This week, European Commissioner Margrethe Vestager has moved to dispel rumours that the European Union will ease merger rules for the telecoms sector, saying that she has not heard of any such proposals.
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VMO2 conducts Connected Farm trial in Barnsley
Press Release Virgin Media O2 has created the “Connected Farm of the Future” in a trial with Cannon Hall Farm in Barnsley, designed to showcase how enhanced mobile connectivity could transform rural agriculture. Virgin Media O2 is bringing connectivity to every...
New Vodafone CEO among 14 execs selected for PM’s business council
News The group will meet today with PM Rishi Sunak to discuss the state of the UK economy and explore options for boosting the economy Today, the UK government has unveiled fourteen chief executives that will form a new business council set to advise the Prime...
Equinix expands UK data centre footprint with £179m investment
News The investment will expand their existing LD7 and LD8 sites in London, as well as establishing a new MA5 datacentre in Manchester This week, Equinix has announced the investment of a further £179 million into its UK-based data centres, aiming to meet the...
OneWeb and Eutelsat eyeing merger
The move would create a satellite operator with both geostationary (GEO) and low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites, which could provide complementary connectivity to a wide variety of customers
Snoop no more: Court rules against UK security services’ free access to telecoms data
Human rights organisation Liberty has won a court case against the Investigatory Powers Act (IPA), AKA the Snoopers’ Charter, which allows UK security agencies near unfettered access to telecoms data
UK telcos agree to increase support for vulnerable customers during cost of living crisis
Broadband providers and mobile operators have committed to offer more support to financially struggling customers
Northern Mayors talk Levelling Up frustration at Connected North
Will the Levelling Up agenda be transformational for Northern communities or is it just more hot air from the UK government?
Vodafone and EE delay reintroducing roaming charges due to technical problems
The delays seem to rest on technical issues, with the operators reportedly needing more time to ensure that billing for the roaming services will run smoothly
BT prepares for battle as Altice increases stake
Billionaire Patrick Drahi’s Altice UK has announced today that it will increase its stake in BT from 12.1% to 18%, renewing takeover fears
Call for universities to collaborate on £9m 5G project to transform UK manufacturing
News The software company leading a £9m government-backed project designed to show the potential of 5G technology to revolutionise UK manufacturing is calling on universities to get involved. Zeetta Networks is the lead partner on the 5G-ENCODE project, through...
Trouble comes in Threes as roaming charges return
Three is the latest UK operator to announce that they will be reintroducing roaming costs for customers, despite promising not to in 2019
Dominoes start to fall as Vodafone reintroduces roaming fees
After EE took the plunge back in June, Vodafone is now also reintroducing its roaming fees, leaving O2 and Three still to declare their intentions
5G private networks worth £6.3bn to UK manufacturing by 2030
The research from Vodafone suggests that the efficiencies and productivity gained from the deployment of private 5G networks could transform the UK’s manufacturing industry over the next decade
TIM building Italian 5G cloud network
The operator said that solution will allow for faster deployment of 5G digital applications by making use of automation and edge computing
BT backs OneWeb for rural broadband
The partnership will see satellite broadband used to connect some of the hardest-to-reach locations in the UK, going beyond the limitations of terrestrial connectivity
DT campus network will see drones fly over the Port of Hamburg
The LTE network will allow DT’s partner, HHLA Sky, to control and monitor a fleet of drones operating across the port from a single control centre
O2 Czech Republic to be delisted by PPF
PPF Group has increased its stake in the operator to over 90% and will now use special powers to purchase the remaining equity and take the company off the public market
O2-Virgin Media merger gets go-ahead
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has today given their final approval to the £31 billion merger
Virgin Media–O2 merger gets provisional green light from CMA
The Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA) said that the £31 billion deal was unlikely to reduce competition in the supply of wholesale services
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