Openreach Leaves Norfolk Village Without Broadband for 3 Weeks
Some 11 homes along Heggatt Street in a rural Norfolk (England) community, outside Horstead, have been left without broadband access since 30th July, which began after unspecified damage was caused to Openreach’s (BT) network in the area. Some residents have been forced to drive out of the area just to find adequate connectivity. Openreach has […]
Mobile Operators Seek More Engagement with UK Councils
The Mobile UK trade body, which represents Three UK, EE (BT), O2 (VMO2) and Vodafone, has published a new report that highlight how mobile connectivity can help councils overcome the challenges of delivering adult social care. But it’s also pushing for rates relief and easier planning approvals on new masts etc. At present, all of […]
Virgin Media O2 UK Hand £2m to the Good Things Foundation
Broadband ISP and mobile giant Virgin Media and O2 (VMO2) has today donated £2m to support the Good Things Foundation’s initiatives, which was setup in 2021 to help “disadvantaged people” across the UK get online and gain the digital skills they need. The move makes VMO2 a strategic partner for the group. The foundation does […]
Startup Stories: benefitting from a network of networks
Tell us about your startup Weaver Labs is a Telecoms startup using blockchain technology to create a network of networks. We build Cell-Stack, a software product to manage telecoms infrastructure to access it as a service. Simply put, what it does is: aggregates all the telecoms infrastructure that exists in a region in a shared pool of assets, it then opens it up to be consumed in an open marketplace. This software exists in the middle between those who supply telecoms connectivity and those...
BT Take Virgin Media O2 to Court Over UK Mobile Migrations
BT has reportedly launched a court case against Virgin Media (VMO2), which it is accusing of having migrated customers away from their EE based Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) platform (Virgin Mobile) before an agreement had been concluded. The broadband ISP and mobile giant is reportedly seeking £24.6m in compensation. Just for context. At the […]
CityFibre Restart FTTP Broadband Builds in Blackpool and Preston
Digital infrastructure operator CityFibre has restarted their deployments of a new 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP network across Blackpool and Preston in Lancashire (England), which comes after the company ended their local relationship with civil engineering partner Telent in July. Just to recap. The operator originally began their £60m rollout across the seaside town […]
Nokia and Safaricom laud Africa’s first FWA 5G slicing
NEWS The duo say the successful pilot is the first step towards launching commercial slicing services, potentially offering customers a more personalised network experience This week, Nokia and Safaricom are celebrating an African first with their successful trial of 4G/5G fixed wireless access (FWA) network slicing in Kenya’s Western Region. The trial took place over a live network, including RAN, transport, and core infrastructure, and demonstrated successful slicing capabilities and...
Giganet teams up with Neos Networks to support new fibre rollout
News The deal will see Nes provide Giganet with backhaul and data centre connectivity as the latter prepares its fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) rollout to the South of England Today, Dark Fibre player Neos Networks has announced a new partnership with Giganet, aiming to support the ISP’s burgeoning FTTP rollout with backhaul and data centre services. Giganet currently offers customers access to its gigabit services through a variety of network providers, including Openreach and CityFibre,...
UK govt calls off probe into Altice’s stake in BT
News The government deems no further action necessary after investigating Altice’s increased stake in BT on the grounds of national security This week, the UK government has dropped its security probe into Altice UK’s increased stake in national operator BT, saying it will not force the company and its billionaire owner, Patrick Drahi, to reduce or sell its stake. “BT Group has now been notified by the Secretary of State that no further action is to be taken under the Act in relation to the...
Government Drops Security Probe of Altice UK Stake in BT
The Government’s move in May 2022 to conduct a “full national security assessment” of last year’s decision by Patrick Drahi’s Altice UK, which increased its stake in UK broadband and telecoms giant BT from 12.1% to 18% (here), will result in “no further action” being taken by the Secretary of State. In case anybody has […]