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Information supplied by BT has revealed that customers on their core fixed broadband ISP network (including Consumer, Enterprise and EE) consumed a total of 141PB (PetaBytes) of internet data on Boxing Day 2022, which is up by 17.5% from 120PB on the same day in 2021. The Boxing Day increase of 17.5% almost mirrors the […]

News Telkom and Rain have ceased acquisition negotiations, saying that a workable deal could not be reached Today, South African telecoms operator Telkom has announced that it has ceased negotiations with Rain over a potentially acquiring the smaller mobile provider. Telkom had first been approached by Rain back in September last year, with Rain pitching its acquisition in exchange for fresh shares issued by Telkom. Discussions continued until a predetermined deadline at the end of December,...

News The Carbon Network Dashboard and Digital Carbon Calculator will leverage AI to help enterprise customers optimise their power usage and reduce their carbon footprint BT has kicked off 2023 by reiterating its commitment to a more sustainable future, announcing the launch of a suite of new digital tools to help multinational enterprise customers better understand their carbon footprint. The Carbon Network Dashboard will give enterprises a real-time view of their networks power consumption,...

A new CensusWide survey, which was commissioned by Slovenia-based ICT provider S&T Iskratel, claims to have found that the vast majority of respondents (97%) favour publishing data about the energy efficiency of products and solutions. But 29% of UK broadband leaders are “not prepared to adopt this now or in the future“. According to the […]

News The Swedish Security Service (SAPO) called for vigilance from critical infrastructure operators, warning that ‘unpredictable’ Russia could disrupt key sectors using unorthodox methods The new year is upon us and sadly the war in Ukraine shows no signs of stopping, with reports in recent weeks suggesting that Russia plans to mobilise up to half a million additional conscripts in preparation for a major spring offensive. Now, in parallel to the fierce fighting ongoing in the Donbas, the...

CityFibre has today confirmed that they will invest £25 million to deploy their new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network across the two neighbouring towns of Rochford and Rayleigh in Essex (England), which will also include the village of Great Wakering. Construction work on the full fibre network in Rochford will begin imminently, while […]

Broadband ISP Virgin Media UK (VMO2) has today confirmed what we published yesterday (here), which is that, starting from March 2023, Virgin Mobile’s 3 million customers will begin being moved to O2’s own equivalent mobile plans with migrations taking place across 2023. The first customer letters about all this will go out next month. The […]

Customers of UK ISP Sky Broadband saw increased internet data consumption during the festive period this year, with data downloads on Christmas Day rising by 9.52% to 115PB (PetaBytes), which is up from 105PB last year. But bigger increases were reported across the rest of the festive season. As we’ve said before, demand for data […]

Network provider Broadway Partners (UK ISP Broadway Broadband), which in 2021 set a bold target to cover 250,000 premises across rural Wales and Scotland with their gigabit broadband (FTTP) network by 2025, has appointed industry veteran Steve Haines to be their new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Steve, who replaces company co-founder Michael Armitage in the […]

Alternative network builder and ISP LightSpeed Broadband, which aims to deploy a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to 200,000 premises in the East of England by the end of 2022 (rising to 1 million by the end of 2025), has shunned the traditional price hikes season by announcing a price freeze promise for customers. LightSpeed, which […]