broadband
Broadband providers have a customer relations problem
Tannice Hemming has been struggling with her Virgin Media O2 broadband for some time now. A healthcare writer who works…
Is UK telecoms infrastructure ready for the first fully digital Christmas?
Though Prime Minister Boris Johnson has promised Christmas will be "as normal as possible" this year despite the Covid-19 pandemic,…
Gigabit Voucher Scheme Flops, as Government Pledges a Strategic Review — and We Chase Our Tails
Uptake of a government voucher scheme designed to turbo-charge deployment of gigabit-capable broadband has been desperately poor -- and the…
Tech Preparedness Index Shows UK Lagging Behind European Counterparts
The Covid-19 crisis has tested the UK’s reliance on technology to an unprecedented degree, highlighting the need for increased investment…
European Union Approves £25.5 Million for African Broadband
The European Union has today pledged £25.5 (€30) million towards the global collaboration project AfricaConnect, which aims to provide high-capacity…
Ofcom’s New Broadband Rules: A Crisp Reflection of Ongoing Brexit Uncertainty
Mobile network operators will be compelled to offer phones open to every network, under new proposals published today by regulator…
BT Cuts 1,500 Jobs in 12 Weeks
BT Group said today it cut a further 1,500 jobs during the past quarter, as it continues a "cost transformation"…
Huawei AI in Broadband and Swisscom Ambiton to Bring 1Gig to Villages
At the Ultra-Broadband Forum hosted by Huawei in Geneva Switzerland Heinz Herren, the CTIO of Swisscom informed the audience that they…
UK Government Allocates £200M for Full Fibre Broadband in Hard-to-Reach Areas
The UK government has allocated £200 million to deploy full fibre broadband to hard-to-reach areas across the country in what…
Openreach Chooses Nokia and Huawei to Deliver Fibre Rollout
Openreach has chosen two tech giants to help deliver their national rollout of Fibre-to-the-Premises technology. Nokia and Huawei have been…