Vodafone Boost UK 5G Mobile Rollout with New Ericsson Antenna
Mobile operator Vodafone UK has today announced that they’ve begun to deploy Ericsson’s new single Interleaved AIR 3218 antenna, which aims to increase the mid-band (radio spectrum) capacity of their 5G (mobile broadband) network and without creating any additional antenna footprint at their various network sites. The new antenna, which brings Massive MIMO (massive multiple-input […]
Digital Infrastructure Boosts UK FTTP Rollout with Supply Deal
Network operator Digital Infrastructure (DI), which is being supported by broadband ISP BeFibre, has today announced that they’ve signed a new multi-year partnership with global supply chain solutions provider Wesco Anixter to support their ongoing UK rollout of a new gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network. The operator, which began its rollout in 2021 and aims […]
Giganet Finish First Phase of FTTP Broadband Rollout in England
Fern Trading-backed UK ISP Giganet (Cuckoo) has today announced that they’ve completed the first phase of their £250 million deployment of a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network, which aims to reach poorly served homes and businesses across parts of Hampshire, Dorset and Wiltshire in England. Just to recap. Back in 2021 the provider pledged […]
Bahrain Network: Building Future-proof Networks to Propel Country’s Economy
VIEWPOINT Bahrain Network is carrying out several initiatives to ensure that it is able to achieve the objectives of Bahrain Vision 2030, which was established in 2008 to provide a roadmap for the industry to work around the pillars of sustainability, competitiveness and fairness. Bahrain Vision 2030 is working towards creating a foundation of robust and future-ready communication networks for businesses and people. “We are targeting to complete the full island coverage by the end of the year,...
Ghana’s Bui Dam: Leveraging an eLTE private network to maximise efficiency at the hydro-solar plant
Contributed Article Ghana is taking concrete steps to ensure power access to every citizen by 2025, in line with the country’s commitment to its Sustainable Development Goals 7 (SDG7). Nearly 43% of sub-Saharan Africa lacks access to electricity, but thanks to the efforts of the country’s administration, Ghana is on its way to achieving full access within the next 18 months. Growing aspirations coupled with increased urbanisation and rising demographic requirements has led to a significant...
Reimagining 5G Monetization with Traffic Value Operations
VIEWPOINT Unlike previous standards, 5G offers an incredible opportunity to service providers to go beyond offering basic voice and data services. The combination of ultra-high-speed and extremely low latency, enabled by 5G, allows carriers to provide innovative and exciting use cases and a truly differentiated experience to their subscribers. This is also crucial for faster monetization of their 5G investments. Service providers across the globe are also leveraging emerging traffic...
Openreach Praises its UK Engineer of the Year 2023 Winner
Network access provider Openreach (BT) has named Glenrothes engineer Lee Carmichael (40), who installs full fibre (FTTP) broadband around Fife in Scotland, as their ‘Engineer of the Year 2023‘ for his repairs, installs, out-of-the-box thinking and support for colleagues. As well as being presented with the award, the 40-year-old, who has been with the company […]
BT Sport Has Today Rebranded its UK TV Service to TNT Sports
As expected, BTSport’s Pay TV service has today officially been rebranded to TNT Sports throughout the UK and Republic of Ireland. The move follows last year’s deal between broadband giant BT and Warner Bros. Discovery, which resulted in a 50:50 Joint Venture (JV) company between BT Sport and Eurosport UK. In addition to the launch […]
Report Finds UK Gigabit Broadband and 5G Rollout Needs More Collaboration
A new report from the Digital Connectivity Forum (DCF), an industry think-tank, has found that UK’s rollout of gigabit-capable broadband and 5G mobile connectivity would benefit from improvements in communication, collaboration and consistency between local authorities and the telecoms industry. At present, over 76% of UK premises can already access a fixed gigabit-capable broadband ISP […]
Orange Business to offer hybrid private 5G in France
News The standalone 5G (5G SA) solution will allow devices to connect to both private and public networks simultaneously using a single SIM card Orange Business has announced the launch of a new hybrid private mobile network solution, allowing simultaneous access to a private network deployed by Orange as well as the company’s public commercial network. The “two-in-one” 5G SA solution uses a router from Cradlepoint that connects to both networks and directs data flows to the desired network...