISP CommunityFibre, which is rolling out a 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across the city, has today refreshed their brand to update their look and feel. The new logo is still based around an optical fibre cable, although they’ve gone with a lot more green. According to the blurb, […]

Rural focused ISP and network builder GoFibre (BorderLink), which is deploying a 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband service across the North of England and Scottish Borders area, has expanded their rollout in Aberdeenshire by starting to build across the small town of Laurencekirk. Currently, more than 4,500 premises across Portlethen, Newtonhill and Stonehaven are already […]

Homes in the tiny rural Northumberland (England) villages of Kirkheaton, Wallridge and surrounding communities have been told that it could be up to 3 weeks before their Openreach based broadband and phone services are fully back online. The situation follows a two-week outage that hit Kirkheaton during Storm Arwen in early 2022. At the time […]

Mobile operator Vodafone has had a small refresh of their Basics plans, which are leaner versions of regular Pay Monthly tariffs that also impose some caps and bars to stop you being charged for extra features (e.g. MMS) or calls to premium rate numbers etc. (put another way, you can’t use those). At present there […]

A few months ago Ofcom launched a new consultation that proposed to only allow broadband ISPs to use the terms “fibre” and “full-fibre” on their sites and in contracts “if their network uses fibre-optic cables all the way from the exchange to the home” (FTTP). But feedback suggests that the biggest providers are not supportive. […]

A series of complaints, most of which came from rivals Three UK and Vodafone, has prompted the UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) to investigate and ban several old adverts for EE’s mobile network over “misleading” promotions, which claimed that it was the “No.1” network for 5G. The latest ruling is one of the longest and […]