FCC seeks to fine some big names over RDOF default
The FCC has proposed to fine 22 telecoms companies for failing to follow through with its rural funding programme and there are some big names on the list.
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BT pledges cover the entirety of the UK in 5G by 2028
UK telco group BT and its mobile arm EE have declared there must not be one patch of British soil left untouched by 5G coverage, and invited the press to a ‘Deep Dive’ to detail it’s progress.
Iliad and WindTre inch towards rural 5G JV
Italian operators Iliad and WindTre appear to have made progress in their plan to share the burden of rural 5G rollout.
Robotic farming in Dorset, brought to you by Qualcomm
Dorset is working towards a future in which farming is run by a fleet of robots and has signed up its latest tech partner to help it get there: Qualcomm.
UK government forced to jump through EU hoops over notspot initiative
A year after it was announced, the Shared Rural Network programme took one step closer to actually happening with the publication of a transparency notice.
Three quarters of UK MNOs agree stage one of shared rural network
Vodafone, O2 and Three have reached agreement on the first phase of the government-backed project to improve mobile coverage in rural areas of the UK, but EE says it doesn’t need to be involved at this stage.
Orange to raise €1bn-plus from sale of new rural fibre unit
Orange has created a new business unit to house its fibre operations in rural France and has agreed to sell half of that entity to investors in a deal that should raise well over €1 billion.
What is lying in wait for telecoms in 2021?
Observers and practitioners take it on the chin to predict what the telecoms industry may look like in the coming year.
Charter and Elon Musk among big winners of FCC $9.2bn broadband funding
The FCC has allocated US$9.2 billion worth of funding for high-speed broadband rollout in rural areas and a number of major names are among the big winners.
Telkom Kenya hosts first commercial deployment of Loon
Alphabet’s novel solution to connecting the unconnected has had its first non-emergency deployment in Kenya.
KDDI and Softbank join the network sharing craze as Rakuten risk rises
Japanese telcos KDDI and Softbank have inked a network sharing partnership to ease the commercial pressures of connectivity in the rural regions.
UK government tries to encourage 5G innovation rural areas
The UK government has set aside £30 million to fund a few winners of a competition to come up with bright ideas about exploiting 5G tech in the countryside.
FWA is starting to gather momentum in UK
The idea of Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) has been belittled in the past, but it is moving beyond ‘flash in the pan’ territory and becoming a genuine alternative across the UK.
Tory leadership favourite makes 2025 FTTH commitment
Former-Foreign Secretary and the favourite to be the UK’s next Prime Minister Boris Johnson has undercut DCMS and Ofcom commitment for full-fibre by eight-years.
BT’s rural position is nothing more than defensive strategy
BT has unveiled its own proposals to bridge the rural divide, but this strategy is just as much about protecting its own attractive position as it is connecting the unconnected.
T-Mobile uses FWA and digital divide as latest Sprint merger justification
T-Mobile US has announced the launched of an LTE Fixed Wireless Access service, which could address the connectivity needs of 50 million, assuming the Sprint merger is approved of course.
BT shared rural network snub is not as it seems
Everyone agrees that there needs to be some sort of collaboration to meet the extra-ordinarily difficult coverage objectives of the Government, but BT is snubbing rivals’ latest plans?
Infrastructure commission warns UK government over lacklustre ambition
The National Infrastructure Committee (NIC) has issued a warning to the UK Government over its infrastructure ambitions, seemingly worried that Minister’s think the job is done.
UK Gov releases another £95 million for local full-fibre diets
Over the last year, the UK Government has been proudly preaching of massive investments into digital infrastructure. It’s questionable how much has made its way into reality, but an additional £95 million has been released today.
New York revokes approval for Charter’s Time Warner acquisition, two years on
New York State Public Service Commission has revoked its approval for Charter Communications’ 2016 $55 billion Time Warner Cable acquisition, claiming failure to live up to promises.
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