Openreach Adds New Non-Executive Member to its UK Board | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Broadband and network access provider Openreach, which remains a distinct “legally separate” company away from BT, has today appointed a new independent non-executive member (NED) and expert in corporate strategy to its Board in the shape of Michael Jary. At present Openreach are primarily still focused on delivering their c.£15bn project to deploy a new multi-gigabit capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP network to 25 million UK...
Openreach MD Calls for Softer Ofcom Regulation in Competitive UK Areas | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Managing Director of Regulation at UK broadband operator Openreach (BT), Mark Shurmer, has called on Ofcom to ensure that they soften market regulation on them in areas of the UK deemed to be competitive due to the presence of either Virgin Media’s fixed broadband network or those where there are three or more full fibre (FTTP) network providers present. At present Openreach is already deemed by Ofcom to hold Significant Market Power (SMP) in a...
Starlink’s Broadband Network Preps Mini Laser to Link Third-Party Satellites | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More SpaceX’s Starlink service, which sells ultrafast broadband to the UK and globally via a mega constellation using thousands of compact satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), has revealed the development of a new “mini laser” that will enable their satellites to connect with “third party satellites and space stations“. Starlink currently has around 8,190 satellites in orbit (c.4,500 are v2 / V2 Mini) – mostly at altitudes of c.500-600km – and they’ll add...
Fibrus Confirm Completion of £200m Northern Ireland Fibre Broadband Contract | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Infracapital-backed UK ISP Fibrus today confirmed the completion of their £200m (state aid) Project Stratum contract in Northern Ireland, which helped to spread their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to 81,000 addition premises in poorly served rural areas “on time and within budget.” At present around 97% of premises across Northern Ireland can already access a full fibre broadband network (here), which makes it by far the...
Connexin’s LoRaWAN Wireless Network Connects 250,000 UK Water Meters | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Fixed wireless and broadband provider Connexin, which is in the process of being acquired by CityFibre (here), has today revealed that their existing Long Range Wide Area Network (LoRaWAN) network has already connected 250,000 smart water meters across parts of the UK. Fixed wireless LoRa networks harness only a small slice of lower frequency radio spectrum (usually in the sub-1GHz bands) in order to support relatively slow, but extremely low power, data...
London Broadband ISP CommunityFibre Launch Data Roaming eSIM Mobile Plan UPDATE | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Alternative network ISP CommunityFibre, which has so far built their 5Gbps speed full fibre broadband (FTTP) network to cover 1.342 million UK homes (plus c.200k businesses) – mostly in London, today claims to have become one of the first altnets to launch an international data roaming eSIM mobile service – available across over 160 countries. The Community Fibre eSIM is essentially a prepaid 4G and 5G capable data plan with support for tethering and “no...
EE UK Set to Cut BT Wholesale Out from Slower Broadband Packages | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile and broadband ISP EE (BT) has confirmed to ISPreview that the approach they currently take on their top 1.6Gbps speed Full Fibre (FTTP) package, which partly cuts BT Wholesale out of the equation, is set to be adopted across their slower tiers too (900Mbps and lower). But customers aren’t expected to notice any real difference. In the past it used to be the case that BT and EE’s consumer focused broadband packages were based on BTW’s products, but...
UK Banks Set to Take Losses on Loans to Alternative Broadband Networks | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More In news that will surprise none of ISPreview’s regular readers. Several major UK banks, such as NatWest and Lloyds, among others, have confirmed that they’re setting aside funding to cover loans that were issued to alternative fibre broadband networks (altnets) and which are now deemed unlikely to be repaid in full. Regular readers will know that we’ve often had to report on the challenges being experienced by broadband network operators over the past...
Nokia looks to modernise rail connectivity with new 5G radio | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Press Release Along with an optimized Nokia 5G standalone (SA) core for railways, the solution enables seamless migration to FRMCS on a global scale Nokia today announced its new 5G radio solution, designed to deliver high-capacity, high-performance and resilient real-time communications to rail operators worldwide, setting the foundation for the Future Railway Mobile Communication System (FRMCS). As a cornerstone for smarter, safer and more efficient...
Preston Joins Other UK Councils in Rejecting BT’s Gigabit WiFi Street Hubs | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Telecoms and broadband giant BT has suffered another setback in its 10-year project, which aimed to convert a further 2,000 of their legacy payphones and kiosks – across more than 200 UK towns and cities – into smart Street Hubs (here). Preston Council rejected a couple of proposed deployments over concerns about rising “street clutter“. Regular readers will know that BT’s Street Hub 2 units have suffered somewhat of a popularity dip, with various local...