GWS Name Virgin Media O2 Best Combined Mobile and WiFi Provider
Global Wireless Solutions has today published the results of a confusing new study that measured the network performance of operators that have combined their mobile and broadband ISP businesses. Overall, the study found that the fastest download speeds by a combined provider were seen by Virgin Media O2 (138Mbps average). The data for this unusual […]
GoFibre Confirm No Plan for Big Job Cuts After Some Staff Go
Rural UK broadband ISP GoFibre (BorderLink), which is in the process of deploying a new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across parts of Scotland and the North of England, has confirmed that it has “no plans for large-scale redundancies” after some workers were recently let go. The alternative network provider, which last year secured a […]
AT&T: 5G evolution and the role of FWA
Interview At this year’s Connected America conference, we caught up with with Chris Sambar, President of AT&T Network, after his fiery morning keynote session to discuss the latest trends in 5G and the company’s strategic approach to Fixed Wireless Access America’s 5G journey The US was one of the first countries in the world to launch 5G services back in 2019 and, since then, the country has raced to become a world leader in the new technology. Nonetheless, the journey to 5G maturity is...
US Air Force taps Viasat for space relay communications
Press Release Viasat Inc., a global communications company, today announced it was selected by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Space Vehicles Directorate (RV) to provide on-orbit space relay connectivity for its ARBALEST program, which aims to support a future space-based demonstration of operational capabilities for the Department of Defense (DoD). The future AFRL mission will illustrate the advantages of enabling real-time, global connectivity between DoD low Earth orbit (LEO)...
Liberty Global begins Telenet buyout process
News Telenet shareholders able to tender their shares during an initial acceptance period between 8 June until 12 July at €22 per share Today, Liberty Global has published its prospectus related to its voluntary and conditional public takeover bid for Belgium’s largest fixed broadband operator, Telenet. The offer is for €22 per share, minus the €1 gross dividend approved by Telenet’s ordinary general meeting in April this year and subsequently paid in May. Shareholders will be able to accept...
Government Appoints UK’s First Rural Connectivity Champion
The Government (DEFRA & DSIT) has followed this week’s publication of its new Unleashing Rural Opportunity paper (here) by announcing that it has appointed the MP for Barrow and Furness in Cumbria, Simon Fell, to be the UK’s first “Rural Connectivity Champion” to support rural areas in accessing faster broadband etc. The brief suggests that […]
Business ISP Connectus Secure Funding Boost from Time Finance
Business focused UK ISP and Managed Service Provider (MSP) Connectus has today announced that they’ve secured an unspecified amount of new funding from Time Finance, which has apparently provided a revolving credit facility to help fund their future expansion, additional staff hires and new acquisitions. The press release contains very little useful detail, so we’ll […]
Q1 2023 Openreach Progress Update on Wales FTTP Build Contract
The Welsh Government (WG) has released their Q1 2023 progress update on the £52.5m Phase 2 Superfast Cymru contract with Openreach (BT), which confirms that a total of 36,869 extra premises (up from 35,770 in Q4 2022) have now gained access to their gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network. The original plan consisted of […]
OneWeb Launch 100Mbps+ Connectivity for Maritime Sector
British registered space firm OneWeb, which is part-owned by the UK government, has today launched their 100Mbps+ “enterprise-grade flexible connectivity packages” for the maritime sector – delivered via the operator’s new global constellation of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) based broadband satellites. The company has so far launched 634 of their small c.150kg LEO based broadband […]
Liberty Global riles shareholders with plans to redomicile to Bermuda
News The Nasdaq-listed Liberty claims the move is to better align itself with the US regulations According to reports, independent shareholders in Liberty Global are likely to vote against a proposal to domicile the company in Bermuda at an upcoming extraordinary general meeting. Liberty Global, which has telecoms businesses interests in numerous markets across Europe, including Virgin Media O2 in the UK, first filed a preliminary statement with US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for...