Veon gets greenlight for sale of Russian unit Vimpelcom
News The Dutch operator group has finally agreed to exit the Russian market via a sale of the unit to its executive leadership team Ever since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February last year, Veon has found itself in the unenviable position of owning mobile operators on both sides of the conflict. In Russia, the Dutch company wholly owns Vimpelcom, Russia’s third-largest operator, which accounts for around half of Veon’s total revenues. Meanwhile, in Ukraine, it owns Kyivstar, the...
ISP Open Fibre Expand Availability on MS3’s UK Full Fibre Network
Little-known ISP Open Fibre, which for the past few years has been selling broadband packages in Hull via MS3′s new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / XGS-PON) broadband network, has extended their agreement so that they can now serve those being covered by the latest network expansion across the North East of England. MS3 started rolling out their […]
CityFibre Update on FTTP Build in Harrogate, Ripon and Knaresborough
CityFibre has announced that their £46m project to deploy a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based UK broadband ISP network across Harrogate, Ripon and Knaresborough in North Yorkshire has now gone live for “thousands of premises“, including in Bilton, Woodlands, Rossett Green, Pannal, Valley Gardens and New Park. The rollout in Harrogate is currently expected to “reach […]
The Zoom boom is officially over as company lays off 1,300 staff
News With revenue growth slowing and profits falling, Zoom says it is taking proactive measures to ensure the future viability of the business This week, video conferencing company Zoom has become the latest in a string of major tech firms to announce major job cuts, citing the pressure of the global economy post-pandemic. Zoom is laying off around 15% of its staff – roughly 1,300 people – as part of a wider restructure aimed designed at eliminating duplicative roles. “As the world transitions...
Government Shifts UK Broadband and Mobile to New Department
The UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, yesterday initiated yet another cabinet reshuffle and this time there was another significant change. Responsibility for digital infrastructure (e.g. broadband and mobile) has now shifted to the newly formed Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT). Until yesterday the Building Digital UK (BDKU) executive agency, as well as the […]
WIOCC lands world’s largest subsea cable system in KwaZulu-Natal
Press release WIOCC, Africa’s digital backbone, has landed 2Africa – the world’s largest subsea cable system – into world-class, carrier-neutral data centre OADC Durban, owned and operated by WIOCC Group company, Open Access Data Centres (OADC), in KZN, South Africa. This offers the province and country a huge increase in international capacity and the promise of more reliable internet and other connectivity services. WIOCC Group Chief Executive Officer, Chris Wood, commented: “This latest...
ISP Wildanet Open Full Fibre Network to Wholesale in Cornwall UK
Broadband ISP Wildanet, which is building a new gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across rural parts of Cornwall and Devon in South West England (here), has confirmed that they will be working with AssetHUB to make their infrastructure and services available on a “fair and neutral wholesale basis” for other ISPs. The operator, which is […]
ASA Ban Instagram Ad that Vodafone UK Claimed Wasn’t Marketing
The question of what is and is not a marketing communication cropped up again after the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) banned an Instagram post and story linked to mobile and broadband provider Vodafone, which is despite the operator claiming they did not believe that the posts were advertorials. Both the post and story, as […]
Comcast signs deals worth $50m with State of Indiana for rural fibre expansion
News The move will see the operator take aim at Indiana’s digital divide, seeking to connect some of the state’s most remote communities with fibre broadband This week, Comcast has announced that it has signed a number of contracts with Indiana’s Office of Community & Rural Affairs (OCRA), aiming to deliver fibre services to rural locations throughout the state. The deals are part of Indiana’s Next Level Connections Broadband Grant Program, with Comcast partnering with both state and local...
Verizon records 5G upload speeds of over 1Gbps
Press Release Verizon engineers continue to drive the evolution of 5G Ultra Wideband technology achieving 1.26 Gbps in upload speed. With uploading data becoming increasingly important for video chats, uploading large files or live streaming video, this significant accomplishment is yet another milestone in Verizon’s commitment to provide a genuinely differentiated service for customers. “We have achieved remarkable speed in downloading using various combinations of spectrum in our world-class...