UK fibre builders get a break from Ofcom
Ofcom will not cap the wholesale prices fibre network operators can charge customer for access to the fastest available services on their networks.
Ofcom will not cap the wholesale prices fibre network operators can charge customer for access to the fastest available services on their networks.
In a recent interview BT CEO Philip Jansen offered some insights into his thinking about the near-term strategy for the UK telecoms group.
Openreach has signed up testing and analytics firm Exfo to help with its roll out of full fibre networks in the UK.
BT’s infrastructure unit Openreach will recruit thousands of engineers next year as it ramps up its full fibre rollout.
Ofcom is pretty pleased with the progress Openreach has made in separating itself from parent company BT but is still receiving complaints from some altnets.
Big names in the UK telecoms industry urged the government to push on with plans to allocate funding for rural high-speed broadband rollout, despite questionable demand.
The deficit in the BT pension fund has been a long-standing headache but handing over a stake in broadband wholesale subsidiary might act as some relief.
Finnish kit vendor Nokia received a boost to its fixed line business by securing a bunch of fibre work from UK network wholesaler Openreach.
No-one in the UK should be in the same league as BT, but poorly executed strategy has kept rivals within touching distance and now the foundations are reportedly being sold off.
Whether it’s important, depressing or just entertaining, the telecoms industry is always one which attracts attention.
With telecommunications now acting as the foundation for almost every element of society, how telcos react to the on-going coronavirus outbreak will be critically important.
UK fixed line infrastructure provider Openreach will now offer to connect new houses to full fibre for free on developments of 20 plots or more.
Telecoms regulator Ofcom has proposed a four-point plan to accelerate investment in fibre networks at interest continues to gather momentum in the UK.
A key policy of the Labour party ahead of the UK general election next month is to make broadband ‘free’ by nationalising Openreach.
Vodafone has broadened its fibre footprint to Birmingham, Bristol and Liverpool after signing a new wholesale agreement with Openreach.
A new report commissioned by fixed line infrastructure provider Openreach has concluded the UK would be £59 billion better off with full FTTP.
Openreach has provided some colour to the rural fibre plans, testing out new technologies and techniques, with the objective of connecting 50,000 homes by Christmas.
BT’s fixed line wholesale division has created a new website that allows everyone to see how its fibre roll-out is going.
Openreach will be slashing the cost of installing fibre wires in new residential developments of less than 30 plots, as it looks to tempt housing developers onto a fibre diet.
Vodafone has lodged a complaint with the Competition Appeal Tribunal, challenging new rules which it believes will give Openreach too much opportunity to abuse customers.
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