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Customers of Tesco Mobile, which is an O2 (VMO2) based Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO), can now harness a new trade-in scheme that enables them to donate their old mobile phones or other devices for cash (direct to your bank account) or a Tesco e-gift voucher, usually within just 5 working days. In order to […]

London-focused broadband ISP CommunityFibre, which is busy building a multi-gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to cover 2.2 million UK premises by the end of 2024, has today announced that they’re doubling the speed of their cheap £12.50 per month social broadband tariff to 20Mbps. The Community Fibre Essential package is unique in that it […]

Network access provider Openreach (BT) has today announced a couple of big changes to their top leadership team, which is apparently intended to help them “continue delivering against [our] strategic goals” (e.g. the £15bn rollout of full fibre broadband to 25 million UK premises by December 2026). The biggest change reflects the retirement of the […]

Webinar Solid digital infrastructure is the foundation for carriers to seize opportunities and achieve business success Networks are carriers’ core assets and major channels of transmitting data and computing power. It can better boost the digital transformation of thousands of industries and accelerate the development of the global digital economy. What capabilities do carriers need to address unprecedented opportunities and increasingly complex global challenges? How can they build...

STARTUP STORIES Californian startup Beamlink brings you a portable cell in a lunch box that anyone can set up – ideal for minimising disruption through post-disaster wireless access. This is their startup story Tell us about your start up Beamlink brings Internet to disaster prone communities, providing peace of mind for survivors and first responders and easing the relief and recovery process. Our lunch box sized cell towers, called “Bentocells,” can be set up by anyone with the push of a...

Openreach UK has issued a progress update on their £180m investment to deploy a gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) ISP network across Wales, which reveals that their network now covers more than 600,000 homes and businesses in the country (roughly, that’s over 35% of premises). Engineers are currently known to be actively working in areas such as […]

VIEWPOINT Following two years buffeted by supply chain disruption, energy price surges and economic pressures, 2023 is likely to continue to be defined by change. While there’s no way to predict what will unfold, for telcos, there are a few trends we expect to see. The rise of data mesh architecture. Data-driven decisions can help telcos reduce operational costs, reinvent customer experiences and drive innovation. Companies such as T-Mobile and Telia are already leveraging data and artificial...

Press Release Infinera announced today that Infinera’s ICE6 800G coherent optical solution has been deployed to modernize and increase capacity on the transpacific Unity Submarine Cable System, which spans 9,620 kilometers and provides operators with a direct cable route linking Japan and the U.S. By upgrading to Infinera’s ICE6 solution, the cable system will double capacity and provide operators with the highest capacity services at the lowest cost per bit. The Unity Submarine Cable System...

Interview At Connected Britain 2022, we caught up with PhD student Daisy Curtis to discuss her experience of working alongside 5G Rural Dorset, as well as the importance of digital skills in addressing the gender imbalance in the telecoms sector As part of her PhD programme, Daisy spent six months working with 5G Rural Dorset, a 5G testbed funded by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport. In the interview below, she shares her first-hand experiences from the project and offers...

The Government has today confirmed that UK ISP Sky Broadband has officially become the first “national provider” to adopt a new system from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), which allows them to verify – with a customers’ permission – that they are in receipt of key state benefits and therefore eligible for the […]