CityFibre bags £318 million in Project Gigabit funding
UK altnet CityFibre has secured £318 million worth of public funding to help it roll out fibre to 218,000 UK homes and businesses.
UK altnet CityFibre has secured £318 million worth of public funding to help it roll out fibre to 218,000 UK homes and businesses.
Virgin Media O2 has begun selling broadband services via its new, 10 Gbps-capable XGS PON network.
The US government has decided it needs to subsidise its broadband sector to make sure everyone has access to the internet.
UK incumbent BT has bagged a Wi-Fi deal with the British Army that paves the way for what it calls ‘smart bases’.
Fibre firm CityFibre has been granted wayleave permissions to hook up over a million homes owned by local authorities and housing associations.
Former Group Chief Executive Officer of Vodafone Nick Read will join digital infrastructure firm Exa Infrastructure as it eyes an expansion of its global network.
The US government has awarded funding grants of more than $930 million for the provision of middle mile infrastructure to boost regional connectivity, but demand was much higher than that.
US cableco Comcast has brought in some heavy hitters to take part in its trial of low latency DOCSIS (LLD).
UK altnet Hyperoptic is laying off 5% of its workforce as it moves to refocus on regions that offer the best opportunities for customer acquisition.
KPN has announced the acquisition of a fibre network covering some major urban centres, a move that will help accelerate growth of its already broad footprint.
The recent prices rises imposed on UK subscribers have not gone down well, so the Committee of Advertising Practice has published new guidance on related advertising.
The US government has awarded $714 million worth of grants and loans to small telecom companies for the provision of high-speed Internet in rural areas.
The fibre joint venture established in Belgium last summer by Telenet and Fluvius has unveiled its new identity in time to start rollout network next month.
It’s not all doom and gloom for UK altnets, as Gigaclear has attracted £420 million of equity investment that enables it to significantly raise its coverage target.
A report from GWS says VMO2 provides the ‘best combined connectivity’ in the UK when measuring bundled mobile and fixed connections together.
Telefonica appears to be gearing up for the sale of fibre assets in Peru, a move that would continue the strategy it has adopted in other Latin American markets.
Operator group Vodafone is raising its UK fixed line game by expanding its partnership with electronics retail giant Currys.
IQ Fiber has announced a new $150 million cash injection from its biggest shareholder SDC Capital Partners to fund a network rollout that seems to be costing more than it had expected.
UK telco watchdog Ofcom has agreed to let BT’s network arm Openreach proceed with its wholesale price changes.
Wifi industry body the Wireless Broadband Alliance has put forward proposals for a single operator-managed wifi architecture, instead of the multiple versions currently in play.