London-focused UK ISP CommunityFibre (CF), which has already covered 435,000 premises with their 3Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network, has today announced a huge increase in their rollout plan that will see them extend to cover 2.2 million homes in London by the end of 2024. Until today the provider, which also owns Box Broadband – […]
WightFibre Named First UK ISP to Win Key Customer Service Award
Internet provider WightFibre, which is currently rolling out a new gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across the Isle of Wight (South Coast of Hampshire), appears to have become the first broadband ISP in the UK to secure the Institute of Customer Service‘s (ICS) ServiceMark with Distinction Accreditation. The accolade, which is said to reflect an […]
BT Set to Create 600 New UK Apprenticeship and Graduate Jobs
Broadband and telecoms giant BT has announced that they intend to recruit over 600 apprentices and graduates this year (up from 428 last year), which forms part of their September 2022 intake. This will reflect roles spanning areas such as engineering (5G and FTTP etc.), UK customer service, research and cyber-security. The new roles are […]
Verizon teams up with Atos for 5G edge solution as C-band rollout soars
Today, Verizon Business has announced a new partnership with French company Atos, a company specialising on IT services, including unified communications, cloud, big data and cybersecurity.
The deal will see the companies co-create “immersive digital experiences that fully exercise 5G environments on the edge of their networks”, according to the press release.
As part of the partnership…
Credit Suisse Predict 90 Percent UK Full Fibre Coverage for 2025
A recent report from banking giant Credit Suisse has estimated that Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband networks will cover 90% of the UK by 2025. The country was also found to be the “most attractive market” for incremental investment in such networks, thanks to “strong build momentum and interest” in faster broadband. At present over 30% of […]
Israel set to become gateway for East–West data traffic
Today, Israel’s Partner Communications has announced that it has signed a new $12.6 million deal with Tamares Telecom to deploy a terrestrial fibre network reaching across Israel from East to West, helping better connect Asia to Europe.
The cable will span around 300km over the country, linking Haifa, on the Mediterranean Sea…
BT Begin OpenRAN Trial in Hull UK to Boost Mobile Broadband
Mobile operator EE (BT) has today announced that they’ve joined with existing network supplier Nokia to conduct one of their first UK trials of Open Radio Access Network (OpenRAN) technology in the East Yorkshire City of Hull, which they hope will “enhance [the] mobile broadband experience” for locals. At present, mobile operators that want to […]
BT launches Hull-based Open RAN trial
The topic of Open RAN has been of growing importance for operators around the world for over two years now, with most major international players exploring the technology in some form or another. In January 2021, for example, a quintet of major European operators – Deutsche Telekom, Telefonica, Orange, Vodafone, and TIM – signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on further developing the technology.
In the UK, all four of the country’s mobile operators have demonstrated similar interest in exploring Open RAN’s potential, each conducting individual trials last year…
Openreach investing £58m in North West broadband
Around 196,000 more homes and businesses in the North West are set to benefit from a major broadband boost thanks to a £58m investment by Openreach – the UK’s largest digital network provider, used by the likes of BT, Sky, TalkTalk, Vodafone and Zen.
When work is finished, people living and working in more than 15 communities across Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside, will be able to contact their broadband provider and upgrade to full fibre broadband…
ARMistice? Nvidia may withdraw from battle to acquire chip company
Back in September 2020, Nvidia announced that it had bid $40 billion to purchase ARM,
The deal was immediately controversial for both corporate and political reasons, launching a host of regulatory investigations.
One of the main issues is that ARM’s designs are currently used by almost all of Nvidia’s major rivals, including the likes of Qualcomm and Intel, with these companies raising concerns that the purchase would allow Nvidia to block their access to ARM tech or charge them higher fees…