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Network operator Netomnia (inc. Brsk and ISP YouFibre) has today announced that their £39m investment to deploy a new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network across the city of Liverpool (Merseyside) has covered 110,000 premises (homes and businesses). But they’re now planning to add another 80,000 premises. In case anybody has forgotten, the operator originally announced their roll-out in the city all the way back in May 2022 (here) and the goal back then was to...

Network operator CityFibre has today published a key trading update for the year ended 31st December 2024 (FY24), which reveals that the coverage of their full fibre (FTTP) broadband ISP network has now reached 4.3 million UK premises (inc. Lit Fibre), with 518,000 live customers, and they also delivered their “first full year of profitability“. Just to recap. The alternative network operator currently still aspires to cover up to 8 million UK premises with their new full fibre network (funded...

News  The upgrade is part of EE’s ongoing efforts to improve connectivity at Wembley Stadium after a recently renewed partnership between EE and Wembley  Wembley Stadium is now the first sports venue in the UK to have its own dedicated 5G standalone (SA) network, following an upgrade by mobile network operator EE. The development puts Wembley ahead of other major UK sporting venues like Twickenham, the Principality Stadium, and Wimbledon in terms of mobile connectivity.  “The Lionesses have...

The telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today published the results of a recent study it conducted into the costs of improving power resilience at UK mobile network sites (masts etc.). This finds that the cost of ensuring “almost everybody” could maintain access to the emergency services for up to 4 hours, in the event of a power cut, would be approx. £1bn. Communications providers in the UK currently have a legal obligation to identify, prepare for and reduce the risk of anything that compromises...

News Nokia’s current CEO, Pekka Lundmark, is stepping down from the role after five years in the role This week, Nokia has announced that it has appointed Intel’s head of the data centre and artificial intelligence group, Justin Hotard, to replace their outgoing CEO Pekka Lundmark. Hotard will formally take over the role on April 1. Word that Nokia’s board was looking to replace Lundmark first began circulating in September last year, with reports suggesting that Nokia had approached numerous...

Press Release TalkTalk confirmed as first large-scale broadband partner for Kraken platform, joining global energy and water utilities, as Wi-Fi provider takes next step on customer-focused transformation TalkTalk has signed a multi-year partnership agreement with Kraken – the operating system revolutionising global utilities – to propel its ongoing transformation and ambition to become the most recommended Wi-Fi provider in the UK.  TalkTalk will adopt Kraken as its sole customer management...

Viewpoint by Jon Abbott, Technologies Director & Industry Advisor at Vertiv Telecommunications infrastructure has evolved in response to growing demand. But right now, that evolution is happening at a pace the industry hasn’t seen before. The surge in data traffic, the push for lower latency, and the rise of AI-driven applications are forcing operators to rethink how networks are built and managed. The challenge is no longer just about expanding capacity – it hinges on enabling networks to...

Digital IPTV platform provider Netgem TV has today announced that their broadband-based TV box and service, which is typically bundled by ISPs like Brsk, Connect Fibre, TalkTalk, CommunityFibre and a few others, has added UK support for Fox’s free (ad supported) Tubi video streaming service. “We’re thrilled to be expanding Tubi’s footprint further in the UK, and that Netgem’s customers will now have access to the largest free content library in the country.” said Ross Appleton, Tubi’s GM for...

Network analyst firm Streetwave, which is currently conducting various UK surveys to study the coverage and speed of 4G and 5G mobile broadband networks using bin lorries and private vehicles, has published another free and interactive visual map of their results – this time for the London borough of Brent. Just to recap. Streetwave have spent the past year harnessing waste (bin / refuse) collection lorries to map mobile network / broadband coverage and speeds in various parts of the UK,...

Rochdale-based UK ISP Zen Internet appears to have Finally begun to make their long-awaited top tier Full Fibre Max package available over CityFibre’s national Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network, which means you can now take symmetric speeds of 2.3Gbps for just £55 per month. Just to be clear about this, the new package is currently only available via parts of CityFibre’s network that have been upgraded to support XGS-PON technology (here) and that means availability is quite...