Microsoft Acquires UK Innovator in Hollow Core Fibre Cables – Lumenisity
Global technology and software giant Microsoft has gobbled UK based Lumenisity, which was originally a spinoff from the Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) at the University of Southampton and specialises in developing the next generation of hollow core fibre (HCF) broadband cables. At present most conventional optical fibre cables work to guide laser light through solid […]
Virgin Media O2 UK Updates on Yorkshire Broadband and Mobile Upgrades
Virgin Media and O2 (VMO2) has issued a general progress update on their various mobile and broadband ISP network upgrades, investment, and digital inclusion initiatives across Yorkshire in England, which among other things also confirms that Skipton (North Yorkshire) is the home of their first XGS-PON (FTTP) trial users. In case anybody has forgotten, the […]
Openreach’s Sets 229 PetaBytes (PB) UK Data Traffic Record
Network access provider Openreach (BT) has just informed us that more broadband ISP traffic was carried across their UK network yesterday (Sunday 11th December 2022) than ever before – totalling 229PB (PetaBytes), which compares with 222PB last Sunday (the previous highest day). Openreach typically supplies numerous broadband ISPs, mobile network operators and other businesses across […]
UK Gov Hands Out £28m to Help Develop Future 6G Mobile Tech
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has today handed out £28m to three universities (York, Bristol and Surrey) to help them team-up with major telecoms companies, including Nokia, Ericsson and Samsung, to both design and build future 6G based mobile broadband networks. The 6G standard is currently still in the early R&D […]
Q3 – 2022 Openreach Progress Update on Full Fibre Rollout in Wales
The Welsh Government (WG) has released the Q3 2022 progress update on their £52.5m Phase 2 Superfast Cymru contract with Openreach (BT), which reveals that a total of 34,122 extra premises (up from 32,949 in Q2) have now gained access to their 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network. The original deal consisted of two […]
Nick Wiggin joins Freshwave public sector team
PRESS RELEASE Nick joins connectivity infrastructure-as-a-service provider Freshwave from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport where he was Engagement Lead. Nick was instrumental in the work of the Digital Connectivity Infrastructure Accelerator, an innovative programme that is dedicated to supporting the rollout of digital connectivity using public sector assets. Guy Matthews, Freshwave’s Public Sector Sales Director, said: “I’m delighted to welcome Nick to our team. Nick has...
Orange partners with Medusa to land subsea cable in Marseille
Press release Medusa Submarine Cable System chooses the new Orange infrastructure in Marseille to land a new strategic route connecting Southern Europe and North Africa. Medusa will be the longest submarine cable system in the Mediterranean Sea and will connect nine countries in North Africa and Southern Europe by 2024 and 2025. Orange will give users of the Medusa subsea cable the ability to access all the Data Centers in Marseille simply and securely, which it will interconnect by setting up...
Microsoft pushes global cloud infrastructure
NEWS Microsoft has acquired UK-based start-up, Lumenisity which was spun out from the Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) at the University of Southampton. Lumenisity, makes hollow core fibre products mainly for data centres and ISPs. The claim their CoreSmart® solution allows the data to travel 50% faster than in traditional solid core fibre and gives a 30% reduction in latency. Microsoft say Lumenisity technology benefits industries including healthcare, financial services, manufacturing,...
Cityfibre’s £30m Build to Cover Wigan with Gigabit Broadband Begins
Cityfibre has announced that they’ve begun construction work on their £30m project to cover the large Greater Manchester (England) town of Wigan with their new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP network, which aims to “reach … almost every home and business“. Construction work on the new full fibre network in Wigan is being […]
Aqua Comms announces appointment of new CEO
News Jim Fagan will join Aqua Comms as CEO effective from 1 May 2023. Dublin-based Aqua Comms is a subsea connectivity provider who currently offers services on seven subsea fibre cables connecting North America to Ireland, the UK and northern Europe. The company will also soon open a new route from southern Europe to India. Jim will join Aqua Comms from GCX where he has been working as Chief Strategy and Revenue Officer since 2020. He has previously held senior roles at Telstra, Pacnet and...