ISPA Launch Hunt for the Best UK Broadband Providers of 2023
The UK Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) has today begun their annual hunt for the best ISPs and internet companies ahead of their forthcoming 2023 awards event, which has this year introduced several new categories (total of 16) to help mark their 25th year anniversary. The winners of the previous 2022 awards event were unveiled […]
Huge £130m Boost for Grain’s UK FTTP Broadband Rollout
Cumbria-based network builder and broadband ISP Grain (Grain Connect) has today announced that they’ve secured an additional £130 million of funding to help “accelerate” their ongoing rollout of a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across the United Kingdom. The provider has so far announced full fibre broadband deployments across nearly 50 towns and cities, including […]
£6m Boost to Help Develop Future UK Communications Tech
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), which forms part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), has today secured £6 million of funding to help with the research and development of future communication systems including 6G (mobile broadband), faster internet access and cloud computing etc. Jane Nicholson, EPSRC’s Director for Research Base, said: “Digital […]
One year on: Newly merged Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison celebrates a successful merger
VIEWPOINT At this year’s Mobile World Congress, Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (Indosat) CEO Vikram Sinha told journalists the merger was a case of being ‘at the right place at the right time’. Vikram Sinha, President Director & CEO of Indosat Ooredoo Hutchinson When Indosat Ooredoo and Hutchison 3 Indonesia first announced their $6 billion merger back in September 2021, the news was met some scepticism by analysts, who noted the challenges the two companies would face when it came to...
Huawei Hosts European Carrier Executive Roundtable Summit to Discuss Green Target Network Strategy
VIEWPOINT Huawei hosted the European Carrier Executive Roundtable on February 28, including 12 carriers and industry organizations, during MWC2023. Zhou Yu, Huawei’s network consulting and system integration domain president, discussed Huawei’s value proposition and innovative practices in the green target network domain. He engaged in in-depth communication and lively discussions with the participating carriers on how to build a green, efficient, robust, and ultimate experience ICT...
GSMA unveils framework for universal network APIs
News The GSMA’s Open Gateway programme is backed by 21 operator groups, thereby allowing software developers to build apps with the potential to reach almost half of the world’s mobile connections At Mobile World Congress this week, the GSMA has announced the creation of a new industry-wide initiative called Open Gateway, aimed at providing software developers a universal framework for network Application Programmable Interfaces (APIs). APIs, essentially the software that allows two computer...
Openreach Extend UK Pilot of 1.2Gbps and 1.8Gbps FTTP Broadband
Network access provider Openreach (BT) has announced that their ongoing broadband ISP pilot of faster Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) download speeds – 1.2Gbps and 1.8Gbps (both offer 120Mbps upstream) – has been extended to run for several more months and is also being expanded into more exchanges. The original pilot started on 1st December 2022 (here) and […]
+IT, Grow Together, Powering an innovative and evolutional future for CSPs
VIEWPOINT For telecoms to create new revenue streams, enhance customer experiences, and lead their digital transformation, Huawei launches future-oriented IT infrastructure architecture. It is an evolution journey from CT to ICT There has been a massive change in the way businesses and customers interact over the last few years. Due to the increased use of digital services, carriers’ networks have experienced extremely high traffic levels. According to IDC, investments in IT infrastructure...
F&W Networks Extends Full Fibre to Cover 250,000 UK Premises
Hammersmith-based F&W Networks, which aims to cover 1 million UK premises with their new gigabit-capable full fibre (FTTP) broadband network by 2025, has now expanded their coverage to 250,000 premises (up from 185k in October 2022) and they’ve also added another ISP in the shape of Octaplus (Octaplus Supercharged). At present, F&W Networks is currently […]
5G 3 years = 4G 5 years, Operators Have Achieved Success after the 1st Round of 5G Deployment
VIEWPOINT Huawei has convened the 5G Business Success Summit at this year’s Mobile World Congress (MWC). Peng Song, President of Huawei’s ICT Strategy & Marketing, delivered a keynote speech titled “Diverse Paths to 5G Monetization, Accelerating 5G Business Success”. In his speech, he noted that the achievements made by 5G in its first three years are equivalent to those that 4G made in its first five years, and that leading operators are already celebrating the success of the first round...