As many as 2,400 broadband ISP and phone customers on Openreach’s network in Wrexham (Wales) have suffered a serious loss of service after two separate thefts of copper telecoms cable (Metal Theft) struck several locations in the county, which both occurred over the past week. Over the last couple of years we’ve reported on a […]
OMERS snaps up TPG towers for A$950m
Today, Australian operator TPG has announced that it has sold its passive tower assets to Ontario-based pension fund OMERS for A$950 million (US$665 million).
The sale includes 1,237 total assets, 428 of which are towers, with the rest being rooftop sites. These sites are primarily situated in major metropolitan areas.
“This represents approximately 21% of TPG Telecom’s total mobile network footprint…
Engineering Firm Obelisk Gobbled by Constructel Visabeira
Somerset-based telecoms and engineering company Obelisk, which is involved in the construction of some UK full fibre broadband networks, has today been acquired by global telecoms and energy networks giant Constructel (Grupo Visabeira) for an undisclosed sum. With an office in Wellington, Obelisk currently employs 250 people across its offices in Somerset and Ireland (Cavan […]
Cloud Gaming UK ISP ZYBRE Goes Live on MS3’s FTTP Network
Cloud gaming ISP ZYBRE has announced that their broadband packages are now available to homes covered by MS3‘s new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network in the North of England (details), which is starting in Hull but eventually aspires to cover 500,000 premises within the next four years. At present you can only access their packages on Openreach’s […]
Ofcom Consult on Opening 24GHz and 40GHz Bands to 5G Mobile
The UK telecoms regulator has today proposed to make a “large amount” of millimetre wave (mmWave) spectrum available across the 26GHz and 40GHz bands for use by mobile technology, including 5G services. Such bands could help to deliver multi-gigabit mobile broadband speeds, but achieving good coverage is a costly obstacle. Ofcom has already auctioned off […]
Vodafone bolsters board with double appointment
With its financial performance stuttering, Vodafone Group is hoping a pair of new voices in its board of directors will help revitalise the company’s fortunes.
Vodafone has now announced the appointment of Simon Segars, ex-CEO of Arm, and Delphine Cunci, previous head of France Télévisions, as non-executive board members.
Segars spent almost 21 years at UK…
Future UK Trade Deals May Add Piracy Website Blocks by ISPs
In a sign of things to come, it’s interesting to note that the recent free trade agreement between Australia and the United Kingdom included measures that require both sides to provide injunctive relief for website blocking by broadband ISPs – targeted at sites that are found to be facilitating internet copyright infringement (piracy). At present […]
Virgin Media UK Offer All Broadband Only Speeds for Just GBP28
UK ISP Virgin Media (VMO2) has kicked off the week by launching a different kind of discount on their standalone broadband packages – called “Solus Boost“, which essentially cuts the price of all their packages – from 100Mbps to 1Gbps – to just £28 per month for the first 6 months of service (original pricing […]
TalkTalk Prep UK Digital Voice Service and Wi-Fi Hub 2 Router
Budget home broadband ISP TalkTalk appears to be getting closer to launching their own take on a Digital Voice (VoIP) product to replace analogue phone services, which will come alongside a number of connectivity options. One of those will also include the introduction of a new ‘Wi-Fi Hub 2‘ router. Most of TalkTalk’s major rivals […]
New CEO takes the helm of the Cook Islands submarine cable operator, Avaroa Cable
Operator of the Manatua Cable and international telecommunications wholesaler, Avaroa Cable Ltd, has announced that Mike Schwarz has been appointed incoming CEO of the company. The move follows an extensive international search initiated last year and overseen by ACL’s Board.
Schwarz joins from Australian telecoms operator Vocus Group Ltd and brings extensive regional industry experience. He will lead the company from its base in Rarotonga in the Cook Islands.
Schwarz takes over from Dr Ranulf Scarbrough, who has led the company since 2018 as founding CEO…