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Freshwave signs connectivity agreement with Manchester

Residents, visitors and businesses in Manchester city centre and surrounding areas will soon be access enhanced mobile connectivity from Virgin Media O2 thanks to a new agreement between Freshwave and Manchester City Council. Connectivity infrastructure-as-a-service provider Freshwave will be deploying more than 20 outdoor small cells on behalf of Virgin Media O2 in busy areas […]

June 13, 2024

Survey: Reliable broadband trumps childcare in US

A study conducted on behalf of global Internet Exchange operator, DE-CIX, has revealed significant trends in remote working preferences, migration factors, and the pivotal role of internet reliability in the lives of Americans. The Censuswide nationally representative study, which surveyed more than 2,000 US adults in April 2024, highlights the changing dynamics in workplace requirements […]

May 30, 2024

Zayo Group to split business

Zayo Group, a provider of network infrastructure, has announced steps to carve out two independent entities. One will consist of Zayo’s European business and the other will encompass its business that manages customers’ global network needs outside of Zayo’s core North American and European networks. Zayo says the separations will provide flexibility to capitalise on […]

May 7, 2024

A1 Austria, Nokia deliver 800Gbps service transmission

Nokia and A1 Austria have successfully delivered an 800Gbps service using a single wavelength, covering a distance of 1276km in a live network from Frankfurt to Budapest. The field trial was completed using Nokia’s FP5 network processor silicon and its sixth-generation super-coherent Photonic Service Engine optics (PSE-6s). This achievement marks A1’s first demonstration of an […]

April 23, 2024

Rai Way gains Board approval for growth plan, M&A

Rai Way, the tower company owned by Rai, has reported positive financial results for 2023. Revenue grew 10.8 per cent to €271.9 million, adjusted EBITDA increased 19.4 per cent to €180.3 million, and net profit climbed 17.7 per cent to €86.7 million. The Board of Directors has also approved Rai Way’s industrial plan for 2024-2027. […]

March 27, 2024From Branislav Pekic in Rome

UK unveils future telecoms strategy

According to the UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, digital infrastructure is crucial to unlocking opportunities for growth and prosperity and delivering the department’s mission to put the UK at the forefront of global scientific and technological advancement. Future telecoms is one of the  critical technologies identified in its recently published Science and Technology Framework. […]

April 11, 2023By Colin Mann