The UK fibre rollout is progressing at a startling pace, racing towards the government’s gigabit Britain goals of 85% coverage of full fibre by 2025. But despite the rollout acceleration we have seen over the last few years, deploying this crucial infrastructure remains a challenge, especially in areas with more complicated geography or regulations.
With the easy-to-reach areas around the country quickly becoming saturated…
$1.2tn infrastructure bill will see $65bn US broadband boost
Late on Friday, the House of Representatives approved President Joe Biden’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, passing the legislation with a vote of 228 to 206.
The bill’s journey towards becoming law has been a bumpy one, facing opposition from both sides of the political fence. Naturally, the majority of Republican representatives opposed the bill, dubbing it as an excessive use of taxpayer money and a slippery slope towards ‘big government’. Nonetheless, 16 Republicans did ultimately support the bill.
Meanwhile, a faction of the more left-wing Democrats thought that the bill did not go far enough…
$1.2tn infrastructure bill will see $65bn broadband boost
Late on Friday, the House of Representatives approved President Joe Biden’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, passing the legislation with a vote of 228 to 206.
The bill’s journey towards becoming law has been a bumpy one, facing opposition from both sides of the political fence. Naturally, the majority of Republican representatives opposed the bill, dubbing it as an excessive use of taxpayer money and a slippery slope towards ‘big government’. Nonetheless, 16 Republicans did ultimately support the bill.
Meanwhile, a faction of the more left-wing Democrats thought that the bill did not go far enough…
IBM spins off digital transformation services as a separate business
The ringing of the Opening Bell at the New York Stock Exchange marked the start of Kyndryl existence as a separate business to IBM and the journey for what claims to be the world&rsquo…
20 years of driving connectivity in Somalia
2022 marks the twentieth anniversary of the founding of Hormuud Telecom, Somalia’s largest broadband and telecommunications provider. In 2002, Somalia was just emerging from a protracted civil war. Hormuud Telecoms was established in the heart of Mogadishu, with a group of small shareholders and just 16 telecommunication sites. Twenty years on, the company continues to see exponential growth, driven by one core purpose: to deliver products and services that bring value to customers and improve the lives of the communities they serve and support.
Now, Hormuud is the largest private employer in the country, with over 800 customer service centres in both urban and rural Somalia, and operations in South and Central Somalia…
Deutsche Telekom forms joint venture with IFM to accelerate FTTH roll-out
Deutsche Telekom has announced a 50-50 joint venture with IFM, an Australian investment firm, to create GlasfaserPlus GmbH.
IFM will invest through its IFM Global Infrastructure Fund and its 50% stake will be worth 0…
FCC concludes Boeing’s satellite broadband ambitions are in the public interest
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) order states “we conclude that grant in part of the Boeing Application will serve the public interest” FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel went on to say &ldquo…
Dunton logs into a faster future as Voneus begins to rollout fibre broadband connections
The rollout of a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) connection to a rural Bedfordshire village marks the end of a six-year campaign to bring fibre broadband into the community.
One of the UK’s largest rural broadband specialists, Voneus, have begun rolling it out after originally arriving in Dunton in 2017 with an interim wireless solution, which immediately increased broadband speeds from less than 1Mbps to up to 30Mbps.
And the benefits were immediately noticed throughout households and businesses in the area…
Hawaiki announces new subsea project in the Pacific Region
The Hawaiki Nui cable will span approximately 22,000km and will connect three major hubs in the Pacific Region: Singapore in South-East Asia, Sydney in Australasia, and Los Angeles in North America. Landings are also planned in Indonesia and New Zealand…
Firing on all cylinders – Virgin Media O2 release results for first full quarter as a joint business
Commenting on the first 150 days as a combined company Virgin Media O2 CEO, Lutz Schüler, said “We have real commercial momentum with the launch of new converged bundles…