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Press Release Nokia and Claro Colombia have announced the deployment of an industrial-grade private 4.9G wireless network and edge computing solution at Sociedad Portuaria Puerto Bahía in Cartagena, Colombia, using the Nokia Digital Automation Cloud (DAC), including the Nokia MX Industrial Edge, designed to meet the mission-critical wireless connectivity and on-premises OT data processing needs of an array of industries such as port terminals. The new pervasive private wireless 4.9G network,...

The CEO of mobile and broadband ISP Vodafone UK, Ahmed Essam, has joined other retail internet providers in publicly calling on Ofcom to approve Openreach’s proposed “Equinox 2” discount scheme for their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based products, which is being challenged by alternative networks (AltNets). At the end of 2022 Openreach confirmed that it planned to […]

VIEWPOINT Recently, China Unicom Chongqing announced the successful completion of the world’s first trial commercial use of “Alps-WDM+OSU”. China Unicom Chongqing and Huawei Complete the World’s First Trial Commercial Use of “Alps-WDM+OSU” The innovative Alps-WDM technology is reported to have improved network capabilities and customer experience in the following aspects: Improved bandwidth supply capabilities: The bandwidth of integrated access sites increases 10 Gbit/s to 100 Gbit/s....

The Welsh Government has put out a Prior Information Notice (PIN) on a future project for “Extending High Speed Broadband Reach in Wales“, which indicates that they’re preparing to procure a contract worth around £70m (state aid) to upgrade broadband for 84,000 premises (i.e. those that can’t yet get “superfast” speeds of 30Mbps+). The new […]

London-focused broadband ISP CommunityFibre, which aspires to roll out a Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to cover 2.2 million premises in the UK’s capital city by the end of 2024 (currently at 720,000 premises passed), has launched a “60 Day Satisfaction Guarantee” for all new customers. In short. If at any point within the first 60 […]

One of the problems with Openreach’s quirky and expensive FTTP on Demand (FTTPoD or FoD) broadband product for UK ISPs is that it suffers from a high rate of order cancellations, which are running at a rate of around 90% following the site survey and confirmation of the build charge. In response, the network operator […]

Ofcom has today published a new analysis of the impact their “Text-to-Switch” (Auto-Switching) system for UK mobile operators (e.g. EE, Vodafone, O2 and Three UK), which was introduced in June 2019, had on consumers. Overall, the new system has fuelled a strong increase in consumers switching mobile operators. The new “text-to-switch” system simplified the whole […]

Broadband ISP Wessex Internet, which is building a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across rural parts of Dorset, Wiltshire, Hampshire and Somerset in England, appears to have recently refreshed some of their full fibre packages – offering faster plans for less money. Firstly, the bad news. The provider has not improved their entry-level 100Mbps (15Mbps […]

Mobile operator SMARTY, which is a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) on Three UK’s network, has launched a new SIM Only offer that gives new customers 100GB of mobile broadband data for just £12 per month, and you can also still get unlimited data for just £16 per month (£20 after 12-months). Smarty’s plans also […]

News The deal will see Vertical Bridge build towers across the US to help Verizon expand the reach of its 4G and 5G Ultra Wideband services This week, Verizon has announced it’s a new deal with Vertical Bridge that will see the infrastructure specialist build new mobile towers for the operator on a to-suit basis. Verizon will serve as the anchor tenant for these new towers, which will also be offered on a wholesale basis to other wireless service providers. The deal will see Vertical Bridge...