Leading the charge – joining the EV brigade
STARTUP STORIES Munich based Chargd provides a software platform to streamline fleet operations and enable fleet managers to make data driven decisions. Tell us about your start up? We support companies with the transition to EVs and help them harmonize charging opportunities with fleet operations. Most of our customer base is currently located between Munich and Milan, in other words, Germany, Austria, and Italy. What is your USP? Our core USP is that we optimize charging based on routes,...
“Germany is on an excellent path to improve its FTTH expansion”
We had the pleasure of interviewing Norbert Westfal, CEO of EWE Tel GmbH ahed of next week’s Connected Germany which is taking place in Mainz on December 6-7 2022. Can you introduce yourself and your role? My name is Norbert Westfal, and I am CEO of EWE TEL GmbH, a regional telecommunication provider in Germany. Additionally, I am also President of BREKO, the leading German Broadband Association. How does Germany need to progress in order to hit government FTTH targets? Germany is on an...
Starlink Powered WiFi Brings Broadband to Remote Caravan Site
The UK-based communication solutions provider World Mobile appears to have successfully piloted one of the first Starlink (SpaceX) powered distributed WiFi networks in the UK, which is being used to share low latency broadband speeds of up to 400Mbps across a remote caravan site in Wales. The Starlink network currently has around 3,270 LEO satellites […]
UK ISP Zen Internet Sees Traffic Surge on England v Wales Match
Broadband ISP Zen Internet has informed us that last night’s FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 match between England and Wales, which saw England walk away with a 3-0 win, resulted in a mild internet traffic peak between 7pm and 9pm that was 9% more than the average traffic for that day and time. Broadly, we […]
Sky Broadband UK Remove 900Mbps Gigafast FTTP Plan from Sale
A number of our readers have noticed that UK ISP Sky Broadband has, in the past week, removed their top 900Mbps (90Mbps upload) “Gigafast” package from sale to new customers, which was being sold over Openreach’s national Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network. Capacity issues could be the cause. The top tier package, which only launched back in […]
TalkTalk Launch Future Fibre Fund to Help Manchester SMEs Go Green
Broadband ISP TalkTalk has launched the ‘Future Fibre Fund’ for small businesses in Greater Manchester, which offers “donations” of up to £6,000 to help them become more sustainable, such as by supporting the adoption of energy monitoring technology, recycling facilities and working towards environmental certifications. According to the provider, small businesses account for 44% of […]
Nokia and Orange France team up for microwave carrier aggregation milestone
Press Release Nokia and Orange France haved complete world’s first 20 Gbps microwave carrier aggregation link trial using E-Band and traditional frequencies Nokia today announced that it has extended its collaboration with Orange France to upgrade its microwave backhaul network with the latest product generation. Combining the capabilities of Nokia’s latest high-power E-Band microwave and traditional microwave frequency products, the trial enabled a high-capacity link over a distance of almost...
Indian operators weigh in on ‘fair share’ debate
News The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has called for so-called over-the-top (OTT) players to pay a “usage charge” due to the pressure they place on telecoms networks This week, the debate around whether Big Tech should be forced to subsidise the telco networks that they so rely on has spread to India, with the COAI arguing in a letter to the government telecoms secretary that a mutually agreed “usage charge” is warranted for OTT players. “Any entity which creates a property...
Devon and Somerset Update on Wessex Internet’s FTTP Rollout
The Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) programme has today issued a short progress update on their contract with UK ISP Wessex Internet, which has been tasked with deploying a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across some rural parts of the region. The Phase 2 CDS contract, which was originally awarded at the end of […]
Gov Campaign to Raise Awareness of UK Social Broadband Tariffs
After meeting with ISPs, the Government has today launched a UK-wide public awareness campaign as part of its Help for Households programme, which aims to help people through the cost-of-living crisis and will also work to improve the uptake of cheaper social tariffs from broadband and mobile providers (available to those on benefits). As we’ve […]