1&1 foregoes Telefónica for Vodafone in 5G roaming deal
News The agreement is a huge knock for Telefonica Deutschland, which generates 40% of its free cash flow from its relationship with 1&1, according to analysts This week, Germany’s newest mobile operator 1&1 has signed an exclusive deal with Vodafone Germany, allowing it to provide 5G services to its customers using Vodafone’s network. The operator currently has a similar long-term deal with Telefonica Deutschland to provide 4G services, which will last until June 2025. 1&1 was...
e& seeking to boost Vodafone stake to 20%
News The move would be the latest step in e&’s global expansion goals UAE-based telco e& has put forward an offer to increase its stake in Vodafone to 20%, according to CEO Hatem Dowidar. The offer is subject to regulatory approval, but Dowidar says the firm is “hopeful [that it will] get these approvals in the next 3 or 4 months”. e&, which has 165 million global subscribers, first bought a 9.8% stake in the British telecoms company Vodafone for $4.4 billion in May last year....
Gov Commits £40m to Trial New UK 5G and Wireless Broadband Tech
The UK Government’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has opened a new £40 million fund to help local and regional authorities to test and adopt 5G and other advanced wireless network technologies, which could be used to “pioneer digital connectivity for residents and business“. The new 5G Innovation Regions (5GIRs) fund, which will […]
Three UK Slowly Grows Outdoor 5G Mobile Coverage to 61%
Mobile operator Three UK has today reported their latest results to 30th June 2023, which among other things reveals that their 5G based mobile broadband network is now live across more than 4,400 sites (up from 4,250 at the end of 2022) in over 610 towns and cities – achieving 61% outdoor population coverage (up […]
Openreach Discounts Proactive UK Copper to FTTP Upgrades
Network access provider Openreach (BT) has made it easier for UK broadband ISPs that want to migrate existing customers on slower copper-based ADSL, FTTC (VDSL2) and G.fast lines to faster full fibre (FTTP) ones, which they’ve done by introducing a new discount for their related “Proactive Upgrades” service. The time-limited special offer, which will run […]
RunFibre Bring FTTP Broadband to Falfield in South Gloucestershire
Broadband ISP RunFibre, which is building a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across rural areas of South Gloucestershire in England, has announced that they’re extending into the rural South Gloucestershire village of Falfield – home to a population of around 800. The total value of the local network investment is said to be £250,000, which […]
Terrapinn/Total Telecom acquires Broadband Communities
Press Release (02 August 20203) Terrapinn / Total Telecom is delighted to announce the acquisition of Broadband Communities, a publishing and events business specialising in the provision and delivery of broadband services in the USA. Broadband Communities’ annual Broadband Communities Summit event will join Total Telecom’s portfolio of award-winning telecoms events, including Connected Britain, Connected America, Total Telecom Congress, and the World Communication Awards. Rob Chambers,...
UK Broadband ISP Octaplus Confirms IPv6 Readiness
Broadband and Pay TV provider Octaplus (Octaplus Supercharged), which sells services to consumers over various full fibre (FTTP) networks (e.g. MS3, CityFibre and FullFibre Limited), has announced that their network is now finally ready for the IPv6 internet addressing standard and customer migrations will begin next week. Just to recap. Internet protocol (IP) addresses exist […]
Welsh ISP Ogi Become One of the First AltNets with High Street Presence
Infracapital-backed UK broadband ISP Ogi, which is investing £200m to build a new full fibre (FTTP) network across 150,000 premises in South Wales by 2025, appears to have become one of the first (possibly THE first) alternative network providers to have a high street presence thanks to a new deal with the ‘Get Connection’ retail […]
Is the UK losing the 5G rollout race?
News After being one of the first countries to begin implementation back in 2019, analysts say the UK is in danger of falling behind in the global race to roll out 5G networks The UK is at risk of being left behind by its international competitors when it comes to 5G, at least according to a new report from the Financial Times. Citing a June report from research company OpenSignal, the FT notes that the UK ranks 39th out of 56 countries when it comes to 5G availability, with the average...