A number of weekend reports have claimed that the UK Government is close to securing a significant £10bn investment from the Australian-based Macquarie Group, which would go toward various British infrastructure projects in the digital infrastructure (i.e. fibre broadband and mobile) and energy sectors. The Macquarie Group, through their various infrastructure focused investment funds and […]
List of UK Locations Live with CityFibre’s Gigabit Broadband ISPs
Over just a few short years’ CityFibre has grown itself into being one of the top largest Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband networks in the United Kingdom. But it can sometimes be difficult to keep track of where they’re actively building, as well as where you can order a live service from an ISP. Hopefully this list […]
Virgin Media O2 UK to Create 200 New Apprenticeship Roles
Broadband ISP, pay TV and mobile giant Virgin Media (VMO2) has today announced that they intend to mark National Apprenticeship Week (7-13 February 2022) by creating more than 200 new apprenticeship roles across the United Kingdom in 2022. The move comes after BT pledged to recruit over 600 apprentices and graduates this year. The new […]
BDUK Publish New Phase 2 Gigabit Broadband Coverage Reviews
The Broadband Delivery UK team have just published a new batch of Public Reviews (PR) and Open Market Reviews (OMR) for additional parts of England – mostly covered by Phase 2 of the Government’s £5bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout. Both aim to identify which areas need state aid support for future builds. Just to recap. […]
Government Appears Unlikely to Extend Relief from UK Fibre Tax
Since April 2017 the UK Government has allowed broadband networks to claim 100% business rates relief on new fibre infrastructure, but this “Fibre Tax” holiday is about to expire and there’s been no indication of an extension. Some operators fear this will add “significant cost and uncertainty to the investment case for full fibre.” The […]
Gov Extend UK Online Safety Bill via New List of Criminal Content
The Government’s new Online Safety Bill (OSB), which tasks Ofcom with tackling “harmful” content online through website bans, fines and other sanctions, has today extended the legislation via a new list of “criminal content” (e.g. online drug and weapons dealing, people smuggling, revenge porn, fraud etc.) for tech firms to remove as a priority. A […]
Telenor Sweden launches 5G-ready FWA
Telenor Sweden first launched FWA services back in 2011, running over the company’s 4G network.
Now, it has relaunched the service, with homeowners and small businesses being targeted for the new ‘5G-ready’ version of the technology.
FWA, which uses wireless connectivity to provide homes or businesses with broadband services…
Cisco releases raft of new tech to facilitate work from home
Businesses of all sizes are adjusting to the major digital transitions that have reshaped IT plans and operations over the past two years, spanning hybrid cloud to connect private and public clouds, AI (Artificial Intelligence) and ML (Machine Learning) for the adoption of IoT, and hybrid work to connect everyone and everything securely. Hybrid work success is not simply the ability to support a remote workforce. It is the ability to adapt to change as it happens. It is all powered by reliable, mission-critical connectivity.
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Next G Alliance outlines 'audacious' 6G targets for the US
The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS)’s Next G Alliance today announced publication of the Roadmap to 6G.
The Roadmap offers a timeline to promote coordinated R&D, market-readiness and adoption strategies for 6G technologies with the goal of creating a vibrant marketplace for North American 6G innovation. It describes social and economic, technology, spectrum, applications and sustainability opportunities in creating North American 6G leadership and recommends governmental actions and standardization strategies for achieving them…
ISP Lit Fibre UK Goes Live with 10Gbps Broadband in Evesham
Broadband ISP Lit Fibre, which aims to build a new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to reach 500,000 UK homes by 2026, has officially started to go live in the Worcestershire (England) town of Evesham – despite only starting the physical build last November. The operator – supported by an unspecified equity investment from Newlight […]