Gigaclear secures £420 million investment from Equitix, boosting coverage targets and bringing ultrafast full fibre broadband to over one million rural homes in England by 2027, fostering economic growth and essential service access.
UK government invests £7 million in bridging rural connectivity gaps, trialing satellite, fixed wireless access, and fixed-line broadband solutions. Aimed at supporting agriculture and rural tourism, this investment addresses ongoing disparities in broadband speed and availability between urban and rural areas.
The European Commission clears Inmarsat’s acquisition by Viasat, assuring competition in the in-flight broadband landscape. While the market anticipates increased opportunities for current players and new entrants, upcoming deals like SES/Intelsat and Eutelsat/OneWeb may pose complex challenges for regulators.
Recent survey reveals nearly 1 million UK residents disconnected broadband due to financial constraints, with low-income individuals most affected. Ofcom urges telecom companies to offer affordable social tariffs, but progress remains slow, raising concerns for internet access and affordability.
UK’s ambitious gigabit broadband and Net Zero goals face rural challenges; ACOME’s Nanomodule technology emerges as a game-changer, significantly reducing the cost of fibre deployment and helping meet environmental targets.
Truespeed’s rapid expansion brings ultrafast broadband to 75,000 properties, as its independent local alternative to big providers and robust full-fibre infrastructure fuel a 364% growth. Committed to bridging the digital divide, the coverage now extends to Somerset and Wiltshire, with a total investment of £134 million.
Claro Colombia collaborates with Casa Systems for a cloud-native network, utilizing Axyom Virtual CCAP and Remote PHY solutions to enhance broadband capacity and offer converged services, while maintaining cost efficiency and seamless operations.
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has given AST SpaceMobile, a five-year-old company located in Midland, Texas, permission to test a satellite that has the potential to deliver…
Vodafone has made a move that could put an end to the global dominance of the three main telecom equipment providers – Huawei, Ericsson and Nokia – by…
Yet another carrier has joined the ranks of the super-fast 5G service providers. Three UK has launched its 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) network, and is now offering…
