Network builder CityFibre has today announced the deployment of their 100th Fibre Exchange (FEX), which in theory should enable enough capacity to serve the first 4.8 million premises under their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband rollout across the UK (so far they’ve completed the build to 1 million premises). Such exchanges (data centres) form a key part […]
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Our cloud analyses network traffic via a combination of rule-based and AI-assisted threat detection, allowing customers to live securely in their digital home. At the same time, we allow ISPs to get new insights into their customer’s home network that can be utilised for tailored marketing, faster internet problem troubleshooting or reduction of overall bandwidth generated…
Two Huawei UK directors step down as firm stays quiet on Ukraine
According to a Sky News report, Huawei UK non-executive directors Sir Andrew Cahn and Sir Ken Olisa are set to step down from their positions in protest against Huawei’s silence regarding the ongoing war in Ukraine.
Sources suggest that the two directors had pressed the company to release a statement to condemn the Russian invasion, which began on the 24th of February, but were turned down.
The news comes as wave after wave of companies have announced that they would cease exporting to Russia in previous weeks due to the war…
5G services launch in Montenegro for the first time
Back in January, Montenegrin regulator EKIP (Agency for Electronic Communications and Postal Services) announced the conclusion of the country’s latest spectrum auction. The auction sold 220MHz of spectrum in the 900MHz, 1.8GHz, 2GHz and 2.6GHz bands, raising around $8 million.
Now, less than two months later, Crnogorski Telekom is already putting that spectrum to good use…
Better late than never: South Africa begins spectrum auction
After copious delays spanning years, the first stage of South Africa’s long-awaited spectrum auction is now complete.
South African mobile operators have long been crying out for additional spectrum from the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), having not been allocated new spectrum licences for around 17 years.
This all changed at the start of the coronavirus pandemic…
Government Extends UK Online Safety Bill to Tackle Scam Adverts
The UK Government has today announced that their controversial new Online Safety Bill (OSB) will be extended to add a new duty, which aims to bring fraudulent paid-for adverts on social media and internet search engines into scope, whether they are controlled by the platform itself or an advertising intermediary. At present the existing OSB […]
Orange and MasMovil talk €20bn tie-up in Spain
Today, Orange and MasMovil have today announced that they have entered into discussions to form a 50:50 joint venture (JV) in Spain.
The deal values Orange’s Spanish unit at €8.1 billion and MasMovil’s at €11.5 billion, for a combined enterprise value of €19.6 billion.
The combined, converged operator would have roughly 7.1 million fixed line customers and 20.2 million mobile subscribers. Its combined FTTH network would reach over 16 million homes…
No blue bars: New UK laws aim to eliminate 'not spots'
Reforms to planning laws will mean fewer phone masts will be needed overall to level up the country with improved 4G and 5G mobile coverage as telecoms firms will be able to upgrade existing infrastructure over building new masts.
Mobile network operators will get more freedom to make new and existing phone masts up to five metres taller and two metres wider than current rules permit. This will boost the range of masts, create room for the extra equipment needed for faster networks and make it easier for operators to share infrastructure.
The government will put tough new legal duties on operators to minimise the visual impact of network equipment, particularly in protected areas such as national parks, conservation areas…
ISP Gigaclear Extend Rural FTTP Broadband Rollout into Suffolk
The Infracapital-backed UK ISP Gigaclear has today announced that their rollout of a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband networks is being extended into rural parts of Suffolk (England), which will initially include thousands of homes and businesses across six large and medium-sized villages. So far the operator’s network, which already covers over 250,000 premises, is […]
How we’re bringing connectivity to more of Britain for our emergency services
To support this crucial work, our police, fire and rescue, ambulance services and other first responders, need ultra-reliable connectivity to provide secure and mission-critical communications that they can also trust to keep them safe too. Whether it’s ambulances sending vital patient data to hospitals so staff can prepare for a patient’s arrival; police officers controlling a volatile crowd calling for urgent back-up; or fire and rescue crews assessing burning buildings, based on digital blueprints on tablets and live helicopter camera footage…