Mobile and broadband provider BT (EE) and Nokia claim to have achieved somewhat of a “European first” by aggregate four channels of radio spectrum in a live 5G Standalone (SA) network. In theory, this could make their UK mobile network capable of delivering some exceptionally fast download and upload speeds. Combining multiple radio bands together […]
UK ISP Sky Broadband Adds Free Wall to Wall WiFi Guarantee
In a surprise development, new customers who sign-up to one of Sky Broadband’s superfast, ultrafast or gigafast (FTTC, G.Fast or FTTP) powered internet access packages are now being given a “Wall to Wall WiFi guarantee” at no extra cost. Sky’s Wi-Fi Guarantee is normally only available as part of their paid ‘Boost’ add-on. At the […]
Virgin Media O2 UK Expand FTTP Broadband South of Edinburgh
UK ISP Virgin Media (VMO2) has been spotted expanding their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across a number of new towns and villages to the south of Edinburgh in Scotland, which appears to be taking place at the same time as they upgrade some existing areas to XGS-PON technology. The operator’s ongoing Project Lightning deployment […]
US Department of Defense launches trio of 5G projects
The DoD has launched three new 5G projects this week, hoping to capitalise on public and private sector collaboration to help develop relevant 5G technologies.
The first of these three projects is Open6G, looking to pair universities with the private sector to co-develop 6G Open RAN systems…
INWIT board resigns as TIM stake sale closes
Back in April, TIM agreed to sell a 12.4% indirect stake in INWIT to a consortium led by French private equity firm Ardian. The sale would leave Ardian with a 90% stake in the holding company Daphne 3, which in turn holds a 30.2% stake in INWIT. TIM will retain a 10% stake in Daphne 3…
Veon offloads stake in Omnium Telecom Algeria
Today, international mobile operator Veon has announced that it has sold its 45.57% stake in Omnium Telecom Algeria, the company that owns Djezzy, Algeria’s second-largest mobile provider.
The deal will reportedly net the company around $682 million…
Full Fibre UK Broadband ISP 4th Utility Launch Cheap Social Tariff
UK ISP 4th Utility, which building a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to more homes (SDU) and large residential blocks (MDU), has today announced the full launch of their cheaper social tariff for those on benefits. The move is intended to help vulnerable users with the cost-of-living crisis. At present the provider expects to […]
ISPs See Minimal Impact from BT and Openreach Workers Strike
The recent two-day national strike by up to 38,000 of BT and Openreach’s unionised workers (here) – due to a dispute over pay – does not appear to have caused any significant problems for either the operator or its customers. At least that is the feedback we’ve had from UK broadband ISPs and alternative networks. […]
OVO Sells UK SSE Phone and Broadband Customers to TalkTalk
Low cost focused UK ISP TalkTalk has finally reached an agreement to acquire around 100,000 broadband and phone customers from rival operator Ovo Energy, which is perhaps more familiar to consumers by the brand name of SSE (i.e. OVO’s retail division acquired that base in 2020 and has retained the brand under licence). Ovo originally […]
BT Wholesale Launch New 100Gbps Product for UK ISPs and Data Centres
BT Wholesale has launched a new 100Gb Data Centre Connect (DCC) product, which enables network operators to benefit from a single 100Gbps data centre port, which marks a nice improvement on the current approach (i.e. achieving such speeds would normally require the aggregation and management of multiple 10Gbps circuits). The new product will initially be […]