London staff to take the brunt of Vodafone job cuts
News The operator group will eliminate hundreds of jobs as part of wider efforts to generate €1 billion in cost savings Back in November, Vodafone’s announcement of its most recent financial details was met with concern as the multinational mobile network operator group continues to struggle to turn its fortunes around. The company’s results in highly competitive markets like Germany and Spain were particularly poor, adding further weight to the operator’s long-held beliefs that consolidation...
Street Works UK Recommends Changes to Help Build Full Fibre
Street Works UK (SWUK), which is a Trade Association that represents utilities and their contractors on street works issues, has published a new report that helps to highlight some of the barriers that civil engineers are facing as they attempt to upgrade the nation’s water, sewage, gas, electricity and broadband ISP infrastructure. The report – […]
Full Fibre ISP Zzoomm Criticised for “unacceptable” Resurfacing Work
Alternative network builder and UK broadband ISP Zzoomm has faced some criticism from locals in the North Yorkshire (England) town of Stokesley after resurfacing work conducted by their engineers left “mismatched Tarmac and bumpy paths“, which residents complained were potentially unsafe (trip hazard). The provider, which aims to reach 1 million premises across 85 UK […]
Ofcom UK Removes FAX Service Obligation from BT and KCOM
As expected, Ofcom has today confirmed that the requirement for certain UK telecoms operators to provide “outdated” FAX (facsimile) services under their legally-binding Universal Service Obligation (USO), which only applies to BT and KCOM, has officially been removed. The related obligation was last set in 2003, when fax machines were much more prevalent and email […]
New Ofcom UK Broadband ISP Switching System Faces BIG Delay
Last year we revealed (here) that Ofcom’s April 2023 deadline for the launch of One Touch Switch (OTS), which will make it easier for consumers to migrate between broadband ISPs on different networks, was at high risk of delay. The latest information suggests that some key aspects won’t even be ready to test until late […]
Thai telco mega-merger settles on the name True Corp
News The controversial merger of True Corporation and Total Access Communication (DTAC) is set to take place in Q1 this year This week, the boards of True Corp and DTAC have announced that they have chosen the name for their soon-to-be-combined business, retaining the True Corporation brand name. The news comes ahead of a joint shareholders’ meeting on February 23, where the two companies will iron out the merged entity’s combined corporate structure and other details. The first public...
Verizon touts green credentials as it signs yet more renewable energy deals
Press Release Verizon signed four new long-term renewable energy purchase agreements (REPAs) for an aggregate of up to 410 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy capacity. With these new agreements, Verizon has surpassed 3.0 gigawatts (GW) of total projected renewable energy capacity, as it continues to be a leading buyer of U.S. renewable energy. These agreements also position the company to meet its goal to source or generate renewable energy equivalent to 50 percent of its total annual...
FCC update: ational Huawei ‘rip and replace’ programme facing challenges
News In its latest update to Congress, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) showed more than half of respondents were having difficulties in affording to replace untrusted network equipment The latest report from the FCC shows that US operators continue to struggle to implement the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act (STCNA), with lack of funding the primary obstacle. The STCNA was signed into law under President Donald Trump back in 2020, essentially ordering US telcos to...
CityFibre Begins Maidstone’s £50m Gigabit Broadband Rollout
Cityfibre has today confirmed that they’ve begun the construction phase of their £50m project – supported by civil engineering firm Lanes-i – to deploy a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network to “almost every home and business” in the Kent (England) town of Maidstone. So far as we can tell, most of the operator’s […]
T-Mobile reportedly in talks to buy Mint Mobile
News According to media reports, discussions are ongoing that could see the pre-paid mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) swap its mint green for magenta This week, reports from Bloomberg suggests that T-Mobile is currently in talks to purchase Mint Mobile, the MVNO backed by film star Ryan Reynolds. The intricacies of the discussions have yet to be revealed, with both Mint and T-Mobile refusing to comment on the matter. Mint has experienced a relatively meteoric rise to prominence since...