Over half of UK broadband customers have experienced problems with their connection in the past year, according to findings from consumer champion Which?, who is calling on providers inflicting above-inflation price hikes to improve their service. Which?’s latest broadband satisfaction survey of nearly 4,000 broadband customers found over half (53 per cent) have experienced connection […]

Homes and businesses in southern and eastern parts of England are set to benefit from new highspeed broadband connections backed by almost £320 million (€373m) of UK government investment. People living and working in rural parts of Norfolk, Suffolk and Hampshire are set to have their ability to bank online, conduct business, shop, communicate and […]

Antenna Hungária, owner of 4iG Group’s telecommunication portfolio, has signed an agreement with Pro-M for the sale of DIGI Hungary mobile infrastructure – which has announced to the Budapest Stock Exchange. MIS Omega Mobilhálózat carved out from DIGI Távközlési in May this year, owns the tower network, the owned and leased sites with the entire […]

The Government’s ambition to make the UK a technology superpower and boost economic growth is being undermined by high levels of digital exclusion, according to a report, Digital exclusion, from the Communications and Digital Committee of the House of Lords, the Upper Chamber of Parliament. The Committee says the scale of the problem is a […]

UK multiplay telco Virgin Media O2 has confirmed wider availability of its latest fibre technology, known as XGS-PON, following trials late in 2022. “These trials proved successful so now we are taking the next step forward in our network evolution and starting to sell services powered by the latest fibre technology, known as XGS-PON, much […]

Ofcom Chief Executive, Dame Melanie Dawes and the CEOs of other UK regulators met with Jeremy Hunt MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer, to discuss the impact of the rising cost of living on the sectors they regulate. Following the meeting, Dame Melanie said: “When the pandemic hit, our telecoms industry rose to the challenge of […]

Low Earth orbit (LEO) communications network OneWeb is expanding its connectivity services throughout Europe and the majority of the United States as it scales toward global service. Satellite powered connectivity through OneWeb is now reaching regions above the latitude of 35 degrees north. This expansion became active first at the end of May 2023, adding […]

In the largest Internet funding announcement in history, the US Department of Commerce has announced funding for each state for high-speed Internet infrastructure deployment through the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) Programme  – a $42.45 billion (€38.9bn) grant scheme created in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and administered by the Department of Commerce. This announcement […]

The European Commission is concerned that the merger between Orange and MásMóvil will reduce competition and increase prices. This is the preliminary conclusion of the probe carried out by the EC on the impact on the Spanish telco market. Now the companies may make submissions on how they will mitigate the impact, before the EC […]

UK comms regulator Ofcom has published its latest monitoring report on digital infrastructure provider Openreach’s independence. Since Openreach’s independence was established in 2018 – which saw it become a distinct company with its own staff, management, purpose and strategy within BT Group – Ofcom has been closely monitoring its compliance within this framework. The latest […]