The EU Commission has given the green light to a joint venture between Vodafone and Altice to deploy fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) across Germany.
The joint venture is called FibreCo and will see the partners deploy FTTH to up to seven million homes over a six-year period.
Nick Read, CEO of Vodafone Group, commented:
“This partnership builds on Vodafone’s significant next-generation network with Altice’s industrial expertise and proven Fibre-to-the-Home...
Ofcom has launched a review into whether mid-contract price rises by telcos give customers sufficient certainty about their finances.
The cost-of-living crisis has made budgeting more important than ever as households feel the squeeze and many get pushed into financial difficulties.
In the UK, telcos are free to include a clause in their agreements that allow for inflation-linked price rises mid-contract. Some providers guarantee not to increase their prices mid-contract...
The UK Space Agency has announced a £50 million fund to boost the satellite communications industry.
Funding from the initiative will be used for projects including satellite constellations, ground systems, and entirely new end-to-end systems.
Science Minister George Freeman said:
“Developing UK space capabilities and maximising commercial opportunities are key to the National Space Strategy, as part of our plans to become a leading power in space and build...
Cornwall-based provider Wildanet has been awarded £36 million by the UK government to connect thousands of rural premises.
The contracts will enable Wildanet to deliver fast broadband connectivity to left behind communities in Cornwall. Up to 19,250 homes and businesses are set to be connected.
Helen Wylde, CEO of Wildanet, said:
“This is great news for remote communities in Cornwall as we continue to connect Cornwall’s homes and businesses to full fibre...
SpaceX has reached a deal with the National Science Foundation (NSF) to reduce Starlink's disruption to astronomy.
The company’s broadband satellites have become a plight for astronomers. Around the world, professional and enthusiast astronomers have complained of Starlink’s constellation ruining the night sky and interfering with their observations.
When capturing images of the night sky using a long exposure, satellite trails are often...
Glasgow is the UK’s most unequal city for broadband connections – with its fastest area 866 times the speed of its slowest, according to analysis of 16,500 consumer speed tests by Uswitch.com, the comparison and switching service.
The highest average download speed measured in Glasgow was 840.4Mbps, logged in the Milton district. Yet just four miles away in the suburb of Bearsden, speeds as low as 0.97Mbps were recorded. This is less than a tenth of the 10Mbps download speed...
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which regulates interstate and international communications through cable, radio, television, satellite and wire in the US, has unveiled the pre-production draft of its new broadband maps.
These maps provide the best picture available to date of where broadband is and is not available across the country, and the FCC believes the maps will only get better from here.
Broadband consumers are empowered like never before. Maps that...
In the event of power outages, Ukraine will deploy public Starlink hotspots powered by Tesla Powerwall.
Starlink is providing a lifeline to Ukrainians as they fight to defend their homeland. SpaceX’s LEO satellite internet service offers vital connectivity within the country while ensuring the rest of the world can see the war crimes being committed by the Russian Federation.
Russia has targeted Ukraine’s critical infrastructure since the beginning of the invasion on...
The Australian government has announced a further $1.5 billion (AUS$2.4 billion) for the NBN to support its full-fibre rollout.
NBN (National Broadband Network) is an Australian national wholesale open-access data network that is operated by the NBN Co.
The state-owned NBN Co was established in 2009 and had connected 6.7 million homes and businesses as of February 2020. However, Australia’s largest infrastructure project has been widely perceived as failing to offer...
The UK Government has sent legal documents to operators mandating the removal of Huawei equipment from national telecoms networks.
In 2020, the UK Government announced that Huawei’s kit must be removed from the country’s 5G networks by 2027. Operators were banned from purchasing Huawei’s equipment from 31 December 2020.
"This has not been an easy decision, but it is the right one for the UK telecoms networks, for our national security and our economy, both now and...
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