Gov Finalise Rules Mandating Gigabit Broadband for New Build Homes
The UK Government has issued their response to last year’s technical consultation on changes to the existing ‘Building Regulations 2010‘, which sets out their final position on the legal framework for making it mandatory for property developers to ensure that new build homes are constructed with support for faster broadband. As it stands today around […]
Q2 2022 Openreach Progress Update on FTTP Rollout in Wales
The Welsh Government (WG) has shared a Q2 2022 progress update on their £52.5 million Phase 2 Superfast Cymru contract with Openreach (BT), which reveals that a total of 32,949 extra premises (up from 29,959 in Q1) have now gained access to a 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network. The original deal consisted of […]
TIM joins ICT sector’s ‘European Green Digital Coalition’
Press Release Joining the initiative offers the TIM Group the opportunity to play a decisive role within a coalition supported by the EU Commission and Parliament that aims to harness the potential of digital solutions in green transformation The TIM Group has become part of the European Green Digital Coalition, a project launched by leading European companies in the ICT sector and supported by the European Commission and Parliament, with the aim of harnessing the potential of digital...
Cellnex UK partners with CPI to accelerate HealthTech innovation with new 5G testbed
Press Release Cellnex UK has partnered with deep tech innovation organisation CPI to launch a new private 5G testbed for demonstrating and commercialising HealthTech innovations. The showcase facility is at CPI’s Coxon Building within the North East Technology Park (NETPark), County Durham and will host organisations as they design, develop, test and upscale digital and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions for the healthcare sector. Private 5G networks and IoT can transform the patient...
The art of smart collaboration
Contributed Article Daren Baythorpe, CEO of wholesale full fibre provider, ITS Technology Group discusses how the progress and delivery of ‘Gigabit Britain’ is being accelerated with joined up thinking across the public and private sectors The road to ‘Gigabit Britain’ continues to gather pace. In the last twelve months, 70%[i] of the UK now has a gigabit broadband technology option, while true full fibre access has grown from 25% to around 40%. This has been achieved thanks to an...
Ookla Q2 2022 Study Sees Fall in UK Starlink Broadband Speeds
Ookla, which maintains the Speedtest.net service, has published their latest Q2 2022 report into the internet download, upload and latency speeds for UK customers – and those in other countries – on SpaceX’s Low Earth Orbit (LEO) based Starlink ultrafast broadband satellites. The bad news is that speeds have fallen sharply over the past year. […]
Vodafone UK Launch New Business Broadband and Mobile Bundle
Mobile operator and ISP Vodafone UK has launched a flexible new package called ‘Pulse Connect‘, which for one monthly fee will bundle together business broadband, unlimited calls to UK mobile and landlines, collaboration software (Microsoft 365 Suite), and cloud calling tools for small and medium enterprises. Customers can build their own bespoke bundles too, with […]
ITS Technology’s Full Fibre Network Goes Live in Sheffield
The ITS Technology Group, which via their “Faster Britain” platform runs 36 wholesale full fibre broadband and Ethernet networks across urban parts of the UK for businesses and ISPs, has today announced that more than 13,500 businesses in the South Yorkshire city of Sheffield can now access their new network. The new network is 56km […]
County Broadband Goes on the Hunt for New Fibre Engineers
Rural focused ISP County Broadband, which is aiming to cover 500,000 premises across the East of England with their new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network by the end of 2027, has launched a new recruitment drive, offering over 30 jobs across the region and an opportunity to build a career in the industry. The provider, which […]
Cloud native solutions are key to unlocking 5G’s revenue potential
Contributed Article by Blessing Makumbe, Vice President and Head of Digital Services UK&I at Ericsson UK CSPs, like many the world over, are betting that their investment in 5G will pay off through increased revenue and customer satisfaction, as well as an expansion further into the enterprise space. However, we are nearly three years into 5G’s launch in the UK and uptake has been slower than hoped. According to Ericsson’s ConsumerLab report, 97% of UK consumers do not have a 5G phone and...