Openreach fibre rollout hits 10 million milestone
Openreach, BT’s wholesale arm, has declared full fibre broadband is now available to 10 million homes, businesses and public services across the UK.
Openreach, BT’s wholesale arm, has declared full fibre broadband is now available to 10 million homes, businesses and public services across the UK.
The UK government will soon conduct a nationwide test of a system that will allow it to push messages to nearly all mobile phones.
UK operator Three clocked a modest revenue bump of 3% in 2022, but it says the cost of building out network infrastructure in the current system is unsustainable, as merger talks with Vodafone roll on.
UK comms regulator Ofcom says the term fibre is applied inconsistently by the industry, and is considering new guidance as to how broadband firms market their products.
Chinese kit maker Huawei is said to have quietly cancelled a £1 billion project to build a new research facility in the UK.
The UK’s competition watchdog thinks Viasat’s $7.3 billion acquisition of Inmarsat won’t harm competition in the satellite sector after all.
UK fibre altnet Hyperoptic has launched a TV ad campaign designed to shame the big telcos for their impending price rises.
At a briefing with journalists and analysts Vodafone UK’s head of networks Andrea Dona revealed the many considerations involved in upgrading the mobile network.
UK regulator Ofcom has announced it will consult on Openreach’s latest pricing offer, but its statement suggests the regulator is not inclined to act against the proposal.
Government-backed start-up incubator Tech Nation has been forced to shut down after its funding was withdrawn.
UK comms regulator Ofcom is leaning into its expanded remit by opining on the switch off of 3G services and social media transparency.
UK-based eSIM specialist Truphone has been acquired by investors at the end of a lengthy and fraught process.
UK incumbent BT is ramping up its war on scammers, as Ofcom preps new rules that will hold telcos to a higher standard.
UK comms regulator Ofcom thinks BT subsidiaries EE and Plusnet may be falling short in their obligations to provide ‘clear and simple’ contract information.
The availability of full fibre broadband in the UK has grown rapidly over the past year, but convincing consumers to sign up remains a challenge, one that Ofcom has now taken up.
One of the more intriguing recipients of this week’s UK government telecoms spending spree was Bristol University’s REASON initiative.
Openreach was never going to please everyone in the UK telecoms industry with its new pricing scheme for wholesale access to its fibre network, which presents a challenge for regulator Ofcom.
The UK government is ploughing cash into three universities and the UK Telecoms Lab announced in October in an effort to accelerate progress in 6G and 5G R&D.
BT’s network arm Openreach has gone on the offensive to prove that its fibre rollout is on track.
UK telco watchdog Ofcom intends to keep an even more watchful eye on operators’ network performance and availability.
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