So, BT Sport is for sale. Or is looking for strategic partners, etc, etc – all code for “up for sale”. No real surprise. Does it ever work when telcos, or other technology driven organisations, try and run TV companies? Not often. Why did it get in to sport, or indeed TV of any kind? […]
Findings in a report conducted by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr) show that the nationwide rollout of Full Fibre broadband could bring up to a million people back into the UK workforce – helping get the economy back on track. Previous Cebr research, commissioned by digital infrastructure Openreach, suggested that as many […]
The Internet Services Providers’ Association (ISPA UK) has announced its six annual partners for 2021: CityFibre – Full Fibre Infrastructure Partner EPS Global – Open Disaggregated Solutions Partner Fibrain – Fibre Technologies Partner Netgem – TV & Smart WiFi Partner Openreach – Infrastructure Partner Plume – CX & Smart WiFi Partner In a press statement, […]
STL, an integrator of digital networks, has announced a strategic collaboration with Openreach, the UK digital network business. Openreach has chosen STL as a key partner to provide optical cable solutions for its new, ultra-fast ‘Full Fibre’ broadband network. Under the partnership, STL will be responsible for delivering millions of kilometres of optical fibre cable […]
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Digital Secretary Oliver Dowden have met with broadband industry leaders and praised the sector for creating more than 22,000 jobs over the last year as forecasts for gigabit rollout are revised further upwards. They welcomed the firms’ work to help the nation build back better from the pandemic with […]
UK digital infrastructure provider Openreach has hit its first target of making Full Fibre broadband technology available to 4.5 million premises across the UK by the end of March 2021, meaning millions of families, businesses and public sector organisations can now order ultrafast, ultra-reliable connectivity from a host of competing Communications Providers. Despite the huge […]
More than one million hard to reach homes and businesses in the UK will have next generation gigabit broadband built to them in the first phase of a £5 billion (€5.84bn) government infrastructure project. Up to 510,000 homes and businesses in Cambridgeshire, Cornwall, Cumbria, Dorset, Durham, Essex, Northumberland, South Tyneside and Tees Valley will be […]
Ofcom has published its statement on the Wholesale Fixed Telecoms Market Review (WFTMR) that sets out how Ofcom will regulate telecom fixed access services for the five years from April 1st. The statement sets out how the media regulator will stimulate next generation Fibre to the Premises (FTTP) broadband investment across the UK. Dame Melanie […]
Viavi Solutions has announced that Openreach, the digital infrastructure firm, is using the Viavi Optical Network Monitoring System (ONMSi) to accelerate its full fibre broadband deployment, and enhance the quality of its build and experience for customers across the UK. Openreach said it selected ONMSi for the platform’s ability to address networks – from validating […]
Multiplay telco BT Group is responsible for generating £1 (€1.14) in every £75 produced in the UK economy, according to an independent report, The Economic Impact of BT Group in the UK, by consultancy firm Hatch, which calculates that BT generated more than £24 billion in gross value added (GVA) during the last financial year. […]