Operators switch on to energy saving
NEWS The prospect of power shortages across Europe this winter is leading to fears that mobile networks could go dark. In France electricity distributor Enedis is openly talking about blackouts of up to two hours a day in certain parts of the country, and whilst the plan is for essential services (hospitals, police, government etc) not be impacted the French Federation of Telecoms (FFT), lobbying on behalf of Orange, Bouygues Telecom and Altice’s SFR, have been unable to win any exemption for...
NTT unveils sustainability-as-a-service
PRESS RELEASE NTT Ltd., a leading global IT infrastructure and services company, today announced its full-stack Net-Zero Action offering at Mobile World Congress 2022 (MWC) in Las Vegas, Nevada. This climate-focused solution leverages NTT’s vast infrastructure and services capabilities to help clients reduce the environmental impact of business activities. Climate initiatives are top of mind as organizations work to increase sustainability initiatives that will help them achieve net-zero goals...
Are we there yet? CTIA talks 5G challenges at MWC
NEWS The opening keynote session at MWC Las Vegas was, as you might expect, brimming with optimism for the ongoing development of 5G in the US. Presentations from AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile all extolled the virtues of their respective networks, each claiming to be more innovative and customer-focussed than the last. But nestled amongst all this unbridled positivity, was a rather refreshing sit-down chat between Recon Analytics’ founder Roger Entner and David Christopher, the chairman of...
Google Scraps Stadia’s Broadband Based Video Game Streaming
Internet giant Google has announced that they will “begin winding down” their cloud-based remote-play online video gaming service, Stadia, which launched in the UK during November 2019. Despite their best efforts and a lot of publicity, the service simply “hasn’t gained the traction with users that we expected“. The idea of a cloud-based video gaming […]
Scottish IoT project aims to revolutionise peatland restoration in Europe
CONTRIBUTED NEWS A network of remotely monitored Internet of Things (IoT) sensors is being trialled by FarrPoint to help monitor the health of peatland in Scotland’s Western Isles, in what is believed to be the first project of its kind in Europe. Peatland covers around 20% of Scotland and is vitally important to the environment as it stores 1.7bn tons of carbon, the equivalent of around 140 years of Scotland’s annual greenhouse gas emissions. However, it is estimated that 80% of this peatland...
UK ISP TalkTalk Adds 90 Free HD Channels to Pay TV Service
Budget broadband ISP TalkTalk has today announced that they’ve added over 90 “new” HD (High Definition) TV channels for “free” to their Netgem powered pay TV (IPTV) platform and its related “TV 4K Box” device, which means that customers should be able to access a total of up to 210 channels. The service itself typically […]
Vodafone CTO announces retirement
NEWS Vodafone Chief Technology Officer, Johan Wibergh, has today announced that he will retire from the operator, where he has been a member of the Executive Committee since May 2015, at the end of the year. Wibergh stated on LinkedIn that he was “entering a new phase in my life. I want to move abroad to be closer to my loved ones, as well as devote more time to exploring new opportunities to keep my mind active. ” His retirement comes now having completed the creation of a single pan-European...
County Broadband Add 10 South Cambridgeshire Villages to FTTP Network
Rural UK ISP County Broadband has today named the next 10 villages in South Cambridgeshire (England) to benefit from their ongoing rollout of a new gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network, which is also being deployed across parts of Norfolk, Essex and Suffolk. The latest deployments have already started to go live and form part of […]
Hyperoptic Plan Full Fibre for 90% of Islington’s Homes and Businesses
City-focused UK gigabit broadband ISP Hyperoptic has today announced the signing of a new contract with Islington Council in London, which they say will help to extend the coverage of their “full fibre” (FTTP/B) network to “more than 90% of Islington homes and businesses” by August 2025. The deal is said to include, among other […]
Community Fibre Prep 100% FTTP Broadband Cover in Islington
London focused UK ISP CommunityFibre, which has already covered 500,000 premises in the city with their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network, has followed Hyperoptic’s plan to cover 90% of Islington with full fibre (here) by announcing that they’ll do 100%. In short, locals will have plenty of options. The partnership with Islington Council will see CommunityFibre […]