World Communication Award Winners 2025
World Communication Awards Total Telecom is thrilled to unveil the exceptional winners of the 2025...
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Tag: Digital divide
Ofcom clears the way for satellite-to-smartphone services
Ofcom has given the green light for mobile network operators to deliver ‘direct-to-device’ (D2D) satellite services to ordinary smartphones, clearing the regulatory pathway for calls, texts and data to be delivered from space across the UK.
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Vodafone Group and Vodafone Ukraine plan Black Sea cable to bypass Russia
This week, Vodafone Group and Vodafone Ukraine have announced their intentions to build a new submarine cable spanning the Black Sea, the first for almost two decades.
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NDIA sues to reverse Trump decision to cancel Digital Equity Act
News The NDIA is suing to reinstate the Digital Equity Act Competitive Grant Program, which they...
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Rebrand complete, Netomnia’s Jeremy Chelot outlines national ambitions at Connected Britain
Sporting a brand new Netomnia hoodie and matching trainers, Chelot said he wanted Netomnia to become the largest altnet in the UK
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Podcasts: Assured’s path to building trust and bridging worlds
Trust is a key factor in building lasting partnerships with tribal communities, according to Joel Ogren, the CEO of Assured Communications.
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Connected Britain Awards winners 2025 announced!
The Connected Britain Awards winners have been announced, following a highly successful Connected Britain conference
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VMO2 celebrates 5G Standalone milestone with giant Bakewell tart
Virgin Media O2 has today announced that its next generation 5G Standalone network is now live in 500 towns and cities across the UK. Available to more than 70% of the UK population – some 49 million people – this represents the country’s largest 5G Standalone deployment.
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Why collaboration is the key to scaling the UK’s fibre future
Scaling full fibre across the UK is not just an engineering challenge. It’s a market challenge, an ecosystem challenge, and above all a collaboration challenge. The question is not whether the UK needs better digital infrastructure – the answer is clear. The real question is how the industry works together to deliver it at scale and speed.
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Newcastle teams up with Purple to expand free Wi-Fi access
This week, Newcastle City Council has announced a new partership with global digital connectivity firm Purple to launch a unified city-wide Wi-Fi network.
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Prysmian and International Telecom to deliver Hawaiian subsea cable system
Ocean Networks, the Hawaii-based telecom development and service company, has moved a step closer to delivering the Hawaiian Islands Fiber Link (HIFL) by naming Prysmian and International Telecom (IT) as its partners for the new inter-island cable.
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VMO2 pledges £1m for STEM apprenticeships
Virgin Media O2 has today announced it is creating a new £1 million talent fund to help charities, local authorities, small businesses and social enterprises train apprentices — removing financial and structural barriers that have long held smaller organisations back from investing in early careers talent
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Streetwave tests mobile coverage with sensors on Yorkshire bin lorries
Bin lorries and street sweepers in South Yorkshire are being fitted with sensors to map mobile phone signal across the county, part of a year‑long project funded by the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA)
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EchoStar teams up with MDA Space for LEO satellite plans
EchoStar has taken another critical step towards plans to launch a new constellation of low Earth orbit satellites by 2029.
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VMO2 taps Age UK to help elderly customers manage 3G switch-off
Virgin Media O2 and Age UK are working together to provide additional support to the small number of older mobile phone users who will need to upgrade their handsets to continue using mobile data once 3G is switched off.
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Connected Britain Awards 2025 shortlist revealed
We are thrilled to reveal the finalists for this year’s Connected Britain Awards, celebrating...
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CityFibre secures £2.3bn in funding to fuel broadband network expansion
CityFibre, the UK’s largest independent full fibre platform, has reached agreement with its shareholders and existing lenders on a major £2.3bn financing round, accelerating its next phase of growth.
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Veon puts its KazLLM to work with new AI Tutor
This week, mobile network operator group Veon has announced the launch of its newest GenAI product: an AI Tutor aimed at teaching users Kazakh.
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Telstra launches direct-to-device satellite service with Starlink
Australian telco Telstra has announced the launch of its direct-to-device (D2D) satellite text messaging service through its partnership with SpaceX’s Starlink.
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“You’re not keeping your word”: Louisiana fibre firm rails against Trump govt over BEAD delays
Frustration only continues to grow in rural Louisiana as a result of BEAD delays, as evidenced by the latest plea for action from Caleb Etheridge, the founder and CEO of EPC.
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