Today, Norwegian telco group Telenor has announced a new strategic partnership with Google Cloud, aiming to help digitalise and expand the company’s offerings.
The deal will see Telenor leverage both Google Cloud’s infrastructure as well as the company’s expertise in areas like AI, data management, and machine learning.
“Telenor wants to work with leaders in the tech industry and stay committed to being at the forefront of modernisation and digitalisation…
Sources suggest Drahi wants a bigger slice of BT
When Franco-Israeli billionaire Patrick Drahi first announced back in June that he had become BT’s largest shareholder, owning a 12.06% stake worth around $2.95 billion, the operator’s shares quickly rose to an 18-month high.
At the time, the move triggered a wave of uncertainty for BT’s leadership, with many fearing that Drahi would launch a takeover, something that Drahi himself denied…
Netomnia Get GBP123m Funding for UK FTTP Broadband Rollout
Netomnia has today announced that they’ve successfully secured £123 million of funding to support the ongoing UK rollout of their 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network (XGS-PON), which only started fairly recently and aims to cover 1 million homes and businesses by the end of 2023. The overall total funds raised so far include […]
Next UK Infrastructure Assessment to Focus on Gigabit Broadband Takeup
The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has today revealed the topics that will sit at the heart of their next (second) major assessment of the UK’s long-term infrastructure priorities, to be published in 2023, which among other things looks set to shift the focus on gigabit broadband from build to take-up. The Government’s £5bn Project Gigabit […]
UK Manifesto for the International Telecommunication Union Council Elections 2022
The UK announced in July 2021 that it will run for a seat on the Council of International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
The latest UK manifesto, published on 10 November 2021, with a forward from both the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs and the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) outlines the UK credentials for a seat on the ITU Council.
The election will take place at the ITU’s Plenipotentiary Conference which is set to convene between 26 September to 14 October 2022
How innovation is helping to maximize the value of 5G
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a popular phrase, especially in 5G era. What do you think about the relationship between AI and 5G, and how does ZTE develop 5G with AI?
AI and 5G will develop and evolve together with each other, and this is a two-way channel, benefiting both technologies. AI is built in multi-layers of 5G to form the ubiquitous AI capability. The AI capabilities are designed in a modular form at the network equipment layer, O&M layer, and service layer, which enables construction of a network with gradual evolved capabilities. With a unified AI platform, the mainstream deep learning and machine learning framework, support more than 150 built-in all-domain network AI algorithms and more than 60 AI scenarios. The visualized zero programming AI model development makes scenario exploration easier.
At network equipment layer, ZTE has the most intelligent baseband unit (BBU), which not only provides the largest capacity for RAT’s, but also enables intrinsic AI capability via a software upgrade to support the “Radio Composer” giving better user experience and higher network efficiency. For to B service provision, with one computing board inserted in the BBU to enable the NodeEngine solution, enterprises can build a private 5G network simply and cost efficiently while benefiting from powerful service provision capability…
3,835 UK Schools are in Postcodes with No Access to Full Fibre
New data from the UK Government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and Schools Minister, Robin Walker, has revealed that 3,835 schools are in postcodes “that do not have access” to full fibre broadband connectivity “or are currently not in areas of proposed commercial build within the next five years“. The Government’s Building […]
Quantum Fibre Builds FTTP to First 5,000 Lincolnshire Premises
UK ISP Quantum Fibre Broadband (formerly Quantum Air Fibre), which last year set itself a target to cover 120,000 homes in Lincolnshire (England) with a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network, has announced that they’ve now covered 5,000 premises and expect to reach 10,000 in Q1 2022. The operator originally started life as a Fixed Wireless […]
FullFibre Ltd Begin North Midlands FTTP Broadband Rollout
Network builder FullFibre Limited has announced that their new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network has started to be deployed across the first areas of the North Midlands, with construction starting in the Staffordshire town of Leek. The neighbouring town of Cheadle will follow next week. The operator, which runs its network as a wholesale […]
O2 UK to Start Roll Out of SMS for WiFi Calling by End of 2021
Mobile operator O2 (VMO2) has confirmed to ISPreview.co.uk that, after a long wait, they intend to finally start rolling out SMS (text messaging) support for Wi-Fi Calling “before the end of the year“, but this will be a gradual phased process that looks set to continue more widely during Q1 2022. At present all the […]