A large number of network operators are currently busy building gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP infrastructure across the UK, but some of them appear to take significantly longer than others to go live in similar areas. In this article, we explore the reasons why. More and more people are starting to have a similar experience. […]
Voneus Target 10,500 Pembrokeshire Homes for FTTP Broadband
Macquarie Capital backed UK ISP Voneus, which has a “near term” plan to cover 100,000 homes in UK rural areas (here) with their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network (they also operate a Fixed Wireless Access service), has revealed that they’re looking to cover 10,500 homes in North Pembrokeshire (Wales). At present there is very little detail […]
B4RN Volunteer Gets Queen’s Birthday Honours for Rural FTTP Build
The annual Queen’s Birthday Honours (2022) have today been published, and they include the odd figure from the United Kingdom’s broadband and telecoms sector. For example, Val Winchester from the village of Chapel-le-Dale secured a ‘British Empire Medal‘ for helping to dig B4RN’s full fibre (FTTP) broadband ISP networks. The honours system is technically designed […]
Allianz and CDPQ inch closer to stake in Telefonica’s rural fibre network
In recent years, numerous European telcos have been making moves to reduce their debt and generate a positive cash flow in the wake of intense competition, typically through the monetisation of high value infrastructure.
Indeed, in October last year, Telefonica said it was considering the sale of a minority stake in its Spanish fibre network…
Etisalat and Telecom Egypt team up for new submarine cable
The MoU was signed in Riyadh by Eng. Salman Al-Badran, CEO of Mobily, and Adel Hamed, Managing Director, and CEO of Telecom Egypt.
The agreement explores various new ways to connect international capacity to Europe in the west, through Telecom Egypt’s network, and to the GCC in the east, through Mobily’s network, which is made possible by expanding the two companies’ networks and connecting them to neighboring countries…
Court orders IBM to pay $1.6bn to BMC Software over AT&T account
IBM has lost a major court battle against rival BMC Software this week, with a US court ordering the technology specialist to pay $1.6 billion to BMC in reparations.
The case relates to the two companies’ relationship with US telecoms giant AT&T, with BMC accusing IBM of stealing the operator as a client, breaking various agreements in the process.
Back in 2007, BMC struck a deal with AT&…
Civil Engineering Firm M Group Services Scoop 13 Health and Safety Awards
M Group Services, which serves the UK and Ireland via various broadband and mobile focused civil engineering firms (Avonline Networks, magdalene, Morrison etc.), has secured multiple awards for achieving high standards in health, safety and wellbeing at this year’s Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) awards. The group received a total of 13 […]
Virgin Media O2 Mobile and Broadband Users Gobbled 39bn GigaBytes of Data
Customers of both Virgin Media and O2’s (VMO2) UK mobile and fixed broadband ISP networks have, since 1st June 2021 (the date their merger completed), used a total of 39 billion GigaBytes (GB) of data over the past year, with mobile users also totalling 116 billion minutes (equivalent to a call lasting 220,000 years). Breaking […]
Take a byte: VMO2 and Greggs offer families free mobile data
Today, Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) and UK bakery chain Greggs have announced a new partnership that will see them work together to provide free mobile data to families struggling to pay bills during the ongoing cost-of-living crisis.
The programme, facilitated by the Greggs Hardship Fund, will see VMO2 provide free O2 SIM cards and voucher codes to families…
Telecoms Industry Sees 7 Percent Increase in UK Digging Work
The LSBUD (Line Search Before You Dig) organisation, which provides an online asset search facility to UK civil engineering firms for underground pipes and cables, has published its annual Digging Up Britain 2022 report and revealed that the majority of digging work is still being performed on behalf of the telecoms sector. The report notes […]