Avanti, which is based in the UK and runs the HYLAS network of five large Ka-band communication satellites in high earth orbit (35,792km) for rural broadband and backhaul delivery across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), has been given a reprieve by a new investment deal that slashes its debt from $810m to $260m […]
Jersey Telecom fined £90,000 for island-wide shutdown
The Jersey Competition Regulatory Authority (JCRA) has imposed a £90,000 fine on Jersey Telecom (JT) after technical issues caused a shut down of the network in the summer of 2020.
During the disruption, customers using the network could not access internet or mobile services, including calls to 999 and emergency services. Thankfully, it appears that no lives were lost as a result of the network issues…
SK Telecom signs contract with Morph Interactive to implement new metaverse functions
Last year, South Korean mobile operator SK Telecom announced the launch of its metaverse platform, Ifland, aiming to deliver diverse virtual spaces with customisable and expressive user avatars.
Ifland is considered one of the two major metaverse platforms in Korea, along with Naver’s Zepeto.
Now, SK Telecom has announced a new partnership with Morph Interactive…
Openreach Add 46 UK Exchanges to Copper Phone to Fibre Switch – Tranche 8
Openreach (BT) has today also released the Tranche 8 batch of 46 UK exchange areas where they plan to move away from copper-based analogue phone (PSTN / WLR etc.) services and on to a new all-IP network, which will occur once over 75% of premises in an area can get their “ultrafast broadband” (FTTP and […]
Openreach Publish Next 36 UK FTTP Broadband Rollout Areas
Openreach (BT) has today added another 36 new locations (towns and villages) to their £15bn rollout of a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network. The operator has also confirmed that their full fibre network has now covered 7 million UK premises. The rollout is currently running at a build rate of c.50,000 premises per […]
FarrPoint Map 4G Mobile Cover on Scotland’s North Coast 500 Road
Technical UK consultancy firm FarrPoint has today published an interesting new map of 4G mobile (mobile broadband) network coverage from along Scotland’s most well-known road trip, the North Coast 500. The map is intended to help holidaymakers plan around parts of the 516-mile route where the signal is poor or non-existent. After surveying the length […]
Confusion Over GBP5bn Project Gigabit Broadband Rollout in Scotland
The Scottish Government have complained that the UK government are yet to provide any “sense” of the delivery timescale, or how much funding will be allocated to it, from the £5bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout. The SG also claims that the project may only target the “cheapest and easiest to reach premises“, at the expense […]
Turkcell and Ericsson team up to identify industrial private network opportunities
Turkcell and Ericsson have recently signed a collaboration agreement for the digital transformation of industries utilizing Ericsson Private Network solution.
The agreement serves as the basis for mutual collaboration between Turkcell and Ericsson for the exploration, development, and identification of use cases for different industries in Turkey like smart manufacturing, oil and gas…
Samsung and VMO2 begin live 4G/5G deployments
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and Virgin Media O2 announced today the companies have successfully completed the deployment of multiple live 4G and 5G sites in the U.K., advancing the next phase of their collaboration. In tandem with this deployment, the companies also completed the first 5G data call on Virgin Media O2’s commercial 5G network, using the sites.
Field tests followed successful lab tests conducted in October 2021, validating the capability and performance of Samsung&rsquo…
Deutsche Telkom preparing to sell stake in tower biz
Towards the end of 2021, Deutsche Telekom’s CEO, Timotheus Höttges, announced during an investor conference that he was interested in finding a partner for the company’s tower business, with media reports later suggesting that a stake sale in the unit was imminent.
Analysts have previously suggested that Telekom’s roughly 40,600 towers, could be worth up to €18 billion.
Now, just days after Deutsche Telekom started the official sales process for the unit…