Neos Networks announces fibre milestones in Liverpool, Birmingham, Manchester, and London
Press Release ‘Last mile’ services are now live in four key UK cities as part of the company’s ongoing Metro Access Network expansion programme Neos Networks, one of the UK’s leading fibre connectivity suppliers, today announced that it has completed the delivery of its three regional Metro Access Networks in Liverpool, Birmingham, and Manchester along with phase one of its deployment in London. The business connectivity provider announced plans to enter the market for last-mile services at...
Neos Networks Complete Latest Phase of UK Dark Fibre Expansion
Neos Networks has today announced that they’ve completed the latest phase of work to boost their full fibre, last mile, metro network expansion by delivering three new regional Metro Access Networks in Liverpool, Birmingham, and Manchester, along with phase one of its ongoing deployment in London. The major multi-million pound Metro Network Expansion programme, which […]
BT and EE Adopt Hiya AI-based Customer Call Protection Service
Customers of UK broadband ISP BT (including EE) look set to benefit from improved protection against SPAM and fraud calls, which reflects the fact that they’ve just become the first major telecoms provider in the country to adopt Hiya’s AI-based voice security solutions – Hiya Protect – in conjunction with Ericsson. Until now, the Seattle-based […]
Rakuten Mobile to close 261 retail stores as part of cost cutting drive
News With customers complaining of unreliable service, Rakuten Mobile has seen subscribers slipping away over the past year This week, Japan’s newest mobile network operator, Rakuten Mobile has announced that it will close 261 retail stores across the country, bringing its total retail footprint down to 1,000 locations. Exactly how many jobs will be affected by these cuts is unclear. The move comes as the latest in a string of cost cutting measures taken by the operator, with the company...
2Africa subsea cable lands at Eastern Cape, South Africa
Press Release The 2Africa cable has landed at the Vodacom facility in Gqeberha (previously Port Elizabeth), South Africa, to provide a gateway to direct international connectivity for faster, more reliable internet services The 2Africa subsea cable, the largest subsea cable system in the world, has landed at the Vodacom network facility in Gqeberha, South Africa. This is the first submarine cable landing in the Eastern Cape region, promising greater internet capacity and acceleration of...
Vandals Cause £13k of Damage to Broadband Network in Shropshire Village
The West Mercia police force in Shropshire (England) are appealing for information after repeated attacks by criminals, which have occurred over the last four weeks, caused an estimated £13,000 worth of damage to broadband infrastructure belonging, we think, to Openreach in the village of Selattyn (near Oswestry). According to the force’s Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT) […]
Telecoms Analyst Firm Expects UK FTTP AltNet Consolidation
Telecoms data analysts at global market intelligence firm ThinkCX have published a new update that forecasts how increasing consolidation in the United Kingdom’s overcrowded market for alternative broadband network (altnet) providers could play out during 2023. Needless to say, the new update holds few surprises. As we’ve said more than a few times over the […]
Airbus calls for investors as Zephyr business prepares for lift-off
News The solar-powered Zephyr drone will serve as a flying base station, delivering mobile connectivity to customers in hard-to-reach areas Today, aviation giant Airbus has revealed that is seeking external investment as it prepares to scale up, spin-off, and commercially launch its Zephyr drone connectivity business. Flying around 21km above the surface of the Earth, high above weather and commercial aircraft, Airbus’s Zephyr drone will act as a High-Altitude Platform Station (HAPS), beaming...
Broadband ISP TalkTalk Boosts UK AltNet Onboarding Plans
Budget broadband ISP TalkTalk, which in recent years has expanded beyond Openreach’s UK network and now offers services via several other alternative full fibre (FTTP) networks, has given a strong indication of further AltNet aggregation to come by adopting Strategic Imperatives’ Fibre Café aggregation platform. At the time of writing, TalkTalk are known to support […]
Ofcom Probes UK ISP BT Over Clarity of Customer Contract Info.
The UK telecoms and media regulator, Ofcom, has this morning opened an investigation into broadband ISP and telecoms giant BT (including subsidiaries EE and Plusnet), which focuses upon their compliance with its obligation to provide customers with clear and simple contract information before they sign up to a new deal. The case actually represents somewhat […]