Italy prepares €1.5bn telecoms relief measures
News A proposed decree would see Italian telcos receive a tax break until 2025 According to a report seen by Reuters, Italy’s Ministry of Enterprise and Made in Italy (Mimit) is reportedly drafting a new piece of legislation that incorporates measures worth almost €1.5 billion in support for the nation’s telecoms sector. The decree would see an existing energy-related tax break extended to the telco sector, as well as the introduction of further tax reductions on energy bills for companies...
Tusass: connecting Greenland’s remote communities
Interview Headquartered in Nuuk, Greenland, Tusass is one of the country’s leading telecom service providers. Head of Tusass’ subsea business unit, Steen Hansen, caught up with Total Telecom about the company’s plans for improving Greenland’s international connectivity and explains the importance of keeping the region’s most remote areas connected. Can you tell us more about the Tusass network and your current subsea cable investments? Tusass is supplying the same type of telecom services that...
GoFibre List Next 32 Places for Full Fibre Rollout in England and Scotland
Independent rural UK broadband ISP GoFibre (BorderLink) has today named 32 new locations across Scotland and the North of England – reflecting a total of 82,000 premises (homes and businesses) – that will benefit from the next phase of their work to deploy a new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network. The alternative network, which last […]
Virgin Media O2 Rollout of 100Mbps Uploads for UK 1Gig Users Goes National
Broadband ISP Virgin Media (VMO2) appears to have unofficially begun the full national rollout of 100Mbps+ (110Mbps max profile rate) upload speeds on their top “Gig1 Fibre Broadband” package (avg. 1130Mbps download), which was previously limited to an upstream rate of 52Mbps. Regular readers will recall that we first spotted a smaller batch of 1Gbps […]
TalkTalk’s Wrongful FTTP Network Closure Warning Causes Confusion
Low-cost UK broadband ISP TalkTalk has apologised after customers in two rural villages outside Warrington, which are being served by their older UltraFibreOptic (UFO) based gigabit FTTP network on CityFibre’s platform, were mistakenly told that their service was due to be disconnected. Firstly, a history lesson. Back in September 2020 we reported (here) that FibreNation, […]
Building the internet under the sea: Zeus, an Operations VP’s inside story
Contributed Article By James Ovel, Operations VP at Zayo For a VP of Operations, commissioning, installing, and deploying a new subsea cable brings excitement and optimism, but equally offers significant challenges. With a background and passion for project management, my team and I pride ourselves on detailed planning with thoughtful analysis of a broad range of risks. We are the kind of people who rely on good data, facts, and solid analysis to make informed decisions. We avoid making...
Freedom Fibre Reopens UK Community Fund with £500 Grants
Network operator Freedom Fibre, which is supported by UK broadband ISP TalkTalk and aims to cover over 2 million premises in England and Wales with their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network, has re-opened their “Freedom Fund” and is now offering more money to help community projects (£500 per scheme). Just to recap, the operator initially set aside […]
Ofcom Spring 2023 Study – Gigabit Broadband Covers 73% of UK
Ofcom’s Spring 2023 report into UK fixed line broadband and mobile coverage has found that “full fibre” (FTTP) now reaches 48% of the UK (up from 42% in Sept 2022), while 73% are within reach of a gigabit-capable network (up from 70%) and 73-82% of premises can get outdoor 5G cover from at least one […]
Statkraft UK Wind Farm in Loch Laith to Help Rural Broadband
The UK division of Norwegian renewable energy generator firm, Statkraft, has commissioned mapping firm FarrPoint to conduct a study of their proposed Loch Liath wind farm in Scotland, near Loch Ness. The work could help to facilitate the rollout of faster broadband into remote rural communities in the surrounding area. At present the edges of […]
The impact of the 2Africa subsea cable project on economic growth and intercontinental communication
Contributed Article by center3 Connecting continents: The 2Africa subsea cable The world is becoming more interconnected than ever before. And this is being made possible through the deployment of subsea cables networks, which provide reliable connectivity and internet services across continents. One such project that is set to make a huge impact is the 2Africa submarine cable. Breaking records: The world’s longest subsea cable With over 45,000 km of length, the 2Africa subsea cable is the...