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News The service connects deaf, hard of hearing, and speech-impaired customers with a 24-hour interpreter to facilitate calls with family, friends, and organisations with whom they would otherwise struggle to communicate This week, South African telco group Vodacom has launched a National Relay Service (NRS) in a bid to help build a more digitally inclusive society and support their deaf, hearing-impaired, and speech-impaired customers. The NRS system works by connecting any Vodacom customer...

VIEWPOINT The foundation of every smart home is fast, reliable wifi to keep your smart devices – like lights, thermostats, plugs, and more – connected. And with more people working from home, the need has never been greater for strong connectivity. eero, an Amazon company, is a pioneer in home mesh wifi systems and continues to innovate using the latest technologies, including Wi-Fi 6 capable devices like eero Pro 6E and eero 6+. At Connected Britain, we spoke with Gabe Kassel, principal...

Cityfibre has today announced that their huge £270 million rollout of a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP network across Glasgow (Scotland) is being extended into the Clydebank area, which will be supported by a new civil engineering contractor – local company IMS Scotland. The Glasgow project, which began in 2021, is the operator’s […]

Openreach (BT) has reportedly informed its suppliers that their need to curb costs and get more “bang for its buck” will impact the UK rollout of their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network, which will “include an element of cancellation or suspension” of some work and have a “financial impact“. The rollout, which is expected […]

A complaint raised by EE (BT) has prompted the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) to ban a website banner and press advert for broadband and mobile provider Vodafone, which were both found to have made a “misleading” claim of being “the UK’s Reliable, Award-winning network“. EE complained that the wording was meant to imply that Vodafone […]

Mobile operator EE (BT) has today announced that they’ve extended the coverage of their ultrafast 5G based (mobile broadband) network to more than 150 new locations across the United Kingdom, including various Christmas markets and places such as Kettering, Carlisle, Portlethen and Merthyr Tydfil etc. At present, EE’s 5G network already covers over 50% of […]

News The pair’s “one million phones for the planet” initiative is designed to encourage customers to trade in their old devices and support the circular economy This week, Vodafone has announced a new partnership with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), initiating a new campaign to encourage smartphone reuse and recycling. As part of the new three-year “one million phones for the planet” project, Vodafone will launch various strategic initiatives in its European and African markets to...

News The Angolan government is already trying to find an international buyer for a stake in local telco Unitel, just a month after seizing control of the business from its disgraced former owners According to Angolan media sources, the Angolan government is considering privatising Unitel, with Minister for Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas, Diamantino Pedro Azevedo, saying the move would provide greater stability and efficiency for the state’s strategic asset. The move indicates a rapid turn...

New data from Ookla, which operates the popular broadband ISP and mobile network speed testing service – Speedtest.net, claims to have today revealed the top fastest 5G handsets in the UK for mobile broadband speed. Interestingly, they’re all Apple iPhones. In order to be included in this table, a device had to have a market […]

Broadband ISP CommunityFibre (CF), which has already covered 675,000 premises in London with their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network (aiming for 2.2 million by the end of 2024), has introduced a series of new discounts across their 150Mbps to 10Gbps speed business packages – mostly reflecting 3 months of free service. The new offers – available to […]