Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme Expanded to UK Urban Areas | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Government’s Building Digital UK (BDUK) agency has today tweaked the language on the information page for their Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme (GBVS) in a number of key ways. This sees the removal of “rural” specific language and the introduction of language stating that some areas are “open for urban voucher projects“. The GBVS usually offers grants worth up to £4,500 to help rural premises (homes and businesses) get a gigabit-capable broadband...
Huawei’s ushers in the AI era with raft of new solutions at MWC 2025 | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Contributed Article At MWC in Barcelona this year, the topic of AI pervaded every aspect of the show. From AI-powered robots to agentic AI assistants, there is no doubt that we are rapidly entering the AI era But to make the most of this transformational technology, telco infrastructure will require modernisation. Networks themselves will need to leverage AI to become more automated and efficient, while also powerful enough to handle the unique...
Ericsson and SoftBank sign “next-generation” AI MoU | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News Ericsson and SoftBank have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the development of next-generation telecom technologies, including AI, Cloud RAN, Extended Reality (XR), and 6G, aiming to establish a strategic partnership towards 2030 The partnership, built around the concept of “NextWave Tech,” Ericsson and SoftBank’s partnership, centred on NextWave Tech, aims to speed up the development of future networks by testing new...
Fibrus Extend Cumbria UK Gigabit Broadband Build by 21,000 Premises | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Infracapital-backed network operator Fibrus has today confirmed what we first reported last week (here), which is that their £108m publicly funded Project Gigabit broadband rollout contract in Cumbria (Lot 28) has been “extended” to cover an additional 21,000 premises in hard-to-reach areas. But it’s a bit more complex than that. Just to recap. The Lot 28 build was the first large-scale Regional Supplier contract to be awarded under the wider Project...
MWC 2025: Green Development Elite Club, Huawei-hosted, presented with analysis from GSMA Intelligence, is fostering a green future for the ICT industry | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Press Release [Barcelona, Spain, March 3, 2025] Huawei supported by content from GSMA Intelligence, hosted the “Green Development Elite Club” during MWC Barcelona 2025. The event, themed “Pave the Way for Green Telco,” convened key stakeholders including UNFCCC, GSMA Intelligence, ITU-T, and over 20 leading global operators such as China Mobile, Globe, Turkcell, and HKT, to deliberate on the imperative of green development within the ICT sector. During...
KCOM Appointed to New YPO Public Sector Procurement Framework | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The enterprise division of Hull-based broadband ISP KCOM, which has spent the past few years deploying a new full fibre (FTTP) network across 305,000 premises in parts of East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire (England), has today been appointed to a new public sector YPO procurement framework for Connectivity and Telecommunications Services. In case anybody doesn’t know. The Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation (YPO) is a publicly owned central purchasing body...
Sky UK Ponders Plan to Axe 3 Call Centres and Cut 2,000 Jobs | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Sky UK (Sky Broadband, Sky TV, Sky Mobile etc.) has confirmed that as many as 2,000 workers (7% of its total workforce) could be facing redundancy as part of a proposed plan to close three of its ten UK customer service centres, which reflects the company’s sites in Stockport, Sheffield and Leeds Central. The change, which is said to have been prompted by changing consumer preferences (i.e. they’re focusing more on online messaging and emails) and...
Jangala Reveals Findings from Free UK WiFi Pilot with Virgin Media O2 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Tech charity Jangala has published a new report that reveals the findings from one of its recent pilot projects with mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media), which provided free WiFi internet access to 429 people in temporary accommodation around Coventry in England. The pilot also worked with local charities, NHS services, and housing associations. Just to recap. Jangala’s approach involved providing internet-enabling “Get Boxes” to charities and local...
UK ISP Trooli to Shut BDUK Funded Hybrid Rural Broadband Network | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network operator and ISP Trooli (Call Flow) has confirmed to ISPreview that a small number of their customers are at risk of disconnection, which will occur when they shut one of their old hybrid wireless and fibre optic broadband networks in rural Hampshire (England). This was originally deployed around ten years ago with public funding (Building Digital UK). At present, Trooli is focused on deploying their FTTP gigabit broadband network (covering...
BEAD staffers ‘constantly concerned’ about job security under Trump govt | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Podcasts Seemingly arbitrary decisions and reviews with seemingly pre-determined outcomes left Evan Feinman’s staff ‘constantly concerned,’ the former director of BEAD explained on Beyond the Cable By: Brad Randall, Broadband Communities The arbitrary nature of decision making left former Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) staffers constantly concerned about their jobs, according to Evan Feinman, the program’s former director. Feinman, who...