UK-based wholesale fibre operator nexfibre has announced that it will invest £1 billion in its network over the 2024 financial year. The company claims the investment will allow them to build more than any other fibre network provider in the UK this year besides Openreach.
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VMO2 prepares to spin off fixed network business
VMO2 is preparing to spin off its fixed broadband network into a fully owned wholesale subsidiary NetCo.
The move will open up VMO2’s broadband networks, which currently provide cable and fibre broadband services to 16 million homes, to wholesale for the first time, giving ISPs looking for scale an additional option beyond Openreach.
Life in the fast lane: Why service providers need to prepare for Wi-Fi 7
Viewpoint By James McKenna, Senior Systems Engineer, Calix How long should I stick with my Wi-Fi 6 router? With the introduction of Wi-Fi 7, is 6E still a ‘thing’? Am I falling behind by not offering Wi-Fi 7? How do I address the Fear Of Missing Out? All valid...
Verizon to trial private 5G networks at NHL stadiums
Verizon, the “Official 5G Network of the NHL,” and the National Hockey League (NHL®) today announced a multi-year sponsorship renewal continuing Verizon’s role as the League’s Official 5G Partner, Official Wireless Services Partner and Official Mobile Edge Computing Partner in the United States
From humble beginnings: The amazing journey of Hormuud Telecom CEO Ahmed Mohamud Yusuf
We caught up with Ahmed Mohamud Yusuf, CEO of Hormuud Telecom and winner of the CEO of the Year Award at the World Communication Awards 2023, to discuss his extraordinary career journey and plans for the future.
Growing data consumption demands policy rethink in Europe
Viewpoint The recent anti-dumping measures against the fiber optic cable exporters may delay the fiber deployment in the region even as data consumption continues to rise and businesses must accelerate digitalization to remain competitive Key takeaways: Fiber...
Berlin takes 5G performance crown while London languishes
This week, connectivity testing specialist MedUX has released its 2024 benchmarking report on 5G, having tested the technology across ten major European cities: Berlin, Barcelona, Paris, Lisbon, Milan, Porto, Rome, Madrid, Munich, and London.
Dealing with today’s FTTH material shortages in the UK
VIEWPOINT A variety of product supply issues are having a marked effect on fibre rollouts in the UK. At the same time, there is a need to significantly reduce the time and cost involved in developing and deploying fibre networks... Aginode would like to share some...
Helicopters deliver VMO2’s 100th Shared Rural Network site on the Isle of Skye
Virgin Media O2 has hit a major milestone after it rolled out reliable 4G coverage across 100 rural sites as part of its commitment to the £1bn Shared Rural Network programme
UK altnets to band together for infrastructure sharing
News Independent Network Cooperative Association (INCA) has set up the group, encouraging altnets to share physical infrastructure to ease and accelerate fibre deployment Today, INCA has announced a new infrastructure sharing group (ISG) aimed at helping UK altnets...
Ofcom grumbles as ISPs continue to drag feet over One Touch Switching
This week, Ofcom’s Director of Telecoms Consumer Protection Networks & Communications, Cristina Luna-Esteban, has sent a stern letter to UK ISPs, urging them to accelerate their implementation of OTS.
Abundant IoT and TMR Form Strategic Partnership to Rapidly Connect IoT Solutions with CELLSMART Fixed Wireless
Abundant IoT’s customers benefit from local cellular intelligence and a network agnostic approach that ensures maximum performance delivered across North America
CK Hutchison and EQT scrap Wind Tre network infra deal
In May last year, CK Hutchison announced it was carving out the fixed and mobile assets of its Italian operator WindTre, aiming to sell 60% of the newly formed company to Swedish infrastructure fund EQT.
Now, however, the sale has been cancelled, with EQT issuing only a brief statement by way of explanation.
Investors lining up to bid for Altice France’s fibre biz
According to a report from Bloomberg, numerous major players are lining up to bid for Altice Group’s 50.1% stake in XpFibre, France’s largest alterative fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) wholesaler.
KCOM and Sonalake complete OTS testing
Companies prepared for new TOTSCo OTS go-live date
VMO2 once again in takeover discussions with TalkTalk
This week, a report from The Telegraph suggests that VMO2 is once again in negotiations with TalkTalk related to the acquisition of the latter’s consumer business.
Bell Canada announces plans to cut almost 5,000 jobs
Bell Canada Enterprises (BCE), the owner of Canadian telco Bell Canada, has announced this week that it will cut 4,800 job to cut costs, with the company reporting “declining legacy phone and news business”.
EE to invest £6 million in retail stores
EE has announced that it will invest £6 million in its UK store portfolio over the next year. The news comes as the company unveils its new Experience store in Gateshead today, which will be the first of “more than ten” EE Experience stores that will open over the next year.
Ofcom probes Virgin Media over landline migration
The regulator says it wants to ensure that vulnerable customers are being treated fairly and that access to emergency services is not being jeopardised during the switch
Mexican president calls for dissolution of telecoms regulator
This week, the Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador has proposed a raft of constitutional changes that includes weakening or dissolving entirely various autonomous bodies, including the IFT. According to López Obrador’s proposal, this would allow public spending to be redistributed more fairly – particularly to pensions and social programmes.
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