BT leans on Cisco to recycle customer network kit
NEWS Up to 99.9% of returned equipment can be re-used or recycled Back in December 2021, BT announced a new business-wide plan, aiming to ensure that the company’s growth was responsible, inclusive, and sustainable. The Manifesto pledged to help its customers reduce their own carbon emissions by 60 million tonnes by 2030, build towards a circular BT by 2030, and launch a new movement to improve the UK’s diverse digital talent pipeline. Prior to this, BT had already pledged to reach net zero...
Vodafone UK is First Broadband ISP to Launch WiFi 6E Router
Mobile operator and ISP Vodafone UK has today enhanced their existing range of home fixed line (FTTC / FTTP) services by launching a new “Pro Broadband II” package, which claims to be “providing UK’s fastest WiFi signal throughout the home” by being the first provider to bundle a Wi-Fi 6E capable “UltraHub” router. A number […]
ISP Quickline Bring Full Fibre to 3 North Lincolnshire UK Villages
Alternative network ISP Quickline has announced that their ongoing rollout of a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based “ultrafast broadband” network in England has been extended to include three additional rural communities in North Lincolnshire, which forms part of a demand-led deployment. The operator is currently being supported by a £500m investment from Northleaf Capital Partners, which […]
ISP BT and Cisco to Help UK Businesses Recycle Network Kit
Telecoms and broadband giant BT has today launched a new service, which is designed to help their UK business customers reduce electronic waste (e-waste) by enabling their replaced or decommissioned network kit to be shipped back to Cisco in order to be “responsibly re-used or recycled” through its ‘take-back and reuse’ scheme. BT states that […]
BDUK’s New Batch of Gigabit Broadband Coverage Reviews Adds Urban Regions
The Government’s (DCMS) Building Digital UK team has published a new batch of Public Reviews (PR) for their £5bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout, which covers a total of nine contractable regions in England, such as Dorset, Greater London, Merseyside and Greater Manchester, Newcastle, Birmingham and more. Just to recap. The project aims to ensure that […]
Pros and Cons for UK Broadband ISPs if YouTube Paywalls 4K Videos
Internet video streaming giant YouTube has caused somewhat of a storm after they conducted an “experiment” that locked the ability of some users to stream videos in 4K (UltraHD) behind their Premium subscription service, which usually costs £11.99 per month and includes ad free access with offline downloads. At this point, it’s not known whether […]
Startup Stories: addressing the skills gap by practicing telco cloud technologies anywhere
Startup Story Developing workforce skills is an ongoing issue for CSP’s. LabLabee have developed the first telco cloud interactive learning platform, enabling employees to gain the skills they need while saving money, effort, headaches, and months of time. LabLabee partners with you and helps you prepare the migration of telco to the cloud, with dedicated and tailored labs without any client constraints. This is their Startup Story. Tell us about your start up LabLabee is an interactive,...
Three building blocks to realising smart communities
Contributed Article by Brendan O’Reilly, Group CTO, BAI Communications Imagine you are driving to an important meeting. You receive an alert on your smartphone about an incident ahead and are prompted to take an alternate route to avoid it. Traffic light sensors connected to a centralised traffic management platform automatically adjust traffic lights to ease congestion and manage traffic flow. As you approach your destination you are alerted of occupancy levels of nearby parking stations and...
Cellnex continues UK expansion with Herbert In-Building Wireless acquisition
NEWS The deal will see Cellnex launch a new business unit, Cellnex UK In-Building Solutions (CUKIS), led by Herbert In-Building Wireless (HiBW)’s director Tim Loynes This week, Cellnex has announced a new deal to expand its Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) business in the UK, spending an undisclosed sum to acquire DAS specialist HiBW. HiBW is part of the Herbert Retail Group, with a DAS portfolio that includes “high-profile clients from across the communications, healthcare, pharmaceutical,...
FTTP ISP Fibrus Hooks up with Estate Agents in England and N.Ireland
Belfast-based broadband ISP Fibrus, which is deploying a new gigabit-capable full fibre (FTTP) network across Northern Ireland and Northern England, appears to be working with a growing number of estate agents in their deployment areas in order to help make home buyers aware of their growing network coverage. Customers of the service typically pay from […]