The endless debate over the UK government’s bloated and incoherent Online Safety Bill (OSB) took another twist today after the Open Rights Group (ORG) pointed out that two of the largest broadband ISPs, Virgin Media (VMO2) and TalkTalk, were blocking access to MP Penny Mordaunt’s website as “unsuitable for children“. At present, all of the […]
Last minute Brookfield bid wins DT’s towers
Today, Deutsche Telekom has announced that it has agreed to sell a majority stake in its tower unit to Brookfield and DigitalBridge, after the pair submitted a late bid of €17.5 billion.
The duo will subsequently own 51% of the tower unit, with Deutsche Telekom retaining the remaining 49%.
“We crystalise the value of our tower assets…
New Record as YouFibre Put Tewkesbury Full Fibre Live in 22 Days
Broadband ISP YouFibre has revealed that their new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network in the Gloucestershire town of Tewkesbury, which is being built by network partner Netomnia, has set a new record for the operator by going live just 22 days after the rollout was first formally announced. Just to recap. Netomnia, which is being supported […]
New Exploit Attacks UK Routers and Runs Up Mobile Data Bills
Some customers of business-focused UK mobile data (broadband) operator Anvil Mobile have been hit by a new exploit, which hijacks end-user routers and then proceeds to spew out cyber-attacks. The result is a compromised network and large data bill, but customers on other operators may also be affected. Anvil is an operator that typically offers […]
Svella Rescues UK Fibre Infrastructure Business Aberla Utilities and Energy
Investment company Svella Plc, which owns and operates civil infrastructure firm Svella Connect, has today acquired two Aberla Group business operations from administrators – Aberla Energy and Aberla Utilities, safeguarding 19 jobs in Warrington (Cheshire, England). The name Svella Connect should be familiar to some of our readers. The business gobbled up UK civil engineering […]
Up to 38k BT and Openreach Staff May Strike as Last Minute Talk Attempt Fails
The Communications Workers Union (CWU) has today, after BT rejected this week’s last minute talks proposal to reach a compromise agreement over pay, said they will formally serve notice on the UK telecoms and broadband ISP giant (inc. Openreach) of their intention to launch the first national strike in 35 years. Just to recap. BT […]
Scottish National Investment Bank thinks LiFi is a bright idea
The concept of LiFi – Light Fidelity, or using visible, ultraviolet, and infrared light to convey data wirelessly – has been around for at least a decade. However, practical solutions using the technology have been few and far between, largely due to a lack of effective standards.
In recent years, however, following the creation of LiFi standard 802.11bb in 2019, significant technical progress has started to be made, with solutions becoming more and more commercially viable…
pureLiFi Get £10m to Develop Wi-Fi Style Visible Light Networks
The Scottish National Investment Bank has awarded £10m to help Edinburgh-based pureLiFi, which has spent years developing a new Visible Light Communication (VLC) based networking method called LiFi, to support a global rollout of their revolutionary technology. VLC networks, at least the newer type that pureLiFi is talking about, essentially turn Light-Emitting Diode (LED) based […]
BT Digital bolsters workforce while existing staff mull strike action
Today, BT has announced that its BT Digital unit will hire an additional 2,800 staff between April 2022 and April 2024.
The hiring spree aims to bring more of the company’s “core digital expertise” in-house, according to the announcement, with roles spanning product management, software engineering, cloud, design, data, AI and machine learning.
The company says that it does not expect the recruitment efforts to impact their financial outlook for the 2023 financial year, since the expense will be offset by the reduced reliance on subcontracted labour…
Ofcom Name UK Broadband ISPs with Most Complaints in Q1 2022 UPDATE
Ofcom’s latest Q1 2022 study of UK consumer complaints has revealed that ISP Shell Energy attracted the most moans for both fixed line broadband and landline phone services, while Virgin Mobile did the same for Pay Monthly mobile services and Virgin Media were also on the naughty step for Pay TV. As usual, this report […]