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…
Court Dismiss BT Appeal Against UK Landline Overcharging Ruling
The Collective Action on Land Lines (CALL) has announced that the Court of Appeal (CoA) have dismissed BT’s appeal against an earlier ruling by the Competition Appeals Tribunal (CAT), which last year rejected the ISP’s attempt to stop a £600m class action claim related to the alleged overcharging of 2.3 million landline-only phone customers. Just […]
US govt delivers $77m in grants for tribal broadband
Launched back in summer 2021, the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Programme is a $980 million programme directed by tribal governments, offering grants for the deployment of broadband infrastructure on tribal lands, as well as to enhance the access to digital learning opportunities and telehealth.
Applicants for the grants had until September 2021 to apply, with the programme receiving over 280 submissions. Ironically, at the start of 2022, some tribal advocates complained to the Senate that they did not have the broadband access needed to apply for the funding scheme…
SKT leans further into metaverse with games company investment
Today, SK Group has announced a 50 billion won ($39 million) investment into game creator Haegin, further bolstering its metaverse offering in anticipation of expanding the service abroad.
SK Telecom (SKT) and SK Group’s investment arm, SK Square, will each invest half of the total sum. Combined, they will become Haegin’s third-largest shareholder, though the exact size of the total share was not disclosed…
Broadband ISP BT Add Xbox Game Pass to FTTP Broadband Plans
UK ISP BT has today enhanced their top two fastest Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based home broadband packages – 500Mbps and 900Mbps – by adding a “free” Xbox Game Pass Ultimate – running for 6 months on 500Mbps and 12 months on 900Mbps (costing £10 per month thereafter). As usual new customers can expect to receive an […]
End of Contract Letters by UK Broadband ISPs Boost Re-Contracting
Ofcom has today posted some additional analysis on the impact of their End-of-Contract Notifications (ECN) system, which reveals that customer re-contracting on major broadband ISPs has increased as a result of its introduction – varying from a rise of 13% on Plusnet to just 3% on TalkTalk. The regulator’s ECN system – as first introduced […]
eir expands partnership with EasyGo to grow EV charger network
The changing face of street furniture is demonstrated by the partnership in Ireland between eir, the countries largest provider of fixed-line and mobile telecommunications services, and EasyGo, the largest private car charging network in Ireland.
What is really interesting is that this is being seen as a way to support public infrastructure by helping communities meet their changing needs and replaces eir payphone kiosks…