Cellnex names Anne Bouverot as Non-Executive Chairperson
Press Release At a meeting held today, the Board of Directors of Cellnex Telecom has agreed to appoint Anne Bouverot as non-executive Chair of the company succeeding Bertrand Kan, who is stepping down as Chair of the Board after two years, while maintaining his status as an independent director. Anne Bouverot has been an independent director of Cellnex since May 2018 and is a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee (ARMC). Anne Bouverot built her career at the forefront of technology...
BT and AWS expand partnership around IoT and 5G edge computing
Press Release BT Group’s Digital Unit and Amazon Web Services (AWS) today announce a new, wide-ranging strategic collaboration agreement, building on the existing partnership between the companies that already sees AWS play a key role in supporting the Group’s modernisation. The new partnership covers a few core areas: · An agreement to collaborate on new Internet of Things (IoT) industry solutions that help UK and global customers take advantage of the efficiency and innovation benefits...
Ofcom Looks to Improve Spectrum Sharing for 5G and Other Services
The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today begun fielding industry views on how it could improve Shared Spectrum Licences, which enable small businesses to create their own local wireless broadband and mobile networks across various radio spectrum bands (many of these could previously only be used by national operators). The existing Shared Access Licence (SAL) […]
Warnings of network blackouts in Lebanon as Ogero workers go on strike ‘indefinitely’
NEWS Workers at state-run fixed network provider Ogero began an ‘open ended strike’ on Friday in protest against pay freezes reflecting the sharp depreciation of the nation’s currency Speaking to The National newspaper, Ogero chairman Imad Kreidieh said, ‘We are heading to a catastrophe if a deal is not found with the government: the network will completely stop working as our generators will gradually run out of fuel.’ Kreidieh warned that ‘Lebanon completely relies on Ogero for its...
More Virgin Media UK 1Gig Broadband Users See 100Mbps Uploads
Residential customers on UK ISP Virgin Media’s top “Gig1 Fibre Broadband” package (avg. 1130Mbps down and 52Mbps up) could soon receive an upload boost to 100Mbps+ (110Mbps max profile rate), which comes after we spotted a rise in the number of users receiving a related profile boost over the past few weeks. The provider, which […]
Spring Fibre Name First 3 Areas in Lincolnshire for UK Full Fibre Build
One of the UK’s newest alternative broadband network providers, Spring Fibre, has quietly updated their website to name the first 3 locations – all in Lincolnshire – for their plan to build a new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) ISP network to cover 1 million premises in England. Just to recap. Spring Fibre, which was initially […]
Openreach Extend UK FTTC Discount for Low-Income Homes
Openreach (BT) has announced that they’re extending their “Connect the Unconnected” special offer, which makes it possible for UK ISPs to waive FTTC (VDSL2) broadband connection fees for any customers who receive “Universal Credit” with no other earnings, and who aren’t currently connected to its network. The one-off connection fees on Fibre-to-the-Cabinet (FTTC / VDSL) […]
TalkTalk planning sale of B2B arm
News Reports suggest that the unit could be worth up to £200 million This week, media reports suggest that UK ISP TalkTalk is exploring the possibility of selling off its B2B arm, TalkTalk Business Direct. The unit, which currently serves around 80,000 enterprise customers in the UK, could fetch a price tag of £200 million, according to sources. Any deal would also include a long-term wholesale agreement, giving the buyer preferential access to TalkTalk’s network. Investment banking firm...
Broadband ISP Gigaclear Add Buckden and Kimbolton to Cambridgeshire Rollout
Rural UK ISP Gigaclear has confirmed that the villages of Buckden and Kimbolton have just been added to their ongoing £39m effort to deploy a gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across Cambridgeshire in England, which adds to the recent additions of Warboys, Sawtry, Ramsey and Stilton (here). During the engineering work, Gigaclear will be utilising […]
Broadband ISP Jurassic Fibre Improve Support for Deaf Customers
Exeter-based broadband ISP Jurassic Fibre, which is rolling out a Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across parts of Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, and Dorset in England, has announced that deaf customers who use British Sign Language (BSL) are now able to use a video link interpreter when they contact customer support. The operator, which is currently being supported […]