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Recruiting and retaining great telecoms talent
Keely Portway reports on a recent webinar about how the telecoms sector is addressing the current shortage in skills, from recruitment through to keeping great candidates once they are on board
Ofcom delays decision on Openreach wholesale fibre pricing
The UK communications regulator says that it received a number of responses to the proposed pricing, some of which “raise issues” around competition that “require further assessment.”
INCA Conference 2022
This year's INCA Conference is in Liverpool, in the imposing St. George's Hall, widely regarded as one of the finest neocassical buildings in the world.
The Conference runs over two days in November, includes the 2022 INCA Awards Dinner, and brings together the people who together are at the forefront of building and operating the independent fibre and wireless networks that underpin Gigabit Britain.
UK telecoms industry commit to cost of living plan
Some of the UK’s best-known broadband and mobile operators have agreed to a number of new commitments to help customers with the rising cost of living.
UK connections by altnets surpass 1 million
The Independent Networks Co-operative Association (INCA) has released its Metrics for the UK independent network sector report for 2022, compiled by Point Topic.
Right at home
Keely Portway takes a look at the latest developments when it comes to FTTH deployment in Europe and what needs to be done to overcome the hurdles in the path of acceleration
Bringing connectivity home
Keely Portway takes a look at the state of play for FTTH deployment in Europe and America, and what needs to be done in the next 12 months to meet various governments’ ambitious targets
Scaling up: Creating the Gigabit Future - INCA Conference & Awards
The last year has been unprecedented - not just in terms of the impact of the pandemic, but also because the industry has shifted into overdrive in pursuit of ambitious government targets for gigabit-capable deployment, and the race to capture market share. Investment flows into the altnet sector are at record levels, and there has been a large number of new entrants in the market.
Altnet body in membership boom
The Independent Networks Cooperative Association (INCA) has achieved significant growth, gaining 32 members so far this year.
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