‘Satelliten spielen bei der Versorgung des ländlichen Raums eine wichtige Rolle dort, wo der Ausbau des Glasfasernetzes langwierig oder nicht wirtschaftlich ist’
INTERVIEW We had the pleasure of interviewing Volker Leyendecker from SES ahead of Connected Germany, being held in Mainz next week on December 6-7 2022. Can you introduce yourself and your current role? Als Sales Director DACH bei SES Networks verantworte ich die Vertriebsaktivitäten im deutschsprachigen Raum. Mein Schwerpunktthema ist Datenkommunikation via Satellit. Seit Mai 2022 bin ich zudem Mitglied im Präsidium des Verbands der Anbieter von Telekommunikations- und Mehrwertdiensten...
OneWeb Set First SpaceX Broadband Satellite Launch for 6th Dec 2022
British-registered space company OneWeb has today confirmed that its first use of SpaceX’s Falcon9 rocket will take place “no earlier than” Tuesday 6th December 2022, which will send 40 of their ultrafast low-latency broadband satellites into Low Earth Orbit (LEO). The operator has so far lofted 462 of their small c.150kg LEO based ultrafast (100Mbps+) […]
Upp Offers 6 Months Free Broadband on UK Full Fibre Network
Network builder and UK ISP Upp, which is deploying a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to cover 1 million premises in the East of England by 2025 (here), has sweetened their existing discount by giving new customers the first 6 months of service for free. You can also choose to leave penalty free during the first […]
Business ISP Inclarity Communications Calls in the Administrators
London-based UK business communications provider Inclarity Communications, which sold a mix of broadband, voice, cloud and other I.T. solutions to firms, has recently fallen into administration. Exact details of the situation remain unclear, although such issues are usually caused by financial and growth problems (debts etc.). The company’s last publicly available accounts, which were made […]
Booming broadband and the journey to become an ISP
Interview In this interview, CTO of Giganet, Matthew Skipsey discusses the UK’s rapidly accelerating fibre rollout, as well as the company’s strategic shift to become a consumer ISP In recent years, the UK fibre industry has been hard at work, transforming the country from one of Europe’s worst fibre performers to one in a far more competitive position. This has been facilitated, in no small part, by the enormous amount of funding pouring into the industry. “I believe [the UK fibre industry]...
“Seamless connectivity is our goal”
INTERVIEW We had the pleasure of catching up with DB Broadband’s CEO Christian Humpert ahead of next week’s Connected Germany which is taking place next week at the Mainz Congress Hall on December 6-7. Can you introduce yourself and your role? My name is Christian Humpert and I have been Managing Director of DB broadband since March 2021. Initially responsible for Operations (COO), before taking over as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in August 2021. Before joining Deutsche Bahn, I spent over 20...
Court rules against Swisscom in FTTH expansion case
News The Federal Supreme Court has rejected Swisscom’s appeal, leaving the operators fibre expansion At the end of 2020, the Swiss Competition Commission (COMCO) announced the launch of an investigation into Swisscom’s fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) expansion using point-to-multipoint (P2MP), suggesting that this topology was a risk to market competition. P2MP topology involves building on the existing network, with a single fibre line running from the exchange to the local cable duct before...
Fibrus Win Gigabit Broadband Rollout Contract for Cumbria UK UPDATE
The fourth and so far, largest, contract under the Government’s new £5bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout scheme – worth £108 million – has today been awarded to UK ISP Fibrus, which will upgrade broadband for more than 60,000 hard-to-reach homes and businesses across Cumbria (England). At present, Fibrus has already deployed their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) […]
AltNets Fear Openreach FTTP Price Cuts Put £20bn UK Investment at Risk
The Independent Networks Co-operative Association (INCA), which represents UK alternative broadband ISP networks, has warned that Ofcom could be putting their collective investment of £20bn to build competitive full fibre networks at risk if they wave through Openreach’s (BT) next round of FTTP broadband prices cuts (Equinox 2). As we’ve reported before (here), Openreach are […]
Government Triples Value of UK Gigabit Broadband Vouchers
The Government’s Building Digital UK team has today confirmed that they’re tripling the value of the vouchers they issue to homes under their Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme (GBVS), which helps those in rural areas to get a gigabit-capable internet connection installed. Businesses will also see a smaller boost. Just to recap. Until today the voucher […]