Oracle’s $3 billion bet on AI and cloud infrastructure | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News Oracle has unveiled a substantial $3 billion investment to significantly expand its cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure in Europe. This strategic commitment is designed to meet soaring demand for AI services and sovereign cloud solutions, catering to enterprises, public sector entities, and AI developers amid an evolving technological landscape. In the Netherlands, Oracle plans to invest $1 billion over the next five years,...
Shared Rural Network (SRN) mast upgrades benefit more communities | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Press Release 30 government-funded mast upgrades have now been activated in Wales as part of the Shared Rural Network (SRN) – a programme brokered by the UK government and joint-funded with mobile network operators to improve mobile coverage in rural areas. Across the whole of the UK, 56 masts are now live as part of the SRN. Rural towns and villages throughout Wales are benefiting from faster, more reliable mobile coverage as one of the latest...
Sparkle expands its reach in Greece | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Press Release Sparkle, the first international service provider in Italy and among the top global operators, announces the opening of a second Point of Presence (PoP) in Thessaloniki to meet the growing demand for international connectivity in Greece and in the Balkan region. Located in a growing neutral data center in northern Greece, the new PoP delivers Tier-1 IP transit and capacity services to national and regional network operators, ISPs, OTTs,...
Up-Connect marks five years of growth and telco surveying leadership | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Press Release Up-Connect, a leading provider of wayleave and property services, is celebrating its five-year anniversary with impressive milestones that underscore its rapid expansion and industry influence. Founded in 2020 by directors Scott Curtis and Charles Thomas, the company has grown from a two-person team to an ever-growing team of wayleave surveyors and property specialists operating across multiple locations throughout the UK. With a growing...
Anritsu Service Assurance joins Ericsson’s Enterprise Wireless Solutions program | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Press Release Anritsu Service Assurance announced its joining of Ericsson’s Enterprise Wireless Solutions Technology Alliance Partner (TAP) program across global telecom and enterprise sectors. Anritsu and Ericsson have partnered to ensure network reliability and enhanced customer experience for next-generation 5G and LTE networks. Anritsu Service Assurance, a division of Anritsu Corporation, has over 25 years of experience delivering telecom-grade...
Ofcom Study Examines UK Speed and Coverage of 4G and 5G Mobile Networks | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The UK communications regulator, Ofcom, has today published their 2025 Mobile Matters report, which uses Opensignal’s crowdsourced data (collected between October 2024 and March 2025) to benchmark the performance of UK mobile broadband networks by both technology (2G to 5G), nation and operator choice – including Three UK, O2, Vodafone and EE. The results hold few surprises, but do still reveal some interesting details. For example, 71% of cellular...
Openreach Recycles UK Home Broadband Kit to Help Slash Plastic Use | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network access provider Openreach (BT) has today announced the launch of a new range of new Optical Network Terminals (ONT) from Nokia – the wall-mounted optical modems that get installed alongside their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP lines, which use re-engineered casings made from 85% recycled plastic. The development was actually touched on a bit last month after we summarised a range of the operator’s new ONTs (here), although at the time...
UK Ranks Poorly in Ookla’s European Study of 5G Mobile Availability | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Broadband network benchmarking firm Ookla, which collects data from consumers via their popular internet Speedtest.net website and App, has published the results of a new Q2 2025 study that ranks European countries by their level of 5G mobile network availability. But the UK somewhat unsurprisingly comes in near the bottom with an availability level of 45.2%. The worst performing European country in the ranking was Belgium, which sits on a truly abysmal...
CityFibre UK Lays 286km of Fibre for FTTP Broadband Build in Bognor Regis | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Roughly three years have passed since CityFibre first started rolling out their 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network across the West Sussex seaside town of Bognor Regis (here). But the operator has today revealed that they’ve so far laid over 286km of new fibre in the town. Large sections of Bognor Regis have already been completed and have been designated ‘Ready For Service’ by supportive broadband ISPs, including across...
Virgin Media O2 Connect 1,000 Residents in Newcastle to Free Internet | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media) and UK tech charity Jangala have worked with the Newcastle City Council (NCC) to connect more than 1,000 local residents living in housing plus schemes at 30 different locations to a “free internet” service, which harnesses their special GetBoxes (a type of portable WiFi broadband router that uses mobile data). Just to recap. Jangala’s approach typically involves providing internet-enabling “GetBoxes” to charities and...