Full fibre ISP Lit Fibre, which is currently deploying a 10Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to reach 500,000 UK homes by 2026, has named the neighbouring seaside towns of Clacton-on-Sea and Frinton-on-Sea in Essex (England) as the next ones to benefit from their rollout. The provider has already announced a number of towns for their […]
Full Fibre ISP BrawBand in Scotland Launch Pay TV Service
Inverness-based broadband ISP BrawBand (HighNet), which currently sells home broadband services over CityFibre’s new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network in locations such as Inverness, Glasgow and Renfrewshire, has today launched a new pay TV service via Netgem’s platform. Netgem has already been widely adopted by a growing number of ISPs, particularly smaller alternative networks and TalkTalk. […]
Gigaclear Get GBP190m Boost for Rural UK FTTP Broadband Rollout
Infracapital-backed alternative network ISP Gigaclear, which recently passed 250,000 premises in rural parts of England with their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network, has today secured another huge £190 million investment boost – this time co-financed by the new UK Infrastructure Bank. The provider, which last year secured £525 million worth of debt financing to help […]
Telefonica Germany signs up Intelsat to help support 4G in rural areas
Telefónica Germany is now using the Intelsat CellBackhaul managed service through Telefónica Global Solutions (TGS) to bring 4G LTE mobile coverage rapidly, cost-efficiently, and reliably to customers in some of its most rural coverage areas.
Telefónica Germany is always working to strengthen and expand its national network coverage…
Orange installs private 4G/5G network at Polish Nokia factory
Today, Orange Poland has announced that it has been selected as the partner in the creation of a private 4G and 5G network at Nokia’s factory and R&D facility at Bydgoszcz.
The network will cover the entire 13,000 square metre facility, providing the location’s 6,000 employees with access to faster, more reliable communications…
OTE ups FTTP target to 3m by 2027
In a meeting between officials from OTE and Deutsche Telekom with the Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis earlier this week, the Greek incumbent operator OTE said it is ready to greatly increase its investment in FTTH until 2027.
The company says it will invest over €3 billion in the fibre rollout over the upcoming five years…
Inmarsat tests LEO satellite to fine tune its ORCHESTRA network
Earlier this summer, UK-based satellite operator Inmarsat announced that it had plans to create a network that combines geosynchronous (GEO), highly elliptical orbit (HEO), and LEO satellites with a terrestrial 5G network, thereby creating an especially versatile network for government and mobility customers. They dubbed the project ORCHESTRA.
At the time of the announcement, Inmarsat said the project would involve the launch of up to 175 LEO satellites…
Former Openreach Director Appointed MD of Infrastructure at Hyperoptic
Full fibre ISP Hyperoptic, which is building a new gigabit-capable FTTP/B broadband network across parts of 43 UK towns and cities (mostly large residential buildings and office blocks), has announced the appointment of Lisa Neale, a former Openreach Director, to be their new MD of Infrastructure. Lisa originally joined BT as an engineer at the […]
Connected Nations 2021 – UK Gigabit Broadband Cover Hits 47%
Ofcom has released their Connection Nations 2021 UK digital infrastructure report, which reveals that the coverage of “gigabit-capable” (1Gbps+) broadband ISP networks has jumped from 27% last year to 47% now (13.7 million households). Plus, around half of UK properties are in areas where 5G mobile is available outside. The report provides a general summary […]
Full Fibre ISP Box Broadband Starts Offering Netgem TV Service
UK ISP Box Broadband, which is now part of CommunityFibre (here) and has already extended their own Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to cover 7,000 homes across parts of Surrey and West Sussex (England), has today become the latest provider to bundle in Netgem’s pay TV box and service. Netgem has already been widely adopted by […]