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World Communication Award Winners 2025

by Harry Baldock | Dec 10, 2025

World Communication Awards Total Telecom is thrilled to unveil the exceptional winners of the 2025...

GSMA digs deeper into mobile industry cohesion with new Entitlements Service

by Harry Baldock | Oct 16, 2025

The GSMA has unveiled a new cloud-based platform, the Entitlements Service, designed to fundamentally streamline the relationship between mobile network operators and device manufacturers.

Network visibility and differentiation at the ‘altnet inflection point’

by Harry Baldock | Oct 13, 2025

At Connected Britain 2025, we caught up with Aprecomm’s Daniel Fearon to discuss the economic crunch facing the UK’s fibre altnet market and what they can do to differentiate themselves from the competition

QoS is dead, long live QoE

by Harry Baldock | Jun 5, 2025

Not all data traffic passing through a network is equal. This is the very premise at the heart of Aprecomm’s latest whitepaper, ‘Beyond QoS: Why QoE is the Future of Internet Performance Monitoring’, exploring why Quality of Service (QoS) needs to evolve to Quality of Experience (QoE) to truly benefit customers.

“You’re not keeping your word”: Louisiana fibre firm rails against Trump govt over BEAD delays

by Bradford Randall | May 22, 2025

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.

Connected North: Thoughts from the show floor

by Harry Baldock | Apr 25, 2025

Connected North 2025 was an enormous success, bringing together key stakeholders from accross the North of the UK to discuss the digital economy and emerging technologies.

Connected North launches Data Centre Summit to drive UK’s digital future

by Harry Baldock | Apr 3, 2025

Press Release  Manchester, UK – Connected North, the North’s leading digital economy event,...

Startup Stories: Revolutionising engineering services with Calles Consolidated

by Harry Baldock | Mar 12, 2025

Introducing Calles Consolidated, a dynamic telecommunications company providing high-quality, reliable, and innovative solutions, exceptional customer service, and seamless connectivity to empower businesses and individuals.

VMO2 commits £700m to improve 4G and 5G networks

by Georgia Sweeting | Mar 11, 2025

Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) has announced plans to invest £700 million in its mobile network for 2025 as part of its ongoing Mobile Transformation Plan.

“We’re on track to close the loop”: Adtran talks data, AI, and network automation at Connected Britain

by Harry Baldock | Oct 22, 2024

At this year’s Connected Britain conference, we caught up with Eric Joyce, Director of Technology and Solutions, EMEA at Adtran, to discuss the biggest trends in the telecoms industry, from the UK altnets’ growing interest in 50G PON to the path towards autonomous networks.

“We’re aiming for a zero-touch platform”: Vitruvi on AI and streamlining network deployment

by Harry Baldock | Sep 26, 2024

Interview In a tough economic environment like the UK, going over budget when building a network...

Altnet Freedom Fibre announces Nathan Vautier as new CEO

by Harry Baldock | Sep 24, 2024

Freedom Fibre, a leading UK alternative fibre network provider, is pleased to announce the appointment of Nathan Vautier as its new Chief Executive Officer

Data centre boom a “big opportunity”, says Netceed

by Harry Baldock | Sep 23, 2024

We caught up with Netceed’s Director of Telecoms, Steve Doddington, at this year’s Connected Britain to discuss how the UK telecoms market is rebounding from a slow year and how AI-fuelled data centre growth is a major opportunity for suppliers.

UK tech minister calls on telcos to limit use of telegraph poles

by Harry Baldock | Aug 19, 2024

The new Labour government has told telcos they must be more mindful of community concerns when deploying infrastructure or else laws may be changed to protect the public interest

Fastweb opens its NeXXt AI Factory

by Harry Baldock | Jul 9, 2024

Fastweb accelerates Italy’s path towards innovation presenting NeXXt AI Factory, the first NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD AI supercomputer operating in Italy

Global communications networks weather strong solar storm

by Bradford Randall | May 16, 2024

News Solar storms last week had the telecommunications industry on edge, but discernable impacts...

Red Sea cable repairs delayed as Yemeni govt probes AAE-1 consortium

by Harry Baldock | May 15, 2024

This week, reports suggest that the Yemeni government has contacted members of the AAE-1 (Asia-Africa-Europe 1) submarine cable consortium, informing them that they are being probed with regard to ties to the nation’s Houthi rebels.

“Perfect storm”: Wildfires knock out services in the Yukon

by Harry Baldock | May 14, 2024

Last week, ongoing wildfires in Canada’s Yukon territory severed critical fibre lines, leaving customers in parts of the Yukon, British Columbia, and the Northwestern Territories leaving customers unable to communicate or access emergency services.