The partnership agreement will see Arc deploy its network in Bezeq’s data centre in Tel Aviv creating the lowest latency route between regional hubs in datamena UAE, Global Zone Bahrain, Smarthub UAE and Israel…
Syria awards licence to new national mobile player Wafa Telecom
This week, Syria has announced that a third mobile player will be entering the market in the form of Wafa Telecom, a domestic company headed up by Ghassan Saba, the country’s ex- Deputy Communications and Technology Minister.
The company has been allocated an operating licence by the national regulator…
CityFibre Confirm GBP27m Gigabit Broadband Build in Wakefield
CityFibre has today confirmed that they’re investing £27m to deploy their new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network to homes and businesses in the West Yorkshire (England) city of Wakefield, which is a location that was quietly removed from their rollout plan back in 2020. Construction of the new full fibre network has already begun […]
Syria awards licence to new national mobile player Wafa
This week, Syria has announced that a third mobile player will be entering the market in the form of Wafa Telecom, a domestic company headed up by Ghassan Saba, the country’s ex- Deputy Communications and Technology Minister.
The company has been allocated an operating licence by the national regulator…
Tonga back online as submarine cable repaired
The new year did not start on a positive note for Tonga, with the submerged Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupting with more force than an atomic bomb, according to NASA.
The eruption caused tsunamis throughout the Pacific, leading to at least five fatalities and causing almost $100 million in damage.
Naturally, such an enormous natural disaster had an immediate impact on local submarine cable infrastructure, with a large portion of the 827km Tonga Cable damaged, leaving the country largely without international communications…
Airband Update on Full Fibre Rollout in Devon and Somerset UK
The state aid supported Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) programme and UK ISP Airband have today issued a new winter 2022 progress update on their project to deploy a gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across the region, which aims to reach tens of thousands of rural premises. The programme actually reflects two ongoing contracts with […]
Full Fibre UK ISP toob Keeps Gigabit Broadband Prices Frozen
Gigabit broadband ISP toob, which is currently building a Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across parts of Hampshire and Surrey in England, has today become the latest provider to shun the recent inflation busting industry price hikes by reassuring customers that there will be “no in-contract price rises” on their service. The operator, which was originally backed […]
Hampstead Fibre Build Premium FTTP Broadband in North London
Network builder and UK ISP Hampstead Fibre has today revealed the first details of their new rollout plan for a “premium” Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband service in parts of North London, which seems to be targeting wealthy homeowners and businesses who can afford something more akin to a leased line. We first spotted the provider last […]
Scotland Start Open Market Review for Gigabit Broadband Rollout
The Scottish Government has today launched a new Open Market Review (OMR), which forms part of the UK Government’s £5bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout and aims to identify which areas will need state aid support to help spread the availability of gigabit speed networks “nationwide” by 2030. Just to recap. Project Gigabit seeks to extend […]
ISP Andrews and Arnold Trial Faster UK FTTP Broadband Speeds
UK ISP Andrews & Arnold (AAISP) has announced that they’re preparing to bring the latest model of their core Firebrick routers into service (FireBrick FB9000), which include better hardware and as a result they’ll be able to trial faster broadband speeds on their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based packages. The provider is somewhat of a rarity in […]