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News The partnership will allow Rakuten to cope with increasing customer demand on its 4G and 5G networks  Japan’s newest mobile network operator, Rakuten Mobile, has chosen Oracle Communication’s cloud-native converged policy and charging solutions to support and accelerate its 4G and 5G services. It plans to onboard the solutions to Rakuten Symphony’s Symworld Marketplace.  The Oracle solutions will run on Rakuten Symphony’s Symcloud Cloud Native Platform, allowing them to be easily scaled...

Independent UK rural broadband ISP GoFibre (BorderLink), which is deploying a new gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across the North of England and Scottish Borders, has announced that their network footprint now covers 50,000 premises, and they’ve launched a new £50,000 fund to support charitable and community projects. Unveiled in celebration of their network now […]

International Public Partnerships Limited (INPP), the listed infrastructure investment company that is linked to investor Amber Infrastructure, has revealed that it is in the process of finalising the sale of their remaining stake in alternative network provider Airband. Last month we reported that Airband, which aspires to cover 600,000 UK premises in rural areas via […]

Broadband ISP Virgin Media (VMO2) has confirmed that their 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / XGS-PON) broadband network, via wholesale network partner nexfibre, is being expanded to cover the town of Crewe in Cheshire (England). Just to recap. Last year saw Telefónica, Liberty Global and InfraVia Capital Partners create a new joint venture firm called nexfibre […]

Internet access and UK web hosting provider Freeola has recently launched its own Digital Voice (VoIP) style services for home broadband users, which enables you to keep your existing analogue landline number and to make or receive calls over your internet connection instead. The service is available to anybody in the UK with an internet […]

News The partners say they will jointly explore the greater integration of AI technologies within the telecoms sector, as well as the development of AI-powered business models  Today, four major global telcos have partnered to form a Global Telco AI Alliance, aiming to collaborate on the use of AI to create new customer experiences and business opportunities.  The companies signed a Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to formalise their agreement today in Seoul, South Korea, in the...

News Various pilots will be conducted by BT Group’s start-up incubator Etc., exploring whether the transition is feasible from a technical and operational standpoint This week, BT’s start-up and Digital incubation team Etc. has announced that it will oversee a number of pilot programmes to transform decommissioned broadband cabinets into charging points for electric vehicles (EVs). These cabinets, dotted all over streets of the UK, currently provide copper-based broadband and phone services to...

News The two firms have been in partnership for nearly ten years developing network equipment, most recently for Ericsson’s Cloud RAN product line  Intel and Ericsson have deepened their existing partnership this week, with Intel agreeing to make new custom chips for Ericsson’s 5G infrastructure.  As part of the agreement, Intel will produce custom 5G system-on-chips (SoCs), which will reportedly enable Ericsson to increase the energy efficiency and capacity of its cloud RAN technology.  Intel...

Mobile operator Vodafone has revealed that they’re working with the Church of England, and using Open Radio Access Network (OpenRAN) technology, to help extend 4G mobile (mobile broadband) into remote rural communities by deploying small base stations on top of 11 church bell towers across the country. Two of the first locations include the Blessed […]

Ofcom’s latest quarterly (Q1 2023) study of UK consumer complaints has named and shamed TalkTalk for attracting the most consumer gripes about both fixed line broadband and landline phone services (making a change from Shell Energy), while BT did the same for both Pay Monthly Mobile and Pay TV services. The regulator’s report only covers […]