Tesco Mobile UK Does U-turn to Reintroduce EU Roaming Fees
Customers of mobile operator Tesco Mobile have been left shocked and disappointed after the operator quietly updated their Terms & Conditions on 16th June 2022, which means that new or upgrading subscribers will no longer be able to benefit from free EU roaming – effective from 1st January 2023. The operator had initially said that […]
How will Medusa, the longest cable in the Mediterranean, boost connectivity between Southern Europe and Northern Africa?
In the framework of the Submarine Networks EMEA international congress (17 and 18 May 2022), Norman Albi, CEO of AFR-IX telecom, explains the keys to one of the company’s most important projects… read more on TotalTele.com »
Control towers – who will win the battle for DT's tower unit?
Back in May Total Telecom reported that Brookfield Asset Management and Cellnex were eyeing up Deutsche Telekom’s towers business, but whilst discussions have continued another bidder has come forwards on they may not be the last… read more on TotalTele.com »
Telcos must do more to ensure they have data governance processes in place
Google and Vodafone Spain recently faced a EUR14 million fine by the country’s data protection authority, with reports revealing that the total number of fines for GDPR enforcement now totals EUR1.6 billion. Four years after the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect in the EU, the threat of fines for businesses continues to grow as a host of new regulations and enforcements are set to come into effect this year, including the Data Governance Act and ePrivacy Regulation…...
Jurassic Fibre Raise FTTP Broadband Target to 500K UK Premises
Exeter-based broadband ISP Jurassic Fibre has today announced that they’ve raised the coverage target for their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network rollout in South West England, which will now aim to cover 500,000 premises across the region (including 30 towns and villages) by the end of 2026. The operator is currently being supported by an investment of […]
Connecting America: the Total Telecom roundup of broadband progression
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in the USA promises to see billions invested in broadband and bridging the digital divide. Total Telecom are keeping track of events by pulling together a timeline from multiple news sources… read more on TotalTele.com »
£25 Missed Appointment Fee Angers Virgin Media UK Customers
Customers of fixed broadband ISP Virgin Media UK (VMO2) reacted angrily over the weekend after several newspaper reports (e.g. Mirror) criticised the provider for its so-called “doorbell tax“, which hits you with a £25 one-off charge if their engineers show up for a scheduled appointment and nobody answers the door. On the one hand, it’s […]
Colchester’s UK Dark Fibre Network Benefits from New High Density Cable
The Colchester Borough Council‘s recent multi-million pound project to build a new Dark Fibre network across the Essex town (here) appears to have also been one of the first places in the UK to deploy the Prysmian Group’s latest Sirocco HD cable, which can fit 552 fibres into a diameter of just 8.2mm. High density […]
ISP Aquiss Lowers Price of UK Family Full Fibre Broadband Plans
Shropshire-based UK ISP Aquiss has today reduced the standard monthly pricing on several of their Openreach based and higher speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband packages for families. Some packages, such as their top 1000Mbps (gigabit) tier, have seen prices fall by up to £10 per month. All of their full fibre packages come with an unlimited […]
BDUK Publish Another Batch of Gigabit Broadband Coverage Reviews
The Building Digital UK team has today published another round of Public Reviews (PR) for the Government’s £5bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout – this time covering West Yorkshire and Parts of North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire and West of Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Warwickshire in England. In case anybody has forgotten, the project seeks to ensure […]