This week, Verizon has announced 5G Ultra Wideband partnerships with a pair of US universities, aiming to use the network to help explore drone flight alongside the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and Industry 4.0 advancements with Pennsylvania State University.
At CAST, the operator said it would use the 5G deployment to explore how the low latency, high speeds, and massive capacity of 5G can be used to help reduce drones&rsquo…
EE UK Customers Hit by Huge USA Roaming Bills and Suspensions
Some of EE’s UK mobile customers, specifically those who are currently roaming in the USA or Canada, have complained of being hit by massive data (mobile broadband) bills – some rising into the thousands of pounds – and of unexpected account suspensions. This is despite the users having a free roaming add-on enabled. The situation […]
DITO mulls more foreign investment as Philippines eases restrictions
In the years since the emergence of the coronavirus pandemic back in 2020, the world’s reliance on telecoms networks has only increased. Data traffic continues to surge, and discussions are beginning to arise as to whether connectivity should be viewed as a utility, akin to water, electricity, and gas.
But while this definition merely a matter of semantics for many of us, officially designated as a utility company can have significant ramifications in many markets around the world.
This is true of the Philippines, where, as part of the country&rsquo…
Samsung and Amdocs teams up for private 4G/5G network solutions
Samsung Electronics America and Amdocs (NASDAQ: DOX), a leading provider of software and services to communications and media companies, today announced the companies will collaborate to deliver end-to-end 4G and 5G private network solutions to U.S. enterprises to help businesses across key industries leverage next-generation communications applications and services…
Is ‘Buy American’ too tall an order for US telcos?
In November 2021, President Joe Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), commonly referred to as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, into law, pledging to spend $1.2 trillion to improve national infrastructure, including broadband access, clean water, electric grid renewal, public transport, and roads.
For the US telecoms industry, this Bill has been a significant boon, with around $65 billion earmarked for broadband infrastructure projects across the country.
However, making use of these funds effectively will be easier said than done.
One of the key issues is the Biden administration&rsquo…
BT scraps DAZN talks as it lines up sports streaming JV with Discovery
Today, BT has announced its intention to form a 50:50 joint venture (JV) with Discovery, a move that would see BT Sport merged with Discovery’s Eurosport.
The venture would bring together various sports broadcasting assets, including the rights to show Premier League, Champions League, Europa League football, cycling Grand Tours, tennis Grand Slams…
BT Results – FTTP Hits 6.4 Million UK Premises as TV Joint Venture Agreed
The BT Group has published their Q3 2021/22 results, which saw Openreach expand the coverage of gigabit Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband to 6.44 million UK premises (up by +662K vs +615K in Q2) and BT enter into “exclusive discussions” with Discovery to create a 50:50 joint venture with BTSport and Eurosport UK. The big news today, […]
Fibre Broadband UK ISP Giganet Freezes Prices for 2022
UK ISP Giganet (M12 Solutions), which is investing £250m to rollout a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to 300,000 premises across South England (here), has moved to buck the wider industry trend of huge annual price hikes by committing not to increase their prices in 2022. The move means that Giganet will join FibreNest […]
Nominet teams up with Barnardo's for Project Backpack
Barnardo’s, the UK’s largest children’s charity, is to create a new digital service that will give professionals supporting children instant access to relevant knowledge and advice, to help them respond with confidence to the continuously evolving challenges young people face online. Funded by Nominet, and working with Parent Zone, Barnardo’s Project Backpack will combine expert knowledge and data with children’s views and feedback, to transform how young people are supported in their digital lives.
Project Backpack will be available to parents and professionals later this year and follows research commissioned by Nominet (Keeping Children safe online…
Will they, won’t they: MasMovil and Vodafone Spain back at negotiating table
The Spanish telecoms market is one of the most competitive in the world, with five major mobile players and a myriad of fixed broadband players. Profit margins are slim, with many analysts suggesting that industry consolidation is quickly becoming inevitable.
Now, according to reports by Spanish media, such consolidation could finally be underway, with MasMovil approaching Vodafone with an offer to acquire the company&rsquo…