OneWeb, the UK-based satellite firm, has been launching low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites steadily for the past two years, aiming for its constellation to reach global coverage later this year.
However, in the past month these plans have fallen into jeopardy, with the Russian invasion of Ukraine throwing the company’s use of Russia’s Soyuz spacecraft to launch additional satellites into doubt…
ISP Vodafone UK Launch FTTP Broadband for SOHO Businesses
Mobile operator and ISP Vodafone UK has today announced that they’ve extended the availability of their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband packages – via both Openreach and CityFibre’s national network platforms – to include small business (small office / home office) customers. Previously, it was only possible to get Vodafone’s SOHO Business Broadband packages via Openreach’s […]
Togo pips Nigeria for first African landing of Google's Equiano cable
First announced back in 2019, the Equiano system is the third international submarine cable to be owned by Google and their fourteenth submarine cable investment in total.
It is named after Olaudah Equiano, an 18th century writer and abolitionist originally from what is now Nigeria. Enslaved as a child, Equiano purchased his freedom in 1766 and went on to play a major role in the British anti-slave trade movement of the 1780s…
OneWeb to Launch Broadband LEO Satellites via SpaceX Rockets
British-registered space company OneWeb has today announced a new agreement to “resume” launches of their ultrafast low-latency broadband satellites into Low Earth Orbit (LEO) by harnessing rockets (e.g. the Falcon9) from SpaceX, which is the owner and operator of arch rival Starlink. The first launch is expected this year. In case anybody has forgotten (fairly […]
Broadband ISP TalkTalk UK Launch Netgem Powered TV 4K Box
Budget conscious UK ISP TalkTalk has today finally made their new Netgem powered pay TV (IPTV) platform and “TV 4K Box” device available to both new and existing customers on their fibre broadband plans (FTTC and FTTP). On top of that, the provider also claims to be the “first ISP in Europe” to launch TikTok […]
Former O2 UK COO Joins MS3 as Chairman to Support Full Fibre Build
Hull-based alternative network operator MS3, which is busy building a new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network to serve over 500,000 premises across the North of England (here), has today appointed the former COO of O2, Derek McManus, to be its new Chairman (effective from 1st April 2022). Mr McManus, who has 34 years’ […]
Connexin Appoints MD for its Consumer and Business Division
Broadband ISP Connexin, which recently started work on their £80m investment to build a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across parts of Hull and East Yorkshire (here and here), has today appointed the former CEO of Kelly Group, Simon Burckhardt, to be the new Managing Director of its Consumer, Business and Enterprise division (CBE). Simon has […]
CityFibre Tops 1.5 Million UK FTTP Broadband Premises Passed
Alternative network provider CityFibre has made a second big announcement, which reveals that their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network has seen its coverage reach 1.5 million premises passed (up from 1 million in November 2021) across 60 of their initial UK cities and towns. The operator is currently deep into their £4bn network build, […]
'We're seeing a sharp increase in the awareness of the need for high-speed connections'
Can you introduce yourself and your role?
My Name is Jens Prautzsch, I am the CEO of Unsere Grüne Glasfaser. I can look back on many years of experience in the fields of telecommunications…
'We're seeing a sharp increase in the awareness of the need for high-speed connections'
Can you introduce yourself and your role?
My Name is Jens Prautzsch, I am the CEO of Unsere Grüne Glasfaser. I can look back on many years of experience in the fields of telecommunications…