Fibre
Event | 22 Jul 2024
The Great Telco Debate 2024: Let’s get ready to rumble!
The telecom industry’s end-of-year wrap-up returns to London on Thursday 5 December, for a day of boisterous discussion and debate on the big issues and topics that are shaping the future of telecoms.
Debates proposed so far include:
Resource | 30 May 2024
Glasgow City Region: Smart & Connected Social Places Presentation
Presentation outlining Glasgow City Region strategic context and properties
Resource | 30 May 2024
UKTIN Clusters Coventry City Council Digital Innovation Presentation
Presentation outlining digital innovation undertaken by Coventry City Council
News | 22 May 2023
Many UK consumers ‘priced out’ of broadband
Resource | 11 Mar 2023
NEOS Networks | Our UK-wide network
Our 34,000km private telecoms network spans the UK providing a range of high capacity connectivity and collaboration solutions.
National network maps
News | 04 Sep 2024
CityFibre partners with Sky to expand network reach
CityFibre has announced a long-term partnership with Sky to expand its network reach.
As a result, Sky’s Full Fibre Broadband is expected to launch on CityFibre’s network starting next year.
News | 30 Aug 2024
UK altnets ‘keeping pace’ on FTTP, says Point Topic
- Research firm reports that fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) subs growth in UK is faster among altnets than major ISPs
- Altnets accounted for nearly 30% of retail UK FTTP connections at the end of Q2 2024; market leader BT had a 37% share
- Stinging rebuke for Virgin Media O2’s “premium pric
News | 23 Aug 2024
DDoS Attacks Surge 106% from H2 2023 to H1 2024, Reveals New Zayo Data
Report highlights the alarming need for businesses to strengthen defenses as AI fuels cyber threats
News | 20 Aug 2024
Prysmian Awarded More Than $96 Million By Jury in Trade Secrets Lawsuit Against Sterlite
Prysmian, a leader in the energy transition and digital transformation, and a major employer in the Lexington, South Carolina area, has won its trade secrets case against its competitor Sterlite Technologies, Inc. and Prysmian’s former executive, Stephen Szymanski.
News | 08 Aug 2024
UK Infrastructure Bank gives fibre sector another financial leg-up
Quickline, a rural fibre and wireless broadband altnet, has bagged £250m in fresh funding from the UK Infrastructure Bank (UKIB) and NatWest to support its network rollout in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire.
The debt package comprises a £125m term loan and £100m debt guarantee from UKIB along with a £25m term loan from NatWest.
News | 24 Jul 2024
Gov-backed UK Infrastructure Bank provides funding to another rural FibreCo
Cornish Wildanet attracts £35m investment from UKIB, days after the bank ploughed £150m into Hyperoptic.
Southwest fibre altnet Wildanet has become the latest UK challenger to attract investment from UK Infrastructure Bank (UKIB), and has secured a revolving credit facility from Santander to boot.
News | 11 Jul 2024
Nokia buys Infinera for $2.3 billion to boost US optical division
Nokia is splashing the cash in hopes of capitalising on the burgeoning US fibre market.
News | 10 Jul 2024
Cable ops are lab-testing 'enhanced' DOCSIS 3.1, CommScope says
CommScope says operators are using new software to fuel lab tests of an upgraded, enhanced form of DOCSIS 3.1 that beefs up downstream speeds. Field trials are expected to begin later this year.
News | 28 Jun 2024
TAL acquires gigabit networks’ residential CityFibre customers
News | 27 Jun 2024
NEC develops compact millimeter-wave distributed antenna for Beyond 5G/6G through the development of a radio-over-fiber system enabling low power consumption
News | 19 Jun 2024
New submarine fibre optic project will connect five European countries
News | 18 Jun 2024
Vodafone connects UK to the world’s largest subsea cable system
News | 13 Jun 2024
Optical transport equipment market dips 13% in Q1 – Dell'Oro reports
News | 30 May 2024
Nokia deploys subaquatic fibre in the Amazon Rainforest
Nokia has deployed a new subaquatic and future-proof Optical, IP and fibre broadband network in the Amazon Rainforest alongside Global Fiber Peru.
The network connects over 400 communities to multi-gigabit broadband access that Nokia says is critical in today’s digital economy,
News | 17 May 2024
CityFibre completes its acquisition of Lit Fibre
CityFibre, the UK’s largest independent full fibre platform, has now completed its acquisition of Lit Fibre (Lit) from Newlight Partners.
News | 16 May 2024
Telecoms Trailblazers: A Day in the Life of Emma Philpott
Hello, I’m Emma Philpott, a principal technical consultant at FarrPoint: I work on various connectivity projects involving 4G, 5G, IoT, fixed wireless access and fibre networks aimed at improving digital connectivity across the UK.
News | 10 May 2024
Gigabit infrastructure act: Council gives final green light to faster deployment of high-speed networks in the EU
To ensure faster deployment of digital network infrastructure across Europe, today the Council adopted the gigabit infrastructure act, which will replace the 2014 broadband cost reduction directive (BCRD).
News | 08 May 2024
China Mobile tops telco-to-techco ranking
China Mobile is currently the most advanced operator in terms of shifting from telco to techco, according to a new report from research house Omdia.