Sparkle, the first international service provider in Italy and among the top global operators, announces the activation of spectrum capacity on Monet submarine cable system connecting Brazil to the United States. With this addition…
Seven EU states urge caution over strong-arming big tech
This week, reports suggest that seven EU member states – Germany, Ireland, Sweden, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, and the Netherlands – have penned a joint letter to the EC, asking them to tread lightly when it comes to forcing tech companies to help pay for network rollout.
The letter, seen by Bloomberg, called for an &ldquo…
Seven EU states urge caution over strongarming big tech
This week, reports suggest that seven EU member states – Germany, Ireland, Sweden, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, and the Netherlands – have penned a joint letter to the EC, asking them to tread lightly when it comes to forcing tech companies to help pay for network rollout.
The letter, seen by Bloomberg, called for an &ldquo…
Openreach to Cut Missed UK Engineer Visits with Direct Contact System
Good news. Openreach has announced that their direct end customer contact programme is leaving the trial phase and will shortly start to be adopted by broadband ISPs as part of normal business, which will improve the level of contact made between the network operator and consumers for certain installation and repair work. The Direct End […]
Scotnet Bring 100Mbps Broadband to Scotland’s Ardnamurchan Peninsula
Some 300 homes across Scotland’s most westerly mainland point – the Ardnamurchan Peninsula – now have access to superfast broadband speeds of 35 – 100Mbps after local ISP Scotnet, supported by the government’s voucher scheme, deployed a new Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) network to serve the area. According to the Scottish Government, local premises previously […]
G.Network signs Armed Forces Covenant
Full fibre broadband company G.Network has signed the Armed Forces Covenant, a pledge to recognise the contribution of serving personnel, both regular and reservists, veterans and military families. G.Network is proud to support its staff who have served their country, or continue to serve as reservists.
G.Network has a specific ex-military recruitment and support pathway…
Verizon scores $400m contract with FBI
This week, Verizon’s public sector unit has announced that it has struck a $400 million deal with the FBI, pledging to update the Bureau’s IT technology and wireless networks.
The deal includes the incorporation of Verizon’s Ethernet access capabilities and global Virtual Private Network Services (VPNS) with a 4G LTE and 5G Nationwide cellular fixed wireless access, which they say will give the FBI various benefits…
Government’s Building Digital UK Agency Appoints New Chair
The Government’s Digital Secretary, Nadine Dorries MP, has appointed Simon Blagden CBE to be the new chair of their Building Digital UK (BDUK) executive agency, which has responsibility for delivering faster broadband and mobile networks across the nation (e.g. the £5bn Project Gigabit scheme and the £1bn Shared Rural Network). The government has been hunting […]
Welsh Government and Openreach Extend FTTP Broadband Rollout
The Welsh Government has issued an easy to miss statement on Digital Connectivity in Wales, which among other things reveals that their £52.5m Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband rollout contract with Openreach (BT) is now expected to cover slightly more premises. But this will push completion back to 31st March 2023. The original contract consisted of two […]
Engineers with Umbrellas Protect UK Broadband Cabinets from Heat
A number of UK network operators appear to be sending out engineers to monitor and work on broadband street cabinets that have been struggling in today’s heat. This includes everything from upgrading vents and fans, to literally sitting outside the cabinet with an umbrella. Sometimes, the simplest solution works best. Reports have come in from […]