New figures published by UK comms regulator Ofcom suggest that full-fibre broadband is now available to over 4.2 million UK homes. The figures are included in Ofcom’s Connected Nations summer update, which provides a summary of broadband and mobile availability across the UK and its nations, as of May 2020. Key findings from the report […]
Funds advised by private equity firm Warburg and DTCP, an investment management group specialised in technology growth equity and digital infrastructure, have reached an agreement to acquire a majority stake in London-focused full-fibre broadband provider Community Fibre, alongside its existing investors Amber Infrastructure and RPMI Railpen. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Community Fibre […]
Euskaltel, the fifth largest telco in Spain, has reached a new network agreement with Orange that will allow the Basque-Country-based company to reach at least 1.8 million FTTH homes out of the three million planned to be covered by Orange in the coming years. These FTTH homes are included in the Orange’s plan to reach […]
Spain’s fifth largest telco operator Euskaltel has reached an agreement with Movistar to share the dominant operator’s FTTH network in those areas where the company is not obliged by law to allow third parties to use its infrastructure. With this 5 year deal, Euskaltel will be able to strengthen its national expansion through Virgin Telco […]
As the UK gradually emerges from lockdown imposed in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the performance of its broadband networks in the face of swelled demand has been praised by the national independent networks’ organisation. The Independent Networks Cooperative Association (INCA) also commended the independent networks industry and its workforce – the #connectivitychampions – for […]
Movistar and MásMóvil, Spain’s first and fourth largest telcos respectively, have reached an agreement to share their networks. Thanks to the five year deal, MásMóvil will be able to cover around 500,000 new homes with FTTH and have access to future deployments of Movistar FTTH network across the country. The agreement will also allow MásMóvil […]
Orange Spain and MásMóvil, the second and the fourth largest operators in Spain respectively, have reached an agreement to extend FTTH networks to between 2.2 and 2.7 million homes in the country. Both companies will share the new accesses for a period of 20 years and will be deployed in the next three years. MásMóvil […]
CityFibre, the UK’s third national digital infrastructure platform, is initiating a three-year recruitment and training programme to provide up to 10,000 people with jobs upgrading the UK’s digital infrastructure to full fibre. The Government has made the nationwide deployment of full fibre by 2025 a key target. According to CiyFibre, this critical initiative will underpin […]
During its first virtual General Assembly, trade body the FTTH Council Europe adopted its work programme and priorities and elected new Board members and Work Committee Chairs. The European Commission recently presented an ambitious recovery plan for the EU economy also focusing on green and digital transformations. According to the FTTH Council Europe, the past […]