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Broadband ISP and mobile operator Vodafone UK has revealed that they’re now entering the “final phase” of their multi-year Redstream Evolution project, which reflects the work being conducted to upgrade the backbone of their nationwide network and boost their capacity for future growth. Redstream Evolution is the backbone network that transports all of Vodafone’s telephony, […]

Broadband ISP and network builder Lit Fibre has today announced that their new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network has gone live in several new towns, growing its overall coverage of the UK to 140,000 premises (Ready for Service) – up from 100,000 in April 2023. The provider, which started their deployment in 2021 and aims […]

In June, we reported on how Openreach were “exploring whether it’s practical” to deploy public EV chargers next to some of their 90,000 broadband cabinets (here). The good news is that BT, via their start-up and Digital incubation team, Etc. (that’s the actual name), plan to conduct a pilot that will “convert or upgrade” its […]

News According to the firm, the stake was bought from an unnamed private investor  Mexican telco América Móvil has increased its share in A1 Telekom Austria Group by 5.55%, taking its total shareholding to 56.55%  América Móvil, owned by billionaire businessman Carlos Slim, purchased the majority share (51%) of A1 Telekom Austria in 2014. At the time, the remaining shareholders in the Austrian telco were ÖBAG (28.4%), institutional investors (14.7%), retail (3.3%), and others (2.6%). ...

New data from mobile benchmarking firm Opensignal has revealed that the gradual, and not always particularly smooth, adoption of Embedded Subscriber Identity Modules (eSIM) by UK mobile network operators and related Smartphones is starting to deliver a clear and significant improvement in consumer switching. The eSIM standard is an alternative to physical SIM cards, which […]

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned a website advert for a Sky Business broadband package – displayed in January 2023 – after BT complained that it had made a “misleading” price comparison, which involved a claim that customers could “SAVE OVER £750” by switching to Sky’s package. The claim itself involved a comparison between […]

Wireless ISP Wifinity, which typically specialises in deploying WiFi style networks, has moved to accelerate their UK expansion by gobbling offshore Wi-Fi systems provider Vital WiFi for an undisclosed sum. The move will enable them to reach into a new and particularly challenging area of remote internet connectivity. Wifinity delivers connectivity to people where ordinary […]

Contract-free mobile operator VOXI, which is a virtual operator (MVNO) sibling of Vodafone UK, are now offering both new and existing customers the ability to triple their data allowance on their £12 and £20 a month data plans. On top of that, they’ve also added unlimited music streaming for plans priced £12 and up. The […]

News Upon completion, the new company is set to become the largest tower company in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region  Qatar’s largest telecom company Ooredoo, Dubai’s TASC Towers and Kuwait-based Zain Group have begun talks to potentially combine their mobile tower assets into a jointly owned independent company that would cover six countries in the Middle East and North Africa.  The potential joint venture would include around 30,000 towers in Qatar, Kuwait, Algeria, Tunisia,...

News Connected devices include smart metres, smart bikes, asset tracking sensors, and vehicle telematics This week, Indian mobile operator Bharti Airtel has announced that it has connected over 20 million devices to its IoT platform. Launched by the company’s B2B division Airtel Business back in 2021, Airtel IoT has quickly accrued more than 8000 enterprise customers in the past two years, according to the company website. This includes companies in numerous major industries, including...