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NEWS National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has awarded 23 new grants aimed at deploying broadband on tribal land and improving accessibility Back in November 2021, President Joe Biden signed the far-reaching Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) into law, pledging to invest around $550 billion in federal funding to improve America’s physical and digital infrastructure, from roads to fibre networks. Of this total, around $65 billion has been earmarked to help...

VIDEO INTERVIEW Fibre-based connectivity is transforming and enhancing the way we live, do business and interact. Fibre roll-out needs to steadily advance at an increasingly fast pace for Europe’s gigabit society. STL’s customised optical solutions cater to high-bandwidth applications of telcos, cloud companies, citizen networks and large enterprises; all this while keeping sustainability at the core of its manufacturing and business practices. Rahul Puri, Regional Sales Head – Europe, talks...

VIDEO INTERVIEW Total Telecom met up with Adtran regional CTO Ronan Kelly to discuss how fast the UK fiber broadband market has grown with the mobilization of both large incumbents and the dozens of new entrants How close is the UK to meeting its 2025 target for full-fibre broadband? Mr. Kelly notes how the UK fiber broadband market by being late adopter was fortuitous in one very important way and why he believes the UK’s broadband market is suddenly ahead of many other European countries. He...

Gigabit broadband ISP YouFibre, which until now has been closely wedded to Netomnia’s ongoing project to build a Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to cover 1 million UK premises by the end of 2023, has today announced the unexpected extension of their service to include CityFibre’s network in Middlesbrough (North Yorkshire). According to the announcement, the partnership […]

STARTUP STORY We were delighted to meet FlexiFone, the bootstrapped Brighton based startup specifically targeting the needs of Generation Z mobile users with a fully eSIM powered MVNO Tell us about your start up FlexiFone is Europe’s first multi-network MVNO targeted towards Gen Z mobile users. Being a multi-network MVNO, our customers can choose a mobile plan from a carrier with the best coverage in their area. By subscribing to a FlexiPlan not only get a mobile plan with access to EE, O2 and...

News The London-based altnet says the funds will be used to complete the next phase of their rollout, which aims to reach 2.2 million premises by 2024 The ongoing economic crisis in the UK appears to have failed to put the brakes on the flow of capital into the UK fibre market, with Community Fibre this week announcing they have signed a new finance facility worth £985 million. The new funding comprises £685 million in committed facilities with a further £300 million uncommitted accordion...

INTERVIEW  DURING CONNECTED BRITAIN 2022, WE SPOKE TO ANDY MARR, DIRECTOR CONSULTING SERVICES – SPACE, DEFENCE & INTELLIGENCE AND ALAN NUNN, CONSULTING DIRECTOR (TELECOM SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT) AT CGI TO GET THEIR VIEWS ON THE OPPORTUNITIES CREATED BY HYBRID AND 5G NETWORKS. While 5G networks are rolling out fast, there will inevitably be hard to cover areas. Join CGI’s Andy Marr, Director Consulting Services for Space, Defence and Intelligence, and Communications Subject Matter Expert,...

INTERVIEW WHEN TALKING WITH FREEDOM FIBRE’S CFO DARREN WOODS, ONE THING BECOMES ABUNDANTLY CLEAR; THE FUTURE IS FIBRE. Though the company is relatively new on the scene, Freedom Fibre is quickly establishing themselves as a key player in the next generation of FTTP providers, with an experienced team that have been in the sector for many years. While other alt-net companies are often focused on exchanging small, high-density areas, Freedom Fibre believes the difference is in their mission to...

NEWS With winter looming and control of the British economy slipping from the government’s grasp, the UK network operators are stepping up to the plate to help support their most vulnerable customers Back in June, when the severity of the cost of living crisis was only just becoming apparent, the UK telecoms industry formally agreed to work alongside the government to help customers afford vital connectivity. Since then, the economic strain on the UK’s most vulnerable households has continued...

City-focused gigabit broadband ISP Hyperoptic has today celebrated its 11th anniversary and highlighted how they expect to extend the coverage of their gigabit-capable “full fibre” (FTTP/B) network to cover 1 million UK premises by Christmas. A significant milestone on the way to their target of 2 million by the end of 2023. At present the […]