Kompass Kapital Acquires UK Full Fibre AltNet LightSpeed Broadband
Alternative network provider and UK ISP LightSpeed Broadband, which recently announced job cuts and a slowdown of their plan to reach over 1 million premises across the East of England with a gigabit-capable full fibre (FTTP) network by 2026 (here), has been acquired by Kompass Kapital for an unspecific sum. Just to recap. LightSpeed previously […]
GoFibre Supplier Goes Kaput – Knocks Some Users Offline for Days
Approximately 30 customers of GoFibre‘s (BorderLink) alternative full fibre broadband ISP network in Scotland (e.g. Stonehaven) have been left to suffer internet connectivity problems for several days. The issue occurred after one of the operator’s legacy connectivity suppliers, Scottish ISP Caleycom, suddenly went into liquidation. In case anybody has forgotten. GoFibre currently plan to deploy […]
Council Demand £25k Compensation from Gigaclear Over Ugly Cabinet
The Stansted Mountfitchet Parish Council in Essex (England) is demanding that UK broadband ISP Gigaclear cough up £25,000 after the operator installed a new street cabinet to support their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network on the corner of Five Acres and Cambridge Road, without consultation. According to recent reports, local residents in the area have complained […]
“Talent rebalance”: BT to shrink presence at iconic Adastral Park
News Around a third of the site’s 2,900 staff will see their jobs cut or be relocated Today, BT has reportedly informed staff at its Adastral Park site in Ipswich that it intends to reduce the site’s workforce by roughly 1,100 over the next two years. The site, which spans over 100 acres and includes BT Labs, currently employs around 2,900 people in various roles, from research and development to core network operations. Some members of staff will face redundancy, with the operator offering...
India’s Jio to sign $1.5 billion 5G equipment deal with Nokia
News The deal will support the operator’s ambition to achieve nationwide standalone 5G coverage by the end of the year Jio, India’s largest telecoms operator, is set to sign the contract as early as today at Nokia’s Headquarters in Helsinki, Finland, according to sources speaking to the Economic Times. The purchase will be financed by several global banks, including HSBC, Citigroup, and JP Morgan, whose combined loans will total around $4 billion. Finnish state-owned export credit agency...
UltramapGlobal – Quick-Fire Key Questions for a Global Market Leader.
VIDEO INTERVIEW Martin Connelly, UltramapGlobal Co-Founder, and Mychael Owen, Brand and Marketing Lead at UltramapGlobal were once again present at Submarine Networks in London, UK in the summer of 2023. Harry Baldock, Editor of Total Telecom chatted to Mychael in this 8 minute video. Harry and Mychael went back to basics, exploring what UltramapGlobal is, how it works, and – in straight-to-the-point style, Harry asked Mychael to explain just how good UltramapGlobal actually is. Here’s a short...
Openreach Extend FTTP Broadband in Wales to 700,000 Premises
Network access provider Openreach (BT) has issued a progress update on their £210m investment (up from £180m in January 2023) to deploy a gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network across Wales, which reveals that they’ve now covered over 700,000 premises (up from 600k). The deployment forms part of Openreach’s wider £15bn investment to cover 25 […]
Broadband ISP Plusnet UK Stops Providing BT Sport TV Service
As expected (here), UK ISP Plusnet this week confirmed that they’re no longer providing BT Sport as a part of their existing customer home broadband packages, which means you won’t be able to access the service, including the BT Sport App or via a Sky TV set-top-box. The move to close BT Sport is not […]
Cellnex snaps up Iliad’s stake in OnTower Poland
News The €518 million deal will see Cellnex take full control of the towerco, which has over 8,500 sites across Poland Tower infrastructure giant Cellnex has acquired a 30% stake in OnTower Poland from French telco group Iliad for €510 million. Combined with Cellnex’s existing 70% stake in the business, this now gives the company full control of the Polish towerco. OnTower owns and operates around 8,500 mobile sites across Poland, with Cellnex planning to expand this portfolio by an...
Why a circular mobile economy is the new lease of life for five billion neglected devices
Viewpoint Article By Steven Moore, Head of Climate Action at the GSMA At the time of writing, there are an estimated five billion phones lying dormant, sitting in drawers unused, but full of useful material. Those mobiles contain 50,000 tonnes of copper, 500 tonnes of silver, 100 tonnes of gold, and enough cobalt for 10 million EV batteries! Taking an unused and neglected device tucked away at home can have a monumental effect: it can help get someone online who couldn’t previously afford it;...