Residents in the Camberley and Frimley areas of Surrey have complained of an “eyesore” and raised other concerns after UK ISP Toob began deploying new telegraph polesin the area, which are being used to serve local premises with their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband network. Such complaints, as this time aired through the BBC and […]
Phoenix Tower International buys WOM’s towers
Today, communications infrastructure specialist PTI has announced that it will acquire up to 3,800 mobile towers from Chilean mobile operator WOM.
The deal, worth $930 million, will see WOM transfer ownership of roughly 2,334 sites at the time of closing, with an additional 1,466 sites to be transferred by 2024.
The deal represents PTI’s first foray in the Chilean market and will immediately make them the market leader in terms of tower ownership.
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5G RuralDorset partners Qualcomm for mmWave 5G farming
Today, 5G RuralDorset has announced that it has expanded its partnership with semiconductor specialist Qualcomm, aiming to explore the highly anticipated mmWave spectrum for the creation of new farming use cases.
The trials will utilise Qualcomm’s latest microchips in tandem with 26GHz spectrum, capitalising on the spectrum’s improved capacity compared to existing 5G frequencies in order to test the rapid transmission of enormous amount of data…
Planes, trains, and automobiles: Starlink gets FCC greenlight for moving vehicle internet
This week, the FCC has approved Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites to begin providing internet for moving vehicles throughout the US.
Starlink currently comprises around 2,700 LEO satellites, providing high-speed internet services to around 400,000 subscribers in 32 countries, with global coverage expected to be achieved later this year.
All of these subscribers access internet services via Starlink terminals, which are delivered to consumers and deployed at fixed locations nearby…
F&W Networks Get £25m to Expand Full Fibre in South England
Network operator and builder F&W Networks – supported by their UK retail ISP Hey!Broadband – has today secured a significant £25m funding package from Santander, which will enable them to expand the rollout of their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) infrastructure across the South of England. The Altrincham-based operator, which has long held an aspiration to cover […]
Tesco Mobile Ranks 4th in Top UK Companies for Customer Satisfaction
The Institute of Customer Service (ICS) has today published their latest biannual UK Customer Satisfaction Index (July 2022), which this time reports that Tesco Mobile (ranked 4th) was the only telecommunications provider to make it into their ranking of the top 50 organisations. The research reflects the results from a large online survey of around […]
Study – UK Telecoms Industry Ranks 13th Most in Need of Workers
A new study of job listings on employment hunting site Indeed claims to have identified the top 25 UK industries most in need of workers, which among other things reveals that the telecommunications (broadband, Ethernet and mobile etc.) sector ranks 13th overall with 3,352 job listings. But Healthcare dominates. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) […]
WightFibre Build FTTP Broadband to 40,000 Isle of Wight Premises
Broadband ISP WightFibre, which is busy building a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to cover around 78,000 premises on the Isle of Wight by the end of 2023 (South Coast of Hampshire, England), has announced that they’ve just hit the 40,000 premises passed milestone (up from 35k in Feb 2022). The operator, which is being […]
New Zealand tower sales on the horizon
Today, Vodafone NZ has announced that it now expects binding binds for its tower unit to be submitted by July 15.
An 80% stake in the unit is being made available, with three bidders left vying for ownership: KKR-backed John Laing; a joint bid from Northleaf Capital and InfraRed Capital Partners…
Multi-Network ISP Air Broadband Launch Cheap UK Social Tariff
UK ISP Air Broadband, which offers ultrafast and gigabit speed internet access packages via various different Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) networks across the UK, has today become the latest provider to launch a low-cost social tariff for those on benefits – called ‘Air Support‘ – priced at just £20 a month. The Government and Ofcom are currently […]