Cisco is working with global TV and broadband company, Liberty Global, on a project that will transform its customer service experience across EMEA. With over 22 million subscribers and six brands across 12 countries in the region, Liberty Global operates some of the world’s leading telecoms and media companies, which each have multiple systems and […]
UK broadband regulator Ofcom needs to consider new approaches to spectrum management to realise the full possibilities of 5G across the country, according to Malcolm Corbett, CEO of INCA (Independent Networks Co-operative Association), the co-operative trade association for next generation broadband services in the UK, as a new report revealed Fixed Wireless Access can play […]
Colin Browne, Chairman of Voice of the Listener and Viewer, a British consumer group which champions public service broadcasting, has warned that the forthcoming World Radiocommunication Conference poses a threat to the future of public service broadcasters should spectrum currently used for terrestrial broadcasting be allocated to services such as mobile, calling on government and […]
Transport for London (TfL) has successfully prosecuted UK multiplay telco Virgin Media for five street works-related offences committed on the Transport for London Road Network. The works took place in Wandsworth High Street, Stonecote Hill and Wickham Road between October and December 2017. TfL must be notified of works being carried out on its road […]
An updated framework for wayleaves – rights of way granted by a landowner, generally in exchange for payment and typically for purposes such as the development of infrastructure – has been developed by the CLA, the membership organisation for owners of land, property and business in rural England and the NFU, the representation body for […]
Altice Europe has announced that its subsidiary Altice France has entered into an exclusivity agreement, and its subsidiary PT Portugal has reached an agreement regarding the sale of equity stakes in their telecommunication tower businesses in France and Portugal for a total cash consideration of €2.5 billion. As part of the transaction, Altice Europe would […]
UK communications regulator Ofcom has published its first progress report on the legal separation of Openreach from its parent company BT. BT agreed in March 2017 to Ofcom’s requirements to make Openreach – which runs the UK’s main phone and broadband network – a distinct company. This means Openreach having its own staff, management and […]
India’s recently formed cellular telco Reliance Jio ended its financial year on March 31st with a total of 186.6 million subscribers, having added a net 83 million subs during the year, which is greater growth than all of India’s other operators combined. The company has enjoyed a spectacular success having only been formed in 2010 […]
UK mobile operator EE will switch on the UK’s first live 5G trial network in East London in October 2018, connecting real EE customers and businesses to 5G for the first time. The trial will see 5G switched on at 10 sites around East London in areas including City Road, Old Street, Hoxton Square, St […]
Gibtelecom has confirmed the launch of Sofi – its digital entertainment service. Gibtelecom’s Chief Executive Officer, Tim Bristow, said the service will provide “an all-round entertainment experience for ‘the Rock’. With over 60 channels licensed directly from the studios, easy access on-demand entertainment and support via a dedicated TV support helpline.” Senior Marketing Executive, Lianne […]